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How to Meet Customer Expectations when Demand is High

Strategy Driven

To avoid this, outsource most of the operations you’re not competent at or take a lot of your time. Also, think of outsourcing your human resource, accounting, and manufacturing department. You improve productivity and at the same time have qualified outsourcing companies take care of essential departments.

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Can Lean Manufacturing Put an End to Sweatshops?

Harvard Business Review

However, until recently there was little evidence on this question in the countries that dominate global markets in low-cost manufacturing. 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. Insight Center.

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The Questions Executives Should Ask About 3D Printing

Harvard Business Review

It could upend supply chains, business models, customer relationships, and even entrepreneurship itself. What would be the cost/benefit of flattening your supply chain and moving production closer to your markets? How could digital printing improve your innovation, product development, and speed to market?

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4 Models for Using AI to Make Decisions

Harvard Business Review

His group’s data science, procurement, and supply chain teams crafted algorithmic ensembles that, by all measures and simulations, would save hundreds of millions. Even better, they would respond 10 times faster to market moves than existing processes while requiring minimal human intervention.

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This Coalition of 20 Companies Thinks It Can Change U.S. Health Care

Harvard Business Review

For too long, employers have outsourced management of their employees’ health care benefits to those with little incentive to improve value. The selection of what to work on and the accompanying measures must be market relevant, standardized, and measured rapidly. That’s good. health care system works.

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A Better Way for Employers to Procure Health Care

Harvard Business Review

companies manage their supply chains with diligence to ensure suppliers meet their standards for quality and affordability, but the vast majority don’t behave in this fashion when purchasing health care services. market for inconsistent care delivery by providers and dysfunctional payment by health plans. jobs at home.

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How to Make Employment Fair in an Age of Contracting and Temp Work

Harvard Business Review

Department of Labor’s Office of the Chief Economist — have been hard hit by the consequences of fissuring for some time, those with college and graduate educations, even in professions once regarded as protected from the ups and downs of churning labor markets, are being affected as well.