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32 results for: operational improvement
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Wanted: a supply chain strategy for an era of disruption
By Brian Nemeth Derek Knueve Kyle Lynch
In simpler times, supply chains were designed to optimize for two variables: cost and service performance. And for a long time that...
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Carbon Neutrality: What is it and why is it an important goal?
By Les Viszlai
A company's impact on global warming is one facet of sustainable investing that has quickly become a key differentiator for investors—one...
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Knowing the difference between being lucky and being good
By William Oellermann
Sustaining product growth requires an objective view of why you are successful. There is a narrative you have likely seen in the market,...
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Revisiting Mexico, again
By Parmeswaran Bhaskaran Dan Hearsch Foster Finley +2 more...
As supply chain disruption persists, the case for nearshoring grows Recently, AlixPartners published a comprehensive report on the trend...
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Being ‘user-centric’ is not enough
By Ross Engelhardt
Product executives have a lot to focus on – business outcomes, user satisfaction, partnering with engineering, and influencing...
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What happens when no one opens the door? How seemingly small actions can hint at larger problems.
By Michael Cardinale
My friend’s son is working as a summer intern at a multi-billion-dollar company that sells software and services. This company, like many...
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The basics are the game changers in manufacturing
By Sreedhar Vangavolu
“I prefer to attend this meeting when I am half asleep….then go eat my breakfast to get ready for the shift”  – overheard by a production...
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Feeling the squeeze, Part 3: Warehouse storage
By Joe Cubellis Mark Scales Kevin Trembach
Disruption has gone from buzzword to everyday reality for wholesale distributors in recent years. From manufacturer shortages to port...
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COE or SSC? The difference and why it matters
By Ashish Malhotra
A common point of confusion for companies undergoing an organizational transformation is establishing Centers of Excellence (COE) and...
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The business case for building a Virtual Power Plant - and 5 IT watchouts if you do…
By Les Viszlai
I wrote in my previous article about the Energy Cloud and the benefits offered by Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and Virtual Power...
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Automation Part 2: One size doesn't fit all
By Derek Knueve Chandan Singh
We recently argued that automation’s move from the experimental phase to necessity phase has accelerated amid the pandemic, supply chain...
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Energy costs are soaring – what can telcos do about it?
By Sai Tunuguntla
There cannot be a more opportune time than now for telcos to drive efficiencies in energy usage and to seek alternative energy sources. ...
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How can consumer products companies solve the e-commerce dilemma?
By Emily Halperin Thomas Kohler
Serving customers through e-commerce channels isn’t optional any longer for consumer products (CP) companies. The pandemic has...
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PE's Savings Opportunity in Shared Services
By Connor Lott Saurabh Singh Ashish Malhotra +1 more...
Some General Partners (GPs) are missing out on significant savings opportunities by not combining shared services functions across their...
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Increasing Your ESG Rating with Cloud
By Megha Kalsi
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores are top of mind for most executives today. Organizations want to be known as...
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Automation: The pandemic economy moved automation from experiment to necessity
By Derek Knueve Chandan Singh
In the years leading to the pandemic, business leaders warmed up to the role automation could play in addressing challenges presented by...
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