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A New Quest for Consultancy: Transitioning from Just-in-Time Logistics

Tom Spencer

Now, the 2020 global pandemic teaches us that we need to review our beliefs about just-in-time logistics. The importance of logistics for a firm’s success, and the benefits of the just-in-time conception, are perhaps best captured by the case study on vehicle-manufacturer Toyota. Just-in-time production eliminates those costs.

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Top Trends in US Business Startups

Business Consulting Agency

Food and Beverage Industry : Facts : Food startups cater to diverse consumer demands, with over 11,000 new products introduced annually in the food and beverage industry, as reported by Forbes. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports an increase in renewable energy consumption, reaching 12% of total energy consumption in 2020.

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What follows after the Eureka Moment: Consulting for Innovation Start-ups

Tom Spencer

The following article will demonstrate the pitfalls of turning an innovation into a market reality with a case study from the plastics industry. Disrupting innovations can often lead to an avalanche of complementary technologies, since new production methods enable new products and require new supply chains.

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Telecom Leader Accelerates Business Growth Through Coaching

Brimstone Consulting

CASE STUDY Telecom Leader Accelerates Business Growth Through Coaching A global telecommunications provider engaged Brimstone to design and facilitate leadership development cohorts, build an inclusive global Sustainability Plan, and coach leaders across the US and Europe. Was he working efficiently or just working hard?

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Thus, they work towards creating or upgrading current purchasing processes to enhance efficiency and maximize savings. Consumer Products. Kearney inspiring Vision 2020 video here. Strategic IT. Automotive.

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Where Predictive Analytics Is Having the Biggest Impact

Harvard Business

Survey-based reports find that firms are currently spending an estimated $36 billion on storage and infrastructure, and that is expected to double by 2020. However, looking at the surveys and consulting reports, it is unclear what the precise use cases are that will drive this positive ROI from big data. Predicting demand.

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The “Smart Society” of the Future Doesn’t Look Like Science Fiction

Harvard Business

trillion by 2020, and $3.5 Collectively, the D5 nations serve two important purposes for our project: They give us a way to construct a global benchmark that can be used to assess D5 nations and other countries, and they each offer a case study and model for what smart can look like. trillion by 2026.