Leading Blog

MAY 16, 2020

Early technology issues limited blockchain’s utility—it wasn’t scalable enough and consumed too much energy. Blockchains also introduce the idea of token economics, a mechanism for aligning the motivations of many parties involved in a value chain. Augmented Reality: Virtual reality (VR) is fun for playing games.

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Innovation Supply Chain Technology Wireless 266

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Do you, for instance, limit the incentives to the company’s own carbon emissions or also include those of the wider supply chain? Unlike traditional metrics like TSR (total shareholder return), climate-linked incentives in the energy industry so far do not include evaluation against a peer group,” the researchers explain.

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Metrics Execution Supply Chain Incentives 86

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 15, 2020

As an example, having a skill set to understand that oil prices in the middle east can affect supply chain issues in Africa or customer spending habits in North America. Have a junior member of your organization create a 5 to 10-minute professional development discussion for your team and watch the energy expand ten-fold! .

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Supply Chain Leadership Media Environment 217

Strategy Driven

MARCH 31, 2023

Make the Move to an Eco-Friendlier Future Just a decade or so in the past, a business focused on ensuring sustainability across its supply chain and choosing to lower its carbon footprint wherever possible was firmly in the minority, both in this country and overseas.

Industry 90

Industry USP Supply Chain How To 90

Mills Scofield

APRIL 14, 2019

We can’t design with atoms and ignore gravity, conservation of energy and Newton’s laws of motion. design teams, to procurement, supply chain, etc. Boeing 737 Max in production. As far as we know, the physical laws of nature are true and fixed on earth. Boeing 737, Edwards Air Force Base, Sept.

Software 173

Software Supply Chain Airlines Leadership 173

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 31, 2023

As well as having tragic consequences for millions of people, the impact of these and other less seismic events, such as sudden increases in energy prices and soaring inflation , has been, and will continue to be, catastrophic for many organisations. If it were, all organisations would have one and few of them would ever fail.

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Uncertainty Strategy Development Supply Chain 98

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 22, 2020

There has also been a profound reduction in energy use as a result of the pandemic, with 60% less oil and 20% less electricity used, which together resulted in record low CO2 emissions around the world. “We therefore propose circular economy adoptions for all industries, with different strategies for each one. .

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Supply Chain Tourism Short-term Proposal 82

The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 26, 2023

Four Tips for Leading Through Disruption Leading change through talent shortages and disruptions in supply chain, sales, distribution or cash flow takes resilience and quick, efficient reaction. A company can be nimble in various ways.

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Tips Organization Supply Chain Agility 52

Strategy Driven

JUNE 4, 2020

Connect with your whole supply chain and find out where there are changes you can make, which will lead to a more responsible business. An area that can benefit you financially and your reputation is investing in new energy sources. If so, are you sure that the labor conditions are fair?

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Supply Chain Energy Brand Globalization 65

Leading with Trust

MARCH 13, 2022

Political and social unrest, a global pandemic, a massive shift to remote work, record levels of low trust in institutions, supply chain bottlenecks, the Great Resignation, rising inflation, and now war in Ukraine, are just a few of the challenges affecting us in one way or another. We live in a topsy turvy world.

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Servant Leader Supply Chain Leadership Blanchard 106

Mills Scofield

APRIL 14, 2019

We can’t design with atoms and ignore gravity, conservation of energy and Newton’s laws of motion. design teams, to procurement, supply chain, etc. Boeing 737 Max in production. As far as we know, the physical laws of nature are true and fixed on earth. Boeing 737, Edwards Air Force Base, Sept.

Software 91

Software Supply Chain Airlines Leadership 91

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 5, 2022

We have seen huge fiscal packages introduced by governments in response to rising energy prices coupled with rising interest rates to tackle rapidly rising inflation. The inflation in most developed countries has been driven by energy and other commodities, with supply chain difficulties also adding to the situation.

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Crisis Report Price Policies 70

HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

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. Robinson will continue to help advance the supply chain around the globe.

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Supply Chain Human Resources Diversity Transportation 109

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 7, 2020

For instance, roughly half identified bankruptcies and industry consolidation as a likely consequence of the post-pandemic recession, with supply chain concerns a major cause of general pessimism surrounding the ability of companies to recover. What began as a health crisis quickly became an economic, and then an energy crisis.

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Supply Chain Crisis Globalization Report 89

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Exploring Space with Nuclear Energy Some Space missions run for years, or even decades. For Work Management and Supply Chain leaders, areas of potential savings lie with… Executive Briefing Cost Reduction Opportunity: Risk Assurance Maps. Source: Topix – Nuclear Energy News Published on 2018-11-19.

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EPR Execution Supply Chain Engineering 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Source: Daily Energy Insider Published on 2018-11-20 By Chris Galford ENTERGY CORPORATIONHoltec Files Request to Acquire Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station by End of 2019 Entergy Corp. Source: Topix – Nuclear Energy News Published on 2018-11-20 Explosion kills 1 in Idaho. and Holtec International have requested the U.S.

Execution 50

Execution Supply Chain Energy Banking 50

Strategy Driven

APRIL 10, 2020

This is a critical time for many businesses ensuring that their supply-chain is as stable as possible, their customers are as well-communicated with as possible, and their sales and customer-service skills are as honed as possible. For more information, please visit [link].

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Supply Chain Operations Video Sports 66

Strategy Driven

JUNE 8, 2016

An evolving energy market, led by cheap natural gas and subsidized renewable generation, threatens the long-term financial viability of America’s remaining nuclear power plants. Unlike other clean energy sources, nuclear power is available during all weather conditions, offers price stability, and on-site long-term fuel supplies.

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Payback Period Power Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain 50

Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Watch the full webinar here: New President elected At the recent CMI Sri Lanka AGM, a new President was elected – Professor Ajantha Dharmasiri CMgr FCMI. Congratulations to Professor Ajantha and we look forward to working with you over the coming year.

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Crisis Management Committee Hotels Webinar 52

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Special Edition 50 – An Interview with Marshall Fisher, co-author of The New Science of Retailing examines the use of analytics to improve an organization’s supply chain performance in a way that ultimately enhances the bottom line.

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Supply Chain Retail Bottom-up Newsletter 57

Experience to Lead

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Environmental disasters will continue to disrupt global supply chains, barring access to energy and food. According to the Value Reporting Foundation, about 68 of 77 industries are already adversely impacted by climate change.

Quality 52

Quality Long-term Short-term Leadership 52

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2013

We know that we are somehow complicit in the moral chain that links our cheap clothes with collapsing factories, but we feel powerless to respond. So here are three radical suggestions for transforming the field of supply chain ethics. The truth is that the world is complicated, and supply chains are tangled and dynamic.

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Supply Chain Ethics Telecommunications Politics 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 20, 2020

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. Start Your Business While Employed.

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Supply Chain How To Brand Audience 65

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. Start Your Business While Employed.

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Supply Chain How To Brand Audience 68

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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Energy Company Supply Chain Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

A defining challenge for the 21st century will be providing sufficient supplies of sustainable energy to meet surging energy demands. A revolution in energy technologies is needed to ensure that the global energy supply chain meets demands while also solving the challenges of climate change.

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Energy Policies Supply Chain Technology 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 29, 2016

The commitment of finances, organizational energy, and resources – human and otherwise – can be daunting. You must understand, for example, what level of authority purchasing or supply chain has and how actively involved in the decision the actual business users of the product or service will be.

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Due Diligence Team Supply Chain Finance 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2011

For those of us not in operations, supply chain, or logistics, it's a vaguely familiar line item we learned about in finance class. If we could permanently reduce the amount of product sitting idle, we'd save money, energy, and material. We know it's important and that we're supposed to reduce it by increasing "turns.".

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Energy Supply Chain Operations Benchmarking 11

Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

  With more energy and enthusiasm, the man said, "I'm shaping these rocks into bricks."    I've been in Florence this week to speak to newly promoted executives of a global energy company.  " The traveller then asked the second man what he was doing. 

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Long-term Leadership Travel Executive Coaching 160

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Few people realize the important role water plays in our daily energy use, or the energy required to heat, treat, and supply water. Meanwhile, the electricity used for water treatment can be as much as one-third of a city’s energy bill. Industries will have to overcome daunting commercial barriers.

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Energy Price Telecommunications Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2011

Wal-Mart's recent announcements continue a five-year campaign to green the supply chain, but they add in some interesting new twists as well. The sustainability benefits are real — on the green side, reducing ingredients like sugar should have sizable ripple effects up the supply chain in saved energy and water.

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Supply Chain Bottom-up Energy Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2011

"System" is the key word, and it was top of mind during a recent HBR event in Palo Alto, sponsored by Hitachi, where I was moderating a panel on sustainable supply chains. Pepsi has rolled it out at hundreds of sites, and now is sharing it with supply-chain partners. Lifecycle analysis isn't new, of course.

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Supply Chain Chemicals Energy System 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

LIFE focuses attention on the full life cycle of products, from supply chain to production excellence to designing longer-lasting and repairable products. Managing Carbon and Energy. The company has aggressively reduced its own energy demand and ramped up the use of clean energy.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Payback Period Brand Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

This kind of law clearly drives much more transparency and tracking up the supply chain. retailers and suppliers think it’s likely there are slaves in their supply chain. Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo have produced movies and started organizations to tackle climate change and promote renewable energy.

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Brand Supply Chain Apparel Tourism 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

But a high-performing organization should do much more than that: Supply chain and operational execs should be ready to shift production and logistics very quickly from one region to another. Facebook employs a Green Energy Czar, so I can easily imagine a Zero Carbon leader or Extreme Weather VP.

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Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2015

Translating real-time factory and supply chain data into insights makes those factories and supply chains able to respond much faster to shifts in customer needs and external shocks. A powerful platform can facilitate the compatibility of applications, delivering a number of benefits: i.

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Industry Supply Chain Company Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2013

The true solution, we think, lies in understanding the changed nature of modern supply chains and identifying new business models better suited for managing them. The need to improve supply chain compliance does not come from moral arguments alone; the business consequences are also increasingly unescapable.

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Business Model Supply Chain Compliance Disaggregation 8