HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

Robinson recently received its World Finance Sustainability Awards 2022. Robinson and in global logistics. Our employees are experts in helping our customers create more efficient, resilient and sustainable supply chains. Robinson will continue to help advance the supply chain around the globe.

Supply Chain 109

Supply Chain Human Resources Diversity Transportation 109

Strategy Driven

MARCH 15, 2019

The ‘trust issue’ is a central theme for organisations in any sector, and it’s one in which I’ve conducted a mass of research into how a post-truth culture is impacting brands, across an array of business sectors, on a global basis. This approach very much links to social innovation and indeed conspicuous altruism.

Supply Chain 75

Supply Chain Brand Advertising PR 75

Strategy Driven

MAY 6, 2016

Patagonia is spreading expectations around supply chain transparency. If you work for a small firm or a giant organization, in fashion or finance, in Texas or Tanzania, you are competing in a ruthless, globe-spanning Expectation Economy. Innovations. Tesla is rewriting expectations around how drivers purchase a vehicle.

Trends 50

Trends Supply Chain Innovation Human Needs 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

Over the last century, the global population has quadrupled. This growth, along with rising incomes in developing countries (which cause dietary changes such as eating more protein and meat) are driving up global food demand. In 1915, there were 1.8 billion people in the world. billion people — and we may reach 9.7

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Policies Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Women-owned entities in the formal sector represent approximately 37% of enterprises globally — a market worthy of attention by businesses and policy makers alike. That''s 224 million women impacting the global economy — and this survey counts only 67 of the 188 countries recognized by the World Bank. And in the U.S.,

Globalization 10

Globalization Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2018

Although cross-border data flows grew 45x between 2005 and 2014, according to a McKinsey analysis , events since 2014 have pushed the pendulum to swing away from unconstrained data globalization. Still others hope to create market barriers for global companies — a form of digital protectionism. What Policy Makers Should Consider.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Globalization GAAP Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

First, the global goals campaign represents a significant new opportunity for companies that view emerging and frontier markets as their source of long-term growth. Taking action on the global goals could help address several of these obstacles that are giving rise to “trapped value” in the emerging markets.

Goal 8

Goal Supply Chain Development Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

3D printing is poised to redefine global manufacturing and distribution. It could upend supply chains, business models, customer relationships, and even entrepreneurship itself. Innovation, customization, speed, and location are also among the opportunities it offers.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2012

The evidence indicates that the United States is losing its ability to attract and expand the operations of multinationals and their significant contributions to productivity growth, innovation, and high-wage employment. shares of the global operations of U.S.-based multinationals by the McKinsey Global Institute.

Globalization 9

Globalization Rivkin Supply Chain Trends 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Especially without strategic clarity, employees are unsure if they should focus on speed or quality, efficiency or innovation, for example. Digitalization is also characterized by transformative shifts in customer needs, which are compounded in today’s buoyant global economic conditions.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Content CIO Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

The Global Digital Economy. “A lot of lifestyle businesses used to not be able to get started in larger-run manufacturing which was a pitfall for any small-scale renaissance,” observes Mark Hatch, founder of TechShop , a chain of urban maker spaces in U.S. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Contract Manufacturing Incubator Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Challenged by other entrepreneurs in Scale Up Milwaukee’s Scalerator program to come up with a plan for rapidly ramping up his business, Cronce wondered: “What if I redefined Raphael as a strategic link in the global medical imaging supply chain, rather than as a paint shop?”

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2016

Many IT organizations, having achieved this original mission, now are turning to the next thing, which is innovation. Enter data and analytics, which provide an opportunity for such innovation. The captive financing division of a global manufacturer has a team of 30 or so analytics modelers, several of which are PhD holders.

Operations 8

Operations Agility Chemicals Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

In a new global survey by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, overall executive confidence in internal IT was very mixed, with only 17 percent of the executives viewing their own IT organization as being extremely capable of executing their company’s digital agenda. Are IT organizations ready for the challenge?

Technology 8

Technology Organization Content Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2011

Just last month, a self-organized team from another Indian company, Mahindra and Mahindra , (M&M) won the corporate award for our own $300 House Open Design Challenge (with the help of Jovoto.com and prize sponsor Ingersoll Rand, we hosted a global online contest to raise interest in design for the poor. We received exactly 300 entries!)

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain Transportation Cooper Globalization 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

Recent research from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) looked at the state of digitization in sectors across the U.S. Right behind it are media, finance, and professional services, all of which have far more sophisticated digital capabilities than the rest of the economy.

Industry 8

Industry Benchmarking Supply Chain Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Today, the guild mentality persists within companies, where functions such as marketing, sales, finance, IT, human resources and R&D all have their own area of special expertise. If the products are hits, that's even better; because it "owns the shelf," there's a direct link back to innovation and marketing.

Operations 13

Operations Competitive Advantage Supply Chain Retail 13

HR Digest

JANUARY 7, 2020

A 2016 report from the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity estimates that 30 percent of young adults will not graduate from secondary school with the skills they need to hold most jobs in the digital world. The HR Digest: Can you tell The HR Digest readers more about the Chamber’s T3 Innovation Network?

Diversity 111

Diversity Education Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 111

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

They do this by building consumer P&Ls through cross-functional teams across marketing, sales, supply chain and finance, much like some companies have built account and product P&Ls. Redbox, the innovator whose DVD dispenser machine rents DVDs for $1 per day, had also grown quite rapidly.

P&L 14

P&L Supply Chain Retail Price 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Looking ahead, the global population growing from 7 billion to 9 billion over the next 25 years will make the challenge of meeting demands for both water and energy more acute. Partnerships can help finance women entrepreneurs, create local centers to supply clean water, and inform communities via text messages when clean water is available.

Energy 8

Energy Price Telecommunications Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2010

These six ideas emerged in 2010 as powerful "innovation invitations" and seem sure to intensify in power and influence. They'll increasingly be a source of, and resource for, innovation differentiation in 2011, if not for your organization, then for the firm you most dread competing against. That's right. Contestification.

Innovation 15

Innovation Supply Chain Business Simulation Advertising 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Apple fanboys and Samsung’s “Next Big Thing”ers would hoot with derisive laughter if The Wall Street Journal or Financial Times reported that GM or Ford planned to rewrite the rules of smartphone innovation. Apple demonstrably understands design, UX, and global supply chain alignment in ways few organizations ever have.

Automotive 8

Automotive Supply Chain Disruptive Innovation Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Welch was convinced that the speed of globalization and technological innovation in the 21 st century would require companies to work very differently – with shorter decision cycles, more employee engagement, and stronger collaboration than had previously been required to compete.

Welch 8

Welch Supply Chain Consensus Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

I am expected to integrate my tools into complex global supply chains of international drug producers to solve the local problem of counterfeiting. I have had to run worldwide social marketing campaigns in the past in order to attract attention to our work in what could be dismissed as obscure backwaters of the global system.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Globalization Politics Franchising 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

BPM reflected the interactions of different stakeholders, from product creation through supply chain to final assembly. That means it is possible to deploy and manage an application globally, from a single location, with relatively little hassle. How organizations are changing.

Management 10

Management Software BPM Technology 10

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). Holding roles ranging from chairman to chief innovation and branding officer, he "tended to zoom in and out, creating confusion about who was in charge."

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Company Crisis Crisis Management 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

But this single-minded focus can be a major problem when it comes to tackling slow-building, systemic challenges, like global warming, that could take down not just supply chains but, over time, entire economies. Whether in politics, finance, or business, there is growing concern that many leaders have lost their moral compass.

Morale 8

Morale EPS Supply Chain Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The younger firms seem to excel in speed, experimentation and delivering a steady stream of innovation. Innovation gets handled centrally, far from the front line. • Move and innovate faster. Too often, senior executive teams favor horizontal, internally focused actions like “building a world-class finance function.”

Commitment 8

Commitment CEO Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

While consumer spending has proven resilient, with same-store retail sales rising 6% YOY in April , most multinational corporations are developing contingency plans to mitigate risks to their businesses and reassessing the country’s role in their global market portfolio and supply chains. Renegotiating NAFTA.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Depreciation Uncertainty Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

This is not a surreal scene painted by Salvador Dali, but rather a workshop convened by The Finance Innovation Lab (which Rachel co-founded). Another example is the Finance Innovation Lab, which hosted the meeting of unusual suspects mentioned above. The purpose? Consider this example: the Future of Fish.

System 8

System Incubator Supply Chain NGO 8