Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Climate-Positive Offices In the corporate real estate industry, Duffy argued that the root cause of climate abuse by offices is the office supply chain and its incentives. Finance and development providers should be rewarded for sustainably managing what exists already, rather than pursuing new ventures.

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Positioning Supply Chain Real Estate Business Model 231

Strategy Driven

JUNE 17, 2021

It’s mainly due to the pandemic , stretching supply chains and bringing manufacturing and sourcing closer to home. Supply chains are being stretched and changes to them are increasing costs across the board. The cost of doing business is increasing because of the pandemic’s impact on supply chains.

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Cost Supply Chain Price Long-term 65

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The business plan will need to list the products to be sold and the supply chain that will be in place to get them. This brings us to business financing which will be based on the above business plan. One main reason for new businesses failing is under financing. This equipment should be in the financing request.

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Planning Merchandising Licensing Finance 123

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Managers tend to think about liquidity as a finance issue, but in face the behaviors of the sales and operations team — and how they communicate and work together — can have a direct affect on a company’s cash position.

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Supply Chain Crisis Marketing Working Capital 22

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2016

A new type of services company could transform global supply chains: Financial technology companies that act as intermediaries in facilitating transactions between a company and its suppliers. FinTechs are internet companies that streamline financial systems and make funding the supply chain more efficient.

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Supply Chain Cost of Capital Transportation Finance 10

Six Disciplines

JULY 25, 2014

Products and Services (price, quality, Finances (stability, profitability, debt to equity ratio). Operations (facilities, capacity, distribution channels, supply chain, costs, use of technology). Marketing (company image, reputation, positioning, market share, growth). Opportunities and Threats.

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SWOT Debt to Equity Ratio Analysis Supply Chain 99

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

But companies still need to fix broken systems, such as a supply chain issue, and obey compliance issues and federal and state regulations, such as for OSHA, EPA, SEC, and OFEC. Also, it may be helpful if you can provide financing solutions to the buyer. A recession adds challenges to the sales environment.

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Dunning Supply Chain CPA Compliance 104

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 23, 2022

While the pandemic obviously shone a light on the incredible medical expertise of healthcare workers, it also highlighted the tremendous importance of skills such as supply chain management, strategic planning, and interpersonal communication. Managerial expertise. New skills.

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Skills Supply Chain Restructuring Training 69

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Setting up your website, working on getting finances sorted, they are all part and parcel of a startup too. Many people get logistics confused with supply-chain. Working out how to get your products from the manufacturers, to the storage, and then from that warehouse to the customer.

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Supply Chain Parcell Cost Finance 57

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2022

At Freeman, we streamline our supply chain by taking a beginner’s mindset and breaking down the process. She is a proud graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she earned a business degree in finance, investment, and banking. The first two minutes make or break any habit, Clear says.

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COO Supply Chain Globalization Learning-by-Doing 131

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The ROI can be hard to calculate — but that doesn’t mean it’s not substantial.

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Supply Chain ROI Risk Management Operations 16

HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

Robinson recently received its World Finance Sustainability Awards 2022. Our employees are experts in helping our customers create more efficient, resilient and sustainable supply chains. We have a critical role to play to help our customers, our industry, and our world lessen the environmental impact of supply chains.

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Supply Chain Human Resources Diversity Transportation 109

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 25, 2020

Businesses that embraced ingenuity and creativity found ways to serve in a socially-distanced environment, and they have learned how to weather the ups and downs of a supply chain that has been impacted at every turn. Tip 1: Provide Reassurance to Your Consumers.

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Tips Marketing Venture Capitalist Supply Chain 85

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2022

There was then a gap to access to finance and a non-supportive policy environment. The analysis found that the biggest challenge faced by SMEs was around talent acquisition, with over half citing this as a major concern. The existential difficulties posed by Covid were also reflected, with 43.8%

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Company Hofstede Supply Chain Agility 129

Strategy Driven

MARCH 16, 2020

The other key advantage is that the business model, including supply chain, IT systems, and personnel management is already in place, saving a huge amount of work compared to starting a business from scratch. Disadvantages. The first thing that might spring to mind is the initial investment required for a franchise.

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Franchising Supply Chain Business Model How To 66

Skip Prichard

APRIL 27, 2020

And then keep adapting as we learned more about how to deal with health issues, work-from-home issues, finances, family, school and technology. We’ve all had to deal with unexpected hiccups or new competitors or sudden breakdowns in a supply chain. So many things changed all at once. And what do we do?

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Supply Chain Crisis Learning-by-Doing Finance 106

Six Disciplines

MARCH 21, 2011

Products and Services (price, quality, Finances (stability, profitability, debt to equity ratio). Operations (facilities, capacity, distribution channels, supply chain, costs, use of technology). Marketing (company image, reputation, positioning, market share, growth). Opportunities and Threats.

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SWOT Debt to Equity Ratio Analysis Supply Chain 118

Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2021

Global commerce continues to expand and supply chains are becoming more complex. Many business owners associate key performance indicators and metrics with general business management, accounting, and finance. The industrial sector and others have witnessed rapid changes that significantly altered the way businesses operate.

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Operations Strategy Management Risk Management 121

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Companies have to be consistent in their behaviour, from top to bottom, and right along the supply chain, from the ‘first hand of production to the final hand of the consumer’. This isn’t a marketing issue, this is a business-wide issue, involving every facet of the organisation. And this genuinely has to go all the way.

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Brand Supply Chain Ethics Reputation 189

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2015

Either accept it (and its higher costs and lower profits) or take control of your fate with strategic, game-changing actions that cut time and costs from the supply chain. The impact on supply chains. Longer supply chains also increase inventory levels and carrying costs related to financing and warehousing.

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Supply Chain Crisis Transportation Tactics 8

Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Finance for the Now Normal: financial stability in the hotel industry CMI Sri Lanka recently hosted a webinar titled 'Finance for the NOW NORMAL' with Mr Nirmalan Nagendra FCMI FIH, who is a senior Hospitality Finance Professional and Consultant for KPMG.

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Crisis Management Committee Hotels Webinar 52

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Recent research by the author has further explored this field, highlighting two critical aspects: the role of high-ability managers in selecting profitable ESG projects and the long-term value of ESG practices in supply chains.

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Supply Chain Consensus Long-term Politics 17

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

And, when political turmoil in Egypt, Libya and elsewhere in the Mideast erupted, many businesses could only watch and wait to learn what it would mean for their supply chains. This is a concept fundamental to finance but that, for some reason, has not migrated into supply chain risk management.

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Supply Chain Chief Procurement Officer Risk Management Management 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 16, 2018

The other key advantage is that the business model, including supply chain, IT systems, and personnel management is already in place, saving a huge amount of work compared to starting a business from scratch. Disadvantages. The first thing that might spring to mind is the initial investment required for a franchise.

Franchising 52

Franchising Supply Chain How To Business Model 52

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Supply chains are linked to these inputs, as is every other variable the CEO needs to be concerned about, from available corporate resources to stock price. Musk’s long arc in guiding Tesla from highly-ignored sports car, which financed the luxury Model S, which, in turn, made possible the 3, is now crushing an entire global industry.

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CEO Balanced Scorecard Supply Chain Sharpe 66

Strategy Driven

MARCH 15, 2019

Companies have to be consistent in their behaviour, from top to bottom, and right along the supply chain, from the ‘first hand of production to the final hand of the consumer’. This isn’t a marketing issue, this is a business-wide issue, involving every facet of the organisation, hence leadership being so important.

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Supply Chain Brand Advertising PR 75

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

She has held roles of increasing seniority including VP and Senior Business Partner, leading Human Resources for the North America Geography, Global Product Creation (Footwear, Apparel and Equipment), Global Finance and NIKE, Inc. Affiliates.

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Human Resources Globalization Diversity Resources 469

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Historically, smaller, lower-tier suppliers have had trouble obtaining financing. They are making it easier for them to use assets such as approved invoices, inventories, and purchase orders to access financing from outside investors or focal companies. New fintech platforms are changing that.

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Finance Company Supply Chain Operations 21

Strategy Driven

JUNE 19, 2019

You should have a just-in-time supply chain system, and a system that allows you to get the right people in the right jobs. Paper and radio advertising offers fewer tracking options. Resource Allocation. If you want your business to function better, it is important that you allocate the resources accordingly.

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Supply Chain Film Outsourcing Cost 52

Strategy Driven

APRIL 29, 2016

The commitment of finances, organizational energy, and resources – human and otherwise – can be daunting. You will be facing a buyer network likely consisting of representatives from purchasing, finance, legal, and other corporate functions relevant to the organization’s specific needs.

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Due Diligence Team Supply Chain Finance 50

N2Growth Blog

MAY 5, 2011

Pricing impacts everything from strategy and tactics, to finance, to branding, to marketing and sales, to vendor selection and supply chain management, to recruiting and compensation, and to customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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Price Discount Brand Supply Chain 349

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. Companies like Google are heightening expectations around data-driven personalization.

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Trends Supply Chain Innovation Human Needs 50

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

The dumb factor not only applies to talent, capital, and technology, but it also extends throughout the entire value chain. It applies to your branding, marketing, supply chain, and ultimately to your customer base. Here is a simple rule of thumb…the bigger the key man policy the less scalable the company is.

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Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 320

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Trouble is, two recessions in 10 years have cut the capital fuel supply to the tech-company-creation engine. The way to increase seed- and early-stage financing for physical-product start-ups is to reduce individual investors' risk by improving the quality of due diligence and spreading risk across a larger number of investors.

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Finance Due Diligence Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

To examine this possibility, I conducted research on recent developments in Nike Inc’s apparel supply chain with Jens Hainmueller of Stanford University and Richard M. Sponsored by Accenture. The technologies and processes that are transforming companies. Locke of Brown University.

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Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 9

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 20, 2021

Taking control of the spending your company is doing may not be easy, but it’s extremely important. Companies that are spending too much often find that they’re not successful in keeping costs reasonable. That can lead to overruns that really cut into their bottom line.

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Long-term Bottom-up Quality Cost 122

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. Innovation, improvements, or these 'Next' Practices should be looked at in all facets of your business value proposition, your core.

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Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 313