Strategy Driven

MAY 15, 2015

The client is opening new locations in new communities and asks its consultants to formulate a plan of action and oversee operating aspects. Widget manufacturing companies team with retail management experts to open a string of widget stores. Distribution centers and networks for retail products.

Cooper 50

Cooper Open-book Tourism Telecommunications 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Across the retail landscape, a war is going on, and the battles are being fought on multiple fronts: business models, channels, brands, customers, technologies, and more. This is having a knock-on effect on traditional retail brands that are struggling to compete in the new world order. By Paul Clarke, Chief Technology Officer, Ocado.

Retail 8

Retail Technology Content Chief Technology Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Small startup firms are already developing proprietary technologies — such as machine vision, deep learning, and other innovations —– that could help large investors evaluate opportunities and risks with far greater accuracy and efficiency than was previously possible.

Operations 8

Operations Intangible Assets Venture Capitalist Hedge 8

Building Personal Strength

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Is it the clothing retail business? Can you operate weapons? Constructive feedback? People who want to be successful should get serious work about developing themselves in all four of these areas. And in my new online self-development service, ProStar Coach. Is it the restaurant business? Can you cook great food?

Skills 44

Skills Bottom-up Video Blog 44

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2018

To be constructive, we also asked about the things that foster innovation.) The responses , from 270 corporate leaders in strategy, innovation, and research and development roles, were illuminating. The culture at large companies is typically built on a foundation of operational excellence and predictable growth.

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Budgeting Survey 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2017

million people who work as retail salespeople and cashiers and in food prep and service — the three largest occupations in the United States — earn poverty-level wages and have unpredictable schedules, few opportunities for success and growth, and little meaning and dignity in their jobs. Here’s why.

Merchandising 8

Merchandising Retail Competitive Advantage Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Research shows that abnormal weather disrupts the operating and financial performance of 70% of businesses worldwide. Drawing upon the UK’s retail sectors for empirical evidence, we developed a methodology to assess and hedge the exposure of sales to weather risks.

Hedge 8

Hedge Apparel Risk Management Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

It includes changes in how an organization interacts with its customers, citizens, or patients; in operational processes; in business models; in supply chain relationships; and in how employees use information to generate insight. If those linkages cannot be developed, then those investments should not be pursued. Insight Center.

Tools 8

Tools Supply Chain CRM Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2014

Coca-Cola is one of the many companies that are making efforts to tackle the world’s greatest societal challenges — water scarcity, climate change, and even the rights of women and girls in the developing world. How has Coca-Cola integrated these CSR principles into your operations? It can be difficult to measure and compare.

CEO 10

CEO Supply Chain Operations Brand 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

Heavy machinery company Caterpillar is reportedly exploring the use of drones for fleet vehicle management in the field, while drones are the cornerstone of Komatsu’s “Smart Construction” service, which can fully automate bulldozers and excavators. Insight Center. How Digital Business Models Are Changing.

Competitive Advantage 9

Competitive Advantage Company Outsourcing Analysis 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2017

They include building glistening landmarks that anchor their digital strategy (as Dubai has done), removing roadblocks and bottlenecks to improve their underlying speed and agility (Boston), or changing course altogether to construct an entirely new city (Shanghai). Dubai: Erecting Modern Landmarks. How the best companies get up to speed.

Planning 8

Planning Agility System Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2016

The ability to make thousands of changes a day to its online retail service has been a key reason Amazon is expanding its online lead over Walmart and other historically “bricks and mortar” retailers. Large decreases in costs by eliminating the waste of fully developing features that fail in the market.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Software Engineering 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

For example, same-store sales or sales per square foot measure success in the retail industry, and various volume measures do it in commodity industries. “In-store experience” has long been a core metric for retailers, and for good reason. ” A key word here is perception. Unit sales don’t.”

Metrics 8

Metrics Business Model Retail Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2014

And the essence of Walt Disney’s original strategy remains intact today: to construct a range of businesses — from animated film to fun parks, TV, retail, cruise ships, and more — around a group of engaging, family-friendly characters. Or consider U.S.

Company 8

Company Supply Chain Airlines Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

For example, despite subdued consumer demand, new clothing retailers are moving into South Africa to tap the country’s underserved middle class. Companies operating in SSA cannot ignore the country, even though it will suffer substantially from the impact of low oil prices on the currency and business activity.

GDP 8

GDP Politics Marketing Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

When we ask business audiences to guess how many companies with revenues above $1 billion are operating across the continent, their answers range from 50 to 100—but the true number is 400, with a combined annual income of $1.2 For instance, we find that only 30% of revenues are earned by companies that operate in the resources sector.

Globalization 8

Globalization Long-term GDP Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2017

The EU’s case asserts, among other things, that Google unfairly exploits its dominance in search engines and smartphone operating systems to restrict competition in shopping services, ad placement services, and smartphone app store markets. Google has appealed and is now preparing its defense. What Is a Digital Replica?

Company 9

Company Engineering Operations Construction 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Drawing on her work with business leaders, she has developed the following categorization of how people prefer to think: Conceptual : Reads signs of coming change; sees the "big picture"; recognizes new possibilities; tolerates ambiguity; integrates ideas and concepts; communicates through analogy and metaphor; inspires with visions of the future.

Process 15

Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Mugabe’s ouster and replacement with his one-time deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was the most significant development in the Southern African nation since it gained independence from Britain in 1980. An influx of capital could also result in a revival in the formal retail sector (e.g.,

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2015

Those trends dictate different choices for a labor intensive retailer (who should choose Mexico or Turkey), a capital-intensive construction company (pick Indonesia or Turkey), and a high-value manufacturer that needs skilled labor (Nigeria may be the best bet). Globalization decisions are undoubtedly complex.

Marketing 8

Marketing Benchmarking Globalization Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2014

Setting such goals is important, of course, but you first need to develop trust. And the small win is the shortest way towards developing trust: it helps partners to learn about one another and develop informal rules of collaboration. They tend to focus instead on mobilizing their stakeholders around big, audacious goals.

Company 8

Company Construction Seminar Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2016

So the PPA terms that retailers and tech companies sign have not worked for the heavy guys. They held about 40 meetings with companies that had bought renewable energy and with big project developers. They had framing conversations with the CEO and CFO early on to discuss any financial or operational challenges.

Energy 8

Energy Industry Finance CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Stakeholders ranging from your supply chains to customers that walk into retail storefronts increasingly prefer to do business with companies that pursue cost-effective sustainability. Investing in such systems today can insulate companies from rising retail prices for grid electricity, eventually saving billions of dollars per year.

Management 8

Management Payback Period Energy Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

As the tension built, the chance of working together positively and constructively to add value for the benefit of all shareholders slipped away. One popular view of activists is that they are short-term, cut-and-run operators who are looking for a quick profit. Other activists have expertise in development and commercial real estate.

CEO 8

CEO Real Estate Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2017

April Bertram, a business development director who works on a startup inside of GOJO, the Ohio-based maker of Purell, talks about letting business unit leaders design “guard rails.” Operators in the business units love hitting goals and finding new efficiencies. Innovators thrive on discovery and nurturing new ideas.

Project 10

Project Innovation Press Release Survey 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

For example, Walmart doesn't succeed just because of a strong operations group. for example, set up a unit like this in the early 1980s; merchandising, IT, and supply chain worked together to develop the company's celebrated direct-store-delivery capability, enabled by handheld devices that Frito-Lay developed itself.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Real Estate Short-term Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Technology, marketing, retail, HVAC, construction, and manufacturing pros. Banking and payment processing are significant issues, and many businesses that handle marijuana directly have to operate as all-cash businesses. One day, I have no doubt we will see household brands develop. The list goes on.

Industry 9

Industry Retail Banking Brand 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2016

Its goals are extremely ambitious; it is not just a pioneer in developing new fabrics for active wear, but in developing wearable electronics. Starbucks, for example, has a strong presence because CEO Howard Schultz, deliberately developed a growth plan grounded in its capabilities.

Company 8

Company Engineering Apparel Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2018

Many retailers and proximity marketers have deployed beacons inside stores that have resulted in up to a 15% lift in retail foot traffic and a 73% increase in the likelihood of purchase among shoppers. The average deviation in one study was found to be 93 feet.

Short-term 8

Short-term Brand Long-term Media 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

He started very well, but as soon as his cash flow improved, financial burdens from family systems stifled his operations. When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities.

Books 14

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2018

Across industrial sectors, from healthcare to energy, from construction to retail, engineers are creating new technologies with potentially disruptive implications for the current architectural order of the global economy. How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. Insight Center. Adopting AI.

Health Care 9

Health Care Technology System Library 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2013

A food company, for example, outfits vehicles with entire kitchens to demonstrate the most effective and creative ways to use its specialty food ingredients in food service operations. Many products can be complicated to operate or dangerous if used incorrectly, and a van can save a customer from traveling to a training center.

B2B 8

B2B B2C Education Travel 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

Q: What are some of the institutional barriers to developing an outside-in orientation? A: Developing an outside-in orientation is difficult to achieve because it requires both insight and action. Developing the Global Leader. They grew their sales 233 percent while the S&P 500 has grown just 10 percent.

Education 8

Education Execution Content Cooper 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

When we asked one successful online retailer “How do you compete with Amazon?” But platforms and networks can be developed in many different ways. But most successful companies used electricity and motors to reinvent their existing businesses, whether in manufacturing, transportation, or construction. Insight Center.

Intellectual Capital 8

Intellectual Capital Strategy Supply Chain Business Model 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 retail giant's powerful buyers, or merchants, now have a sustainability goal in their performance targets and reviews.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Constraint P&L Energy 9

HR Digest

JANUARY 2, 2020

Non-managerial employees in maintenance, construction, carpenters, electricians, mechanics, plumbers, ironworkers, craftsmen, operating engineers, and longshoremen, all qualify. It will be the small businesses, retailers and manufacturers that would be the most impacted by DOL's new overtime rules.

Safe Harbor 84

Safe Harbor Proposal Long-term Comparison 84

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2014

American Express does this, too, with its Open Forum site, which publishes editorial-style content for managers and operators of small and mid-sized businesses. Channels, after all, are an artificial construct designed, first, to support corporate goals and organizational structures; and, second, to support the needs of customers.

Storytelling 10

Storytelling Brand Audience Marketing 10