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A Closed-Loop Strategy Execution System

Six Disciplines

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Kaplan and Dr. David P. Plan Operations: improve key processes; develop sales plan; plan resource capacity; prepare budgets. Innovate Purposefully ).

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A Closed-Loop Strategy Execution System

Six Disciplines

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Kaplan and Dr. David P. Plan Operations: improve key processes; develop sales plan; plan resource capacity; prepare budgets. Innovate Purposefully ).

System 85
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Performance Measurement

Strategy Driven

Operating-cost productivity metrics might include the component costs for building an automobile or delivering a package, the rates of rework, and so forth. Pharmaceutical companies have long needed deep scientific-innovation leadership capabilities but relatively few general managers.

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Making Sense of Our Very Competitive, Super Monopolistic Economy

Harvard Business Review

A company has an innovative idea, which for a while provides competitive advantage. Later on, a new innovator comes along and pushes it aside. They have gotten to where they are because they operate in sectors where there are network effects.” The fear of being overtaken pushes firms to innovate.