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Editor’s Note: This is the era of rapid changes and disruptive innovations, and no startup, irrespective of size or industry, should be launched without a high degree of innovation and differentiation. This article is about… Tips to Achieve an Innovative and Differentiated Startup Project
So what does an Industrial Engineer really do? The number of Industrial Engineers graduating every year in Pakistan is significantly higher than the average runs that our cricket team accumulates these days. Yet, ironically, like… Industrial Engineer’s Silver Lining
The physical supply chain is made up of thousands of moving parts, literally. Before it’s a laptop, your computer may have started as a screen from South Korea, a CPU from the United States, a… Your Supply Chain Doesn’t End Where You Think It Does
Professional services firms are undergoing a profound transformation. The markets are changing and the old ways of doing business are becoming obsolete. Customers paying for professional services are becoming more sophisticated and more discerning. Why… The Evolution of Business Consulting
With high volumes of data created across multiple marketing channels, brands are challenged to organize and active the right data assets to maximize cross-channel performance. To better understand your target audience, drive more sales, and… Optimized Marketing: Why You Should Align Brand Segmentation to Activation & Reporting
A 2013 Booz & Company study, “Culture’s Role in Enabling Organizational Change” by DeAnne Aguirre, Rutger von Post, and Micah Alpern analyzes the results of a survey of 2,200 executives, managers, and employees from a broad range of companies across… Putting Culture at the Center of Organizational Change
Humanist values are universal and trump all others as an overriding principal of conduct in business relations. As a strategic alliance expert who makes his living designing and optimizing international ecosystems, I often come across… Humanist Values Trump All Others
Trust is built on credibility and credibility comes from acting in others’ interests before your own. – anonymous If leaders have credibility, people want to work for them. But credibility is important in many areas, not… Credibility in the Supply Chain and Elsewhere
Change is the only constant. – Heraclitus, c. 535 – 475 BC We live in a world of change. Everyday brings new experiences and new things into our lives. Most of them pass without notice,… The Art of Managing Change, in Personal and Business Life
There are plenty of theories on change management, and this isn’t one of them. This is a simple checklist for anyone driving big, complex organizational change. But first, you have to recognize when you are… 8 Transformational Levers for BIG Organizational Change
One problem we find in so many family businesses is their “risk management awareness,” notes Don Schwerzler, a family business master strategist. The owners are either unaware of potential problems or they understate the potential… The Truth about Risk and Its Impact on Family Businesses
The postponement strategy is based on the following two basic principles of demand forecasting. The accuracy of forecast demand decreases with an increase in the time horizon. The farther the time window for which the demand is… Have You Heard of Postponement Strategy in the Supply Chain?