Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2013

The key lies in developing and exploiting "proprietary data" — data that you and you alone possess. There, he introduced the contrasting notions of "infrastructure" and "proprietary" technologies. An infrastructure technology diffuses throughout the economy in support of numerous industries and, in time, becomes available to all.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Customer Intimacy Supply Chain Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

and transplanting it somewhere else, particularly in a developing country. There doesn’t appear to be any supply chain or heavy machinery to worry about. Absent regulatory barriers, Google can so easily extend its search technology to new regions and countries that would-be rivals struggle to find an untapped location.

Business Model 8

Business Model Hotels Supply Chain Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

These numbers represent more than three times as much as was invested in 2013. Create your own internal robo-advisory service : Companies could develop their own robotic or semi-robotic advice for key decision domains. . $4 to $5 billion was invested by VCs in AI in 2016. There are likely to be corporate equivalents of these functions.

Consultative 8

Consultative Strategy Advice McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Supply chain transactions, real estate deals, and even weddings and funerals have been frozen. Indeed, since the chaos erupted, the prime minister has tweeted : “Time has come for everyone, particularly my young friends, to embrace e-banking, mobile banking & more such technology.” million hours and $0.5

Banking 8

Banking Cost Policies Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

This year, there were countless eco-efficiency stories about companies saving millions of dollars and developing new tools to make buildings, fleets ( Staples and UPS, for example ), and manufacturing much leaner. The green supply chain gets some teeth: Walmart changes incentives for buyers. Five Questions For 2013.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Constraint P&L Energy 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2017

Over the last two decades, business leaders in the West have been responding to risks posed by profound changes in the global economy, in technology, and in demographics. They have used advances in information technology, which might have destroyed their businesses, to improve their offerings and cut their cost of production.

Politics 10

Politics Supply Chain Offshoring Globalization 10

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. A 2013 Pew Research survey found that business executives ranked ninth out of 10 professions in terms of social contribution, only placing ahead of lawyers. Perhaps U.S.

Globalization 8

Globalization Education Policies Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

TPP’s high quality rules and new competition will also help economic reformers across the Pacific, from an aging Japan that needs structural changes for its economy to grow, to a rising Vietnam that needs an international legal framework to develop further. Between 1993-2013, the value of U.S. automakers more competitive.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Politics Policies Globalization 8