Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 14, 2013

Over the years I have witnessed the powerful changes that occur when team members care about each other and truly have each other’s backs. When team members began to understand that I really cared about them and would always act in their best interest, we started building a level of trust that changed the way we worked. And it was contagious.

Contract Manufacturing 279

Contract Manufacturing Leadership Cooper Covey 279

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

However, in recent years a parallel explosion of digital tools and services has taken place in the manufacturing realm as well, drawing in computer-assisted design and 3D printing equipment to open-source operating systems, the cloud, and the Internet of Things (IoT). But the locus and scale of this activity is now changing.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Contract Manufacturing Incubator Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2012

Hospira is an advanced contract manufacturer. The United States pioneered the concept of contract manufacturing organizations in the 1980s when Japan was a fearsome economic power and Western companies were realizing they could no longer rely on the vertically integrated production philosophy that dated to Henry Ford.

Contract Manufacturing 9

Contract Manufacturing Offshoring Supply Chain Biotechnology 9

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. In addition to power purchasing agreements (PPAs) for corporate renewables, companies are increasingly able to buy energy as a service, not a product.

Energy 8

Energy Company Supply Chain Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2018

On the demand side, technology is providing customers with far more power than ever before — we have far more information about the options available to us and the ability to switch much more easily from one vendor to another if our needs are not being met. How Technology Is Reshaping Markets.

Mass Marketing 13

Mass Marketing Technology Contract Manufacturing Insurance 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2011

The photography market is highly competitive, populated by famous brand names, and dominated by powerful sales channels. Today, with Internet sales, contract manufacturers, and other enablers of this strategy gaining rapid strength, we'll see many more companies turn their backs on partnerships to create new markets on their own.

Contract Manufacturing 12

Contract Manufacturing Licensing Retail Innovation 12