Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

It could upend supply chains, business models, customer relationships, and even entrepreneurship itself. Each of the potential business benefits of 3D printing carries tax implications that could alter the equation for any anticipated operating efficiency or return on investment. Are there operations you would shed?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2018

That’s why some in the Army are considering a change in its up-or-out policy. For instance, Doug shared some new concepts for transforming an insurmountable checklist of requirements into manageable benchmarks and priorities, which he had developed after conducting a comprehensive review of his company’s operations.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Operations Restructuring Conference 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2013

retailer Tesco built detailed profiles of customers and then used these insights and a flexible supply chain to customize their products and offers. The only way it can happen: marketing, IT, operations, and human resources functions must collaborate in unprecedented ways. Collaboration Marketing Operations'

Customer Intimacy 8

Customer Intimacy Supply Chain Market Segmentation Human Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Nuclear reactors melted down, disrupting the national grid, reversing energy policies as far away as Germany, and contaminating a part of Japan for generations to come. Before companies could fully recover, massive flooding in Thailand caused further disruptions in Asian supply chains.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency Supply Chain Christensen Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Young firms face many existential threats related to managing internal financial and human resources and external relationships with customers, suppliers, investors and competitors. Others were unable to borrow to replace lost assets and address other operating needs, compromising their earnings potential. In the U.S.,

Insurance 8

Insurance Risk Management Finance Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Women-owned entities in the formal sector represent approximately 37% of enterprises globally — a market worthy of attention by businesses and policy makers alike. Coca-Cola sees five thousand women entrepreneurs as part of its global supply chain by 2020.

Globalization 9

Globalization Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

They were bold and brash and injected fresh new ideas that challenged existing policy and practice in many quarters of the Department of Defense administration (such as finance, human resources, procurement, and supply chain processes).

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy Innovation Supply Chain Long-term 8