Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2012

In sharp contrast to Nokia's approach, Apple offered developers a uniform development environment and a direct path to market. Customization was no longer tied to hardware and supply chains; it became the purview of users and developers. Apple learned from Nokia's mistake.

Innovation 13

Innovation Supply Chain Telecommunications Core Competence 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

The answer is the sharp and unexpected rise of existential risk. As a result, the risk-reward ratios that we take for granted, such tight global supply chains, may no longer make sense. Every half century or so, the risk assumptions underlying our economic, social and political foundations change dramatically.

Uncertainty 14

Uncertainty Supply Chain Scenario Planning Sharpe 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

As more retailers follow Amazon's lead they are finding that the magic requires not only sharp information analytics, but also the right language tone, timing, process management, and strategy to deliver each customer to the best next step.

Brand 15

Brand Retail Fashion Supply Chain 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2017

For example, in 2014, at the onset of the sharp deterioration in U.S.-Russian At the same time, multinationals are feeling pressured by the state to demonstrate their commitment to the market by further localizing their supply chain, labor, brand, and production. ” Similarly, hours after the U.S.

Policies 9

Policies Supply Chain Politics Operations 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

But as companies get bigger, they have a harder and harder time staying close to their customers and maintaining the sharp, ground-level instincts of a younger company. Then our head of supply chain would do the same.

Company 10

Company Hotels Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

When you consider that the alternative is having employees spend hours pouring over complex data sets or equally inaccessible data visualizations, the value of advanced NLG starts to come into sharp focus. Not surprisingly, the executives who run these chains are pretty focused on data. Alexa and the rise of conversational interfaces.

Call Center 8

Call Center Supply Chain Committee Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2012

In particular, the necessity of the sharp focus provided by the Red Team/Blue Team structure is vividly illustrated by the recent official report of "The Fukishima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission." Such a robust process was clearly lacking in catastrophic events such as the BP gulf spill and the financial crisis.

Risk Management 11

Risk Management Supply Chain Crisis Report 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2015

Together, they represent a significant percentage of the world’s tobacco supply chain. GoodWeave could never have done this without the support of private enterprises that saw the value of a humane supply chain, and consumers who voted with their dollars for a more just economy.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Licensing Sharpe Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

America's Corporate Elite used innovations in IT and communication to build more efficient supply chains, and turned to China for the lowest-cost manufactured goods and India for the lowest-cost services. This massive transfer helped upwards of half a billion people out of poverty in Asia, but decimated U.S.

Innovation 12

Innovation Supply Chain Offshoring Policies 12

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. A sharp, shared definition of innovation. These efforts have paid huge dividends.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

It is the second smallest market in Latin America — a sharp difference compared with only a few years ago, when it used to compete with markets such as Argentina, Chile, and Colombia as the third largest market in the region, after Brazil and Mexico.

Sharpe 8

Sharpe Price Politics Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Simply put, business is the 800-pound gorilla where this issue is concerned: 80% of global trade is orchestrated by supply chains of multinational firms. The private sector has a huge role to play in alleviating anger about globalization. almost always), businesses have some discretion in dealing with these issues.

Globalization 8

Globalization Education Policies Survey 8