Operations & Manufacturing

Reframing Your Business Equation

by Tim Laseter and M. Eric Johnson

Companies and industries are often driven by implicit formulas. Questioning their validity can lead to breakthroughs.

Debugging the Supply Chain

by Keith Buckley and George Appling

Ten-year-old Cricket Communications found that even the oft overlooked supply chain can be a lucrative target for innovation.

Transforming an Adversarial Relationship

by Frank Smeekes and Reid Wilk

A survey of automakers and their suppliers unearths the management prerequisites for working together profitably.

Start with Sourcing

by Martha Turner and Pat Houston

Procurement lies at the heart of a successful green strategy.

A “Hands-on” Approach to Surviving the Recession

Noble Group CEO Richard Elman discusses risk, opportunity, and his growth strategy for the commodities business.

Global Partnerships Unplugged

A survey finds that information technology is a neglected asset in joint ventures, leading to disturbing results.

Even in the face of the economic downturn, a survey finds that multinationals in China are upgrading their mainland operations and encouraging the government to improve the education and productivity of Chinese workers.

1. Manufacturing: Diagnosing This Downturn

Building Cars by Design

Faced with plummeting demand, automakers should make vehicles with features that match customer preferences.

Supplier Empowerment and the Bottom Line

When you adapt your sourcing strategy to a more diverse world, everybody benefits.

The Collaboration Game

Although an elusive goal, cooperative relationships between retailers and suppliers can be wildly profitable.

Is Backshoring the New Offshoring?

The business press is touting a return of offshored jobs to the U.S. — but we’re not buying it.

Knowledge-based Sourcing in China

Structural shifts in the Asian giant’s economy are forcing companies to adopt deeper and more personal strategies for supplier relationships.

Smarter Medicine

How the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revolutionized the way vaccines are delivered.

Archive of Operations & Manufacturing articles

strategy+business is published by the global management consulting firm Booz & Company

Looking for Booz Allen Hamilton? Now independent of Booz & Company

Current Issue