Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

As global innovators, however, they share a remarkable core value and best practice: they invest in the innovative capabilities of their suppliers. The more deeply Jim's essays discussed the nature of supplier relationships, work-flow and value creation in lean enterprise, the keener the connection with YouTube's Space.

Innovation 8

Innovation Lean Production Disintermediation Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2014

Innovation isn’t always strategic, but strategy making sure as heck better be innovative. It is important, however, to understand the nuances and complexities of innovation as they relate to strategy. Not all innovation is created equal. Execution is essential to successful innovation and strategy.

Bottom-up 8

Bottom-up Business Model Lean Production Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2013

But chronic conditions, end-of-life care, and an aging society will bankrupt the United States if it doesn’t make dramatic changes to its health care system. Enter Henry Ford, who revolutionized the industry with his manufacturing innovations , lowering the price of cars from $2,000 in 1908 to just $260 by 1925 — an 87% reduction!

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Lean Production Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

In the 1980s, our organizations learned a great deal about how to improve productivity, quality, and costs from Japanese practices. And in the 1990s, our companies began to learn more from innovations at home, particularly in the area of high-performance work systems. It’s as if businesses have forgotten that they work.

Lean Production 8

Lean Production Operations Health Care Talent Management 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2013

As we in the United States juggle major structural and operational changes and try to secure our financial systems as revenues fall, we must keep our promise of safety and high quality to every patient, every time. Leaders in the best systems have ways to hear the good and bad outcomes of care, and they have effective systems for improvement.

Crisis 9

Crisis Health Care Quality Welch 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

automakers took decades to adopt lean production methods despite the obvious benefits from increased productivity and lower work-in-process inventory. Even General Motors, which had a bird’s eye view of the Toyota Production System from its joint venture with Toyota at New United Motors Manufacturing Inc.

Technology 8

Technology Depreciation Christensen Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2013

costs by using practices commonly associated with mass production and lean production. When it comes to innovations in health care delivery, these Indian hospitals have surpassed the efforts of other top institutions around the world. This innovation has also reduced costs. Innovation has flourished in the U.S.

Health Care 10

Health Care Cost Lean Production Innovation 10