Operations
How Much Does It Cost to Manufacture Overseas Versus at Home?
A new tool helps companies calculate whether to offshore, manufacture locally, or dual source.
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Operations
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Operations
What Makes an Online Flash Sale Successful?
When ratings and reviews aren’t enough, showing that a deal is popular can convince others to buy.
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Operations
How to Predict Demand for Your New Product
Relying on manager expertise and market research may not be enough.
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Policy
What Volkswagen’s Emissions Scandal Can Teach Us about Why Companies Cheat
Tighter standards may backfire in industries with fierce competition.
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Operations
From Long Checkout Lines to Departure Gate Chaos, Can Companies Reduce Holiday Hassles?
An operations professor explores better ways to form queues, ride escalators, and deliver packages.
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Operations
Is There a Better Way to Allocate Organs to Transplant Patients?
Two ideas for changing a system where people linger on waitlists while kidneys spoil.
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Operations
How Offering a Ship-to-Store Option Comes at a Cost
It delights customers, but managing inventory becomes more complicated.
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Operations
Can Going Big on Eco-friendly Practices Really Pay Off?
The case for doing even more than swapping out lightbulbs.
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Data Analytics
How Open Data Is Changing Chicago
A Q&A with Chicago’s chief data officer about the power of big data.
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Economics
Podcast: What Happens When Employees Are Poached?
How poaching benefits companies and industries, and how you can make yourself more poachable.
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Operations
Going Green Can Be Good for the Bottom Line
Sustainable operations and greater growth can go hand in hand.
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Leadership
Podcast: Get the Most from Your Newest Team Members
Onboarding advice for organizations big and small.
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Marketing
When Retail Prices Cross the Line
Manufacturers should be strategic in enforcing minimum advertised price policies.
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Leadership
Podcast: The Power of Persuasive Storytelling
Stories hook your business audience and get them to take action.
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Organizations
Poach Our Employees, Please
How hiring an employee from a related company can directly benefit both the poacher and the poached.
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Leadership
A Smarter Way to Schedule
What multitaskers can learn from how judges schedule hearings
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Operations
Why Power Companies Love Smart Meters
Smart meters provide richer data, enabling smarter pricing strategies and a smoother electricity supply chain.
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Operations
Who Benefits from Airline Baggage Fees?
Customers hate them, but maybe they shouldn’t.
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Organizations
How a Restaurant Chain Keeps Its Independent Spirit
At Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, growth begins with a learning mindset.
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Collaboration
When Collaboration Takes a Toll on Productivity
A look at the cost of collaboration among highly skilled workers.
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