Supply chain management

Increasingly, multinational corporations (MNCs) are pledging to procure the materials and services they need from companies committed to fair labor practices...

The U.S.-China trade war and the supply and demand shocks brought on by the Covid-19 crisis are forcing manufacturers everywhere to reassess their supply...

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One of the most promising applications of emerging blockchain technology is supply chain management. Blockchain--the digital record-keeping system developed...

First answer two questions; then explore four paths.

More and more manufacturing companies are talking about what's often called the circular economy--in which businesses can create supply chains that recover...

In many industries the balance of power has shifted from buyers to suppliers. Companies that have gotten into a weak position need to tackle the problem...

For two decades progressive thinkers have argued that a more sustainable form of capitalism would arise if companies regularly measured and reported on...

Most business executives who have put time, effort, and investment into developing a presence in China resist the notion of decoupling. With the Biden...

Its collapse has been vastly overstated, according to an analysis of international flows of trade, capital, information, and people.

Paradoxically, the enduring competitive advantages in a global economy lie increasingly in local things—knowledge, relationships, and motivation that distant rivals cannot match.

Consumers' tastes are changing fast, but one things remains: they value quality, value, and inspiration in their products.

Lessons from Haier

Firms need to shift from "just in time" to "just in case."

During the past decade, some of Japan's most dominant companies have been quietly turning their supplier relationships into a tool that helps them innovate...

Entrepreneurs have always needed imagination and daring. What’s different today, says one of the architects of the new economy, is that they have to move a lot faster than ever before, with a lot less room for error.

To tame its soaring health care costs, Intel tried many popular approaches: "consumer-driven health care" offerings such as high-deductible/low-premium...

A global shortage is impacting companies across every industry.

Building resilience means questioning the most fundamental assumptions.

The U.S. may be the world’s leading innovator, but it won’t be for long if investors, regulators, and the legal establishment continue to penalize companies for risk taking, says Deborah Wince-Smith, president of the Council on Competitiveness. Recently, the council’s National Innovation Initiative, a leadership network of CEOs and university presidents, released a report in […]