Operational Disruptions - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Feb 2022
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March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

and Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption By Steve Dennis (MBA 1984) LifeTree Physical retail isn’t dead—but boring retail is. Remarkable Retail equips the savvy retailer with eight strategies to bounce back from the COVID-19 downturn... View Details

05 Dec 2016
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The Dragon’s Tale

for the government, of course, is that it doesn’t really want the independent thought and social disruption that can come along with that kind of education. Where is China in terms of developing its own education resources? Fifteen years... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

15 Jun 2021
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June 2021 Books and Podcasts

remain vital to Boeing's ongoing operations today. COVID-19: Mankind’s Bitter Battle, A Blueprint to Conquer an Epidemic By Rajendra K. Aneja (AMP 175, 2008) Independently published When the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged, author... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

03 May 2013
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Looking Through Glass, Historically

from molds. It was also dependent on tariffs and benefited from disruptions caused by European wars: The first half of the 20th century offered plenty of both. By the 1940s, Westmoreland had moved away from high-quality, hand-decorated,... View Details

Keywords: Visual arts; crafts; glass making; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing

15 Nov 2018
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Don’t Be Afraid of AI

operators. Well, you know, elevators used to all have operators. When we automated them we eliminated those elevator operator jobs. Does that mean we shouldn't have put in automated elevators? No. Of course not. But what it does mean is... View Details

Keywords: Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

02 Oct 2015
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The ‘F’ Word

made it far enough to launch a spring and fall collection and received widespread media coverage. The brand was slowly starting to gain traction with customers, too. But by the end of 2012, the startup—running low on cash and plagued by View Details

Keywords: Walt Disney Studios

16 Sep 2015
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Built for Speed

efficiency? What if cars weren’t made up of 25,000 different parts? What if, instead of giant factories that operate on economies of scale, forced to produce millions of the same cars to make a profit, we produced cars in small batches,... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 1998
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Managing the Business of Life

1996, and she moved back to the States, taking a job as vice president of operations with Warner Brothers Television in Los Angeles. "What I missed most about America was the attitude that you can be anybody and still get ahead in the... View Details

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