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A Tool to Map Your Next Digital Initiative

Harvard Business

It includes changes in how an organization interacts with its customers, citizens, or patients; in operational processes; in business models; in supply chain relationships; and in how employees use information to generate insight. Operations in a Connected World. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

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How the Architecture of Hospitals Affects Health Outcomes

Harvard Business

The size and layout of a room, whether a bed sits in the middle or against a wall (even which wall), how much space is maintained for patients to walk versus how many beds or operating equipment can be accommodated, have not been considered predictors of health outcomes in the past. Chan School of Public Health.

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BIS Slams the Fed; Ridiculous Question of the Day: "Is The Fed Going To Attempt A Controlled Collapse?"

MishTalk

This has been labelled the “second phase of global liquidity”, to differentiate it from the pre-crisis phase, which was largely centred on banks expanding their cross-border operations. The drop in construction spending is a necessary correction of previous overinvestment and is unlikely to be entirely reversed.

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Self-Driving "Fully Automated" Vehicles on German Autobahn; Supply Chain Math; Uber and Khan Academy

MishTalk

“The cost of finding, recruiting, training and keeping drivers is steadily rising,” Shevell says. The ATRI study, “ Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking ,” has been tracking truckers’ costs annually since 2008. Equipment costs are through the roof. A new Class 8 truck costs about $135,000. per mile in 2013.

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The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Harvard Business

Best Buy responded by reengineering the design of its stores and training some of its staff to be generalists who could help women traverse their stores. And what are the benchmarks of success? Furthermore, most women sought installation help from store staff but were turned away. Q: How long does this process generally take?