HR Digest

MAY 3, 2019

"Workforce Skills Upgrade: A New Competitive Advantage" SAP is one of the few companies leading diversity & Inclusion, having implemented a comprehensive workforce skills upgrade since 2017. The HR Digest: What challenges and obstacles do you see Human Resources Management facing in the future? PHOTOS: SAP.

Ries 76

Ries Skills Human Resources Software 76

HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. Our DE&I approach is multifaceted.

Diversity 52

Diversity Career Globalization Learning-by-Doing 52

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Conventional wisdom holds that improving working conditions (which typically costs money) would undermine the competitive advantage these firms enjoy. It secured support from suppliers, offered extensive training to factory management, and inspected production lines for adoption of the new management practices.

Lean Manufacturing 9

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 9

HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

Robinson recently received its World Finance Sustainability Awards 2022. It is a key competitive advantage. Angie Freeman , Chief Human Resources & ESG Officer, C.H. Robinson As Chief Human Resources & ESG Officer at C.H. The HR Digest: C.

Supply Chain 109

Supply Chain Human Resources Diversity Transportation 109

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2010

These inward-looking groups were able to impose discipline on their practice: enforcing standards, mentoring and training new entrants, and refining and building on old expertise to create new more valuable knowledge. Like a guild, each of these departments looks to become world-class at what it does.

Operations 13

Operations Competitive Advantage Supply Chain Retail 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

The firm effectively trains its people to hire and work with the world’s best and brightest algorithms. They’re analogous to autonomous resources, as opposed to human resources, departments. ” Firms look to leverage, amplify, and network autonomy into self-sustaining competitive advantage.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

If you plan for the team to be self-financing after an initial period, how long do you have to make it work — a couple of months, or a couple of years? Being clear about this will help you direct your resources to those programs that stand the best chance of early payback. Alternatively, human resources might be the right place.

Company 8

Company Committee Ethics Project 8