Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Using machine-learning tools, for example, data that currently exists in different enterprise systems and diverse external sources (production, supply chain, market, customer trend, financial and economic data) can be ingested and mashed together to reveal meaningful patterns and highlight gaps in markets. It’s an entirely different animal.

Strategy 12

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Using machine-learning tools, for example, data that currently exists in different enterprise systems and diverse external sources (production, supply chain, market, customer trend, financial and economic data) can be ingested and mashed together to reveal meaningful patterns and highlight gaps in markets.

Strategy 8

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

The Olympics can bring a halt to "business as usual" for the host government as well, as it diverts resources to support and police the event. Ensuring readiness for Games-time (in Olympic-speak) now involves strategic pre-emption through stress-testing and scenario planning.

Risk Management 15

Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2016

Lacking a true price mechanism to drive resource allocation, many state-run enterprises are unprofitable and kept afloat with implicit subsidies. Under such a scenario, multinationals would see expanded opportunity across diverse sectors. Stalled state economy.

GDP 8

GDP Telecommunications Scenario Planning Travel 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

On the innovation front, the opportunities are more diverse, but equally powerful. It is important to remember that manufacturing is not monolithic and that there is a wide range of manufacturing industries — from the very labor-intensive and resource/energy-intensive to the very R&D intensive.

Globalization 9

Globalization Supply Chain Pharmaceuticals McKinsey 9

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Does the strategic plan provide necessary guidance to the activities you will measure? How diverse is the planning committee? Have you done scenario planning of measures beyond your immediate control, i.e. external factors which profoundly impact your livelihood? Supply chain management should be implemented.

Strategic Planning 71

Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 71