Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2024

T HE vast majority of today’s business leaders are either embarking on AI deployment to improve their operations or are considering it. The expansive growth of AI isn’t just a trend but a fundamental shift to the business ecosystem. Some 54 percent of organizations say AI has been cost-effective for their business operations.

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Trends Retail Operations Brainstorming 338

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The first notable trend from the report was the relative insulation provided by high skills to the impacts of Covid-19, both from an individual and organizational perspective. This trend was reinforced by the Coursera data, which revealed a 1,200% increase in enrollments onto courses in areas such as mindfulness and stress management.

Skills 104

Skills GDP Crisis Short-term 104

Strategy Driven

MAY 12, 2021

Leapfrogging advances in materials, photonics, optics, and electronics have precipitated a rising demand for 3D display technologies. The increased demand for enhanced imaging and the adoption of 3D technologies in smartphones, HMD devices, projector devices, and monitors are expected to catapult 3D displays across a new threshold of realism.

Technology 101

Technology Content Video Globalization 101

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The authors believe that cities under that size may struggle to grow a technology scene because they have insufficient people to also work in ancillary industries, such as public transport and entertainment, which are crucial in supporting the technology sector. “If The whole package of an urban system should grow together.”.

Real Estate 86

Real Estate Transportation Industry Innovation 86

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Digital technology will transform every sector and economic system on the planet in almost unimaginable ways even those once thought to be immune from its effects,” says Tercek. Naming this sweeping trend, vaporized , Tercek predicts that whatever can be vaporized will be. It will continue.

Trends 50

Trends Software Retail Resistance 50

Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 9, 2011

Adam is currently right in the middle of his leadership journey, overseeing a large staff at a very successful retail operation. Like the generations preceding them, Millennials are products of the major events and technologies that became widespread during their formative years. Millennials must feel significant in their role.

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Leadership Tactics Management Maturity 296

Strategy Driven

JULY 8, 2019

The fulfillment process is well-trodden territory for brick-and-mortar retailers: packages come directly to the stores at predictable intervals. The latest trend in last mile delivery management focuses on the localization of distribution, where the goal is to leverage the existing infrastructure and optimize it through technology.

Transportation 50

Transportation Parcell Supply Chain Management 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Savvy content-based platforms are leveraging AI to this trend and carefully curate their influencer relationships. Are the big retail platforms ready for this new model? Managing the platform to generate sales, therefore, is about enabling the right content to reach the right viewers.

Influence 20

Influence Retail Content Trends 20

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Few industries are being disrupted as drastically as the retail industry. More retail purchases are moving online, and a growing number of manufacturers now sell to consumers directly, cutting out retailers entirely. It’s either adapt to the new environment or step aside and make room for a competitor who can.

Retail 10

Retail Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2017

As more companies struggle to find their niche with the modern consumer, they’re turning to new technologies to recreate this sensory experience. To embrace this market shift, retailers will need to experiment with a range of technologies and strategies across marketing, supply chain, and merchandising. Insight Center.

Retail 8

Retail Supply Chain Merchandising Brand 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Special Edition 50 – An Interview with Marshall Fisher, co-author of The New Science of Retailing examines the use of analytics to improve an organization’s supply chain performance in a way that ultimately enhances the bottom line. Thank you again for listening to the StrategyDriven Podcast !

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Supply Chain Retail Bottom-up Newsletter 57

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2011

This post is part of the HBR Forum, The Future of Retail. Along with the growth in scale of leading retailers in the 20th century came a growing attitude toward the people working in the stores: they were a cost to be minimized. Yet at one large retail chain we studied (pdf) , those systems didn't seem to be doing the trick.

Retail 15

Retail Merchandising Succession Taylorism 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2012

billion , entrepreneurial companies with technology at their core have disrupted entire industries and threatened or eliminated incumbents. A 2011 IBM study of over 3,000 CIOs revealed that CIO-CEO alignment is stronger than ever, with traditional companies aggressively investing in technology innovation.

Technology 13

Technology Venture Capitalist CIO ROI 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Small startup firms are already developing proprietary technologies — such as machine vision, deep learning, and other innovations —– that could help large investors evaluate opportunities and risks with far greater accuracy and efficiency than was previously possible. But right now that’s not happening.

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Operations Intangible Assets Venture Capitalist Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

Read more from DXC Technology: Embracing Digital Change Requires a Clear Strategic Focus. 6 Digital Trends Are Poised to Transform How We Work. Digital transformation transcends technology. Digital transformation is often viewed through a narrow technology lens, as just another mobile project or e-commerce initiative.

Technology 8

Technology Industry GDP Content 8

Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

I was recently asked to think about how 2013 trends will impact women in the work force and how women will impact the trends. But many of the trends are picking up speed now and should become even more pronounced in 2013. Her response: a complete reinvention of her business, a new name, new technology and a reconfigured role ?

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Trends Power Simon Real Estate 265

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2018

The supply chain is the heart of a company’s operations. To make the best decisions, managers need access to real-time data about their supply chain, but the limitations of legacy technologies can thwart the goal of end-to-end transparency. However, those days may soon be behind us. Reskilling implications.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Management Retail Technology 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 28, 2022

To achieve perpetual growth and increase revenues, businesses need to work closely with all parties involved in fulfilling core business operations. This includes a business’s suppliers, logistics partners, warehousing, distribution, retailers, and end-users or customers. Understanding Supply Chain Management.

Supply Chain 101

Supply Chain Agility Management Operations 101

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2014

When I argue that e-commerce isn’t likely to destroy innovative omnichannel retailers , I typically receive passionate responses. Am I really suggesting that the growth of e-commerce will slow before it annihilates most physical retailing? All show similar trends. in operating margins over the past three years.

Retail 8

Retail Price Forrester Merchandising 8

HR Digest

JUNE 24, 2023

Understanding HR Analytics The Evolution of HR Management Over the past century, HR management has undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from an operational discipline to a strategic function. Optimized HR Operations: HR analytics streamlines HR processes by automating data collection, analysis, and reporting.

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Metrics Trends Compliance Analysis 98

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2014

Small businesses are also instrumental to our innovation economy; small firms produce 13 times more patents per employee than larger firms and employ more than 40% of high technology workers in America. Taken together, these trends are cause for concern, as they may threaten the viability of U.S. small businesses.

Technology 9

Technology Banking Class Real Estate 9

Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

Operating-cost productivity metrics might include the component costs for building an automobile or delivering a package, the rates of rework, and so forth. Some examples include new technologies, changes in customer preferences, new ways of serving customers, and disruptive threats.

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ROIC Balanced Scorecard Metrics McKinsey 62

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Fewer than one-third (30%) of respondents to our survey see innovation as one of the top three challenges their company faces in achieving its strategic objectives, and just 21% think that technology trends are a major strategic challenge. These firms also had higher-rated processes for innovation. Director Recruitment and Skills.

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Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

make your own operations more efficient. create the opportunity to invent new operations. defend against “attack from beneath” and maintain your reputation for ethical operations. Joseph , a scrap-metal recycler, in order to secure supplies for its operations. The Future of Operations. New operations.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Contract Manufacturing Outsourcing Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2016

They operate in different sectors including banking, construction/engineering, consumer/retail, government, professional services, scientific and technical equipment and TMT (telecommunications, media and technology). the UK and New Zealand.

Trends 8

Trends Telecommunications Survey Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2011

This post is part of the HBR Forum, The Future of Retail. We're still operating with our primitive brain and, ultimately, we're primed to guard against starvation. Evermore sophisticated checkout systems allowed retailers to tally each purchase, maintain stock control, and see what was being purchased when.

Retail 15

Retail Wireless Advertising Price 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2017

It has also been acquiring e-commerce niche players, including Shoebuy and outdoor gear retailer Moosejaw, and digital technology companies, such as search experts Adchemy and cloud platform OneOps. Walmart has perhaps the best physical distribution and retail network in the world.

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IT Strategy Strategy Core Competence Price 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2014

In e-commerce, advances in tracking and analytics have made it possible for retailers to understand what individual customers are doing before they make a purchase, and to gather and analyze hundreds and thousands of data points to identify trends. Brick-and-mortar stores haven’t had the same advantage.

Retail 11

Retail Chief Technology Officer Technology Merchandising 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Amazon and other digital retailers have done just that. Consumers can select one-click options to get their delivery within a specific timeframe, but are oblivious to the operational complexity that goes on behind the scenes to make it happen.

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System Planning Health Care Insurance 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2012

At old line retailer JC Penney, Ron Johnson, the former head of Apple's retail operation, was recently appointed CEO — though the news of late calls into question how well these marriages of new and old worlds will fare. In retail, there's Wal-Mart. In distribution, there's Ingram Micro and Sysco.

Retail 14

Retail CEO Health Care Middle Management 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2012

To this day, Cook continues as one of the best when it comes to operational excellence. Cook's public face is deeply and publicly connected to Apple operations, ranging from supply chain challenges in China to eating with employees in Apple's lunchroom. It's fascinating to watch where Cook has spent his time at work so far in 2012.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Retail PR Industry 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Informal retail and cash purchases are the norm, and that has its risks and costs. Other mobile service operators are also vying to release innovations to help customers pay for things without cash, receive money from abroad, and obtain micro loans and insurance products. And cellular technology is leading the way.

Banking 8

Banking Retail Wireless Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

In health care, these tools are changing the way doctors identify people at risk of developing certain diseases; in fashion, they crunch purchasing data to anticipate trends; sales and marketing experts use them to tailor ad campaigns. Strategy-making can now happen in real time. Strategy can anticipate and learn.

Strategy 11

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Blockchain technology is not well understood and subject to a lot of hype. However, there are many reasons to invest the time now to understand the technology and begin exploring specific marketing applications for your industry. Retailers routinely pay credit card companies 3% payment processing fees, while gas stations pay even more.

Marketing 10

Marketing Advertising Technology Content 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2014

It’s used to design and develop just about any product you can think of, from consumer goods to industrial equipment – or any service or experience ranging from retail customer service interactions to luxury hotel stays. But have you thought about the implications of this trend for management practices? Innovation Operations'

Software 8

Software Industry Productivity Products 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2018

For the latter, we measured incumbents’ operational efficiency, commitment to innovation, and defenses against attack. Incumbents in these industries often own established brands, proprietary technology, and control of distribution channels. There are exceptions, however, such as Lowe’s, the home-improvement retailer.

Industry 8

Industry Fixed Assets Retail Market Penetration 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2018

. “Any time you start something new like [an innovation initiative], that cuts across many areas, there’s a potential for people feeling like you’re in their backyard,” says Michael Britt, a senior vice president who heads the Energy Innovation Center at Southern Company, a major utility operator.

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Innovation Company Budgeting Survey 15