Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

You will need to dedicate a significant amount of time and energy into building and maintaining a successful enterprise, so it’s critical to love what you do. You could also study health management, operations management, global leadership, or supply chain & enterprise resource planning.

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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!

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

But the company’s achievement also raises some interesting questions about how goals are set, how they’re viewed in the court of public opinion, and what Coca-Cola should focus on going forward. And so it set goals accordingly. This goal, and its achievement, arguably makes Coca-Cola “water neutral.”

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

degrees Celsius , or even 2 degrees (the stated long-term goals). 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. Goals matter.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

And managers aren’t helping. Too worried about their own hides, most managers don’t have time or energy to focus on anyone else’s. In fact, Korn Ferry found that when managers rated themselves on various competencies, out of 67 managerial skills “developing others” came in dead last.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Growing food requires water, seeds, labor, machinery, energy, and fertilizer. Letting food go to waste, then, is a frivolous use of natural resources that drives up costs, inflates food prices, and weakens the food supply chain. Partner with farmers in the supply chain. billion to 9.8 In the U.S.,

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2017

For example, aerial images from satellites or drones, weather forecasts, and soil sensors are making it possible to manage crop growth in real time. UjuziKilimo , a Kenyan startup, uses big data and analytic capabilities to transform farmers into a knowledge-based community, with the goal of improving productivity through precision insights.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Two major forces are driving this clean label world: (1) technology-driven transparency about products and their supply chains, and (2) Millennials, who are regularly demanding good behavior from the companies they buy from and work for. How much of your energy comes from clean, renewable sources?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

It is tough to beat the market and over long periods of time indexing has been shown to outperform most active managers. On the other side, fans of active management see it as a trend that can damage market efficiency and lead to distortions in market prices. Three types of investors satisfy both criteria.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

It isn’t just about limiting downside risk; the company can also create profitable new products and services to address the urgent global needs such as those associated with scarce water supplies, hunger, and greenhouse gas emissions. Coca-Cola devotes many resources to creating cleaner water supplies in developing countries.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

Managing Climate Change: Lessons from the U.S. It’s time for sustainability to be a real goal for businesses striving to ensure a competitive future. The urgent challenge now is to drive the majority of businesses to take measures that will save energy and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Climate Change on HBR.org.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

But amidst a seemingly scripted set of responses on Walmart's supply chain and operational greening efforts, the discussion took an interesting turn. When addressing the company's aspirational goal of using 100% renewable energy, Bedore said two noteworthy things. EPA's latest list of the top 50 renewable energy buyers.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The UN then asked the IPCC to study what it would take to achieve that goal. The list of actions companies take is well-developed and documented, and most large companies do the following: Slash energy use and emissions in operations. Embrace renewable energy. °C (2.7°F). °C (1.8°F) °C (2.7°F)

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

” Many managers can easily recite the business case for ethics: Who doesn’t want better risk management, deeper employee engagement, reduced regulatory costs, public trust, and a lure to purpose-driven Millennials? It can cost more to ensure better labor standards in a supply chain, or to meet environmental standards.

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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. The goals vary, but this is the first time in history that every country will agree to manage its emissions. For example, the U.S. They’re not exactly legally binding.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The company focuses on building environmentally friendly work sites and data centers and improving access to clean energy for all. Without secure energy and a stable climate, we won’t be able to make meaningful progress on other challenges — like connecting the world. This interview has been edited and condensed.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

For too long, employers have outsourced management of their employees’ health care benefits to those with little incentive to improve value. To achieve better care, employers need to work with providers to determine the conditions that are generating the greatest direct and indirect costs and to develop measurable quality goals.

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Health Care Supply Chain Company Presenteeism 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. It also demands senior management and board involvement. They are playing development to win. General Electric is a good example.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2017

and European elections, to management of the Syrian War, it’s clear that relations between the West and Russia have become increasingly hostile. At the same time, multinationals are feeling pressured by the state to demonstrate their commitment to the market by further localizing their supply chain, labor, brand, and production.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Energy, agriculture, insurance, retail, human resources — no industry is unaffected. When predefined treatment goals are attained, both parties contractually benefit. Medtronic is using big data and advanced analytics to drive their approach to patient and physician support and manage supply chains.

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Health Care Pharmaceuticals Information Technology Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2016

In the global effort to limit climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), the energy and transportation sectors are the most obvious targets, but perhaps not be the biggest. Two big companies in particular, General Mills and Kellogg, have set new, aggressive goals. jennifer maravillas FOR HBR. Consider the food business.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2019

These new capabilities connect to the work we’ve done over the past several decades inside our enterprises to automate processes with tools — such as accounting systems, supply chain, call center, and such. Leadership should make it clear that they are offended by wasting time, as it’s also wasting energy, resources and brain space.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

We have been deploying technology, re-engineering, training, and adopting modern IT-enabled management platforms to help our workers improve their productivity, hence their income. Customers and suppliers: The ultimate goal of our business is not to sell products but to serve customers.

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Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

When contaminated meat or vegetables are recalled, consumer advocates demand more transparency from food supply chains. Whether the questions raised are about police officers’ use of force, politicians’ use of email, or managers’ use of compensation, the answer is the same: more transparency. .”

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How To Ethics Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

But if they were launching today, banks would likely ask themselves how to accomplish the transactions (deposits, withdrawals, financial management) of banking without the physical commitment of banks. Collaborating with people through shared purpose creates advantage because it allows everyone to work towards a shared goal.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

At Essent, the Dutch energy company, CEO Erwin van Laethem provided practical guidance to his CMO. “My When making a purchase decision, customers use an average of six different channels, which are often managed by different parts of the organization. Informal practices can be even more helpful.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2016

Was this a deliberate attempt to imprison employees and stifle their energy? This division was far outside his area of expertise—and his peers in supply chain, sales, and R&D knew it. This was the headquarters of Campbell Soup Company when one of us, Doug Conant, took the reins as CEO in 2001.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Getting the funds that you need from tight fisted management is an ongoing process. Under the rules of supply chain dynamics, one must study your supplier relationships, formalize a plan of outsourcing and develop collaborations. Reduce management’s risk in doing business with you. Cash outlays are always risks.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2011

In another example, a large US-based specialty retail chain wanted to determine the chief drivers of store energy efficiency in order to reduce usage and greenhouse emissions. For example, the retailer was able to migrate to automatic HVAC systems for better insulation and adjust store timings to optimize energy usage.

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Supply Chain Retail Energy ROI 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

On a scale of one to five, how important is having a good network to your ability to accomplish your goals? But just because you know that a network is important to your success, it doesn’t mean you are devoting sufficient time and energy to making it useful and strong. In fact, few of us do.

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How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2014

Are managers particularly concerned about the impacts of climate change on their businesses? Part of the disconnect stems from what’s said by company leaders versus what a broad selection of managers think. If we believe the results of a recent MIT Sloan and BCG survey , the answer is no. But it may not be that dire.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Walmart's efforts to green its supply chain are about to get much more effective. This is a big deal: these merchants are high-level managers responsible for multibillion-dollar buying decisions. But greening its supply chain has been a tough task.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

The greening of the supply chain. The military continues to lead the way on energy and climate. For over 200 years, from Thomas Malthus to the Limits to Growth gang, many people have made the case that it won't be long before we'll run out of food, energy, materials, and on and on. business continuity").

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Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2016

Our goal in this article is to offer specific, real-world case studies to show how big data has provided value for companies that have worked with Microsoft’s analytics teams. Smoothly operating supply chains are vital for stable profits. Predictive maintenance.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Nuclear reactors melted down, disrupting the national grid, reversing energy policies as far away as Germany, and contaminating a part of Japan for generations to come. Before companies could fully recover, massive flooding in Thailand caused further disruptions in Asian supply chains.

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Efficiency Supply Chain Christensen Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2012

But it's not just about reacting to pressure.Knowing your footprint helps you get proactive, spot risks and costs along your value chain, and identify opportunities to innovate. In essence, carbon is a proxy for energy cost and waste, and good carbon management is a proxy for good operational execution.

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Supply Chain Transportation Productivity Products 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2017

The need for this sector to change and evolve could not be greater: The organizations that manage water supplies around the world are facing critical issues, and water scarcity is chief among them. If not addressed, water scarcity will squeeze food and energy supply chains, and stall economic growth. As one U.S.

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