Epicflow

JUNE 10, 2022

For example, currently, the A&D industry is facing increasing geopolitical and economic uncertainty as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, energy and raw materials challenges due to the sanctions imposed on Russia, inflation rate, etc. Issues with the supply chain lead to poor quality of products and delays in their releases.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 25, 2014

One the other hand, possibilities for competitive differentiation and new products seem limitless. For example, Opower tapped into a great market using software-as-a-service and a behavioral efficiency model for saving energy. Operating Model Development. To what extent do we know how to design and test behavioral solutions?

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Tom Spencer

JULY 14, 2023

Government incentives for investment into renewable energy sources, such as subsidies and tax credits , are becoming an increasingly popular way for governments to meet national pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Secondly, renewable energy is naturally occurring and based on resources that are continually replenished.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2016

Last year, networking giant Cisco Systems worked with one of its contract manufacturers in Malaysia to deploy 1,500 energy and temperature sensors on its manufacturing equipment. As Kern put it, “We always manage costs so closely, but we weren’t really measuring energy — we didn’t know how much we spent!

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Most companies are unprepared for the emerging revolution in predictive energy analytics. In fact, many readers’ eyes will have already glazed over at the preceding sentence, with the natural initial reaction that energy-related data isn’t relevant to their jobs. Cost Savings. alone, according to the US.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2017

A year into their jobs, how many employees still have the unbridled energy and enthusiasm that they brought with them to their first day on the job? Unproductive routines, corporate bureaucracy, and “administrivia” kill ambition and sap energy for far too many employees. redesign the operating model. Related Video.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Consider Apple, hardly a byword in the energy business. This summer, the company applied for federal licenses to sell directly to customers the excess renewable energy it generates on its new campus and in facilities across Oregon, Nevada, and California. California, Texas, and most of the U.S. electric demand.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 5, 2016

Big companies have been buying a lot of clean energy lately – 3.5 They put up almost no capital and usually lower their day-to-day energy costs. First, due in large part to the scale and consistency of their energy purchasing, industrials already pay the lowest rates for power. Get early buy-in. Use cross-functional teams.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

“Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run it is almost everything,” wrote Paul Krugman more than 20 years ago. Productivity in most developed economies has been anemic. During much of this time, it has been shareholders, not workers, who have reaped the benefits of higher productivity.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2017

Business leaders often think of “efficiency” and “productivity” as synonyms, two sides of the same coin. When it comes to strategy, however, efficiency and productivity are very different. At first glance, the definition of productivity appears remarkably similar.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 30, 2017

The combination of these factors ( time + talent + energy ) and the interactions between them, is how human capital is converted into productivity and economic value. Our research concluded that the best companies, the top quartile in our study, generated over 40% more productive power than the average of the bottom three quartiles.

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Epicflow

AUGUST 12, 2024

How can manufacturers ensure production efficiency and competitiveness? One of the effective solutions is digital transformation — the implementation of innovative technologies into every manufacturing aspect helps production companies enhance their capabilities, shorten products’ time to market, and satisfy customers’ demands.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2018

In November, United States’ crude oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The recent price swings highlight a new era of uncertainty gripping the world’s energy markets. hbr staff/bettmann/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 27, 2017

Most offices have adequate but aging lighting systems that often operate inefficiently, can waste vast amounts of energy, and annoy employees. We believe that a recent business-model innovation will overcome this barrier and upend commercial lighting and other energy services. How It Works.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

Bain’s major industries of importance in the Middle East include Airlines & Transportation, Media, Mining, Oil & Gas, Retail, Private Equity, Social & Public Sector, Technology, Telecommunications, Utilities and Alternative energy (the oil will run out one day!).

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Harvard Business

MAY 24, 2017

In contrast, today’s scarcest resource is your human capital, as measured by the time, talent and energy of your workforce. Energy, too, is difficult to come by. Based on our research , inspired employees are three times more productive than dissatisfied employees, but they are rare. Energy can be created and destroyed.

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Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2016

The first use case involves predicting demand for consumer products that are in the “long tail” of consumption. This method works well for popular products in large regions but tends to fail when data gets thin because random noise overwhelms the underlying signal. Operations in a Connected World. Predicting demand.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2018

degrees will require “rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy, land, urban and infrastructure (including transport and buildings), and industrial systems” and this transition will need to be “unprecedented in terms of scale…and imply deep emissions reductions in all sectors.” Embrace renewable energy.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Making matters more challenging, these shifts are happening across practically every retail category – books, entertainment, housewares, clothing, food, financial services, and even energy. By incorporating these disruptors into its own operations, a retailer can more easily pose challenging questions and embrace change more quickly.

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Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

On March 25 mighty Uber bowed out of Southeast Asia by selling its operation in several countries to local rival Grab. In 2016 the company sold its China operation to Didi Chuxing because of the fierce competitiveness of the local player. A year later, Uber admitted defeat in another region, selling its operation in Russia to Yandex.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

This isn’t all that surprising given the level of innovation activity in these sectors, but directors operating in similarly disrupted sectors should take note. Just over one-fifth (22%) of boards operating in the IT and telecom industry sought tech expertise when filling their most recent board seat, higher than in any other industry.

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Epicflow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This enables more effective communication and collaboration in real time, promotes safety, and increases the efficiency and productivity of the construction processes. First, it’s less energy-consuming than traditional materials like concrete and steel. What are the benefits of CLT?

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 29, 2020

"Money is congealed energy, and releasing it releases life's possibilities." - Joseph Campbell. In the past you operated in a compensation model where you do work and then get paid. Now you're operating in a return on investment model where you invest your money, time and talents in your business with the expectation of a return.

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Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

The problem is that many companies have the wrong “operating system” for organic growth. In our work with dozens of large companies on growth and transformation strategies, we’ve found a set of principles and practices that create an operating system for growth. That failure is not due to a lack of trying.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Capgemini has a strong focus in products and processes with major operations ; the complex industries (like manufacturing and energy) are well-suited to major spend on technology infrastructure, which is where the firm makes most of its money. Industries.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 30, 2017

Yet too much focus can be a problem : It drains your brain of energy , makes you care less about people, and prevents you from seeing what is happening around you. Not Having as Much Energy as Usual. Not Operating at Your Peak. This management of energy often requires switching between focus and unfocus.

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Markovitz Consulting

OCTOBER 17, 2017

But the energy, the passion, the emotion, the raison d’etre for the entire lean effort comes from the emotional power of stories. She moved people to tears (and cheers) when she played a video showing how their lean operations allowed one of her employees to thrive at work and contribute to his community after work.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 1, 2017

Most of us work pretty hard to ensure an even schedule throughout the working week: five or more days of calm, measured – if industrious – productivity. And the best way you can maintain your energy over days like this is to make sure you’re looking out for yourself from minute one. This is achieved by creating a prioritized schedule.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

” By the end of a quarter, she had wrung every ounce of energy out of marketing, and we started the next quarter from a standstill with no momentum and no leverage. It is highly efficient at capturing, storing, and releasing energy. ” The intention was right, but there was no operational impact. IT investment.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Our Climate Commitment is one way we help solve the unsustainable demand for energy resources and its impact on the environment. However, like many of the companies surveyed by Bain, we were unsure how to connect our strategic vision around sustainability with meaningful operational changes. What lessons can we share?

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Harvard Business

JULY 4, 2016

For them, having a meeting at 9 AM and another at 1 PM could destroy the productivity of the entire day. Managers operate at the center of a complex web of customers, external partners, and internal stakeholders. Namely, makers need large blocks of uninterrupted time in order to solve complex problems and imagine new solutions.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 23, 2020

As author Caroline Turner states in her book Difference Works: Improving Retention, Productivity and Profitability Through inclusion , “ I lacked the passion to keep it up.” And as agriculture developed enough to create surplus product, the marketplace was born. We have come a long way, baby for sure.

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Chad Barr

JULY 17, 2024

The energy and precision of the dancers were astounding, with their creative moves showcasing iconic Michael Jackson choreography. The energy on stage was thrilling and engaging, making the entire audience, including us, sway and move to the music. Years of rigorous training were apparent in this top-notch production.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

For every “shared value” example of an energy-saving initiative that reduces operational costs, or of a social investment that enhances customer loyalty, one can find a less comfortable result. How do you know that recent growth resulted from greater public trust in a product, not a competitor’s screw-up?

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Harvard Business

APRIL 28, 2017

In the fictional world of the video game Watch Dogs , you can play a hacktivist who takes over the central operating system of a futuristic, hyper-connected Chicago. On April 8, hackers set off 156 emergency sirens in Dallas, Texas , disrupting residents and overwhelming 911 operators throughout the day.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2023

has disrupted the auto industry and established itself as a leader in sustainable energy. Founded in 2003 by CEO Elon Musk, the company has rapidly expanded its offerings from luxury electric vehicles (EVs) to renewable energy solutions, positioning itself at the forefront of the transition to a low-carbon economy.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2017

In the beginning companies sold products. A focus on products means a focus on selling running shoes. Selling products limits the revenues you can make from clients: Unless you are innovating and continually updating your product offering, customer attrition tends to be high, and incentivizing repurchases can be hard.

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