Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

For the last two months, global supply chains have been experiencing the first stage of a bullwhip effect triggered by uncertainties about the severity of China’s economic slowdown. In the context of a normal economy with modest demand volatility, the bullwhip effect causes volatility to vary across the tiers of a supply chain.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Retail Crisis Operations 8

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. Their core is the design and the idea, the operating system, plus the network environment such as iTunes. As an example, Look at Apple!

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Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 295

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2014

How has Coca-Cola integrated these CSR principles into your operations? Restructuring a company to focus on sustainability doesn’t happen overnight, so how long did it take to get everyone on board and how did you deal with any resistance to change? Because of this importance, we didn’t really experience any resistance.

CEO 11

CEO Supply Chain Operations Brand 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2018

There is a crying need for companies to enlist their supply chain management departments in the fight against cyberattackers. Attackers will take the path of least resistance to the biggest possible payoff. Tim Robberts/Getty Images. According to our research , over 60% of reported attacks on publicly traded U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Management Metrics Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2018

As soon as you step into a top position at a company that needs to significantly improve the way it operates, there’s pressure to get off to a quick start. Deliberately slowing down allows you to clarify what the people around you want most, the effects of your behavior, sources of resistance, and the ramifications of your decisions.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain CEO Kahneman Self-aware 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The company’s more than 80 operating subsidiaries have complete independence and minimal oversight from headquarters, which requires little else besides regular financial statements and the return of excess cash that is not needed to sustain and grow the business. A long-term investment horizon improves operating performance.

Short-term 8

Short-term Long-term Supply Chain Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

D&A should be the pulse of the organization, incorporated into all key decisions across sales, marketing, supply chain, customer experience, and other core functions. Cultural resistance can also become a bigger obstacle than anticipated. What’s the best way to build effective D&A capabilities?

Organization 8

Organization How To Supply Chain Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

His group’s data science, procurement, and supply chain teams crafted algorithmic ensembles that, by all measures and simulations, would save hundreds of millions. In reality, “handoffs” and transitions prove to be significant operational problems. Yes, that’s exactly what it meant.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

In the 2000s, the number of Chief Supply Chain Officers in large firms shot up in several industries, while the “War for Talent” spurred companies to add Chief Talent Officers to their benches. At the least, CEOS with large executive teams should resist the temptation of adding members unless absolutely necessary.

Execution 8

Execution Team Committee COO 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2011

There are three reasons why CEOs should be tapping their Head of Supply Chain to unlock these benefits, not their Head of Sustainability. This group of about 40 companies has launched a pre-competitive collaboration to gather environmental and social impact data through the entire apparel supply chain.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Apparel Management Retail 14

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. Larry and his team were, I think, early in realizing that operating our campus in an environmentally sustainable way was not only the right thing to do but also a sound business decision.

Project 8

Project Energy Policies Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2016

Who doesn’t want to live in a future free from congestion, collisions, and pollution from combustion engines and the petroleum supply chain? The threat : Autonomous driving will rely on a digital information backbone to operate. By and large, journalists and other commentators have been happy to go along for the ride.

Transportation 8

Transportation Supply Chain System Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2015

The ever-increasing pace of change has brought with it the need to find new ways of operating and the ability to understand and incorporate new technologies on an almost daily basis. As if that weren’t challenging enough, over the past decade it’s gotten even harder.

CEO 8

CEO Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing Content 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Supply chain transactions, real estate deals, and even weddings and funerals have been frozen. billion annually in currency operations costs. But let us be clear: in the absence of a systematic and concerted investment in digital infrastructure and Internet access, cash will stubbornly resist wholesale digital displacement.

Banking 8

Banking Cost Policies Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

This odd couple announced a collaboration last week to "work together to apply scientific knowledge and experience to examine how Dow's operations rely on and affect nature.". Business continuity: All companies depend on natural services, such as water, either directly or in their supply chains.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain NGO Short-term Competitive Advantage 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

In the Thailand floods of November 2011, both the hard-drive industry and the automotive sector experienced serious supply chain problems. Smart companies will be examining supply chains and operations very closely for risks associated with water shortages, floods, storms, and resource constraints.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Company Insurance Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Walmart is the country’s largest employer and largest company by revenue and it reached that position through an operating model made possible by proprietary logistics software. But Walmart changed not only how supply chains, product decisions, and pricing worked, but how they related to each other.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Resistance to vaccines, the appearance of virus variants, and risky behavior have seen that the virus remains a threat. The hospitality and entertainment industry is still not fully operational. That decline largely reflects federal aid spending pullback and supply chain bottlenecks.

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Hotels Supply Chain Tourism Proposal 98

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Many Americans would like to help developing economies grow, especially if their higher incomes and stronger global supply chains boost U.S. companies have had to boost productivity with new technologies and supply chains, while offering new products. For example, lower-cost steel makes U.S. automakers more competitive.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Politics Policies Globalization 8