Operations
Localized Natural Disasters Can Hurt an Entire Country’s Economy
A new study helps explain the economic ripple effects on supply chains.
A new study helps explain the economic ripple effects on supply chains.
Social media data can help predict consumer demand.
Don’t relegate big data to sales and marketing. Let it permeate the culture.
A new tool helps companies calculate whether to offshore, manufacture locally, or dual source.
When ratings and reviews aren’t enough, showing that a deal is popular can convince others to buy.
Relying on manager expertise and market research may not be enough.
Tighter standards may backfire in industries with fierce competition.
An operations professor explores better ways to form queues, ride escalators, and deliver packages.
Two ideas for changing a system where people linger on waitlists while kidneys spoil.
It delights customers, but managing inventory becomes more complicated.
The case for doing even more than swapping out lightbulbs.
A Q&A with Chicago’s chief data officer about the power of big data.
How poaching benefits companies and industries, and how you can make yourself more poachable.
Sustainable operations and greater growth can go hand in hand.
Onboarding advice for organizations big and small.
Manufacturers should be strategic in enforcing minimum advertised price policies.
Stories hook your business audience and get them to take action.
How hiring an employee from a related company can directly benefit both the poacher and the poached.
What multitaskers can learn from how judges schedule hearings
Smart meters provide richer data, enabling smarter pricing strategies and a smoother electricity supply chain.