Strategy Driven

JUNE 16, 2023

Businesses primed to leverage these technologies to streamline everything from supply chains to sales and marketing will be riding the wave’s crest. And the good news? Embedding these transformative technologies into operations will be easier than ever.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Companies need to make drastic changes to their websites and marketing collateral to recognize the change in the digital marketplace. But companies still need to fix broken systems, such as a supply chain issue, and obey compliance issues and federal and state regulations, such as for OSHA, EPA, SEC, and OFEC.

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Dunning Supply Chain CPA Compliance 109

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

If you really want to understand a leader’s perspective on the market, ask them about their competition. In the military we valued actionable intelligence, studied our enemy’s strengths and weaknesses, developed a battle plan around a solid strategy, and executed our tactical mission as if our lives depended on it - because they did.

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Leadership PR Disintermediation Supply Chain 353

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2020

There was a time when the entry of an online alternative in a market would scare the hell out of small offline retailers. The time changed, markets evolved, competition became even harsh, and marketplaces required more innovative ways to make money than the mere commissions. Is the marketplace is a profitable business idea in 2020?

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Supply Chain Retail Software Marketing 76

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Challenged by other entrepreneurs in Scale Up Milwaukee’s Scalerator program to come up with a plan for rapidly ramping up his business, Cronce wondered: “What if I redefined Raphael as a strategic link in the global medical imaging supply chain, rather than as a paint shop?”

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Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Producers in less-developed countries compete by keeping costs low. Over the last thirty years, the lean approach — developed by Japanese automakers — has permeated the manufacturing sector in developed countries, but is much less commonly used in the developing world. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Multinational corporations long have looked for growth opportunities in emerging markets. But after the Great Recession of 2007-2009, when developed economies effectively froze in place, their appetites only sharpened. Of course, everyone knows that conducting business in some of these markets can be risky. Crime exacts a toll.

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Marketing Company Compliance Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

Only a minority of firms is well ahead in planning and preparing a UK market strategy. For example, adjusting supply chains can take up to nine months or longer depending on internal and external constraints. It is possible that we won’t have perfect information by April 2019. How to Plan for Brexit.

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Planning Supply Chain Strategic Planning Workshop 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Does your organization have the “market power” to implement the scenario? Identify whether your organization has the ability, based on market size and/or influence, to get other parties to participate in a consortium. Powering the Supply Chain with Internet of Things (IoT) technology.

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Supply Chain Content Power Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Arthur Nielsen, market research pioneer and founder of the Nielsen Corporation, once said , “The price of light is less than the cost of darkness.” To cope with the shortfall in market supply, companies need to better leverage their existing talent. Consult legal and compliance stakeholders.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

It could upend supply chains, business models, customer relationships, and even entrepreneurship itself. Compounding any particular tax issue are requirements for compliance and reporting, which involve activities ranging from country-by-country registrations to continually updated ERP systems.

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Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Leading supply chain organizations, for example, are embedding agility and responsiveness into their DNA to catalyze the digital supply chain into action. High-performing marketing organizations have developed a more agile style of working to keep their brands competitive amid rapid marketplace shifts.

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Supply Chain Content CIO Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The contemporary CEO must not only be expert at addressing the commercial verities of products, markets, and competitors. Recent global developments underscore the importance of these societal issues. These ethical questions arise in the whole range of corporate activity from technology and manufacturing to marketing and sales.

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CEO Ethics Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Often, they come to find that the majority of new ventures don’t understand corporate decision cycles, purchasing requirements, compliance processes, post sales customer service, and the like. Intrinsic in entrepreneurship is a long period of living in a twilight fluctuating between breakthrough market success and breakdown (i.e.

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Entrepreneur Supply Chain Venture Capitalist Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

In health care, these tools are changing the way doctors identify people at risk of developing certain diseases; in fashion, they crunch purchasing data to anticipate trends; sales and marketing experts use them to tailor ad campaigns. The definition of a market, customer, partner, or even competitor is now a moving target.

Strategy 9

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

In health care, these tools are changing the way doctors identify people at risk of developing certain diseases; in fashion, they crunch purchasing data to anticipate trends; sales and marketing experts use them to tailor ad campaigns. The definition of a market, customer, partner, or even competitor is now a moving target.

Strategy 8

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2014

Coca-Cola is one of the many companies that are making efforts to tackle the world’s greatest societal challenges — water scarcity, climate change, and even the rights of women and girls in the developing world. Coca-Cola operates in more than 200 countries and the needs of each market depend on a variety of factors.

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CEO Supply Chain Operations Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Anyone following developments in the African IT space from afar can be forgiven for thinking that it’s all about the consumer, and that applications and services for business lag far behind. That’s understandable — the growth of the consumer mobile market in Africa has been spectacular. Enterprise IT with an ‘Infrastructure Patch’.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2014

But we also identified notable differences: namely a greater percentage of FOB than non-FOB directors viewed innovation as their top challenge, and FOB directors were also more concerned than their non-FOB counterparts about the rising cost of materials and commodities, levels of debt and supply chain risk.

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