Strategy Driven

MARCH 14, 2019

However they want to choose what kind of engine it will have, the paint scheme, the interior, the technology and the additional accessories like a roof rack option. That’s why a CQB apparel configurator is something that you need to provide for businesses that want to quickly see how much their unique demands will cost.

Apparel 59

Apparel Retail Software Fashion 59

Steve Farber

JANUARY 9, 2017

Technology. A recent study by Korn Ferry found that 63 percent of the 800 leaders they interviewed said technology will be their firm’s greatest source of competitive advantage within five years. And 67 percent said technology will create greater value in the future than people. Technology is important.

Competitive Advantage 63

Competitive Advantage Letter Apparel Welch 63

Steve Farber

JANUARY 9, 2017

Technology. A recent study by Korn Ferry found that 63 percent of the 800 leaders they interviewed said technology will be their firm’s greatest source of competitive advantage within five years. And 67 percent said technology will create greater value in the future than people. Technology is important.

Competitive Advantage 40

Competitive Advantage Letter Apparel Welch 40

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

Many mature industries are experiencing significant technological disruption. Leaders in every industry are no doubt keeping a vigilant eye on such developments, yet one very important aspect of this disruption has been largely overlooked: technology fundamentally changes what makes your brand premium. The choice is truly that stark.

Automotive 8

Automotive Brand Technology White Paper 8

Tanveer Naseer

MAY 19, 2015

These leaders understand that while modern technological advances might change the way we connect, work, and share ideas, it doesn’t change what matters to us – what’s in our hearts and what makes us feel like we’re making a difference with our lives.

Leadership 100

Leadership Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Apparel 100

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2015

Wearable technologies, implanted devices, and smartphone apps allow continuous monitoring and create a ubiquitous, 24/7, digitized picture of your health that can be accessed and analyzed in real-time, anywhere. Technological advances based on the Bartender model will also push the boundaries of healthcare into new retail frontiers.

Technology 8

Technology Retail Apparel Customer Loyalty 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2017

Sponsored by DXC Technology. At Procter & Gamble, for instance, technology says it’s time to remind parents about Pampers, while analytics says that direct marketing is the best way to do it. Make room for new technologies. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide. How the best companies get up to speed.

Retail 8

Retail Brand Apparel Discount 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2016

The American textile and apparel industries, for example, will tell you that the evidence can be found in the blood on the floor — their blood, on what used to be their floor. Technologically, Tencent’s WeChat may seem like a WhatsApp knockoff, but it allows users to do a multitude of things that other messaging apps cannot.

Business Model 10

Business Model Innovation Company Apparel 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

And with today’s technologies, companies now have the ability to see and act on these fluctuations in the moment. As new technologies shift customer journeys and expectations, they can (and should) also enhance companies’ abilities to engage with customers in the most relevant ways. Don’t be loyal to the status quo.

Loyalty 14

Loyalty Marketing Apparel Maslow 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

The technologies and processes that are transforming companies. To examine this possibility, I conducted research on recent developments in Nike Inc’s apparel supply chain with Jens Hainmueller of Stanford University and Richard M. Insight Center. Operations in a Connected World. Sponsored by Accenture. Locke of Brown University.

Lean Manufacturing 9

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2016

The right technologies, however, can be incredibly valuable, driving customer satisfaction and possibly even providing a sustainable competitive advantage. Start by identifying those, and then use digital technology to alleviate them. The second lever is to use digital technology to materially improve customer service.

Trends 10

Trends Hotels Competitive Advantage Retail 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2017

Innovation abounds (especially in technology) and new value is being created hand over fist — yet the resulting wealth gains go to the few, while the many wind up financially worse off. It’s an apparel manufacturer called 99Degrees Custom. Industrial Revolution.”

Drucker 9

Drucker Apparel Chemicals Globalization 9

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. apparel, automobiles, retailing, media, hotels, restaurants & leisure); Consumer Staples (e.g.,

Innovation 10

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2012

With the Winter holiday shopping season, fashion apparel retailer Zara has been the focus of media attention — the New York Times recently profiled the innovative fast fashion business model pioneered by Zara, while Elizabeth Cline's book on the costs of fast fashion has climbed up the sales charts.

Business Model 9

Business Model Innovation First-mover Advantage Apparel 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

The company offers a subscription clothing and styling service that delivers apparel to its customers’ doors. Harnessing the power of machine learning and other technologies. But users of the service don’t actually shop for clothes; in fact, Stitch Fix doesn’t even have an online store. Insight Center.

Company 8

Company Fashion Apparel Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

In fact, the relentless drive to embrace digital technologies has been ongoing for many decades. What also seems to have been forgotten are the lessons from these earlier attempts to leverage IT (remember that IT is a digital technology). The technologies and processes that are transforming companies. Insight Center.

Tools 8

Tools Supply Chain CRM Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2015

The network effect, which describes how services and technologies become more valuable as more people use them, has driven the success of many internet companies. The advertising guru David Jones dubbed this mixing of branding and technology as “brandtech.” They leverage technology in innovative ways.

Brand 8

Brand Apparel Software Content 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The digital work crisis is this unnerving pace of technological change, complex global networks, and lists product and service variation in almost infinite work streams, a whole tone of digital distractions, and fundamental access to more data than humans can handle. Let’s say it’s an apparel company, right.

Content 8

Content Crisis Apparel Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

And finally, does the operating model support the company’s strategic mission with the right combination of people, process, technology, and tools? What is your approach to risk taking, experimentation, and test and learn? Are you focusing opex and capex on these priorities in order to build competitively differentiated capabilities?

Strategy 8

Strategy Company Banking Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

The emergence of the iPhone and smart technology completely altered the way consumers interact with media and brands. Nike, once an athletic apparel brand telling stories of athletic solo willpower, has now taken on a systemic nature by introducing brand experiences , such as Nike Plus, Nike Plus Training Club, Nike Plus Running Club, etc.

Brand 8

Brand Productivity Products Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Customers Decision making Information & technology' What they found surprised them. As they reported in a paper published in 2008 , rule-of-thumb methods were generally as good or even slightly better at predicting individual customer behavior than sophisticated models. “If If you are in a world that’s highly predictable, make it complex.”

Simon 10

Simon Retail Uncertainty Apparel 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2016

The technologies and processes that are transforming companies. Some retailers and manufacturers—in the apparel, footwear, and electronics industries—have launched programs to make their customers interested in preserving their products and preventing things that still have value from going to the landfill. Insight Center.

Company 8

Company Apparel Incentives Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2013

2 spot, Rebook tried to develop a credible rival to Nike''s "air" technology — the Energy Return System , a group of shock-absorbent tubes under the midsole of its shoes, and The Pump , an inflation device that provided personalized fit and cushioning. While each technology bumped sales, something was still missing.

Company 9

Company Apparel Brand Advertising 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2018

At many of the largest companies, in industries like aerospace and technology, limited budgets are not an obstacle. Too many companies wait for the annual strategic off-site to roll around before they address the changing dynamics of their market. Lack of budget (41% of respondents.).

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Budgeting Survey 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

By helping business leaders to improve their businesses, the CIO becomes an obvious candidate to fill any open role that involves technology, process, or strong governance. Other companies have multiple employee collaboration platforms with different rules and technologies. Is CDO the next step for the aspiring CIO-Plus?

CIO 8

CIO Technology Apparel Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

The chief marketing officers at consumer products companies, the heads of design at luxury apparel companies, and the heads of logistics at large retailers are cases in point. These are jobs in R&D, technology, and other areas vital to a firm’s strategic direction, product development, and process efficiency.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

production of cheap natural gas (using new fracking technology). Cheap sensors, fast computing, and new technologies have led to new user-friendly manufacturing automation that increases productivity. In contrast, it will be easier for footwear and apparel companies to move to lower-cost locations. Labor costs. Automation.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Survey Price Apparel 8

HR Digest

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Over the last few years, our company Mathison , has been leading global research on the hiring practices of hundreds of employers, authoring the first book in our space, Hiring for Diversity and developing holistic technology to help employers identify gaps in their hiring process, define their strategy, and equip the entire team to take action.

Diversity 98

Diversity Organization Training Apparel 98

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

For our recent book we studied companies from a broad range of industries that operate this way, including Apple, CEMEX, Danaher, Haier, IKEA, Inditex (known for its Zara apparel business), Starbucks and many others. Starbucks applies its capabilities in talent management and distinctive retailing to everything it does.

Management 8

Management Short-term Constraint Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

This narrative has rested on three propositions: that globalization is a major driver of growth and prosperity; that technological progress enriches our lives; and that shareholder returns reflect businesses’ contributions to societal progress. The same goes for technology.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

There is concern these days about how technology is replacing our jobs and estranging our connections. The only hope seems to be make our technology appear more human. In the apparel industry, companies choose one path or the other between high-tech and high touch. High-tech and high-touch.

Chief Operating Officer 8

Chief Operating Officer Apparel Marketing Porter 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2011

In reality, each country needs the other to succeed in order to thrive — to finance growth, secure export markets, train talent, transfer technology, and more. Take, for example, the debate over economic competition between China and the U.S. But at the economic level, competition is much more nuanced and even muted.

Apparel 15

Apparel Pharmaceuticals Finance Licensing 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

By lowering the "China price," the world's low-cost manufacturer is doing to solar what it did to the apparel and electronics sectors: driving higher-cost producers (usually in the West) out of business. Once technologies take off, doublings can happen pretty fast — just ask the investors in the Internet, mobile or social media.

Energy 8

Energy Apparel Cost Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

The technologies and trends shaping tomorrow’s businesses. Owning that entire process meant that the outsourcer not only sold more business to the customer but also could provide it with greater value by identifying challenges in processing and then incorporating the need to address those issues into the technology roadmap.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Contract Manufacturing Outsourcing Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Here, Try Some Nixon and Kimchi: How the Garment Industry Came to Bangladesh Planet Money I admit it: The reference to Nixon and kimchi in the headline got me to read it, but this piece on how Bangladesh came to be a world center for apparel manufacturing held my interest.

CTO 8

CTO Apparel Ryan Proposal 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2012

Our system of competition yields amazing results — incredible technological innovation provided in massive quantities very quickly. Yes, to some degree, since other companies with deep connections to China have done better on working conditions (a Times source name checks HP, Intel, and Nike for example).

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel Cost Morale 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

And 43% cited technology expertise, HR-talent management, international-global expertise, and succession planning as the skills missing most on their boards. consumer durables & apparel, retailing, education, media, hotels, restaurants & leisure); Consumer Staples (e.g., We also looked at results by industry and region.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Biotechnology Health Care Real Estate 8