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. In the mid-2000s, Nike embarked on a program to introduce lean manufacturing to its apparel suppliers in the developing world. Sponsored by Accenture.

Lean Manufacturing 9

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2014

If so, we should use a set of processes when designing and launching businesses that are geared for prediction — ask the right questions, perform the right analyses, plan production and supply chain for predictable variations on projected sales.

Black-Scholes 8

Black-Scholes Productivity Products CAPM 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2011

Japan is famous for its lean production systems and efficient supply chains. Supply chain problems cascade down to the local level as well. But these have proven to be very brittle in the face of this disaster. These disruptions extended beyond Japan as well, even to Apple and some medical devices makers.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Long-term Lean Production Globalization 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

Danaher, a smaller but very profitable conglomerate with a diverse range of manufacturing businesses, has a very different set of strengths; it applies its distinctive lean production system to a variety of product sectors, often through companies that it acquires and then transforms. But that probably won't work.

Welch 8

Welch Diversity Hedge Chemicals 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2016

Generally, what we see is the country where the final assembly of a product took place. Almost every sophisticated manufacturer uses some kind of lean production system that pulls raw materials in from a warehouse. Why are supply chains structured this way with tiers of component makers who assemble progressively larger pieces?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Globalization Cost Efficiency 8