N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

In their annual survey on the management and planning tools used by thousands of companies around the world, Bain and Company show a consistent and deserved popularity of scenario planning. Those who know scenario planning know that its value isn’t in “predicting the future.” Some companies do.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

Nowhere is this best expressed than in a IBM global CEO survey in 2010, Capitalizing on Complexity , which noted "events, threats and opportunities aren't just coming at us faster or with less predictability; they are converging and influencing each other to create entirely new situations.

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Uncertainty Supply Chain Scenario Planning Sharpe 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

For example , U.S. For example , U.S. A survey of 125 Dutch companies found that those in Tier 1 and Tier 2 relative to the end-consumers saw a 25% drop in revenues, while those in Tiers 3 and 4 experienced a 39% to 43% drop. retail sales (representing consumer demand) declined by 12%; yet U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2014

It’s hard for shippers, even when they have integrated their transportation planning groups and are able to devise 20-25 year capital programs, to decide to share that strategic thinking freely and transparently. This makes scenario planning an effective approach for long-range freight transportation planning.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2015

In 2013, we conducted a number of interviews and surveyed 270 female managers in Fortune 500 organizations to determine what they liked and disliked about business meetings. We’ve observed time and again in 360-degree feedback surveys that women executives believe politics present a particular dilemma for them.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

For example, a key source of concern for some companies is more-restrictive rules of origin, which would reduce the amount of materials allowed to be used tariff-free for products traded to and from NAFTA member countries. Navigating the Next Two Years in Mexico.

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