What To Know As You Consider Outsourcing Manufacturing
Companies that successfully develop a world-class supply chain, without exception, focus on four fundamentals.
Companies that successfully develop a world-class supply chain, without exception, focus on four fundamentals.
With many organizations looking to transform their supply chains this year, MIT’s Jonathan Byrnes wrote a piece last week on How to Design a High-Profit Supply Chain. In this week’s Part II, he focuses on supply chain management.
A recent HSBC survey of over 2,000 executives found that 42 percent plan to transform their supply chains in 2023, and 47 percent view this as a priority in the near future. A look at how to make sure yours maximizes profits in this first of a two-part response.
Cost controls are prudent, but the service-to-sales dynamic, where traditional service roles are interwoven with sales functions, is even more valuable.
Boards and executives should be asking key questions to evaluate whether their enterprises are positioned to navigate ongoing volatility and avoid the sort of operational disaster that Southwest Airlines suffered.
Three years into the great workplace revolution, CEOs and HR leaders are still experimenting and rethinking where—and how—they get things done.
A new Chief Executive / IEDC survey of CEOs dives deep into one of the hottest trends in business—the race to bring production back to the United States from China.
U.S. manufacturers gain greater control of and visibility into their supply chains, as well as access to a robust STEM talent pool, with this island option.
A tight labor market is creating an automation boom among U.S. companies, a new Chief Executive survey finds, but large firms are investing more, setting up what could become a long-term competitive advantage over their smaller rivals.
‘In today’s business era, sales, operations and product management have surprisingly aligned interests. They are poised to form a natural alliance to maximize profitability, often without realizing it.’
Chief Executive Group exists to improve the performance of U.S. CEOs, senior executives and public-company directors, helping you grow your companies, build your communities and strengthen society. Learn more at chiefexecutivegroup.com.
0
1:00 - 5:00 pm
We are in a period of rapid change. Customer needs, technologies, competitors and internal capabilities require companies to review and update their strategies for the new realities. In this workshop, strategy experts Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison will show you a systematic approach to strategic planning to help you refine or redefine your business strategy and approach including:
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.