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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. 1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Operations. Mir Aamir - Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Coupons.com. Automotive.

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The Future Economy Project

Harvard Business

How can you make core business operations more sustainable? Chairman & CEO, Dow Chemical. If you believe that businesses can be a force for good and have a social responsibility for improving the communities where they operate, then there are few causes more important than fighting climate change. Marc Benioff. Marne Levine.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

Recognizing client’s needs for help managing IT operations and resources, IBM Vice President Robert M. During this same year, IBM introduced Business Recovery Services as a formal business offering for customers, enabling them to continue operations in the event of an unplanned outage or disaster. Operations and Supply Chain.

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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs

Kates Kesler

PepsiCo is a $65B food and beverage giant, with a dozen global brands, operating in 190 countries. PepsiCo is also a case study in the vertical health of the organization: getting to the right number of layers. In three years the progress is impressive, especially in the healthcare sector. 2: Shed the Layers (vertical health).

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Why Sourcing Local Food Is So Hard for Restaurants

Harvard Business

He has written a case study about food safety testing and is the author of All Business Is Local. However, you’ve made the point that even though there are fewer intermediaries between supplier and restaurant, its operations can actually end up being more complex and fragmented, and therefore harder to control for safety.