In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 24, 2017

Today, 40% of Nike’s revenue comes from apparel and sporting goods. What’s left in apparel and sporting goods is a good strategic fit with Nike’s operations. Mired in the complexity of an unrelated product line, Campbell’s leaders keep plugging along trying to do more of the same, only better. They are kidding themselves.

Company 177

Company Apparel Competitive Advantage Long-term 177

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. Locke of Brown University.

Lean Manufacturing 10

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 10

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 18, 2015

Back in the ‘90s, LEGO had cluttered its corporate structure with the complexity that comes with acquiring a variety of businesses from apparel to theme parks. Intuit is successful because they bring their ‘do less better’ cultural ethic to their customers. By 2004, sales and profits were in double digit declines.

Apparel 100

Apparel Brand Franchising Competitive Advantage 100