Best Business Books 2019: Narratives
Trains, automobiles, and the plain impact of transportation.
Manufacturing
Creating an agile mind-set at PepsiCo
The company’s Central and South America unit transformed itself after implementing a more nimble approach that stoked innovation and increased employees’ free time.
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How subsidiaries can emerge as “centers of excellence”
A case study shows how a small business arm can deliver real value and innovation to a multinational.
GMO
Creating a culture of learning
Steelcase CEO Jim Keane explains how giving people work-space choices can make workplace behavior more human.
Jabil’s manufacturing leap
How one of the biggest companies you’ve never heard of may create the future of manufacturing.
GMO
How blockchain can improve the aviation industry
Aerospace businesses could benefit from sharing data about aircraft history, maintenance, and operations.
GMO
Rolling toward responsible capitalism
Jean-Dominique Senard, the departing CEO of Michelin and incoming chair of Renault and of the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi alliance, argues that the prevailing concept of corporate purpose needs an update.
GMO
Facing up to the automotive innovation dilemma
The rise of connected, autonomous, shared, and electric vehicles will reshape the industry. The challenge in the meantime is survival.
GMO
Chinese cars go global
An Conghui, president of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and CEO of Geely Auto Group, explains the future of flying cars and the value of an international brand.
GMO
The sum is greater than the auto parts
Linamar is evolving from an automotive supplier into fields such as agricultural equipment and infrastructure. As CEO Linda Hasenfratz tells us, it’s all part of the 100-year plan.
Will Manufacturers Rule the Global Economy Once More?
Tuck School of Business professor Richard D’Aveni proposes a technology-driven vision of manufacturing dominance.
GMO
Keeping cool under pressure
For Greg Lehmkuhl, president and CEO of Lineage Logistics, temperature-controlled supply chains for perishables are one of the world’s next great platforms.
Best Business Books 2018: Narratives
American Tales. See also Top Shelf Picks: Best Business Books 2018.
GMO
The Rise of the Last-Mile Exchange
Keeping up with the growing volume of e-commerce will require delivery companies to disrupt their long-standing business model.
GMO
Digital Champions
The interlinked platforms that make up Industry 4.0 represent a new kind of challenge for manufacturers and other technology-intensive companies. With four key business ecosystems, they can make this new world their own.
Inside the Digital Factory
Cutting-edge technology gives a glimpse into the future of how things will get made, and what manufacturers must do to stay relevant.
Manufacturing Goes Carbon Negative
A growing number of innovative companies is capturing CO2 and using it to create materials and products for human consumption.
The Magic of Predicting Demand from Data
Demand sensing is a key element of a real-time, connected supply chain ecosystem and can kick-start digital transformation.
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PwC insights
In PwC’s Global NextGen Survey 2019, find out how nearly 1,000 respondents are working to build trust, earn the licence to operate, and future-proof the family business.
