HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

Robinson recently received its World Finance Sustainability Awards 2022. Our employees are experts in helping our customers create more efficient, resilient and sustainable supply chains. We have a critical role to play to help our customers, our industry, and our world lessen the environmental impact of supply chains.

Supply Chain 109

Supply Chain Human Resources Diversity Transportation 109

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2016

Last year, networking giant Cisco Systems worked with one of its contract manufacturers in Malaysia to deploy 1,500 energy and temperature sensors on its manufacturing equipment. As Kern put it, “We always manage costs so closely, but we weren’t really measuring energy — we didn’t know how much we spent!

Energy 8

Energy Company Supply Chain Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

Too worried about their own hides, most managers don’t have time or energy to focus on anyone else’s. What are job goals and key success metrics? It’s best to identify these along with your manager, but if that’s not happening then write down what you understand the goals and key performance indicators to be.

Career 15

Career Development Company Supply Chain 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

These two trends may seem separate—or, some people believe, incompatible—but together I believe they have the power to improve finance’s role in the world. The goal of ARD is to produce denim in a sustainable way by tackling the three main ecological issues the industry faces: water, energy, and chemicals.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Asset Management Chemicals Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2014

In the fast growth markets of Asia, Africa and Latin America, national governments are responding to a more empowered citizenship, and looking for corporate partners to achieve their development goals. Companies that fill that need effectively are doing more than reacting to development. They are playing development to win. It’s neither.

Globalization 8

Globalization Development Supply Chain Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2017

Russia’s recent economic downturn, precipitated by the collapse in energy prices, has also contributed to more conservative state policies at the expense of economic reforms – which undermines the business climate and long-term growth prospects. This will likely continue to make business planning even more difficult.

Policies 8

Policies Supply Chain Politics Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Customers and suppliers: The ultimate goal of our business is not to sell products but to serve customers. Suppliers play far more than a supplementary role in our supply chain. We pride ourselves on finding ways (through R&D) to use less energy and water in the production process.

Industry 10

Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10