Operations Strategy for a Flat World
How ecommerce, globalization, and outsourcing, are changing the production and distribution of products and services.
by Tim Laseter
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Illustration by Lars Leetaru
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This online event took place on:
Thursday, May 17, 2007
11:00 am Eastern Standard Time
How ecommerce, globalization, and outsourcing, are changing the production and distribution of products and services.
Panelist:
Tim Laseter serves on the faculty of the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. He is the coauthor, with Ron Kerber, of Strategic Product Creation (McGraw-Hill, 2007). Formerly a vice president with Booz Allen Hamilton, he has more than 20 years of experience in operations strategy and supply chain management.
Webinar materials/Further Reading:
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You can find Tim Laseter’s Operating Strategies column in strategy+business magazine and online at www.strategy-business.com
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