The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 10, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted vast swathes of urban life, with schools and workplaces shut, public transport limited, the throng of tourists gone, and the entertainment that make cities so vibrant largely laying dormant. They accept that many of the changes we’ve seen will be temporary, but some will be more permanent.

Transportation 132

Transportation Retail Planning Crisis 132

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 7, 2022

“The stakeholders promoting smart-city development will benefit from the crisis and use their experience from the temporary shutdown to accelerate digital transformation in their cities,” he writes. Indeed, the University of Dortmund’s Klaus Kunzmann argues that the pandemic has been a boon for the smart city movement.

GDP 125

GDP Technology Policies Engineering 125

Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

For funding in education, healthcare, construction, urban development, criminal justice, and the arts, look inside the beltway. Ranking third in Popular Science ‘s list of ‘America’s Greenest Cities,’ Boston is putting its recovery money toward clean-energy initiatives.

Press Release 157

Press Release Discount Education Transportation 157

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 28, 2020

Data is the new oil, and as such, you will not achieve much if you do not develop a robust plan for your information technology (IT). When you’re setting up a colocation arrangement, you physically transport your servers to the center. Cost Efficiency. By the end of 2020, industry watchers expect businesses to spend $51.8

Outsourcing 66

Outsourcing Core Competence Operations Efficiency 66

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Such improvements could help cut the costs of traffic congestion ( about 1% of GDP globally ), road accidents ( 1.25 McKinsey and Bloomberg New Energy Finance have estimated that in 50 metropolitan areas worldwide, a rapid transition to advanced mobility systems could yield $600 billion in societal benefits through 2030.

Transportation 11

Transportation Technology GDP Policies 11

Women on Business

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Green businesses have something to talk about from methods, sourcing, allies, new developments, and an enthusiastic customer base. If a mega-company can make a 10% reduction in their energy usage, or purchase millions of dollars of organic product, that really “moves the needle” for the national conversation.

White Paper 178

White Paper Retail Ethics Transportation 178

Skip Prichard

JUNE 3, 2020

If you want to learn how to develop an experimentation organization, read on. These, in turn, have given us modern medicine, food, energy, transportation, communication, and so much more. Consider Kohl’s, the large retailer, which in 2013 was looking for ways to decrease its operating costs. ” -Stefan Thomke.

Power 93

Power Kahneman Open-book Learning-by-Doing 93

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2016

The essentials of efficient manufacturing include improving the automation of the manufacturing process, and finding outsourcers who can reduce production costs. This may include strategies such as broadening networks, reducing transportation costs, and improving customer service. About the Author.

Company 50

Company Globalization Outsourcing Transportation 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

In November, United States’ crude oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The recent price swings highlight a new era of uncertainty gripping the world’s energy markets. .—while hbr staff/bettmann/Getty Images.

Offshoring 10

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 10

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

There is no one size fits all transport option. Others like the hustle and bustle and the fast and cost-effective choice of using the Chicago Transit Authority buses and the ‘L’ While some prefer the scenic route via water taxi, others like to hire a vehicle to get around. Set Up A Routine.

Travel 11

Travel Transportation Hotels Tips 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2017

Given how central automotive transportation is to our cities, commerce, and daily lives, saying that AI will change life as we know it is no understatement. This distinction is important because the driver is typically the most expensive part of a transport business, be it taxi services, last-mile logistics, or long-haul trucking.

Automotive 8

Automotive Transportation Health Care Maturity 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2015

The costly and complex operations of transporting energy have made utilities natural monopolies, while regulatory barriers and the high fixed costs of building and maintaining regional electrical grid infrastructure have also kept much competition at bay. Consider how Uber opened up the transportation market.

Energy 8

Energy Transportation Software Price 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2011

If you care about energy efficiency, the welfare of our senior citizens, equitable transportation services, jobs, or combating climate change, cities are the answer. Or consider transportation. In a suburban world where automobile transportation is the only option, all of those citizens are placed at a huge disadvantage.

Transportation 13

Transportation Energy Efficiency Health Care 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

They're concerned with growing budget deficits, uncertain tax policy, rising energy costs, and crumbling infrastructure. First, develop a strategy for energy security — then stick to it. We need a plan that will lead to energy independence so that we can stop moving from one energy crisis to another.

Transportation 12

Transportation Energy Globalization Budgeting 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2014

Most big corporations follow global development trends. That is the reactive approach to economic development. CEOs are proactively engaging with emerging market government to spur economic development and create opportunities for their companies. They are playing development to win. General Electric is a good example.

Globalization 8

Globalization Development Supply Chain Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2018

degrees will require “rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy, land, urban and infrastructure (including transport and buildings), and industrial systems” and this transition will need to be “unprecedented in terms of scale…and imply deep emissions reductions in all sectors.” Embrace renewable energy.

Efficiency 12

Efficiency Supply Chain Energy Transportation 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

We design and manufacture personal-scale energy appliances that enable our users to cook, charge, and light their lives off the grid. We serve two markets that are very different but united by the common need for reliable, safe access to energy: outdoor recreationalists and low-income households in emerging markets.

Marketing 8

Marketing Microfinance Retail Development 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

. “Self-driving” or “smart” cars will simply become whatever we call the next generation of transportation technology. legal system is already having trouble keeping up with the pace of developments in transportation. The change will become invisible.

Transportation 8

Transportation Technology Software Supply Chain 8

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Because business is fraught with many risks and challenges, and because this journey isn’t right for everyone, I’ve developed some questions that will help you get more clarity so you can make better decisions for yourself when it comes to starting a business. How does owning a business fit into your overall life plan?

Learning-by-Doing 255

Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 255

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2012

It is inevitable that prices don't always account for all the costs and benefits for all the people touched by a transaction. And how much of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions do you think international transport really produces? Externalities can come in good forms and bad.

Globalization 12

Globalization Transportation Cooper Travel 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2011

Cheap, plentiful labor was readily available in developing countries like China, India, Mexico and Eastern Europe. Falling trade barriers, inexpensive energy and low transport charges further strengthened the case for making products overseas. Yet these developing economies are home to the "next billion" consumers.

Offshoring 14

Offshoring Supply Chain Outsourcing Cost 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2016

New Orleanians new and old returned to their city with a newfound sense of urgency, and they began to look at some of those decades-old problems that had dogged the city with fresh eyes, whether in education, transportation, food service, or music. But New Orleans offers both culture and an affordable cost of living.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Transportation Price Education 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2011

GE not only recognizes the critical role technology plays in addressing water scarcity, it also understands the challenging interconnection between energy and water: increasingly, the world will be needing low-energy water treatment technologies. In the US, ITT tells us, about 650 water mains break each day at a cost of $2.6

Innovation 14

Innovation Management Energy Asset Management 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Companies can keep manufacturing cheaper if they don’t have to develop new processes to limit carbon emissions. Governments can save money today by relying on methods for generating power that involve combustion rather than developing and improving sources of green energy, even those that are more cost-effective in the long run.

Motivation 12

Motivation Short-term Long-term Discount 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2011

Sustainability expert Andrew Winston delivered a keynote, and was joined on the panel by David Walker, director of environmental sustainability at PepsiCo, and David Struhs , strategy VP at C3, a company whose analytics are helping the likes of Dow and Pacific Gas and Electric optimize their energy use. A tall order, maybe.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Chemicals Energy System 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2014

The Internet of Things is emerging as the third wave in the development of the internet. The cost of sensors, processing power, and bandwidth to connect devices has dropped low enough to spur widespread deployment. The repercussions span industries and regions. We believe this segment could generate meaningful revenue in the near term.

Early Adopters 12

Early Adopters Information Technology Long-term Industry 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2018

To help business leaders better understand industry disruption, we developed an index that measures an industry’s current level of disruption as well as its susceptibility to future disruption. Industry disruption, as Accenture research has found, is reasonably predictable. And with wisdom about its predictability comes opportunity.

Industry 8

Industry Fixed Assets Retail Market Penetration 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Every year, weather variability is estimated to cost $630 billion for the U.S. And yet, this aggregate number adds up positive and negative weather impacts, and masks the true extent to which abnormal weather harms individual businesses operating in utilities, retail, food processing, transportation, and construction, among other industries.

Hedge 8

Hedge Apparel Risk Management Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

That said, with 187 countries pledging collective action to cut carbon emissions, the deal will have vast repercussions for business , particularly as governments put into place policies to remake our energy, transportation, and building systems. The vision of an all-renewable energy system comes into focus. In the U.S.,

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Energy Price 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Health care, nutrition and energy consumption are only the most obvious marketing opportunities for Innovative Self Quantification Marketing Opportunities. Transportation, mobile communications professional development and — yes — parenting are also rife with opportunity. China wants to spur innovation.

Innovation 16

Innovation Health Care Globalization Media 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

With energy demands rising and reserves of oil and gas becoming more challenging to access, the productivity revolution promoted by the Industrial Internet is of vital importance to the oil and gas sector. This is sponsor content – insight from GE.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency Offshoring System Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

In order for Nissan to actually pursue the Vision Zero goal, the company is forced to think differently about innovation and product development, developing technologies that keep cars from hitting each other. Deutsche Bahn: Achieve rail transport that is CO2-free and powered by renewables.

Goal 8

Goal Transportation Automotive COO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that Chinese solar stocks had soared based on market expectations that demand in China for alternative energy will increase given the Chinese government's increasing solar capacity targets. In 1990, there were 227 million houses in China — by 2010, there were 371 million.

Industry 9

Industry Real Estate Telecommunications Energy 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2013

In a knee-jerk reaction some firms have decided to just give up and exit the country altogether — a move that clearly does not serve the interest of the workers and which pulls valuable resources from developing economies. cost increase for garments. In other words, a T-shirt currently costing $3 to produce would cost $3.10

Business Model 8

Business Model Supply Chain Compliance Disaggregation 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

First we see major shifts in demand: developing economies such as China and India are morphing from the world's source of low-cost manufacturing capacity to the world's best market opportunities. They will not, it must be noted, alter how the role of manufacturing evolves as economies develop.

Globalization 9

Globalization Supply Chain Pharmaceuticals McKinsey 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2017

By developing visible, high-impact apps or improving data analytic capabilities separately from core IT systems, companies can roll out new offerings where they will most strongly change perception and put pressure on digital rivals — even if their back-end systems still need years to catch up. How the best companies get up to speed.

Planning 8

Planning Agility System Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2015

These talks will reshape the global energy sector and every other industry that relies on energy — in other words, all of them. This is not a minor problem; 4 degrees could be catastrophic , the World Bank says , with significant risk of great suffering, extreme heat waves, declining food stocks, and severe economic costs.

Conference 8

Conference Supply Chain Commitment Energy 8