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How Demand Forecasting Can Boost Business Efficiency

Strategy Driven

Although there are many ways to do demand forecasting right, these key tips can help a business get more out of their investment in the practice: Remember that demand is not monolithic and try implementing a disaggregated model.

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From Zipcar to the Sharing Economy

Harvard Business Review

But in the world of new "sharing economy" models that generate efficiency gains, theirs is just the tip of the iceberg. Sadly, the Zipcar culture may not survive the merger. True, they pioneered the creative use of technology to open up flexible new ways of renting a car.

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The 3 Ways Work Can Be Automated

Harvard Business Review

We are at an interesting tipping point regarding how and where work gets done. The ability of such technology to enable traditional jobs to be disaggregated and to supplement or replace routine activities presents opportunities in efficiency, effectiveness, and impact.