Epicflow

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Hyundai Heavy Industries Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is a top South Korean shipbuilding company that holds roughly a 15% share of the world’s shipbuilding market. To improve their project management practices, C-levels at HHI developed a sustainable management policy. billion in revenue by 2022.

Management 222

Management Cash Flow Industry Real Estate 222

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Some people also call consulting a ‘talk-job’ – you go to the clients, you talk about what the ideal world scenario would be for a particular project, product or market, and your billable hours are sorted. Operations Consultants: Operations consultants are consultants who help clients improve the performance of their operations.

Consulting 135

Consulting Operations Financial Real Estate 135

Harvard Business

MAY 29, 2017

Yet Russia remains an important part of most Western multinationals’ emerging markets portfolios. Interestingly, all these intrusions into business operations typically do not come from the Kremlin but from local officials who seem eager to gain the Kremlin’s favor amid instances of elevated international tensions.

Government 107

Government Healthcare Policies Operations 107

Kraft Kennedy

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Why Law Firms Need IT Policies Is it okay to store your password on a post it note on your computer monitor in your personal office? In o rder to appreciate why law firms need IT policies, i t’s important to first identify their purpose. Is it acceptable to use your family computer to access your firm’s work product?

Policies 59

Policies Intellectual Property Ethics Information Technology 59

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 7, 2016

But in hierarchical, high-power-distance markets like Asia — specifically Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand — this policy created unintended conflicts among leaders and sent confusing signals to the rest of the organization regarding who was more powerful and higher-ranking within the organization. -led

Culture 126

Culture System Policies Operations 126

Harvard Business

JULY 13, 2017

And second, we are able to link it to firms’ productivity and several measures of labor market policies. What About Labor Markets? ” If productivity divergence is linked with wage divergence, is it possible that this link is affected by the way labor markets are organized? .”

Productivity 134

Productivity Study Policies Data 134

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2016

But almost none of these institutional-investment giants have any policies in place for monitoring or engaging with the startups who are creating next-generation investment technologies. This disconnect is a major problem for the continuing development of efficient capital markets. How is this state of affairs possible?

Operations 70

Operations Finance Media Financial 70

Harvard Business

JULY 3, 2018

Chamber of Commerce supports companies in developing circular economies (CEs), and China — like Europe — has developed policies and legislation around CEs. Since JLG had little control over when refurbishable equipment would be returned, it saw little reason to build a refurbishing facility that could operate at scale.

Policies 72

Policies Productivity Accenture Operations 72

Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2017

The company’s stock lost hundreds of millions of market cap , but the damage to the brand (and future sales) may be far higher. The incident, along with some other recent brand missteps, highlight some basic realities about the world companies operate in today. Three themes seem critical. Many knew the ad was tone-deaf.

Airlines 135

Airlines Video Operations Policies 135

Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2018

By thinking of a company’s culture as a form of investment subject to market failures, we can better understand why companies sometimes tolerate misconduct, and why they can’t always fix it on their own. A firm’s cultural capital is a type of asset that impacts what a firm produces and how it operates.

Culture 134

Culture Company Financial Banking 134

Markovitz Consulting

JULY 25, 2017

When she told her supervisors and managers that the box recycling policy made her job harder, they didn’t do anything about it either— nor did they explain why the policy was important. The old policy forbade her from even breaking the boxes down, so her work area was littered with empty boxes that she had to walk around.

Policies 100

Policies Operations Company System 100

CaseInterview.com

MAY 15, 2020

One option is to be in denial about abrupt market changes and continue along aggressively in one’s original plans. Operating in the “old normal” is the surest way to go out of business in a major recession. Pivoting to target an adjacent market segment can be learned. Reconfiguring a go-to-market approach can be learned.

Case Interview 119

Case Interview Cash Flow Interviews Resources 119

Harvard Business

MAY 21, 2018

This month will see the enforcement of a sweeping new set of regulations that could change the face of digital marketing: the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation – or GDPR. Data-Driven Marketing. The GDPR will force marketers to relinquish much of their dependence on behavioral data collection.

Marketing 72

Marketing Advertising Data Operations 72

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 12, 2024

As a result, Fed policy affects inflation , unemployment rates, and economic growth worldwide. Consequently, business professionals need to comprehend the nature of the Fed and its monetary policy intentions. During the last 20 years, the Fed has added a suite of policy tools that it can use to do this. Since the U.S.

System 88

System Banking Policies Financial 88

Harvard Business

MARCH 27, 2018

But this was not the first time its policies were violated. Apple and Google, for example, each control a popular mobile phone operating system platform (and key apps on that platform), Amazon controls the largest online merchant platform, and Facebook controls the largest social network platform. Nor is it likely to be the last.

Data 132

Data Company Advertising Engineering 132

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

In today’s hiring market, a generous benefits package is essential for attracting and retaining top talent. Offering an unlimited time-off policy can be a win-win for employer and employee. In some cases, under an unlimited time-off policy, employees take the same amount of vacation time.

Insurance 135

Insurance Insurance Survey Policies 135

Harvard Business

JULY 12, 2017

When we buy an insurance policy at an individual household level or for a large, complex business or project, the only items that seal the deal are some papers with promissory statements. For example, a firm’s political risk insurance policy can take up to a year to underwrite, delaying any investments and cross-border capital flows.

Insurance 133

Insurance Insurance Industry Balance Sheet 133

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2016

UC Davis teamed up with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to assess the economic costs and benefits of three Congolese refugee camps in Rwanda operated by the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNCHR). That helps explain why refugees often sell the food they’ve been given. Our study focused mostly on WFP food aid.

Research 131

Research Policies Study Retail 131

Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2018

There are two contemporary strategic imperatives, among others, that many executives are grappling with: (1) competing in emerging markets and (2) partnering with startups to gain exposure to novel ideas and opportunities. Such considerations seem less pertinent in a market like India where nationally mandated focus areas are less engrained.

Case Interview 111

Case Interview Company Government Policies 111

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

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. Marketing Sales & Service.

IBM GBS 203

IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

Asamby Consulting

JULY 19, 2022

What does reality say Since this offer has become popular, there's quite some data on what happens when such a policy is being introduced. Business needs come first Usually, policies granting unlimited vacation come with some contingencies. And this social pressure in fact does prevent people from making use of the policy.

Policies 97

Policies Tools Operations Course 97

Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2018

And some companies with employee majority-owned stock programs, such as Publix Super Markets and outerwear maker W.L. Last year 400 members of IAM Maine Lobstering Union bought the wholesale operation of Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound and turned it into a worker-owned cooperative called Lobster 207.

Company 132

Company Enterprise Finance Operations 132

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Since 1971, when Richard Nixon took the US dollar off the gold standard, market commentators have worried about the ability of the US dollar to act as a reliable store of value. Traditionally, central banks are limited in their power to control monetary policy. However, people cannot be forced to borrow. Helicopter money.

Banking 142

Banking Government Policies Financial 142

Asamby Consulting

JANUARY 13, 2022

Why you need a COO or Operations Manager. Either their operations have grown quite a bit or they are in the midst of growing. Many founders and CEOs ask us this question: Do I need an operations manager? But there are a few questions: Why is it necessary to hire an operations person? Check out our privacy policy.

Operations 52

Operations Management Methodologies Report 52

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 5, 2016

For decades, experts and policy wonks have argued that health care is a uniquely inefficient industry, insulated from conventional market forces that operate in the rest of the economy. Poorly performing hospitals do not feel pressure from patients to improve quality because standard market forces do not apply to health care.

Marketing 70

Marketing Research Travel Study 70

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Oliver Wyman’s CEO, John Drzik, states that the long-term aspiration is to be recognized widely in the market as the gold standard in consulting. The firm offers consulting services including strategy, operations, risk management, organizational transformation, and leadership development. Public Policy.

Oliver Wyman 201

Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Harvard Business

APRIL 17, 2017

Industry players have realized the marketing and cost-saving potential, too: automaker BMW powers the plant where it manufactures the i3 and i8 electric vehicles with a 10 MW wind park, and discount retailer Aldi Süd has installed photovoltaic panels on 1,000 supermarkets. Thus markets entering “Energiewende 3.0”

Energy 129

Energy Industry Government Policies 129

Harvard Business

MAY 26, 2016

Operating margins for firms publicly listed in the US show a substantial and sustained rise. Firms engage in political “rent seeking”—lobbying for regulations that provide them sheltered markets—rather than competing on innovation. Profits are up. Corporate valuations are up as well.

Pharmaceuticals 129

Pharmaceuticals Chemicals Industry Study 129

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 8, 2013

A framework to help executives, senior managers and marketers devise strategies for future growth. The Ansoff Matrix is particularly useful for strategic planning because it provides a framework to help executives, senior managers and marketers devise strategies for future growth. What is a Product-Market Growth Strategy?

Productivity 113

Productivity Transportation Development Marketing 113

Harvard Business

JULY 11, 2017

EDENS, of which the latter is CEO, has led the revitalization of the 45-acre Union Market district in Northeast Washington, DC. The project has provided a laboratory for testing practical policies and initiatives that can promote inclusive prosperity. The Union Market challenge.

Development 182

Development Real Estate Retail Guidelines 182

Asamby Consulting

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Small Business Operations Consulting An investment makes sense only when you get more in return than you invested. If you hire an operations consultant, this Return on Investment might be not easy to calculate. This blog posts outlines what the ROI for hiring a small business operations consultant is.

ROI 52

ROI Small Business Operations Consulting 52

Harvard Business

JULY 6, 2017

The EU’s case asserts, among other things, that Google unfairly exploits its dominance in search engines and smartphone operating systems to restrict competition in shopping services, ad placement services, and smartphone app store markets. However, digital markets do not follow the contours of conventional industry structures.

Company 121

Company Engineering Operations Construction 121

Harvard Business

JUNE 30, 2016

ZBB’s resurgence is further fueled by the uncertain markets hindering many companies’ efforts to attract fresh capital, as we see venture capital and private equity funds increasingly pushing ZBB on their portfolio companies, in the hope of securing a more rapid and profitable exit on their investments.

Company 114

Company Benchmarking Travel Policies 114

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Markets are usually a good way to organise economic activity: Individuals and firms that operate in a market economy respond to prices and thereby act as if guided by an “invisible hand” which leads the market to allocate resources efficiently. For example, an electricity supplier might have a monopoly.

Consulting 128

Consulting Government Resources Case Interview 128

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The market for smart technologies is predicted to be worth up to $1.6 Surely, given the size of the opportunity, increasing interest among governments and policy makers, and the explosion of relevant technologies, we can start to understand what smart societies are and establish standards and ideals to aim for. trillion by 2026.

Benchmarking 128

Benchmarking Government Policies Case Study 128

Harvard Business

MARCH 28, 2018

Healthcare data is also highly prized on the black market because there are so many lucrative ways to use it fraudulently, so it’s often a more attractive target than financial or other personal data. Most healthcare organizations do have security policies in place; what’s lacking is the attention to them.

Data 128

Data Healthcare Policies Training 128

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Already a large domestic market, Frontier Strategy Group’s estimates suggest the country will average growth rates between 7.4% However, India remains a difficult market for multinational firms to enter. India is a large, fragmented, and heterogeneous market. over the next three years.

Strategy& 72

Strategy& Strategy Strategy Operations 72