Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

A potentially catastrophic technological problem, an incomplete crisis response plan, misleading early information, divided private and public authority, ineffective initial actions. Of course, such plans will have to adapt to actual events, but without a robust plan, "seat of the pants" crisis management won't work.

Crisis Management 15

Crisis Management Crisis Management Chemicals 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2010

They'll increasingly be a source of, and resource for, innovation differentiation in 2011, if not for your organization, then for the firm you most dread competing against. Where professionals once wrote memos to be read, 2011 begins an era in which documents are written with touch both in mind and on fingertips. That's right.

Innovation 16

Innovation Supply Chain Business Simulation Advertising 16

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Getting the funds that you need from tight fisted management is an ongoing process. Under the rules of supply chain dynamics, one must study your supplier relationships, formalize a plan of outsourcing and develop collaborations. Reduce management’s risk in doing business with you. Cash outlays are always risks.

Budgeting 50

Budgeting Planning Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Except when it''s not, which is becoming increasingly common — see the sheer pants crisis , the abrupt resignation of a CEO , a poorly-received job ad to replace said CEO, and a bit of media heat over a 2011 murder that occurred in a Bethesda store. The Psychiatric Drug Crisis The New Yorker. Crisis management'

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Company Crisis Crisis Management 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2012

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 Before companies could fully recover, massive flooding in Thailand caused further disruptions in Asian supply chains. A healthier approach also means managing acceptable losses. Everyone knows the story. Then when a shock inevitably comes, they are unable to absorb it.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency Supply Chain Christensen Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The key, of course, is managing when rivalry is appropriate — and when it's dangerous for both your employees and your company. In the aftermath, companies like Walmart, Gap, and Disney scrambled to identify whether their supply chain partners conduct work in the country, promising to reform an unwieldy system.

Class 8

Class Health Care Supply Chain Globalization 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

It was very ‘old school’ (a management style that was 40 years obsolete), though it pretended to be ‘new school.’ This archaic mindset flies in the face of progressive supply chain management, which successful companies now embrace. Corporate Culture. Communications. The News Media. Executives.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57