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Insourcing at GE: The Real Story

Harvard Business Review

GE''s " insourcing " of appliance manufacturing to the U.S. GE''s insourcing is actually quite similar. To spread the new culture more broadly, management decided to form another cross-functional team (a "Little Big Room") to define tenets about how they would operate. General Electric Operations Strategy'

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Building a Software Start-Up Inside GE

Harvard Business Review

GE started on one floor of a large office building in 2012 and has grown to take over all five floors. Melody Ivory , a User Experience Product Manager, told me, “I was about employee number 30 in February 2012. By June of 2012 we were close to 100. Operations Competitive strategy Technology'

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Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners: Lessons from Banner Health

Harvard Business Review

Nonetheless, between 2012 and mid-2103, Banner has captured nearly $70 million in savings, and by 2017, the savings will contribute $256 million annually to its bottom line. By the end of 2012, the first year of implementation, Banner captured $31 million in G&A savings. . Capitalize on success. Capitalize on success.

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