Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2017

Cyberattacks are unavoidable, but we’re not going to stop using computerized systems. Instead, we should be preparing for the inevitable, including a major cyberattack on power grids and other essential systems. For an example of the kind of disruption such an attack could cause, consider the 2011 Japanese tsunami.

Power 10

Power System Video Transportation 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2013

Just a few examples illustrate some of the pressing issues: South Africa''s power distribution network has an estimated maintenance backlog of $4 billion — equivalent to half of the country''s total investment in electric power generation and distribution in 2011. Global business Productivity Transportation PDF'

Transportation 8

Transportation GDP Globalization Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

The sharp recession triggered by the 2008 financial crisis and the uncertainty created by the 2011 debt crisis have fundamentally reset the world. The real magic is in process innovation. Aravind uses a highly efficient production system, which slashes the cost-per-procedure. The new reality is austerity.

Company 12

Company Succession Constraint Sharpe 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Take transport. Meanwhile, agile Chinese manufacturers such as Geoby have taken the market for cheap transport by storm. Between 2004 and 2011, only 1.4% Innovative business models may be required. Audi now sells more luxury cars than any other manufacturer in China. E-commerce is helping to overcome this barrier.

Strategy 8

Strategy Insurance Transportation GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2015

Reading all the stories and hearing the rumors about Apple’s autonomous vehicles, Google’s drones, and Amazon’s experiments with new delivery systems, it’s easy to imagine looking out your window in a few short years and seeing a world that is positively Jetsons-like.

Technology 8

Technology Retail Transportation Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2011

Japan is in a state of crisis at present , but its future may be in safe hands judging by the manner in which the country's young people have rallied in the aftermath of the earthquake, the tsunami, and the nuclear power crisis that struck on March 11, 2011.

Crisis 14

Crisis COO Chemicals Transportation 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

CEO Jeff Immelt declared in 2011 that GE needed to become a software and analytics company or risk seeing its hardware products become commodities as information-based competitors took over. Bill Ruh was selected in 2011. A design studio is geared for collaboration and innovation work with customers and partners.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2015

As Levie put it, “in this industry, people already think they have innovated if they have painted a grey wall green.” These rooms are entirely manufactured off-site at an assembly line and transported to the hotel site. In both 2010 and 2011, TripAdvisor voted citizenM “The Trendiest Hotel in the World.”

Industry 8

Industry Hotels Travel Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

While the first 787 was originally scheduled to be delivered back in 2008, a string of delays and cost overruns meant that deliveries didn't start until 2011. Unfortunately, things haven't quite worked out as planned.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing P&L Airlines Price 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2017

In the fictional world of the video game Watch Dogs , you can play a hacktivist who takes over the central operating system of a futuristic, hyper-connected Chicago. These systems combine hardware, software, and geospatial analytics to enhance municipal services and improve an area’s livability. An estimated 2.3

Decentralization 10

Decentralization System Technology Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

I was forced to shift from my initial focus on creating great content to setting up a distribution system, to coming up with an innovative in-shop presence to reach consumers, and so on. In order to deliver products reliably to people's homes, unlike Amazon, Flipkart has been forced to create a dedicated team, system, and processes.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Competitive Advantage Wilde Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

How the most innovative providers are creating value. We interviewed leaders in 37 private for-profit and non-profit primary care programs identified in the Center for Health Market Innovations database and operating in over 25 developing countries. He followed this with a focus on system optimization to reduce costs.

Development 8

Development Health Care Operations Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2014

electricity, transportation, and water networks mostly aren’t. The reasoning was that, without regulatory pressure, monopoly owners of communications networks tend to charge too-high prices that depress use of their networks and end up crimping innovation and economic growth. he needs to come up with some better evidence than this.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Industry GDP Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

Late in June, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton surprised business leaders by issuing a detailed technology and innovation platform. Clinton also pledges to fix the badly out-of-balance patent system, although here the promised reforms are modest. Tech and business leaders should be taking note.

Planning 8

Planning Innovation Review Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

They’re more productive , more profitable , more innovative , and they pay better. In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared that “software is eating the world.” By now, the core functions of IT—data storage, data processing, and data transport—have become available and affordable to all.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2018

The contest is now shifting toward more-traditional industries, like transportation (Lyft and Uber, for example) and hospitality (Airbnb). Indeed, from 2011 to 2017, the GAFAM companies (Google/Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft) acquired more than 65 leading-edge European technology companies. Competing in the Future.

Company 8

Company Venture Capitalist GDP Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2011

In addition, these labs are often physically secluded from the operational centers of the business, so transporting ideas from the lab to where they are needed on the ground is a problem. This results in a large amount of waste and inefficiency in the system.

Analysis 15

Analysis Constraint Transportation Strategic Planning 15