Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Today, the guild mentality persists within companies, where functions such as marketing, sales, finance, IT, human resources and R&D all have their own area of special expertise. Like a guild, each of these departments looks to become world-class at what it does.

Operations 15

Operations Competitive Advantage Supply Chain Retail 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

They were bold and brash and injected fresh new ideas that challenged existing policy and practice in many quarters of the Department of Defense administration (such as finance, human resources, procurement, and supply chain processes).

Bureaucracy 11

Bureaucracy Innovation Supply Chain Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

For example, by pulling together people from finance, human resources, sales, and other product-related departments, one retailer figured out how the company could operate with one-third fewer employees in its stores. They also simplified checkouts and shelf restocking processes and equipment.

Retail 14

Retail Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain Operations 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

It could upend supply chains, business models, customer relationships, and even entrepreneurship itself. What would be the cost/benefit of flattening your supply chain and moving production closer to your markets? 3D printing is poised to redefine global manufacturing and distribution.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

In the process she developed managerial muscle in finance, human resources, governance, and IT, and, as a bonus, Bronwyn gained more flexibility in her schedule since she didn’t have external client demands driving her day-to-day work.

Chief Operating Officer 8

Chief Operating Officer Supply Chain Finance Mentor 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Young firms face many existential threats related to managing internal financial and human resources and external relationships with customers, suppliers, investors and competitors. Firms applied for credit to finance recovery. Challenge risk financing conventions. Businesses likely need new forms of risk financing.

Insurance 8

Insurance Risk Management Finance Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

For the average manager, it is a reminder of the argument we made in Beyond HR , that human capital deserves to be treated with the same rigor as financial capital and other tangible resources, and to bring that rigor by applying frameworks developed in more quantitative disciplines like finance, supply chain and marketing.

Human Capital 8

Human Capital CFO Banking Report 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. Even better, they would respond 10 times faster to market moves than existing processes while requiring minimal human intervention.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

This is the appropriate home when Human Resources wants to do a talent review or when finance wants to share a new budget process. Is your supply chain performance worrisome? After the roundtable, review ongoing projects, stopping only on issues where the team needs to weigh in. Have your margins been declining?

Operations 8

Operations Short-term Supply Chain Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Challenged by other entrepreneurs in Scale Up Milwaukee’s Scalerator program to come up with a plan for rapidly ramping up his business, Cronce wondered: “What if I redefined Raphael as a strategic link in the global medical imaging supply chain, rather than as a paint shop?”

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

The 20th-century version of globalization was defined by rapidly growing trade in goods, as major multinationals created supply chains that spanned the world. We find that over the last decade, global flows of goods, services, finance, people, and data have contributed at least 10% of world GDP, adding $7.8

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain GDP Marketing 8

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2025

Strong leaders inspire cross-departmental collaboration, ensuring information flows seamlessly from research and development to finance, human resources, and beyond. Moreover, adept management involves allocating resources effectively, nurturing talent, and resolving conflicts with diplomacy.

Competitive Advantage 195

Competitive Advantage Supply Chain Compliance Agility 195