Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2016

The American textile and apparel industries, for example, will tell you that the evidence can be found in the blood on the floor — their blood, on what used to be their floor. Technologically, Tencent’s WeChat may seem like a WhatsApp knockoff, but it allows users to do a multitude of things that other messaging apps cannot.

Business Model 14

Business Model Innovation Company Apparel 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2012

With the Winter holiday shopping season, fashion apparel retailer Zara has been the focus of media attention — the New York Times recently profiled the innovative fast fashion business model pioneered by Zara, while Elizabeth Cline's book on the costs of fast fashion has climbed up the sales charts.

Business Model 11

Business Model Innovation First-mover Advantage Apparel 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Corporate directors and executives alike recognize that today’s pace of change continues to accelerate and that firms need to innovate to stay ahead. But are boards doing enough to support innovation, as they should? We found that, overall, innovation does not rank as a top strategic challenge for the majority of boards.

Innovation 14

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

How much does your company need to invest in innovation? To get everyone to agree on a realistic goal, we suggest picking a year far enough in the future that people feel safe discussing what needs to happen by that time but not so far away that uncertainty about technological or market developments would render a discussion meaningless.

Innovation 13

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

Many mature industries are experiencing significant technological disruption. Leaders in every industry are no doubt keeping a vigilant eye on such developments, yet one very important aspect of this disruption has been largely overlooked: technology fundamentally changes what makes your brand premium.

Automotive 9

Automotive Brand Technology White Paper 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2016

All too often, much-touted “revolutionary” innovations offer only incremental benefits at best; at worst, they are a costly distraction. The right technologies, however, can be incredibly valuable, driving customer satisfaction and possibly even providing a sustainable competitive advantage. Eliminating customer pain.

Trends 13

Trends Hotels Competitive Advantage Retail 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2012

The world's most innovative company brought in $46 billion in revenues, $13 billion in profit, and an eye-popping $17.5 Smart, innovative, lean companies can make plenty of money and do the right thing. Last week, Apple reported breathtaking earnings. billion in cash flow. But these marvels often rely on very real human costs.

Supply Chain 17

Supply Chain Apparel Cost Morale 17

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

And with today’s technologies, companies now have the ability to see and act on these fluctuations in the moment. As new technologies shift customer journeys and expectations, they can (and should) also enhance companies’ abilities to engage with customers in the most relevant ways. Don’t be loyal to the status quo.

Loyalty 16

Loyalty Marketing Maslow Apparel 16

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2017

Innovation abounds (especially in technology) and new value is being created hand over fist — yet the resulting wealth gains go to the few, while the many wind up financially worse off. This vexing global challenge causes me to wonder, “What if the world’s innovators turned their sights on solving this problem?

Drucker 13

Drucker Apparel Chemicals Globalization 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2015

Wearable technologies, implanted devices, and smartphone apps allow continuous monitoring and create a ubiquitous, 24/7, digitized picture of your health that can be accessed and analyzed in real-time, anywhere. Technological advances based on the Bartender model will also push the boundaries of healthcare into new retail frontiers.

Technology 8

Technology Retail Apparel Customer Loyalty 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

The fear of getting Netflix-ed or Uber-ized is spurring big companies to dial up their investment in innovation. But as investment increases, many companies are struggling with a challenging question: how do you know whether your chosen innovation strategy is actually bearing fruit? Number of projects in the innovation pipeline.

Metrics 8

Metrics Innovation Company Stage-Gate 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2017

Sponsored by DXC Technology. At Procter & Gamble, for instance, technology says it’s time to remind parents about Pampers, while analytics says that direct marketing is the best way to do it. Make room for new technologies. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide. How the best companies get up to speed.

Retail 9

Retail Brand Apparel Discount 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

If you walk into a department store today, you are probably talking to a guy who is untrained; he was selling vacuum cleaners yesterday, and now he is in the apparel section. It just does not work.” receive stock options and health insurance. This is ever more important today, where differentiating your company is so difficult.

Execution 18

Execution Strategy How To Budgeting 18

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2014

By leveraging connected mobile devices such as smartphones, existing in-venue Wi-Fi networks, low cost Bluetooth-enabled beacons, and a handful of other technologies, location analytics vendors have made it possible to get location analytics solutions up and running fast at a minimal cost. Retail Technology'

Retail 11

Retail Customer Intimacy Apparel Wireless 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

But as I’ve done for the last 4 years, I’ll attempt to summarize some of the latest stories about the big environmental and social pressures on business, and how some innovative companies are dealing with them. Food and food waste gets more attention, debate, and innovation: Can cows save the world, or should we make meat in labs?

Supply Chain 13

Supply Chain McKinsey Energy Apparel 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

Not innovation, risk management, technology, debt, or the regulatory environment. consumer durables & apparel, retailing, education, media, hotels, restaurants & leisure); Consumer Staples (e.g., And what did they say was their biggest concern? Not competitive threats. Not rising costs.

Talent Management 11

Talent Management Company Telecommunications Management 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

By helping business leaders to improve their businesses, the CIO becomes an obvious candidate to fill any open role that involves technology, process, or strong governance. Others gain new responsibilities in strategy, M&A integration, or innovation. Some CIOs become CIO-Plus-COO or CIO-Plus-Head of Shared Services.

CIO 9

CIO Technology Apparel Information Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2014

After a terrible fire killed many workers in Bangladesh apparel factories, European retailers Primark and C&A worked to establish long-term compensation funds for victims and their families. Short of “owning” the problem, this still acknowledges that others associate the problem with you, and you are in a position to make a difference.

Golden Parachute 14

Golden Parachute Apparel Trends Short-term 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Stars of Science, a reality TV “edutainment” competition for the Arab world, is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary, owing to its success as a show that rewards innovation above all else. The show itself is an innovation, and it’s a self-generating resource. There’s nothing else like it out there.”

Content 8

Content Apparel Innovation Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2015

The network effect, which describes how services and technologies become more valuable as more people use them, has driven the success of many internet companies. The advertising guru David Jones dubbed this mixing of branding and technology as “brandtech.” They leverage technology in innovative ways.

Brand 8

Brand Apparel Software Content 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Starbucks is just one of many companies using this type of technology, and it’s not hard to understand why. It turns out that the opposite was true: Employees were more likely to be innovative when they weren’t being monitored, and production slowed when all eyes were on them. Managing people Retail Technology'

Software 12

Software Management Retail How To 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Here, Try Some Nixon and Kimchi: How the Garment Industry Came to Bangladesh Planet Money I admit it: The reference to Nixon and kimchi in the headline got me to read it, but this piece on how Bangladesh came to be a world center for apparel manufacturing held my interest. Then, with the introduction of the iPhone, they didn''t.

CTO 8

CTO Apparel Ryan Proposal 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2015

” A growing body of neuroscience research has begun to reveal the exact ways in which information age technologies cut against the natural grain of the human mind. We once asked a global technology firm’s leadership to try a “stone age” solution as they conferred on how to implement a newly hatched strategy.

Team 8

Team Supply Chain Workshop Drucker 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

The company offers a subscription clothing and styling service that delivers apparel to its customers’ doors. And third, various machine-learning techniques should be combined to effectively identify insights and foster innovation. Harnessing the power of machine learning and other technologies. Insight Center.

Company 8

Company Fashion Apparel Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

” Faced with hard choices, innovators find ways to transcend the tradeoffs. There is concern these days about how technology is replacing our jobs and estranging our connections. The only hope seems to be make our technology appear more human. Transactions and relationships. High-tech and high-touch.

Chief Operating Officer 8

Chief Operating Officer Apparel Marketing Porter 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

My evidence is a series of separate surveys conducted by different organizations, including the MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation. production of cheap natural gas (using new fracking technology). Cheap sensors, fast computing, and new technologies have led to new user-friendly manufacturing automation that increases productivity.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Survey Price Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

I talked with Rita McGrath, a professor at Columbia Business School, who together with Ian MacMillan, of the University of Pennsylvania’s business school, developed this classic methodology for planning innovation. “It’s really core to how we think about innovation today,” says McGrath.

Planning 11

Planning Benchmarking Project Competitive Advantage 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

This narrative has rested on three propositions: that globalization is a major driver of growth and prosperity; that technological progress enriches our lives; and that shareholder returns reflect businesses’ contributions to societal progress. The same goes for technology.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

For every Apple, there is an Atari, for every Fuji a Polaroid, and for every Zara an American Apparel. Fast forward a few years, and lower growth means fewer interactions with new, demanding customer groups and less inspiration to innovate. 3M owes part of its innovative success to the “new product vitality index.”)

Company 8

Company Succession Maturity Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Sectors calling for action included banking (Bank of America, Citi, Goldman, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo), the apparel industry (including Levi, Gap, Adidas, VF), and the World Economic Forum, which brought 79 CEOs together to urge action. This is in part because every clean energy technology is rapidly getting cheaper.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Energy Price 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

I’m talking about the superconsumers who are inside your organization, working at every level: the fashionista who works in the mail room at the headquarters of an apparel company, or the finance manager who works for a pork brand and who eats three pounds of bacon in any given week.

Airlines 8

Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

From relentless demand for resources to bamboo-like 9% growth to vicious competition for the technologies and industries of the future, China will be the big story for a long time. So one technology and company failed miserably (and perhaps the government made a bad investment choice). China, China, and China.

Supply Chain 17

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2018

It turns out that the word “innovation” is not a Harry Potter-esque magical incantation that, once spoken, renders companies more inventive, creative, and entrepreneurial. It can be emblazoned on the door to a new innovation center in Silicon Valley. Yes, even Toys R Us had a head of innovation.).

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Budgeting Survey 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2017

With over 500 million dedicated fans, it also happens to be one of the most innovative franchises when it comes to fan engagement. “Advances in technology have helped us reimagine fan engagement and create new business models that we never thought possible. Real Madrid: winning the hearts and minds of 500 million dedicated fans.

Sports 8

Sports Brand Content Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Both in response and pre-emptively, the world’s leading companies continued to aggressively pivot their businesses toward more sustainable and innovative ways of operating. And citizens, using new social media tools and old-fashioned marches, rose up to drive change. A teenager pressures Cola-Cola and Pepsi – and wins.

Chemicals 15

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

This isn't just a wonky exercise: As PepsiCo exec Al Halvorsen told me, "the real reason you do an LCA is improve the business, to put more efficient processes in place, and innovate in the supply chain.". Sustainability innovation opens up: Unilever, Heineken, and EMC ask the world for help. Five Questions For 2013.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Constraint P&L Energy 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Renewables have been trouncing fossil fuels for a few years as the costs of the newer technologies have dropped remarkably fast. New capital is still flowing to the clean tech — Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and some other business leaders just announced a $1 billion fund to invest in “next generation energy technologies.”

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8