Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

While Big Food companies such as General Mills or Unilever have tremendous global influence on what people eat, trading companies have a much greater impact on food security, because they source and distribute our staple foods and the ingredients used by Big Food, from rice, wheat, corn, and sugar to soybean and oil palm.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Policies Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

For most governments, financing the global goals campaigns will be a stretch; governments have already reneged in the past on commitments for similar targets. But innovating for sustainable development is actually quite close to the processes of “traditional” innovation.

Goal 8

Goal Supply Chain Development Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

In the process she developed managerial muscle in finance, human resources, governance, and IT, and, as a bonus, Bronwyn gained more flexibility in her schedule since she didn’t have external client demands driving her day-to-day work. By expanding her influence outside the organization, she gained credibility within.

Chief Operating Officer 8

Chief Operating Officer Supply Chain Finance Mentor 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

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2020

The time changed, markets evolved, competition became even harsh, and marketplaces required more innovative ways to make money than the mere commissions. Supply-chain and Demand. The sole purpose of a marketplace platform is to fill the gap between supply and demand. Take Amazon for example. Flawless Customer Support.

Supply Chain 75

Supply Chain Retail Software Marketing 75

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

The perception has been eroding our industry's image and has caused many in our industry to assume that R&D, innovation, and social contribution are unaffordable luxuries in a fiercely cost-based competitive game. By competing on serving customers, we can understand, anticipate, stimulate, and influence market demands.

Industry 10

Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

His group’s data science, procurement, and supply chain teams crafted algorithmic ensembles that, by all measures and simulations, would save hundreds of millions. The bad news: Petabytes of new data and algorithmic innovation assure that “autonomy creep” will relentlessly challenge human oversight from within.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

They can partner with for-benefits by incorporating them into their supply chains, or working with them to incubate new products, services, and business models. It also reduces the burden on government by leveraging private capital to finance market-based solutions to social and environmental problems.

CEO 12

CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 12

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 16

Innovation Supply Chain Business Simulation Advertising 16

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

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

BPM reflected the interactions of different stakeholders, from product creation through supply chain to final assembly. ” It seems to logically follow that opposite also holds true — what and how you measure something influences the way it is managed. How organizations are changing.

Management 12

Management Software BPM Technology 12