Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2018

The supply chain is the heart of a company’s operations. To make the best decisions, managers need access to real-time data about their supply chain, but the limitations of legacy technologies can thwart the goal of end-to-end transparency. Alistair Berg/Getty Images.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Management Retail Technology 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 28, 2022

In today’s fast-paced economy, businesses can’t take a solo flight and achieve business goals. To achieve perpetual growth and increase revenues, businesses need to work closely with all parties involved in fulfilling core business operations. Understanding Supply Chain Management.

Supply Chain 101

Supply Chain Agility Management Operations 101

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2018

Companies are cutting supply chain complexity and accelerating responsiveness using the tools of artificial intelligence. Through AI, machine learning, robotics, and advanced analytics, firms are augmenting knowledge-intensive areas such as supply chain planning, customer order management, and inventory tracking.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Technology System Engineering 8

HR Digest

APRIL 6, 2020

Managers are the people that lead a team, give instruction, and see that an organization’s goals are achieved, be it production, branding, or more. They keep quality control over the materials supplied. In general, they see that things work smoothly for the people one is in charge of. Their role is to convey top-down management.

Management 87

Management Chief Financial Officer Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain 87

Strategy Driven

JUNE 29, 2016

Professors of business and corporate strategy (which includes me) research and lecture about the goal of long-term “sustained” competitive advantage, driven by grand plans that mesmerize and seduce the most seasoned leaders and leadership teams. The hard truth is that companies that do not pursue corporate entrepreneurship are doomed.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Real Estate Resistance Competitive Advantage 52

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

It can sometimes seem like magic when we get the right people together with the right attitude, motivated to work toward a common goal. where one of us is Vice President Supply Chain, suggests this “magic” can be repeatable. Operations in a Connected World. The experiences of global beauty company Coty Inc.,

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Kotter Critical Success Factor Learning-by-Doing 9

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? As odd as it sounds, businesses that are not dependant on smart talent, capital, or technology can scale faster and easier than those businesses burdened with the aforementioned dependencies.

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Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 344

Strategy Driven

JUNE 8, 2016

Can nuclear plants be operated competitively in today’s market? Since 2013, utility executives have announced the early retirement of twelve reactors and Wall Street estimates reveal another dozen to be at risk; raising the question: Can nuclear plants be operated competitively in today’s market? For over 30 years, U.S.

Payback Period 50

Payback Period Power Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Special Edition 50 – An Interview with Marshall Fisher, co-author of The New Science of Retailing examines the use of analytics to improve an organization’s supply chain performance in a way that ultimately enhances the bottom line. To read Marshall’s complete biography, click here.

Supply Chain 57

Supply Chain Retail Bottom-up Newsletter 57

Strategy Driven

JULY 8, 2019

With the customers demanding faster deliveries, field service businesses are now looking to develop a more time-definite supply chain. The latest trend in last mile delivery management focuses on the localization of distribution, where the goal is to leverage the existing infrastructure and optimize it through technology.

Transportation 50

Transportation Parcell Supply Chain Management 50

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Understanding the Concept of Governance Excellence Governance excellence refers to the strategic oversight conducted by a company’s board of directors that ensures ethical, sustainable, and profitable organizational operations. Essentially, they serve as the guiding light, steering the organization toward its goals and objectives.

Compliance 235

Compliance Efficiency Ethics Metrics 235

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2016

A new set of relationships is being formed within companies around how people working in data, analytics, IT, and operations teams work together. Data and analytics represent a blurring of the traditional lines of demarcation between the scope of IT and the responsibilities of operating divisions.

Operations 8

Operations Agility Chemicals Supply Chain 8

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

And what are your strategic goals? 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.

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Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 334

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Letting food go to waste, then, is a frivolous use of natural resources that drives up costs, inflates food prices, and weakens the food supply chain. Because of their direct links with farmers, processors, and consumers, they have the power to influence every facet of the supply chain. In the U.S.,

Retail 8

Retail Supply Chain Crisis Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

Although US firms had pioneered and dominated the technology for two decades, they were now getting pummeled by cheaper Japanese imports. At the same time, the marketplace has become so fiercely competitive—and investors so demanding—that few are willing to take a flyer on an unproven technology.

Technology 8

Technology Venture Capitalist Supply Chain Innovation 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

This applies to every single aspect of your company, from supply chain all the way to employee management. If your business operates via house calls (plumbers, electricians, movers, tech experts, etc) then you need a unique, effective solution to manage your team on the go. Cloud Technology. Supply Chain Optimization.

Efficiency 92

Efficiency Supply Chain Software Travel 92

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Without the breathing room to invest in new equipment and technologies, smaller manufacturers may be up to 40% less productive than large companies—a gap so sizable that it drags down the entire sector’s performance. carmakers than for their Asian counterparts, and may accumulate with each tier of the supply chain.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Incentives Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2014

Today, digitally recorded data describe nearly everything about our world, from highly tangible things like parts in the supply chain, inventory on the shelf, and seats on the plane to less tangible concepts like probabilities and sentiment. Information & technology Marketing' into digital-marketing efforts.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain CIO Chief Information Officer Budgeting 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2016

Last week, at an internal Cisco meeting, the company’s VP of Supply Chain, John Kern, proudly reported that the project had identified ways to cut energy use by approximately 30%, which will likely save $1 million per year. Operations in a Connected World. The technologies and processes that are transforming companies.

Energy 8

Energy Company Supply Chain Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Before explaining how these collaborations can help, it’s important to note that we observe them already in several industries, spanning mining to technology. The goal of ARD is to produce denim in a sustainable way by tackling the three main ecological issues the industry faces: water, energy, and chemicals.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Asset Management Chemicals Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2016

AlphaGo’s success is emblematic of a broader trend: An explosion of data and advances in algorithms have made technology smarter than ever before. In addition to executing well-defined tasks, technology is starting to address broader, more ambiguous problems. Remember Long-Term Capital Management ?

Strategy 8

Strategy Supply Chain Technology Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Having founded a data management company and worked with hundreds of organizations over the past 20 years to execute their information management and analytics initiatives, I’ve found the groups that are able to successfully utilize their company’s analytics technologies often take the following approaches: Build a team.

Team 8

Team Compliance Supply Chain Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

Many conversations about data and analytics (D&A) start by focusing on technology. A robust, successful D&A function encompasses more than a stack of technologies, or a few people isolated on one floor of the building. Before starting any new data analysis initiative, ask: Is the goal to help improve business performance?

Organization 8

Organization How To Supply Chain Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

In one technology services company I worked with, the eastern U.S. He would intentionally set conflicting goals among team members, and while he believed this would lead to the best ideas prevailing, it actually led to vicious backstabbing and information hoarding. ” Leadership teams must operate as a unified force.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Team Influence Comparison 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The UN then asked the IPCC to study what it would take to achieve that goal. The list of actions companies take is well-developed and documented, and most large companies do the following: Slash energy use and emissions in operations. Set science-based carbon reduction targets for operations. °C (2.7°F). °C (1.8°F)

Efficiency 12

Efficiency Supply Chain Energy Transportation 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Foreign investors have flocked to the country’s shores as many of the world’s largest manufacturers have established operations there. This is the overarching goal of China’s 2010-2015 plan. That growth was driven largely by the increased use of information technology in customer analysis and supply chain optimization.

GDP 13

GDP Supply Chain Globalization Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

There is a tendency with any new technology to believe that it requires new management approaches, new organizational structures, and entirely new personnel. That impression is widespread with cognitive technologies — which comprises a range of approaches in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and deep learning.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Technology System Early Adopters 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2012

It's not enough to set budgets and set goals. But winning CEOs demand analytics from their sales organization (much as they do from operations or strategy) to help understand everything from the effectiveness of sales campaigns to opportunity analysis to performance reviews. That's a big mistake. higher quality, faster cycle time).

CEO 15

CEO 360-Degree Feedback Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2016

And last quarter, Amazon began publicizing financial results for Amazon Web Services, which generated an amazing 67% of Amazon’s operating income in the first quarter of this year although it represents less than one-tenth of Amazon’s total revenue. One might even say that an increasing advantage of the U.S.

Company 11

Company Supply Chain Retail Bureaucracy 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

based companies are repatriating their manufacturing capabilities — moving some production operations back from overseas. The reality, however, is that less and less of that demand is being filled by stateside manufacturing operations. The goal was to "strengthen critical segments of the U.S. to serve the local markets.

Supply Chain 13

Supply Chain Incentives Policies Automotive 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

And a quarter of companies, according to the same survey, confess that not one of their new offerings met its profitability goals. However, our experience has been that [when a product fails] it’s not a technology problem or a pure R&D problem — it is really around marketing, customer segments, and of course pricing.

Price 11

Price Productivity Products Simon 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2014

In the fast growth markets of Asia, Africa and Latin America, national governments are responding to a more empowered citizenship, and looking for corporate partners to achieve their development goals. CEO Ginni Rometty took the top job in 2012, and identified Africa as a locus of technological growth early in her tenure. It’s neither.

Globalization 8

Globalization Development Supply Chain Long-term 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

The goal is balance: A coherent company strikes a balance where the right product and service portfolio naturally thrives within a capabilities system consciously chosen and implemented to support a deliberate strategy or way to play. Companies today operate in a business environment that encourages incoherence.

Resources 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2014

It’s only recently, though, that advances in information technology have made it possible for predictive tools to access and manipulate big data, and to do so continuously — accelerating the generation of insights, and opening up opportunities to anticipate issues with unprecedented precision. Health Information & technology'

Health Care 8

Health Care Pharmaceuticals Information Technology Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

When I joined Facebook in 2010, it was already well established that sustainability was central to the way that we operated. Our goal is to power all new data centers with 100% clean and renewable energy, relying more heavily on wind and solar farms. Our goal is to help lead the way and to bring as many people along as we can.

Project 8

Project Energy Policies Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Until recently, however, the tools and capabilities to execute this operation—delivering truly relevant personalized offers and content to millions of customers and prospects, across channels, content formats and touchpoints–have not existed. agency and technology partners) to manage the process. A lot of very good content.

Marketing 8

Marketing Content Supply Chain CRM 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

What resources do you have to get something fixed?" —Chief Operating Officer. Because every major purchase involves executive level approval at some point, a salesperson's goal is to connect with a busy executive and conduct a meaningful face-to-face meeting. Who are your proven big-time customers? C-Level Executive Access.

Chief Financial Officer 17

Chief Financial Officer Chief Operating Officer Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain 17