Strategy Driven

AUGUST 2, 2021

Commodities, including chemicals, paint, glue, wine and alcohol, liquids, and some perishable foods need to be transported above freezing temperatures. Protect From Freeze Services. Some temperature-controlled shipments need additional protection to avoid freezing. Importance of Monitoring Temperatures.

Management 121

Management Tips Transportation Chemicals 121

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 2, 2020

Sectors such as chemicals, food and drink, and textiles were among the most enthusiastic shifters. The very act of diversifying trade patterns itself does not come without any risk, as transport costs are likely to grow, and companies are forced to operate in unfamiliar markets with unfamiliar bureaucracy. Tariff barriers.

Supply Chain 94

Supply Chain Hedge Credit Risk Bureaucracy 94

Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2019

Each classification indicates a different level of risk when transporting a hazardous material. There are many packaging regulations surrounding hazardous materials because some packaging forms can melt if there are highly dangerous chemicals involved. This is particularly true for those that are transporting hazardous materials.

Transportation 51

Transportation Class Outsourcing Risk Management 51

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 5, 2020

Majority of the industries like medical, glassworks and dies, dental applications, chemical processing and petroleum refining now use platinum as a catalytic controller or a major component. It is also readily used in transport applications to lessen global warming and exhaust waste to a much greater degree.

Price 67

Price Short-term Long-term Globalization 67

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 31, 2020

Any establishment that’s involved in the production, manufacturing, processing, storing, transporting, distribution, or selling of food or beverages should have a rigorous and reliable food safety management system. That’s according to the latest data from the Census Bureau’s economic census in 2012.

How To 65

How To Supply Chain Document Licensing 65

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 30, 2021

Packaging and transporting the product is as important as manufacturing it. They can be remodelled many times by heating without causing any chemical change. Its surface is treated with manual labour or chemicals for the desired shape. Now, it is being used by packaging companies to their advantage.

Industry 89

Industry Chemicals Objective Brand 89

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

In 1960, the editor of the Harvard Business Review, Theodore Levitt, wrote that the failure of railroads could be explained in part by the myopic view that they were in the railroad business and not the transportation business, which left them vulnerable to competition from cars, trucks, and planes.

Health Care 15

Health Care Levitt Film Chemicals 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Sensors can also be used to detect the presence of harmful gases or chemicals emanating from a storage tank, factory, or plant in the path of destruction. For hurricanes or tsunamis, sensors can monitor water levels to send alerts at the first sign of flooding. Connecting People and Information During a Disaster.

Transportation 8

Transportation Tactics System Chemicals 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2011

Many of Dow chemical's products, such as its insulation and solar shingles , are energy intensive to make. Like many sustainability leaders, Pepsi doesn't see its green strategy as stopping at the perimeter of the company, but rather as extending systemically across companies and regions.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Chemicals Energy System 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Among non-financial corporations, most of the effect is accounted for by just five industries: pharmaceuticals/chemicals, petroleum refining, transportation equipment/defense, utilities, and communications. First, the link between regulation and profits is highly concentrated in a small number of politically influential industries.

Pharmaceuticals 10

Pharmaceuticals Politics Price Chemicals 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2011

They faced difficult choices: Wait somewhere until the transportation systems started working again although no one knew when that might happen; walk on jammed roads for tens of miles to get home; or find a roof for the night. Masterminding several of these initiatives is a group of people in their 30s and early 40s.

Crisis 14

Crisis COO Chemicals Transportation 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

This matters because prediction is an input to a host of activities including transportation, agriculture, healthcare, energy manufacturing, and retail. In contrast, the value of film-related chemicals fell – we wanted less of them. These components were complements to arithmetic; they were used together.

Film 8

Film Cost Technology Chemicals 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

DuPont was forced to dissolve its patent-pooling arrangements with foreign chemical firms and disgorge its cross-holdings in GM stock, devastating both its top and bottom lines. Business law Regulation Disruptive innovation Growth strategy Transportation'

Reputation 8

Reputation Disruptive Innovation Letter Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2011

The Korea Air Limo buses provide very pleasant, convenient, and affordable transport between the airport and any hotel. I've been told really cheap bottled water in India is probably worse than tap water, because chemicals from the plastic eek into the water. Are you an expat in Asia? What observations would you add?

Airlines 15

Airlines Hotels Travel Chemicals 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

Attacking "other" greenhouse gases , those that can be much more powerful warming agents than CO2, such as methane (which comes from animals/farms, natural gas leaks, and landfills) and HFCs (the class of chemicals used in refrigerants). It''s not just innovation to avoid regulations — that''s old school.

Payback Period 8

Payback Period Energy Politics Efficiency 8

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

Fact 6: The lowest number of women in leadership roles are in the consumer products, transportation services, computer software, technology, chemicals, energy and utilities, construction, industrial manufacturing and automotive and transport industries (15 to 30 percent of leaders are women).

Diversity 120

Diversity Globalization Industry Transportation 120

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

In an industry that involves selling machines that transport humans at fast speeds, the notion that employees wouldn’t be encouraged to discuss safety seems odd. “GM employees should raise safety concerns quickly and forcefully, and be recognized for doing so.” At some, the safety chief has direct access to the CEO.”

Root Cause Analysis 8

Root Cause Analysis Edmondson Industry CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2015

” When leaders include vivid images in their communications, they’re transporting employees to the future by telling snippets of a compelling story — a story that captures events that have yet to unfold. Along these lines, visions with image-based words are more consistent with the literal meaning of the word “vision.”

System 8

System Long-term Chemicals Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

With all of the changes and uncertainty, companies in a wide range of industries – from autos and chemicals to electronics and appliances – are moving quickly to rethink supply chains and make them more resilient. It also saves money because transportation costs on those U.S.-made Census Bureau data. made goods are lower.)

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Chemicals Uncertainty Policies 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2016

But methane leakage at fracking sites, in long distance gas pipelines, and in transportation — really everywhere in the value chain — goes largely unmeasured. Measured at the power plant, natural gas burns much cleaner, so the numbers initially looked good. It’s a huge problem. Clean tech will win big.

Energy 8

Energy Price Cooper Commitment 8