Strategy Driven
JUNE 8, 2016
Can nuclear plants be operated competitively in today’s market? Since 2013, utility executives have announced the early retirement of twelve reactors and Wall Street estimates reveal another dozen to be at risk; raising the question: Can nuclear plants be operated competitively in today’s market? to achieve its climate change goals.
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. So it shouldn't be a surprise that Walmart is doing this.
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Harvard Business Review
MAY 13, 2014
Under CEO Jack Welch in the 1980s and 1990s, they adopted operational efficiency approaches (“ Workout ,” “Six Sigma,” and “Lean”) that reinforced their success and that many companies emulated. General Electric Operations' GE is an icon of management best practices. They have branded it “FastWorks.”
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 23, 2017
Both these efforts help the payback period arrive sooner, making collaboration a smarter investment for the next wave of people. Take the heat of other short-term goals so that time spent collaborating feels like less of an opportunity cost. Likewise, your actions can make the benefits start to flow sooner.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 26, 2013
Still, if you''re dependent on coal-powered energy — or your value chain is — it''s time to rethink your energy strategy and reconsider the payback periods on clean energy investments. Walmart is the largest private user of solar power in the country, and has set goals to increase that amount 6-fold by 2020.
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