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Is Your Supply Chain Ready for a NAFTA Overhaul?

Harvard Business

The uncertain nature of trade policy has left many leadership teams reluctant to act. Leadership teams can limit the negative consequences of a possible NAFTA withdrawal and currency moves by adopting an approach that anticipates several future scenarios. At the same time, exports and other foreign sales would be made tax free.

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Can Anyone Stop Amazon from Winning the Industrial Internet?

Harvard Business

Type 3: Then there are products where input-output efficiency and reliability of the physical components are still critical but digital is becoming an integral part of the product itself (in effect, computers are being put inside products). Ford or Tesla? Rolls Royce or IBM? Caterpillar or Microsoft? The Challenges for Industrial Giants.

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Prepare Your Workforce for the Automation Age

Harvard Business

The internet has dramatically changed the way companies operate. But companies will only be able to realize productivity gains from these new operating models if they skillfully manage the soft side of their automation transformation—the people in what will be a vastly different organization. The Next Analytics Age.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

After building a successful model in financial services, Oliver Wyman expanded to offer pure strategy consulting services to non-financial services groups and now has 2 internal divisions that operate relatively independently. The different practices of Oliver Wyman include: Automotive. Strategic Information Technology and Operations.

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Scaling Customer Service as Your Startup Grows

Harvard Business

Don’t optimize for efficiency. Your business model is still in flux, and flexibility is more valuable than efficiency and cost savings. Avoid specializing by customer type (SaaS vs. Ecommerce vs. Automotive) or specific types of problems–your go-to-market is still changing, continue optimizing for flexibility.

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A Survey of 3,000 Executives Reveals How Businesses Succeed with AI

Harvard Business

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. Without support from leadership, your AI transformation might not succeed.

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2024 Events for Project Managers, Business Leaders, and Industry Professionals

Epicflow

Transform for the better, together March, 11-13, Las Vegas, USA — (Business and leadership) This event is for people-driven executives, future-focused leaders, and workforce tech investors who will have three days of exploring hands-on experiences, participating in enlightening discussions, and networking with colleagues.