Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

Multinational companies operating in Mexico are facing a great deal of uncertainty. More companies are concerned that their current supply chain would be more vulnerable to unilateral protectionist measures, such as lower standards for import safeguards. Renegotiating NAFTA. Navigating the Next Two Years in Mexico.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Depreciation Uncertainty Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

It could upend supply chains, business models, customer relationships, and even entrepreneurship itself. manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers, according to a leading technology industry analyst. What would be the cost/benefit of flattening your supply chain and moving production closer to your markets?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

An impatient marketing or finance manager would, on the sly, secure some extra budget money and hire a contractor to build a little database that tracked mailing addresses or top-line financials. Slowly but surely, as the little database grew bigger and bigger, the manager would wedge the cost into her operating budget.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Among other things, there is growing demand from both retail and institutional investors to align their capital with better environmental and social outcomes, and more resources going into index fund or quasi-indexing products. By banding together, firms in an industry can make life harder for free riders who seek to act less responsibly. .”

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Asset Management Chemicals Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Business units come and go, but finance, HR, IT, marketing, legal, and R&D are forever. For example, Walmart doesn't succeed just because of a strong operations group. Nonetheless, many CEOs and top executives struggle with their functional organizations, and some question whether the established functional model is still relevant.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Real Estate Short-term Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2015

These are the dry cleaners, restaurants, car repair operations, and local retailers that are part of the fabric of our daily lives. An important but less well-documented type is comprised of an estimated 1 million small businesses that are part of commercial and government supply chains (referred to as suppliers).

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Rivkin Venture Capitalist Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

Right behind it are media, finance, and professional services, all of which have far more sophisticated digital capabilities than the rest of the economy. They are more likely to use software to manage their back-office operations and customer relationships.

Industry 8

Industry Benchmarking Supply Chain Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

With the swipe of a credit card, the customer support team can move to Zendesk or Desk.com; the HR team lives on Workday; the business intelligence group moves to GoodData or Domo; the finance team logs into Netsuite; the marketing department orbits around Marketo and Salesforce''s marketing cloud.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Information Technology How To 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Stakeholders ranging from your supply chains to customers that walk into retail storefronts increasingly prefer to do business with companies that pursue cost-effective sustainability. Utility bills in major markets have been consistently increasing faster than inflation and are forecasted to continue to do so.

Management 8

Management Payback Period Energy Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

This would represent between 10% and 15% of total retail financial assets under management. Companies are both operators and investors. Companies in every industry can benefit from making more data and algorithm-based decisions in areas of internal operations and finance. will grow to U.S. $5 5 trillion to U.S. $7

Consultative 8

Consultative Strategy Advice McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

The best companies are able to distinguish between these consumers by precisely valuing their operating profit potential, not just gross margin or volume. They do this by building consumer P&Ls through cross-functional teams across marketing, sales, supply chain and finance, much like some companies have built account and product P&Ls.

P&L 14

P&L Supply Chain Retail Price 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Lululemon, the upscale retailer of yoga clothing, is doing great. For years, the creative side of the company was the top priority, leaving things like finance, IT, and HR to suffer (yes, they tried to run their operations on spreadsheets). The authors also say Lululemon should probably pay more attention to its supply chain.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Company Crisis Crisis Management 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

You might simply Pinterest the elements you liked, including information about your space or noise limitations ("One-bedroom apartment on busy street in New York," or "suburban space that needs stuff protected from little kids"), and then have a retailer give you a personalized, optimal configuration. Big Isn't Enough.

Porter 15

Porter Mass Marketing Supply Chain Retail 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

employees can be 25 percent or greater of total workforce; its supply chain of third parties is vital. can benefit consumers and the economy with lower cost (although foreign operations often sell in foreign markets). .; A company's foreign sales can approach or exceed 50 percent; its non-U.S. Use of Revenues and Margins.

Offshoring 13

Offshoring Outsourcing Supply Chain Globalization 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2017

What’s our role in the value chain: facilitator, fleet operator, driverless “driver” supplier (versus vehicle manufacturer)? How can we finance fleets through leasing and/or mobility securitization? What will our retail footprint be? Retail and consumer business. Automotive OEMs.

Automotive 8

Automotive Transportation Health Care Maturity 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Pricing pressure is more intense in retail, less so in areas like top-branded luxury goods or highly differentiated machinery. Madhavan: For many years, CEOs and executives have focused on improving the bottom line through cost cutting, finding efficiencies in operations and the supply chain.

Price 8

Price Productivity Products Simon 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

His group’s data science, procurement, and supply chain teams crafted algorithmic ensembles that, by all measures and simulations, would save hundreds of millions. In reality, “handoffs” and transitions prove to be significant operational problems. Yes, that’s exactly what it meant.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8