Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2014

Yet companies apply the same supply chain labor policies in both countries. Global business Risk management Supply chain' This needs to change. It will be when loss of life is prevented in the face of the industrial (and natural) disasters that inevitably will come.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Bottom-up Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2014

Frito-Lay’s direct-to-store delivery capability, Inditex’s fast-fashion supply chain, and Toyota’s production system took years to hone into true sources of enterprise differentiation. But the capabilities — from merchandising to managing store staff and operating the supply chain — are very different for a small-store format.

Company 8

Company Supply Chain Airlines Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Of course, engagement with entrepreneurs can lead to innovative new products, lucrative investments, new supply chains, advanced technology, and a more creative corporate culture. (No wonder the experienced executive frequently insists that software code be placed in escrow.). Then there’s the upside.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Supply Chain Venture Capitalist Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Product termination requires the adjustment of a range of interdependent activities such as product road maps, factory schedules, and supply chains. While this provides for rich discourse and creative license, it may inadvertently create multiple fiefdoms.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Decentralization Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Because Coca-Cola uses so much of a precious resource, it needs the support of local communities (a so-called license to operate), and thus the company must maintain a good and credible reputation for water stewardship. It may not be fair, but even operational water neutrality will only get Coca-Cola so much credit with the public.

Goal 8

Goal Supply Chain Operations Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2013

has no television license tax. Even though the VCR was technically making a copy of the program without a license to do so, the Court found that copying fit into a narrow exception to the otherwise exclusive rights of the copyright holder — an exception known as a "fair use.". Unlike countries such as the U.K.,

Licensing 8

Licensing Content Supply Chain Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2015

Recently I shared this approach with a client of mine who was having to learn a new way to manage his company’s supply chain—and was both resistant to and embarrassed by his lack of understanding. Should he ask a question that will reveal his lack of knowledge to his top 30 executives?

CEO 8

CEO Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing Content 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Today, too much clinical labor is diverted from direct patient care to lower-than-license roles such as payer utilization-management roles, staffing of underutilized diagnostic centers, administrative roles, and uncoordinated care activities.

Health Care 8

Health Care Supply Chain Compliance Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

When contaminated meat or vegetables are recalled, consumer advocates demand more transparency from food supply chains. In addition, it also provides a kind of license to the person disclosing — having done something for the greater good, they now seem to feel entitled to pursue only their own interests.

How To 8

How To Ethics Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

A blockchain-powered solution would capture information about the product from participants across the supply chain and from different perspectives. Powering the Supply Chain with Internet of Things (IoT) technology. He’ll need proof of a driver’s license, a loan, and insurance.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Content Power Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2015

Together, they represent a significant percentage of the world’s tobacco supply chain. Goodweave, a nonprofit organization founded by Satyarthi in 1994, grants licenses to rug importers and exporters who have signed a contract agreeing to abide by a specific no-child-labor standard.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Licensing Sharpe Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2018

For example, unless the partnership is in conjunction with JD, Tencent does not really have core retail expertise in areas like supply chain and logistics. In 2017, Costco obtained a license to open a flagship store on Tmall and began moving toward its goal of offering nearly 800 SKUs to Chinese consumers.

Retail 8

Retail Marketing Supply Chain Licensing 8

CEO Insider

MAY 8, 2020

There is a growing international backlash against China, and India is trying to lure US companies in a global supply chain […]. President Trump has just compared the pandemic with Pearl Harbour, giving a new sense to the “we are at war” soundbite use first by France’s Macron and then taken over by the US leader.

Supply Chain 129

Supply Chain CEO Licensing Magazine 129

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

While Narendra Modi’s “Make In India ” initiative to promote manufacturing in India was mocked by some , North American executives are increasingly looking to expand their manufacturing supply chains beyond China. The state has also systematized the inspection process.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Decentralization Automotive Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

In 2012, Barrick Gold founder and chair Peter Munk stressed that in today’s environment, “The single most critical factor in growing a mining company is a social consensus — a license to mine.” All of these approaches must extend across the firm and be practiced by contractors down the supply chain.

Company 9

Company Supply Chain Real Estate Stakeholder Analysis 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2011

If the tech community spent a little more time understanding the business of its supply-chain partner, content owners, we'd see more compromise and fewer unlicensed content plays. (Shutting down such a site would be a better solution, which is being discussed right now in Congress.).

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Content Technology Innovation 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2018

Imagine if all manufacturers had, for example, a supply chain efficiency score, or all companies had a leadership development score. Many software licensing agreements already allow the use of such data for analysis and comparison purposes, but not all do.

Benchmarking 8

Benchmarking Software B2B GAAP 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The business model was to write the software and then sell licenses to publishers. One-off licenses have given way to monthly software-as-a-service subscriptions, but this model still fits with Carr’s original thesis: software companies make technology that other companies pay for, but from which they seldom derive unique advantage.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2018

On human rights issues, companies have lobbied the UK government for stronger regulation tackling Modern Slavery in corporate supply chains, and the Cambodian government for stronger protection for worker’s rights. Ultimately, long-term legitimacy, reputation, and license to operate are at stake. What’s going on?

Globalization 10

Globalization Policies Supply Chain CEO 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

While some large mergers have been scuttled in recent years, this one is different, principally because the parties occupy different rungs in the media industry supply chain. But having paid $85 billion for these new properties, AT&T already has a strong incentive to license them even without being legally required to do so.

Stephenson 9

Stephenson Guidelines Supply Chain Analysis 9