Lead from Within

JUNE 4, 2019

Once the province of the human resources department, talent management—establishing corporate structures for recruiting, hiring, and retaining the very best people in their field—has grown in importance and can take as much as 20 percent of a CEO’s time. Creating new business models in light of disruptive technologies.

Supply Chain 165

Supply Chain CEO Talent Management Stress 165

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

It could upend supply chains, business models, customer relationships, and even entrepreneurship itself. 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.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

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. Human capital.

Intellectual Capital 8

Intellectual Capital Strategy Supply Chain Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Pioneers of new business models, such as Alibaba and Amazon, are launching innovations in rapid succession, such as voice ordering and real-time pricing, while simultaneously building scale and driving down costs. By streamlining store complexity, the team was also able to slash the retailer’s supply chain costs by 20 percent.

Retail 10

Retail Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Energy, agriculture, insurance, retail, human resources — no industry is unaffected. The new business model has yet to solidify, and the leaders have yet to emerge. Medtronic is using big data and advanced analytics to drive their approach to patient and physician support and manage supply chains.

Health Care 8

Health Care Pharmaceuticals Information Technology Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

No, I'm talking here about the more prosaic, everyday, tactical, blocking-and-tackling of business. Most large companies have now appointed a lead on sustainability, but have provided limited financial support and fewer human resources.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain Business Model Trends Quality 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 7, 2013

And, starting now, they must create the organizations and web-based business models that can turn these ideas into reality. But embedding them into a services-based business model is much more fundamentally challenging. Given the reality of limited resources, this lands many traditional product companies at a crossroads.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Business Model Software Long-term 9