The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2022

The Covid pandemic has undoubtedly been one of the most disruptive periods in most organizations’ history. Indeed, McKinsey recently argued that one of the few plus points from the pandemic was it reinforced the importance of building change capabilities within our organizations. Becoming future-ready.

Company 127

Company Hofstede Supply Chain Agility 127

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2022

At Freeman, we streamline our supply chain by taking a beginner’s mindset and breaking down the process. Prior to leading Marsh Clearsight, Janet served as Marsh’s COO of Global Sales, where she was responsible for driving organic growth. The first two minutes make or break any habit, Clear says.

COO 130

COO Supply Chain Globalization Learning-by-Doing 130

Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2021

Global commerce continues to expand and supply chains are becoming more complex. Verdantix asked them about risk management to learn more about ORM strategies within their organization and their perception of these strategies. Any person within an organization can make a risk decision. Start at the Top.

Operations 120

Operations Strategy Management Risk Management 120

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 23, 2022

While the pandemic obviously shone a light on the incredible medical expertise of healthcare workers, it also highlighted the tremendous importance of skills such as supply chain management, strategic planning, and interpersonal communication. Managerial expertise. New skills. Making it happen.

Skills 65

Skills Supply Chain Restructuring Training 65

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

Skip Prichard

APRIL 27, 2020

And then keep adapting as we learned more about how to deal with health issues, work-from-home issues, finances, family, school and technology. We’ve all had to deal with unexpected hiccups or new competitors or sudden breakdowns in a supply chain. So many things changed all at once. And what do we do?

Supply Chain 110

Supply Chain Crisis Learning-by-Doing Finance 110

Six Disciplines

MARCH 21, 2011

A SWOT analysis is a tool used to assess an organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The purpose of using the SWOT tool is to uncover or reveal the organization's competitive advantages, and what opportunities (sales, profitability) to capitalize upon. Having trouble starting out your SWOT analysis?

SWOT 118

SWOT Debt to Equity Ratio Analysis Supply Chain 118

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Challenged by other entrepreneurs in Scale Up Milwaukee’s Scalerator program to come up with a plan for rapidly ramping up his business, Cronce wondered: “What if I redefined Raphael as a strategic link in the global medical imaging supply chain, rather than as a paint shop?”

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Supply chains are linked to these inputs, as is every other variable the CEO needs to be concerned about, from available corporate resources to stock price. Maybe great organizations are not really machines, like some automobiles or even spacecraft, that can complete their journeys without human intervention. AI or Human Agency?

CEO 66

CEO Balanced Scorecard Supply Chain Sharpe 66

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Impact, growth, and performance of the organizations they lead. First, they must know how to effectively scale people—helping key individuals make a massive impact across the entire organization. He is someone who understands the power of talent and team in leading an organization into the future. Many things actually.

Human Resources 469

Human Resources Globalization Resources Diversity 469

Strategy Driven

APRIL 29, 2016

The sales cycles can be long and drawn out when selling to large enterprise organizations. The commitment of finances, organizational energy, and resources – human and otherwise – can be daunting. The commitment of finances, organizational energy, and resources – human and otherwise – can be daunting.

Due Diligence 50

Due Diligence Team Supply Chain Finance 50

Strategy Driven

JUNE 19, 2019

You should have a just-in-time supply chain system, and a system that allows you to get the right people in the right jobs. If you pay attention to the packaging you use, and switch to organic or biodegradable materials, you can be one step ahead of the competition and improve your profits as well as your reputation.

Supply Chain 51

Supply Chain Film Outsourcing Cost 51

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

The dumb factor not only applies to talent, capital, and technology, but it also extends throughout the entire value chain. It applies to your branding, marketing, supply chain, and ultimately to your customer base. Here is a simple rule of thumb…the bigger the key man policy the less scalable the company is.

Business Model 344

Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 344

Strategy Driven

MAY 6, 2016

Patagonia is spreading expectations around supply chain transparency. If you work for a small firm or a giant organization, in fashion or finance, in Texas or Tanzania, you are competing in a ruthless, globe-spanning Expectation Economy. Periscope is creating entirely new expectations around media consumption.

Trends 50

Trends Supply Chain Innovation Human Needs 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

See More Videos > See More Videos > The same applies to trade finance and financial assets, where companies such as Digital Asset Holdings (run by JPMorgan veteran Blythe Masters ), Blockstream, and Chain are trying to revolutionize how assets are issued and traded.

Finance 8

Finance Supply Chain Decentralization Maturity 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Finance and business executives often joke that the word blockchain placed at the end of the company name is enough to increase the share price of any entity at least twofold. There are some organizations, including Abra and Bitage, who are spearheading the blockchain money transfer phenomenon. Supply Chain Management.

Technology 13

Technology Supply Chain Document Participative 13

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

As one example; if you are a manufacturing organization, innovation in your core could include new and improved materials, new techniques, novel approaches to supply chain management etc. For our manufacturing organization mentioned above, what value is there in pursuing next practice innovation in their payroll process?

Blog 334

Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 334

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

And that means buying more new technology: IT organizations must adopt new platforms and processes and integrate services in new ways. Are IT organizations ready for the challenge? How to Design Your IT Organization for Constant Evolution. How to Design Your IT Organization for Constant Evolution.

Technology 8

Technology Organization Content Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2014

CEOs and organization leaders who read only his column (or worse, only the title) and split HR as he suggests, will make a serious mistake that will destroy value for their shareholders and constituents. Why is this so obvious when it comes to Finance, and so obscure when it comes to HR? Lets be clear.

Charan 13

Charan Finance Human Resources Supply Chain 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

To examine this possibility, I conducted research on recent developments in Nike Inc’s apparel supply chain with Jens Hainmueller of Stanford University and Richard M. Sponsored by Accenture. The technologies and processes that are transforming companies. Locke of Brown University.

Lean Manufacturing 8

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Digital business reached a tipping point in 2018 as organizations scaled their digital capabilities. Some organizations see digital business as an opportunity to totally reinvent themselves and their business models. Organization-wide disruption also is causing dramatic shifts in culture and capabilities.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Content CIO Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2017

Today’s leading organizations are using machine learning–based tools to automate decision processes, and they’re starting to experiment with more-advanced uses of artificial intelligence (AI) for digital transformation. Automating finance. The typical organization loses 5% of revenues each year to fraud.

Process 9

Process Company Supply Chain Software 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2018

You may already be seeing these changes in your organization. Does your organization have a data analytics manager yet? Organizations are increasingly hiring people into novel positions, but often struggle to support these new roles. These new roles do not come with a blueprint, nor can they be copied from other organizations.

Positioning 9

Positioning Company Succession Supply Chain 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

He advocated for a “boundaryless organization,” and to build it, he initiated what became known as the GE Work-Out process – a series of structured and facilitated forums, bringing people together across levels, functions, and geographies to solve problems and make decisions in real time.

Welch 8

Welch Supply Chain Consensus Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2016

In comparison to other methods (such as Six Sigma or activity-based costing), ZBB typically does not address operational excellence in core processes (marketing, sales, supply chain, procurement, manufacturing) or fundamental cost drivers such as portfolio complexity, organizational complexity, customer complaints, and quality issues.

Zero Based Budgeting 8

Zero Based Budgeting Budgeting Supply Chain Company 8

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. Index funds can be a force for sustainable capitalism. The longer the time horizon, the more appealing many aspects of ESG, as mentioned above.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Asset Management Chemicals Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

Unfortunately, organizations today are unknowingly leaving employees with skill gaps and blind spots that can derail careers and organizational effectiveness. In time, a mentor relationship may develop organically. This is a sharp contrast with the investment that senior leaders used to make in employees. You and Your Team Series.

Career 14

Career Development Company Supply Chain 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Five years ago, "shadow IT" efforts were the dirty little secret of organizations. 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. Understanding the Skepticism.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Some companies could get a jumpstart in their industry in organizing partnerships and even positioning themselves as leaders in sustainable development using the goals as a branding anchor. Olam , an agri-business with seed-to-shelf operations across 65 countries, has already organized its efforts around two of the global goals.

Goal 8

Goal Supply Chain Development Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2017

Boards will have to demonstrate competence at monitoring the organization’s transformation process. Boards will also have to communicate how the organization’s strategy is compatible with a low-carbon economy and what investments will need to be made to remain competitive.

Tips 8

Tips Supply Chain Proposal Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2013

She also met with people from procurement and others in the supply chain organization to pull together a consolidated picture of the costs. Added to the difficulty of organizing the meeting is the fear that key participants will refuse to attend. These factors alone can cause managers to hesitate.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Power Engineering Group Facilitation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2018

These include access to digital goods and services, being part of global supply chains, accelerating and partaking in the fruits of innovation, and helping citizens access information, entertainment, and connectivity on a worldwide basis. India’s finance ministry has proposed such an approach to the central bank.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Globalization GAAP Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2012

In the business community, just as in a natural ecosystem, an individual organism (in this case a company) is vulnerable to changes in the availability of these systemic inputs. This public-private collaboration includes the International Finance Corporation and food and beverage giants such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, and SABMiller.

Energy 12

Energy Supply Chain Constraint Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

The 20th-century version of globalization was defined by rapidly growing trade in goods, as major multinationals created supply chains that spanned the world. We find that over the last decade, global flows of goods, services, finance, people, and data have contributed at least 10% of world GDP, adding $7.8

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain GDP Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

As organizations run leaner and flatter, your ability to move up can stall much earlier in your career because, simply put, there’s no place to go. Are you still energized by the mission of the organization? This is true whether you work for a corporation, nonprofit, or public agency. First, take stock.

Chief Operating Officer 8

Chief Operating Officer Supply Chain Finance Mentor 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

It’s tempting to think of distinctive capabilities as a kind of artistry performed by an elite corps of high-potential talent: the elite players work long hours and deliver unusual results, while the rest of the organization struggles along in its usual incoherent fashion. The functional model of organization dates back to the 1850s.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

But those impressive numbers may be eclipsed by a revolution in venture financing that is only being held back by final government approval: start-ups raising actual investment funds from individuals in exchange for equity or a share of profits. How big a deal is this “democratization” of finance? Last week, the U.S.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Finance Venture Capitalist Supply Chain 8