Executive Publications: Internet / Connectivity
A Better Way to Battle Malware
Tim Laseter
M. Eric Johnson
strategy + business
Emulating the methods used to transform production quality could clean up the Internet and might even pay for itself. More ›
Article (347KB)
Topics: Information Security, Internet / Connectivity, Strategy
Culture and the Internet Bubble
Hans Brechbühl
Le Nouvel Hebdo
There is a debate in the United States right now about who is responsible for the “Internet bubble” and the subsequent sobering fallout. The irrational exuberance of the second half of the 1990s has given way to an equally ferocious “battle of the aftermath”. Entrepreneurs blame venture capitalists, venture capitalists blame the trend to rapid IPOs and the investment bankers, and I-bankers blame market pressure and irrational consumer and investor response.
Article in PDF Format (10K)
Topics: Culture, Finance, International, Internet / Connectivity, Technology
Real Time Profit Optimization
Roundtable on Digital Strategies Publication
Most businesses could immediately cut costs and increase profits by improving their supply chain coordination and connecting it more closely to their marketing. Yet the difficulties many companies experienced recently in adjusting rapidly enough to the economic slowdown showed that this is more of a challenge than many had thought. To help businesses move on to a new level of supply and demand coordination, participants convened and arrived at the conclusions offered in this written overview.
Overview in PDF Format (148K)
Topics: Collaboration, Data, Internet / Connectivity, Outsourcing, Supply Chain
Migrating Asia’s Manufacturing Online
Hans Brechbühl
Business Week's CEO Forum
Asian manufacturers have traditionally maintained an edge as a source of low-cost manufactured goods. Their competitive advantage has come in the form of either inexpensive labor or very efficient production lines. As more low-labor-cost countries become easier to access and the internet enables competitors to streamline operations, these advantages are not enough to compete in the 21st century.
Article in PDF Format (73K)
Topics: Asia, Information Technology, Internet / Connectivity, Manufacturing
The Imminent About-Face in e-Business Priorities
Chris Trimble
Global Connection
As the Nasdaq falls, the spotlight shifts. The flashy imagery of the upstart dotcom is giving way to a sober focus on e-business, and the ways in which large, venerable, oldeconomy institutions can take maximum advantage of Internetworking technologies.
Article in PDF Format (35K)
Topics: Commerce, Information Technology, Internet / Connectivity, Services
E-Fulfillment: It’s Harder Thank It Looks
David F. Pyke
M. Eric Johnson, Phil Desmond
Supply Chain Management Review
The beginning of the e-tailing boom was all about flash. Now the hard realities, like the need for order fulfillment, have set in. Can e-tailers develop a fulfillment capability that satisfies customers while keeping costs under control? The answer is yes, but only if they pay careful attention to the supply chain fundamentals. The furniture industry offers an instructive example with lessons for all.
Article in PDF Format (49K)
Topics: Commerce, Internet / Connectivity, Supply Chain