Strategy Driven

AUGUST 24, 2017

According to estimates by supply chain management organizations, the global supply chain market is worth more than $10 trillion a year. In short, it’s an enormous business, consuming some 6 percent of total world GDP, more than military spending and education combined. Returns management should be a major focus.

Supply Chain 50

Supply Chain Strategy Cost Software 50

Strategy Driven

MAY 11, 2016

As Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund states: if women were employed at the same rate as men, GDP would increase by 5 percent in the United States, by 9 percent in Japan and by 27 percent in India. Women are historically underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Mentor 50

Mentor GDP Education Engineering 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2018

New research from the McKinsey Global Institute simulates the potential global macroeconomic impact of five powerful technologies (computer vision, natural language, virtual assistants, robotic process automation, and advanced machine learning). GDP growth a year across the period. The average effect on GDP depends on multiple factors.

GDP 9

GDP McKinsey Long-term Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

We should also question the assumption that investor preference for quick returns limits managers’ ability to invest in the future. In fact, private capital investment, an even larger ticket item than R&D, has also been increasing and is at historically high levels of GDP. However, not all investments are equal.

Innovation 8

Innovation Short-term Long-term Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In the technology world, we’ve seen the tremendous impact that eBay has made in helping small e-commerce businesses get off the ground. Now imagine if eBay went beyond providing a technology platform and entered the field of business incubation in a meaningful way, It’s an idea that could have a huge impact.

Business Incubator 8

Business Incubator Incubator Company Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

economy as a whole, rather than the narrow, specific slices of technology or communication, the first decade of the 21st century did not generate expected growth in jobs, revenues, profits, or stock prices. The business press puts a tremendous focus on technology and innovation, but what it doesn't do is put it into context.

Innovation 12

Innovation Supply Chain Offshoring Policies 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2010

a year, on average, between 2002 and 2007, with foreign investments touching a record $10 billion in 2008. Local leaders managed this by enhancing value — not reducing it. In order to add value, Colombia will need to invest more in technology development. People haven't noticed, but the Colombian economy expanded by 5.5%

GDP 15

GDP Price Incentives Globalization 15