Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

Leaders of many companies — in industries ranging from contract manufacturing, and software services to consulting and health care — tell us the same thing: “We want to move up the value chain.” As they learn the skills, they can move up the value chain themselves, biting the hand that fed them.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Contract Manufacturing Outsourcing Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Likewise, companies like PCH International and Dragon Innovation are now available to manage contract manufacturing and otherwise “make manufacturing feel easy” to entrepreneurs or small companies, as noted by The Wall Street Journal’s Chris Mims last year.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Contract Manufacturing Incubator Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2012

A contract manufacturing company that builds products for IT equipment makers, for example, had a dedicated team of speculative market analysts whose active trend monitoring led to a 15 percent return on investment. You also need to push sales organizations to find overlooked pockets of growth in "tapped" markets.

CEO 15

CEO 360-Degree Feedback Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2016

Last year, networking giant Cisco Systems worked with one of its contract manufacturers in Malaysia to deploy 1,500 energy and temperature sensors on its manufacturing equipment. Disclosure: I was at the meeting as a paid speaker on sustainability strategy.). When Cisco rolls out the sensors globally, these savings will add up.

Energy 8

Energy Company Supply Chain Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Investors' aversion to physical-product start-ups is understandable — the two recent asset-bubble-induced recessions proved that these companies' need for materials, supply chains, distribution networks, and labor hampers them from responding quickly to sudden declines in sales.

Finance 9

Finance Due Diligence Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2016

While India is the fastest growing major economy in the world today, some foreign companies are still struggling to enter the market there. To enter the Indian market with more profitability, multinational companies would benefit by creative use of the country’s supply chain and the explosive growth of its online channel.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Marketing Contract Manufacturing Venture Funding 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Fed up with Beijing’s industrial espionage, market manipulation, and cyber attacks on the West, coupled with its bullying of neighbors and repression at home, the Trump administration announced a series of strong steps to fight back. That spells trouble for American manufacturers with global supply chains.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Contract Manufacturing Software Learning Curve 9