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Chick, Stephen E.; Huchzermeier, Arnd; Netessine, SergueiArticle HBS-R1404J-EService and Operations ManagementManufacturers in developed countries can no longer rely on lean management practices to stay profitable. They face increasing competition from plants in large emerging economies that are able to produce on a large scale at a lower cost, while still providing high quality. The way forward, the authors suggest, can be glimpsed from analyzing past winners of Europe's annual Industrial Excellence Award. Those companies have succeeded by using one or ...Starting at €8.20
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Retailers Are Squandering Their Most Potent Weapons
Fisher, Marshall; Gallino, Santiago; Netessine, SergueiArticle HBS-R1901D-EService and Operations ManagementAs they fight for survival in the era of online shopping, brick-and-mortar retailers are cutting costs by slashing head count and budgets for training. But that erodes their biggest edge over e-tailers: a live person customers can talk to face-to-face. For every dollar a retailer saves on staffing, it may be losing several dollars in revenues and gross profits if customers leave stores empty-handed because they can't find a knowledgeable salesper...Starting at €8.20