The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 11, 2021

As Michael Hammer famously warned back in 1990, it’s no use applying new technologies to old processes, so in order to get the most out of AI and automation, jobs are having to be redesigned so that man and machine can work well together. Redesigning the business.

Supply Chain 72

Supply Chain Technology Hammer Report 72

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. Supply Chain Partnerships. Each brand’s strategic business plans now include a LIFE plan, with actions and targets laid out for the next five years.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Payback Period Brand Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2016

It has at least 21 data science systems , which include several supply chain optimization systems, an inventory forecasting system, a sales forecasting system, a profit optimization system, a recommendation engine, and many others. If all you have is a hammer, then everything will look like a nail.

Strategy 8

Strategy Supply Chain Technology Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Toffel : The interesting thing about the risk lens is if everyone started paying attention to risks, I suspect it would lead to both more product innovation and investing in more-resilient operations and supply chains. And so a risk lens will lead to more adaptation measures, where private investments can yield private returns.

Project 8

Project Advice Henderson Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

By comparison, think of the long strides many businesses have made in reengineering their supply chains, boosting product quality, and rolling out lean six sigma. In our experience, it can take several months for a company to hammer out its defini­tion of innovation. These efforts have paid huge dividends.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8