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.” One such customer is Morning Star , a world leader in the production of industrial tomato paste.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Contract Manufacturing Outsourcing Operations 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. Part of this effort requires raising sales' profile within the company.

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. For example, Saint Gobain’s Ohio factory produces 30,000 different products, each with its own energy demands.

Energy 8

Energy Company Supply Chain Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2011

Yet rather than license its breakthrough technology to a company such as Nikon and sell the product through traditional camera retailers, Lytro is building its own camera that it will sell through Internet channels such as Amazon and via the company's own website. Lytro is far from alone in its quest for self-reliance.

Contract Manufacturing 11

Contract Manufacturing Licensing Retail Innovation 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Even in this contentious election year, all sides agree on one issue: The loss of American manufacturing jobs over the past decade has been a disaster for the U.S. It would be unrealistic to imagine a return to low-value-add, low-skill, low-wage production in the commodity industries that employed millions of Americans a century ago.

Finance 10

Finance Due Diligence Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Henry Chasen,* a director at a contract manufacturing company, managed Sean* for more than 15 years. Part of Helen's job was to place products based on a diagram a retail store. Shy away from giving feedback — instead ask for the perfectionist's advice on how to deliver it. Case Study #1: Find a better job fit.

Kaplan 15

Kaplan Management How To Self-aware 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2012

They relied on a centralized dispatch to tell them when rooms were open and what products were safe to use based on the occupant. Nine years ago, when Shammy Khan took a job at a contract manufacturer based in Texas, he knew it wasn't the perfect job for him. But dispatch didn't always have the most up-to-date information.

Contract Manufacturing 16

Contract Manufacturing Case Study Delegation Learning-by-Doing 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Here are some of the challenges that I’ve observed: Product management. Successful IoT plays require more than simply adding connectivity to a product and charging for service — something many companies don’t immediately understand. When product-based companies add services and connectivity, operational requirements increase.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2016

However, recent developments have opened new doors for consumer product companies to expand their presence and sales in India, at much lower risks. Fortunately, India now boasts a vibrant ecosystem of third party contract manufacturers (CMOs) who produce consumer goods in India for both Indian and global companies.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Marketing Contract Manufacturing Venture Funding 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2015

An entrepreneur can rent computing capacity from Amazon Web Services, find skilled designers via eLance, accelerate software development with GitHub, place targeted advertisements on Google or Facebook, and tap into a legion of contract manufacturers. Business models Experimentation Product development'

Innovation 8

Innovation Business Model Software Contract Manufacturing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

Additive manufacturing, or “3D printing” as it is commonly known, has understandably captured the popular imagination: New materials that can be “printed” are announced virtually every day, and the most recent generation of printers can even print several materials at the same time, opening up new opportunities.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Tacit Knowledge Contract Manufacturing Biotechnology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

As companies rethink their supply chains, they ought to seriously consider embracing a new manufacturing technology that’s now ready for prime time: 3-D printing. No longer relegated to trinkets and prototyping, 3-D printing, which is also called additive manufacturing , is now moving into mass production.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Contract Manufacturing Software Learning Curve 9