Supply Chains & Logistics
The Crisis in Ukraine Spells More Trouble for Semiconductor Supply
Semiconductor manufacturers must invest in alternative sources for key materials to mitigate supply chain risks.
Manufacturing
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Supply Chains & Logistics
What Everyone Gets Wrong About the Never-Ending COVID-19 Supply Chain Crisis
Just-in-time inventory management isn’t the source of the pandemic’s supply chain issues and product shortages.
Yossi Sheffi
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Destination: Digital
Executives from TCS and Honeywell share their insights on digital transformation in manufacturing.
Sheila Jordan and Subhash Sakorikar
Innovation Strategy
Prototypes, Pilots, and Polymers: Cooper Standard’s Chris Couch
The Me, Myself, and AI podcast delves into how automotive supplier Cooper Standard uses open innovation to leverage AI.
Sam Ransbotham and Shervin Khodabandeh
Innovation Strategy
How Temporary Assignments Boost Innovation
Front-line manufacturing workers contribute more valuable ideas after they’re briefly assigned to other company sites.
Philipp B. Cornelius, Bilal Gokpinar, and Fabian J. Sting
Sustainability
The Four Fatal Mistakes Holding Back Circular Business Models
Incumbent manufacturing companies face four key challenges as they shift to circular business models.
Johan Frishammar and Vinit Parida
Technology Innovation Strategy
Better Together: Mattias Ulbrich on Combining Coffee, Business, and Technology at Porsche
Porsche is accelerating innovation by emphasizing the need for collaboration between humans and AI technology.
Sam Ransbotham and Shervin Khodabandeh
Crisis Management
Responding to Crises With Speed and Agility
The pandemic has shown how both speed and agility can help drive global business during a crisis.
Bernadine J. Dykes, Margaret Hughes-Morgan, Kalin D. Kolev, and Walter J. Ferrier
Organizational Structure
How Autonomy Creates Resilience in the Face of Crisis
What managers can learn from the coronavirus outbreak.
Howard Yu and Mark J. Greeven
Talent Management
Where Are the Robots?
Automation anxiety is a distraction. The bigger issue is blue-collar job growth amid labor scarcity.
Gad Levanon, Elizabeth Crofoot, and Frank Steemers
Innovation Strategy
How Digital Twins Are Reinventing Innovation
From faster drug trials to fully “conscious” cities, digital replicas are changing innovation.
Mark Purdy, Ray Eitel-Porter, Robert Krüger, and Thijs Deblaere
AI & Machine Learning
Learning From Automation Anxiety of the Past
History shows we should focus more on policy than technology challenges when confronting automation.
Carl Benedikt Frey
Supply Chains & Logistics
Transforming Manufacturing and Supply Chains With 4D Printing
The next transformative emerging technology could be 4D printing.
Monika Mahto and Brenna Sniderman
Business Models
An Executive Guide to the Spring 2019 Issue
These summaries will help you navigate our Spring 2019 lineup.
MIT Sloan Management Review
Business Models
The Only Way Manufacturers Can Survive
For industrial manufacturers, digital transformation is the only way to stay alive.
Vijay Govindarajan and Jeffrey R. Immelt
Developing Strategy
For Western Companies, Has China Lost Its Appeal?
Is China still an attractive growth opportunity for Western multinational companies?
Global Strategy
Why High-Tech Commoditization Is Accelerating
Knowledge embedded in today’s production and design tools is a powerful force that is leveling the global technology playing field.
Willy Shih
Culture
Can IT Be Too in Sync With Business Strategy?
IT alignment can produce organizational inertia — unless it’s accompanied by the right culture.
Huigang Liang, Nianxin Wang, Yajiong Xue, Shilun Ge, and Sam Ransbotham
New Product Development
Following the Digital Thread: Beyond Manufacturing
Summary of the discussion on digital operations management in our eight-part Digital Thread video series.
Mark Cotteleer, Paul Michelman, and Brenna Sniderman
New Product Development
Following the Digital Thread: The Digital Thread Takes Flight
In part 8 of our eight-part video series, we explore the potential future applications of the digital thread.
Mark Cotteleer, Mark Vitale, and Kelly Marchese
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