Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Rethinking process optimization — visualizing processes as platforms — can transform your business model. In a platform business model, firms create value primarily by connecting users and third parties, and they capture value by charging fees for access to the platform.

Process 12

Process Competitive Advantage Outsourcing Supply Chain 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Network effects are the not-so-secret sauce profitably flavoring Amazon’s recommendation engines and Apple’s App Store. But managing network effects as technology byproducts is a bit like treating cars as extensions of internal combustion engines; technically accurate, yes, but missing the larger purposes and points.

Management 8

Management Supply Chain CIO Core Competence 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

One that is exemplified by efforts like GE’s Ecomagination project, which involves developing alternative-fuel engines and other products that address today’s environmental crisis and drive economic growth. So instead of using design to justify higher prices as most companies do, IKEA operates in exactly the opposite way.

Brand 12

Brand Supply Chain Price Operations 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

Our research shows that companies with platform- and network-based business models are exponentially better at creating value. Building a successful platform business is hard enough when you have an original idea, ample capital, no core business to cannibalize, and a team of top talent. Companies are right to be worried.

Intellectual Capital 8

Intellectual Capital Strategy Supply Chain Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2015

” Examples of referrers are a search engine, a blog post, and a Facebook message. Many bots are benign, such as the ones created by search engines to discover web pages. To see how the bad guys operate, we follow the money trail. Marketing managers pay close attention to the “referrer.”

CPM 8

CPM Advertising Marketing Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2013

In a post yesterday, I mentioned Aereo TV , a new Barry Diller-backed business launched last year, calling it an example of a start-up that is "barely legal by design." Consumers raised on the Internet's "pull" model of content delivery are starting to revolt against the pre-packaging of channels offered by cable and satellite providers.

Licensing 8

Licensing Content Supply Chain Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

The greening of the supply chain. Water rising — both literally and as a serious issue for business: Honda's supply chain gets slammed, Levi's gets creative. business continuity"). The extreme weather seriously disrupted coal production , one of the most important economic engines in the country.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

By comparison, think of the long strides many businesses have made in reengineering their supply chains, boosting product quality, and rolling out lean six sigma. The engine may be otherwise well built, but without just one of these components, it will be essentially worthless. A car is more than its engine.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Thin Difference

APRIL 11, 2019

While business leaders say they want higher employee engagement, the traditional models have stumbled. With more than one way to organize a business, why don’t we see other models used more? Other business models exist. Let’s review a snapshot of some of these organizational and business models.

Organization 62

Organization ESOP Cooper Reis 62

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Across the retail landscape, a war is going on, and the battles are being fought on multiple fronts: business models, channels, brands, customers, technologies, and more. When it comes to business models, structural barriers are coming down, empowering everyone to disrupt each other’s businesses.

Retail 8

Retail Technology Content Chief Technology Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Walmart is the country’s largest employer and largest company by revenue and it reached that position through an operating model made possible by proprietary logistics software. This model, where proprietary software pairs with other strengths to form competitive advantage, is only becoming more common.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8