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HBS Cases: QuikTrip's Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off Is it possible that the tide will turn toward retailers truly treating employees as "our most valued assets," as the saying goes?   |
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December 8, 2008
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Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain Layoffs Cutting the wrong employees can be counterproductive for retailers, new research from Harvard Business School professor Zeynep Ton concludes. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 7, 2005
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Achieving Supply Chain Productivity More than anything else, supply chain productivity requires that supply chain managers become experts at knowledge generation and change management. |
HBS Working Knowledge
February 7, 2005
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Precision Retailing Can you apply profitability management to a retailer? |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2004
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Albertson's Labors Over Results The leading supermarket chain is still feeling the impact of its labor dispute. The company expects earnings in the third and fourth quarters to be in the range of $0.31 and $0.35 per share and $0.60 to $0.66 per share, respectively. |
CIO
October 15, 2002
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Food Fight As they struggle for survival against discounters like Wal-Mart, supermarkets turn to IT to make shopping easier, cheaper and more profitable for them. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 6, 2003
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Managing Profitability: One Year Later The most important issue facing managers in this difficult economy is making more money from the existing business without costly new initiatives. The author revisits this assertion from a year ago. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 4, 2003
Jonathan Byrnes |
Supply Chain Management in a Wal-Mart World Here's a supply-chain dilemma: Now that you've learned how to do business with Wal-Mart, what do you do with everyone else? |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 12, 2010
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Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide Here's how retailers can make the most of cutting-edge developments and emerging technologies. |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2004
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Here! Take Our Money! Costco pays employees quite well, but those who say it's overpaying are crazy. Happy employees matter. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 17, 2003
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IT Investments that Pay Off Whether you believe that IT revolutionized business processes or didn't change a thing, this article will help you get a handle on how to forge ahead in the "new" economy. |
IndustryWeek
July 22, 2009
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Building A Better Supply Chain Superior supply chain execution is a difficult challenge to meet. Experts share their thoughts about who is achieving top performances, and what criteria manufacturers should focus on to improve their own supply chain capabilities. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2007
Jonathan Katz |
Efficiency Boosts Productivity Increased employee output increases productivity. |
IndustryWeek
August 18, 2010 |
The New Supply Chain Agenda Subtitled "The Five Steps that Drive Real Value," this book by Reuben E. Sloane appears to be aimed at companies that are still on the fence about the value of supply chain management. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 1, 2005
Jonathan Byrnes |
You Only Have One Supply Chain? When it comes to supply chains, having two is better than one, and three or more may be best of all. |
Investment Advisor
June 2010
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A Clear Sign You Haven't Achieved Critical Mass You know you've achieved critical mass when the departure of an employee or significant client doesn't send the business into a tailspin. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 11, 2005
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IBM's Supply Chain for Deploying People Selling its PC unit to Lenovo was only half of IBM's "on-demand business" story. Now the company is employing the supply chain principles it once used for products to deploy its employees. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
Supply Chain's Split Personality Cost containment, rather than improved service, is the prevalent supply chain strategy. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2007
Jonathan Katz |
Supply Chain Security's Added Benefit According to some manufacturers, supply chain security doesn't have to be considered a cost burden. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 21, 2008
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The New Math of Customer Relationships Businesses are experimenting with the idea of creating "owners" out of both customers and employees, who create the highest lifetime value to the organization. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 4, 2005
Jonathan Byrnes |
The Age of Precision Markets A look at the shift from mass markets to precision markets as well as the factors driving a precision market. |
Entrepreneur
January 2009
Employee X |
Why I Finally Quit Why did a bright, 28-year-old employee with a degree from a top university and a ton of high-level computer experience bail on the company he really believed in? One employee explains what drove him to resign. |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2004
David Drickhamer |
You Get What You Measure Manufacturers have been measuring productivity for a long time. You know what it means; you know what it looks like. Is it time to look a little deeper? |
HBS Working Knowledge
June 27, 2005
Barber & Strack |
People Power: How to Measure It Start with the right set of performance indicators. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2007 |
Viewpoint -- Technology Enables Supply Chain Innovation At Sun Sun Microsystems uses a "one-touch" supply chain. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2008
Nick Zubko |
Who's On HP's Short List? High-tech giant releases the names of its top suppliers to emphasize its supply chain visibility. |
CIO
April 15, 2002
Ben Worthen |
Taking Over the Chain Gang As IT becomes a primary driver of business strategy and profits, it makes sense to put the CIO in charge of your company's supply chain... |
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October 2007
Laurel Delaney |
Put it on Autopilot An automated global supply chain can result in operational improvements, cost reductions and increased profitability. |
Food Engineering
September 3, 2007
Jim Getchell |
Globalization: Where in the World is Your Supply Chain? Globalization and outsourcing offer opportunities and risks for US food manufacturers striving to optimize their supply chains. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 5, 2004
Jonathan Byrnes |
Fixing the Healthcare Supply Chain The paradox of healthcare supply chains is that they are the home of some of the best and worst practices in supply chain management. With limited hospital budgets, supply chain inefficiencies consume resources that could be used to bring important therapies into more widespread availability. |
Global Services
August 30, 2007
Sufia Tippoo |
Retail IT While larger retailers such as Target and Tesco have set up captive IT centers, others such as Carrefour, JC Penny, Marks & Spencers, Office Depot and Selfridges have been in the outsourcing mode to third-party service providers. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2004
Sam Subramanian |
Supermarkets: Opportunity or Value Trap? Is there safety and value or trouble in the supermarket chains? Once considered sleepy, steady companies, supermarket chains have proven to be far from safe given their current competitive environment. |
HBS Working Knowledge
May 1, 2006
Jonathan Byrnes |
"Revenues are Good, Costs are Bad" and Other Business Myths Here are ten of the worst business myths. |
CFO
September 1, 2002
Edward Teach |
Working on the Chain With profits down and perils up, companies are focusing on supply-chain management. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2006
David Blanchard |
No Quick Fixes For Disruptions Disruptions impacting profitability and customer expectations. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 14, 2003 |
Can We Have Too Much Productivity Improvement? Readers Respond |
Financial Advisor
December 2006
David L. Lawrence |
Merging Traffic Merging financial advisory practices has become quite popular in recent years. Settling operational issues in advance lays the foundation for a successful merger. |
CIO
July 15, 2001
Sarah D. Scalet |
SCM Guru Hau Lee on Demand Forecasting Don't think of it as a chain. Think of it as an intricate network of suppliers, distributors and customers who share information. Your business's success depends on it... |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
Common Sense: Measuring Your Supply Chain Measuring your supply chain has become a competitive advantage for manufacturers wanting to improve their operational performance. |
IndustryWeek
January 19, 2011 |
How to Win the Energy Race Overcoming risks to the supply chain will be key to energy and green initiatives. |
Bank Systems & Technology
April 11, 2008
Maria Bruno-Britz |
BB&T Joins Supply Chain Forum Branch Banking & Trust Company SupplyChain360 has joined the Supply Chain Strategy and Management Forum at the University of Tennessee to address critical supply chain issues affecting value and profitability. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2008
Nick Zubko |
Sources of Strength With globalization forces transforming their businesses, manufacturers are creating more powerful sourcing strategies to control costs throughout the supply chain. |
CIO
July 15, 2001
Lee Pender |
The 5 Keys to Supply Chain Success Automating your chain is the most difficult software project you'll ever do. Get it right, and you'll save your company huge amounts of cash. Get it wrong, and it will break you... |
BusinessWeek
October 20, 2003
Gary S. Becker |
The Productivity Boom Is Just Warming Up In the past, productivity almost always fell during recessions because both labor and capital were underutilized as output sagged. But the apparent paradox of the past few years is that labor productivity has grown even more rapidly since 2000 than in the '90s. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 29, 2005
David Bovet |
Risk and Reward in Supply Chain Management While there are no easy answers -- and, in most cases, no "right" answers -- there are frameworks for thinking about how to manage risk more effectively. |
IndustryWeek
September 22, 2010 |
Portrait of Supplier Quality Management An epidemic of product recalls points to a need for more visibility into the supply chain. |
BusinessWeek
June 20, 2005
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Weak Payrolls Mask A Tightening Job Market How companies handle rising labor costs will affect future inflation. |
IndustryWeek
September 16, 2009
Steve Minter |
Managing Supplier Information in a Dynamic Environment Sophisticated software systems offer help to companies facing more complex supply chains and new information needs. |
Bank Technology News
December 2007
Robert J. Bernabucci |
Unlocking the Value in Supply Chain Finance Globalization is driving a growing interest in global supply chain finance. |
IndustryWeek
April 15, 2009
David Blanchard |
Short-Term Strategies Are in Vogue in 2009 Cost management projects supersede long-term IT implementations. |
