Strategy Driven

MARCH 27, 2018

You’re Not Polite. If you’re mostly operating online, then you might want to check that you’re not guilty of committing one of the cardinal website sins. To check that your business practices – and supply chain – would get the approval of public opinion, considering conducting an ethical audit.

Supply Chain 65

Supply Chain Ethics Bottom-up Politics 65

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

A leader’s view on competition will not only reveal a lot about their beliefs on current and future market trends, but also on innovation, branding, talent management, supply chain issues, constituency management, capital markets, and customer facing. Current or former employees who could become competition.

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Leadership PR Disintermediation Supply Chain 353

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2015

Either accept it (and its higher costs and lower profits) or take control of your fate with strategic, game-changing actions that cut time and costs from the supply chain. The Future of Operations. The impact on supply chains. The longer your supply chain is, the greater the risk of variability.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Crisis Transportation Tactics 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The disruptions to everything from gasoline supplies to the deliveries of merchandise for the holiday shopping season caused by Hurricane Sandy have demonstrated that our ability to forecast weather events has outpaced our ability to forecast supply-chain disasters. Government incentives are necessary.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Chief Procurement Officer Transportation Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

But then T&T’s chief operating officer, Jim Zappa, had pulled her aside to tell her the shocking news: A garment factory in Bangladesh that produced and packaged merchandise for T&T and other retailers had collapsed in the middle of a workday. “What’s your view on keeping operations in Bangladesh?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Case Study Merchandising Hotels 8

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Moreover if they decide to develop the application should this be done internally with existing staff, or outsourced, and if outsourced will it be done domestically or offshore and who will manage the process. Oh, and what about development methodology?

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Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 334

Thin Difference

APRIL 11, 2019

Holacracy is a way of structuring and running organizations that replaces the conventional management hierarchy. Instead of operating top-down, power is distributed throughout the organization, giving individuals and teams more freedom to self-manage, while staying aligned to the organization’s purpose. Holacracy Examples.

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Organization ESOP Cooper Reis 62

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2013

After tsunamis, protests, wildfires, and riots — to name just a few recent major disruptions — few managers can be unaware of companies'' vulnerability to the vagaries of politics and extreme weather. Risk management' You''d think. Why did these systems fail so spectacularly?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Company Risk Management Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

For example, adjusting supply chains can take up to nine months or longer depending on internal and external constraints. The sooner firms have a Brexit plan, the faster they can focus on managing these competitive dynamics. It is possible that we won’t have perfect information by April 2019. How to Plan for Brexit.

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Planning Supply Chain Strategic Planning Workshop 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2016

The experts — middle management, analysts, engineers, consultants — aren’t asked to provide a comprehensive view of possible futures and their probability of occurring. Operations in a Connected World. Supply could be disrupted by natural disasters, political unrest, labor strife, or lack of infrastructure investment.

Uncertainty 8

Uncertainty Supply Chain Outsourcing Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

They did not spend as much time thinking about local events that have implications for their emerging market operations. If these events occur, they would severely disrupt multinationals’ market strategies, supply chains, and exchange-rate assumptions. Latin America: Potential Populist Backlash in Mexico and Brazil.

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Market Risk Marketing Supply Chain Company 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

Risk management is now at the heart of the governance model for the Olympic Games and the Olympic movement, and not only because of their growing scale and complexity. Other mega-events have sometimes taken their toll in business disruption, by interrupting supply chains, altering consumption, or giving rise to workforce absenteeism.

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Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

It’s no secret that organizations have been increasingly turning to advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve decision making across business processes—from research and design to supply chain and risk management. Project management skills. A mastery of project management skills is a must.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Engineering Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

Multinational companies operating in Mexico are facing a great deal of uncertainty. More companies are concerned that their current supply chain would be more vulnerable to unilateral protectionist measures, such as lower standards for import safeguards. Renegotiating NAFTA. Navigating the Next Two Years in Mexico.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Depreciation Uncertainty Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The decline of manufacturing has dominated the political narrative in the United States, but there are dual plotlines within this well-known story. Many of the small and midsize manufacturers that did manage to survive kept going by cutting costs, which has led to stagnant wage growth. kevin phillips/Getty Images.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Incentives Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2014

Are managers particularly concerned about the impacts of climate change on their businesses? Part of the disconnect stems from what’s said by company leaders versus what a broad selection of managers think. If we believe the results of a recent MIT Sloan and BCG survey , the answer is no. But it may not be that dire.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Company Short-term Fast Follower 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2011

Nevertheless, companies that live and die on operational excellence — such as Amazon.com, FedEx, Southwest Airlines, and Wal-Mart — must continually improve their key processes. Make the role permanent and incorporate it into overall performance management. So what conditions give process owners the best chance of success?

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Process Supply Chain Balanced Scorecard Engineering 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2017

and European elections, to management of the Syrian War, it’s clear that relations between the West and Russia have become increasingly hostile. This environment is altering how multinational firms operate in the country and market their products. Jennifer Maravillas for HBR. ” Similarly, hours after the U.S.

Policies 8

Policies Supply Chain Politics Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2012

In partnership with research firms Trucost and Sustainalytics, companies are ranked based on their management, performance, and transparency in the environmental domain. Unfortunately, we know little about corporate political activities since much of it occurs behind closed doors. But perhaps not. We found extremely low correlation (0.2)

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CPA Supply Chain Politics Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

On the one hand, protectionism, populism, and wide-spread distrust of business’s role in politics is threatening international corporations (think Carrier, Boeing, and tariffs/taxes for off-shoring and outsourcing). And they may shift dramatically as the political pendulum swings back and forth in different nations.

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CEO Ethics Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

For example, the delays associated with social conflict at large mining operations can run in the vicinity of $20 million per week. Yet the same companies that spend months and millions tweaking operational details devote only a small fraction of their resources to understanding and addressing the social risks they face.

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Company Supply Chain Real Estate Stakeholder Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2012

in operating income, while companies with lower levels declined 32.7% (Towers Watson). According to Fay Feeney, CEO of Risk for Good, "Boardrooms will see CSR issues presented to them in many ways: reputations risks, ESG proxy, political spending, hydraulic fracturing, natural resource management, supply chain, board diversity and more.

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Supply Chain Company Strategic Planning Bottom-up 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2012

Yes, political hacktivists brag about Web pages defaced and customer information released over the Internet, but companies rarely reveal the attacks that result in the loss of valuable intellectual property — business plans, proprietary technologies or fraudulent payments.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain Risk Management Hedge Banking 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The crisis in Venezuela has been escalating over the last few years as product shortages, social unrest, and political clashes have grown more severe. Our company, Frontier Strategy Group, recently polled 20 Latin America general managers about Venezuela’s contributions to their regional revenues. Exodus of Multinationals.

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Sharpe Price Politics Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

” Choices about whether and how to use money to remedy social problems should be left to individuals, he argued, who would be in better position to provide it if they were not being in effect taxed by corporate managers who thought they had better ideas for how to spend it. Shredded vertical supply chains.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Bureaucracy Short-term Agility 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

” Many managers can easily recite the business case for ethics: Who doesn’t want better risk management, deeper employee engagement, reduced regulatory costs, public trust, and a lure to purpose-driven Millennials? It can cost more to ensure better labor standards in a supply chain, or to meet environmental standards.

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Ethics Short-term Long-term Supply Chain 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

and China, it has a large population of engineers and factory workers, its intellectual property is widely respected, and it is easy to find English-speaking managers there. India is hugely important to the company’s revenue stream, and Cummins India is only one of eight operations they have in the country. billion population.”

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Supply Chain Decentralization Automotive Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

He has two levels to operate on: first, directly influencing corporate investment and buying decisions, and second, diplomatic engagement with trading partners. First, he needs to string together enough Carrier-type deals, especially among large factory complexes that influence the wider supply chain. For example, if U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Offshoring Retail Education 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

With policy makers distracted by political polarization and limited fiscal and monetary room to maneuver in, one thing seems certain: Global businesses must advance a new, credible narrative for globalization, technology, and the role of corporations — and support it with purposeful action. These are the seven areas: 1.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

With political upheaval roiling the streets of Cairo, the first concern of top management in many multinationals is to get their employees and their families out of Egypt safely. Disruption to supply chains will mean reduced output and shortages will send prices soaring. Certainly the money at stake is substantial.

NPV 12

NPV Short-term Discount Politics 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

political leadership have a chilling effect on corporate action around environmental and social issues? I’m not talking about the politics of and governmental action on climate change, such as the Paris Accord , carbon trading schemes, or efficiency standards. Will the seismic shift in U.S. The short answer is no.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Bottom-up Short-term Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2018

°F) — a level that seemed politically feasible, but still leads to vast damage, including the death of all coral; even more deadly storms and heat; and rising oceans covering low-lying island nations and major coastal areas. Set science-based carbon reduction targets for operations. °C (3.8°F)

Efficiency 9

Efficiency Supply Chain Energy Transportation 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Those losses stemmed not from poor product, marketing, or supply chain decisions but from regulatory violations, loss of business and fines resulting from bribery and fraud, and concomitant reputational damage. When large companies do business overseas, they’re not just economic actors, but political ones, too. government.

Marketing 8

Marketing Company Compliance Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

based companies are repatriating their manufacturing capabilities — moving some production operations back from overseas. The reality, however, is that less and less of that demand is being filled by stateside manufacturing operations. government must be tied to manufacturing operations. Revival of the U.S.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Incentives Policies Automotive 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

The greening of the supply chain. The best analysis of the resource scarcity mega-trend came from asset manager Jeremy Grantham. Water rising — both literally and as a serious issue for business: Honda's supply chain gets slammed, Levi's gets creative. Big organizations keep asking more of their suppliers.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

Political process. by combining political uncertainty with lower volatility). The key questions are about the impact on your firm’s business model, operating model, EU institutional arrangements and financial structures, and performance. The uncertainties that come with Brexit can be ordered into four categories.

Uncertainty 8

Uncertainty Short-term Supply Chain Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The year 2023 contained several important sustainability narratives and trends. The author outlines three key ones — the anti-ESG movement, China’s acceleration of a clean economy, and the rise of reporting regulations — and then suggests a series countervailing forces pushing against each.

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Trends Report Supply Chain Risk Management 18