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In the Name of Democracy
Blast of the past … Here is a short essay I wrote for a writing class a few years ago In the Name of Democracy On many occasions we hear institutions and nation-states wage conflict with others in the...
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Outside the box fulfillment
Product distribution and logistics performance is critical for top line growth and bottom line profits, especially for industry sectors characterized by high volume, made to stock product flows such...
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Highlights from the A.T. Kearney Digital Roundtable
Last week’s AT Kearney Digital Forum Roundtable was a great session. I had an opportunity to discuss and hear all things Digital with the leading thinkers and practitioners in the space. Much food for...
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The Rise of Digital Supply Chain Platforms
Advances in digital technologies such as the Internet of Everything, Deep Learning, 3D Printing and Big Data are expected to disrupt business models and their respective supply chains. Things get even...
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Obama, Hillary and a case of Innovator’s Dilemma
Like so many favored incumbents, Hillary Clinton could not escape the Innovator’s Dilemma in a competitive bid for the market place (the democratic primary in this case) Coined by Harvard business...
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CNN and the house of brands strategy …
Take a look at some of the key shows on CNN and one cannot but notice the network’s recent adoption of an explicit “House of Brands” strategy in an effort to better wage the battle for “viewer...
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Sourcing success under tight time pressure
Emergency room (ER) physicians constantly make critical decisions with limited information and under extreme time pressure. What separates best-in-class ER physicians from the pack is that they not...
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Same Day Delivery at TPA/GMA Conference 2016
Had a great experience co-presenting with Michael Kors, Google and Instacart at the 2016 GMA Supply Chain Conference last week on Same Day delivery. We discussed the underlying supply and demand side...
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Guest lecture at Babson
Had a good time presenting as guest lecturer at Babson College this week on best practices and emerging trends in omnichannel supply chain. Very engaging class and lively discussion. Key topics...
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The Rise of A.I. Could Be the Fall of Uber
Machine Intelligence has made significant advances recently in areas of supervised learning such as image and speech recognition, question & answering and shopping recommendation. These so called...
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In the Name of Democracy
Blast of the past … Here is a short essay I wrote for a writing class a few years ago In the Name of Democracy On many occasions we hear institutions and nation-states wage conflict with others in the...
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Obama, Hillary and a case of Innovator’s Dilemma
Like so many favored incumbents, Hillary Clinton could not escape the Innovator's Dilemma in a competitive bid for the market place (the democratic primary in this case) Coined by Harvard business...
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CNN and the house of brands strategy …
Take a look at some of the key shows on CNN and one cannot but notice the network's recent adoption of an explicit "House of Brands" strategy in an effort to better wage the battle for "viewer...
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Root cause(s) of pharma’s R&D woes and possible fixes …
The Innovation Gap in Pharmaceutical Drug Discovery & New Models for R & D Success In the past decade the pharma industry has experienced an innovation gap crisis characterized by relatively...
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Amazon the Zara Slayer
I recently wrote about how Amazon is poised to disrupt Fast Fashion. Read original post here on Linkedin. Reprinted below … One question we often get from clients is “Will Amazon disrupt my sector...
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Capital and Wealth … Was Marx right?
The prolonged US recession and recent increase in income inequality has energized viewpoints challenging capitalism as a sustainable economic model. Some media and pundits have rallied around the...
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Supercharging Supply Chains with Uber Platforms
Uber-like platforms will soon provide on-demand fulfillment, warehouse, and logistics services everywhere. Are you ready? For companies feeling the pressure to meet rising customer expectations while...
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On many occasions we hear institutions and nation-states wage conflict with others in the name of democracy. The primary objective to an institution’s leverage of the “democratic cause” is to garner...
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In the past decade(s) the pharma industry has experienced an innovation gap crisis characterized by relatively flat growth rate in new drug approval rates and a steady growth of 2.5X in cost. Big...
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Like so many favored incumbents, Hillary Clinton could not escape the Innovator’s Dilemma in a competitive bid for the market place (the democratic primary in this case) Coined by Harvard business...
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