Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

It’s late in the game, but there are still steps you can take.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Crisis Management Operations Crisis 10

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

As one example; if you are a manufacturing organization, innovation in your core could include new and improved materials, new techniques, novel approaches to supply chain management etc. Their core is the design and the idea, the operating system, plus the network environment such as iTunes. As an example, Look at Apple!

Blog 334

Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 334

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2023

Leaders of companies with operations in Russia share how they’ve navigated new and unexpected challenges during the war in Ukraine.

Scenario Planning 17

Scenario Planning Planning Operations Company 17

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2011

Other banks were in smoldering ruins and unable to operate. The earthquakes in Japan disrupted supply chains and challenged the just-in-time (JIT) management model that has gained popularity. Firms can model supply chain disruptions,but when Black Swans happen, the system usually breaks down.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Strategy Banking Operations 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

These include legislation, regulation, investigation, enforcement, litigation, ethics, reputation, crisis management, corporate citizenship, and pressures from public officials, NGOs, and the media. The board of directors has an important role in assuring that the CEO brings vital business-in-society perspectives to her job.

CEO 8

CEO Ethics Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Sometimes a crisis is simply not your fault. But sometimes it’s a symptom of a deeper problem in your culture, product, or operating model. If you don’t fix the underlying problem, the crisis will go from “one-and-done” to one that goes “on-and-on.” ” Fix the underlying problem.

Crisis 11

Crisis Supply Chain Brand Learning-by-Doing 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2011

A friend is pregnant and it has become hard to buy water at local convenience stores and supermarkets in Tokyo (although another friend, who buys her water on-line, has had no supply disruptions). While in Kansai, Japan's second economic engine based around the city of Osaka, I found things operating pretty much as normal.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Long-term Lean Production Globalization 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2022

What can we learn about how leaders and their teams communicate under pressure from the sinking of a container ship?

Management 18

Management Team Supply Chain Leadership Styles 18

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2011

GW) will not be operational for the foreseeable future, if not permanently. The company is only able to buy electricity from other utilities in limited amounts, since Japan's power grid operates on two different frequencies. It seems reasonable to assume that its severely damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant (4.7

Crisis 8

Crisis Power Management Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Lessons from companies that have thrived in volatile environments.

Environment 14

Environment Company Supply Chain Crisis Management 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

These two unprecedented events are stark reminders that effective crisis management involving complex science and technology is wholly dependent on well-thought-out — and actively practiced — crisis response plans. government initially left many dimensions of crisis management and response to BP.

Crisis Management 14

Crisis Management Crisis Management Chemicals 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2012

Both teams should include operational business leaders as well as risk-focused technology, policy and legal experts. Without them, the risks of inattention, complacency and failure to examine key technical, financial or other assumptions can lead to a corporation's people, facilities, information and supply chain being overwhelmed by events.

Risk Management 10

Risk Management Supply Chain Crisis Report 10

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

How do you handle crisis management and preparedness? Do the measures address both internal management and external perceptions and accountabilities? Supply chain management should be implemented. Quality management should be implemented. Continuous quality improvement within your own operation.

Strategic Planning 87

Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 87

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

For years, the creative side of the company was the top priority, leaving things like finance, IT, and HR to suffer (yes, they tried to run their operations on spreadsheets). The authors also say Lululemon should probably pay more attention to its supply chain. Crisis management' The Option You Can''t Use.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Company Crisis Crisis Management 8