Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2018

If you want to understand the future of Tesla, and Elon Musk’s role in it — something many are keen to do, given the spate of negative headlines about the company — you should start with a bit of automotive history from the 20th century. automotive industry grew to become one of the drivers of the U.S. economy. .”

Transportation 8

Transportation Automotive Brand Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare. What do you think?

COO 12

COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

When last year's massive earthquake hit Japan, the effect on electronics production was severe, and it also resulted in extended business disruptions for many in the automotive industry. This is a concept fundamental to finance but that, for some reason, has not migrated into supply chain risk management.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Chief Procurement Officer Risk Management Management 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

Imagine the changes afoot in the pharmaceutical, medical device, automotive, and consumer electronics industries. Each of the potential business benefits of 3D printing carries tax implications that could alter the equation for any anticipated operating efficiency or return on investment. Are there operations you would shed?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

The Open Automotive Alliance started in January 2014 with Google and General Motors as founding members; other technology companies and auto competitors soon joined. Enter a coalition. The goal is create a common platform, “an open ecosystem for the open road,” the alliance website proclaims.

Project 8

Project Transportation Construction Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

This lack of an analytical approach has traditionally formed a barrier between marketing and finance. Creating transparency into its operations is the starting point for marketing to help CFOs understand where and how value is being gained or lost, which makes budgeting discussions much more productive. Ask for the CFO’s help.

CFO 8

CFO Short-term Long-term Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

In 2012, Congress gave the FAA until 2015 to develop rules for military, commercial, and privately-owned drones to operate in U.S. Drone operators will be regularly required, for example, to pass a written test, but won’t, as rumored, need to obtain a pilot’s license.

Transportation 8

Transportation Proposal Technology Press Release 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Avoid specializing by customer type (SaaS vs. Ecommerce vs. Automotive) or specific types of problems–your go-to-market is still changing, continue optimizing for flexibility. Strategies like outsourcing, hiring lower-cost people, or exotic employment offer tempting cost savings to the finance-minded folks. What not to do.

Metrics 13

Metrics Engineering Efficiency Learning-by-Doing 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. Investment in AI is growing and is increasingly coming from organizations outside the tech space.

Survey 11

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2014

If you’re in automotive, you might look at other highly regulated industries, like healthcare and finance, which manage to experiment considerably despite stringent regulatory environments. Consider investing more per customer, rather than investing in the operations that deliver quality. Look across adjacent industries.

Brand 8

Brand Productivity Products Mass Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Strategic options could be found that would recognize that the normal debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing in bankruptcy was not likely to be available in the context of the worst financial crisis in 50 years. So I constantly put the question to my colleagues: Suppose government finance was not an option, what would be the best thing to do?

Process 9

Process Uncertainty Analysis Industry 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Among their trophies in 2014 was a complete housecleaning at Darden Restaurants, the largest operator of full-service restaurants in the U.S. In its 2013 proxy statement , GE announced that it is searching for director candidates who will bring technology, marketing, finance — and “leadership” experience to the boardroom.

Airlines 8

Airlines CEO Automotive Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Concerns that it wouldn’t have enough cash to finance its holiday stock has apparently led to the company to sell real estate, spin off its Lands’ End brand, and raise $625 million in unsecured loans and equity warrants.

Retail 9

Retail Quinn Real Estate Apparel 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

ZF, a global automotive supplier based in Germany, was no exception. Digital startups had begun producing virtual products that ZF did not know how to compete against, and engineers in logistics, operations, and other functions were finding that their traditional approaches couldn’t handle the complex issues they faced.

Company 10

Company Automotive Project Chief Information Officer 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2018

From automotive to semiconductors to pharma to clean energy , America’s innovation centers have shifted east, offering growing evidence that the U.S. Today, US firms have less than 2% of market share in the multi-billion automotive lithium-ion battery industry. Invest in hardware startups and scale-ups. Mind the Mittelstand.

Innovation 10

Innovation Offshoring Engineering Automotive 10

Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

and Canada and more than 7 million vehicles a year traverse the Ambassador bridge, according to the Public Border Operators Assn. million hours in delays at the crossing in 2010, concludes an upcoming report by the Center for Automotive Research. One-quarter of the truck freight between the U.S. Trucks clocked a cumulative 5.2

Power 102

Power Norton Hamel Leadership 102

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

For example, Apple says that whenever it finds an underage worker in its supply chain, it sends the child home safely, continues paying his or her wages, and even finances the child’s education and offers employment once doing so is legal. Many companies claim to adhere to strict policies about child labor.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Company Ethics Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

Multinational companies operating in Mexico are facing a great deal of uncertainty. However, new tariffs or more-restrictive rules of origin would likely only fall on a few industries, such as the automotive sector. Navigating the Next Two Years in Mexico. Economic growth would fall to -1.5%

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Depreciation Uncertainty Marketing 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2018

Third, as a result of strong performances by worker- and employee-owned companies, it is becoming easier for workers to overcome arguably the biggest hurdle to worker buyouts: financing. One area that seems ripe for this is in the arena of connected and autonomous mobility systems in the automotive and aerospace industries.

ESOP 12

ESOP Company Cooper IAM 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2017

While some might be enthused by the potential for corporate tax reform or a (promised) $1 trillion infrastructure investment plan, it’s more likely they’re referring to the historic rollback of regulations in the works across many sectors , from fossil fuels to mining, guns, and finance.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency Supply Chain Short-term Transportation 8