Supply Chain: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review

by Harvard Business Review

Disruptions in the global supply chain bring companies to a standstill.

Supply and demand shocks. Labor shortages. International trade wars. As businesses and customers struggle to get the products they need from across the globe, manufacturers must reassess how they operate, from rethinking offshore options to exploring new technologies.

Supply The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will help you better understand the dynamics at play worldwide and identify the risks in your supply chain network so you can ensure resilience without sacrificing competitive advantage.

Business is changing. Will you adapt or be left behind?

Get up to speed and deepen your understanding of the topics that are shaping your company's future with the Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review series. Featuring HBR's smartest thinking on fast-moving issues—blockchain, cybersecurity, AI, and more—each book provides the foundational introduction and practical case studies your organization needs to compete today and collects the best research, interviews, and analysis to get it ready for tomorrow.

You can't afford to ignore how these issues will transform the landscape of business and society. The Insights You Need series will help you grasp these critical ideas—and prepare you and your company for the future.

177 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 31, 2023

Reviews

[Mr. Reader Eric Mesa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book to be fantastic and relevant. There was one person who rated this book low because, in his words, "they are only saying the obvious". I have not the slightest idea of what that person is talking about. The book is pregnant with fantastic insights on how much the supply chain has developed, especially over the recent years. Authors discuss the validity of JIT supply chains and talk about how best to employ a supply chain strategy. My favorite insight is a section where the author discusses the unhealthy way that businesses once negotiated supply chain deals ("if you can't deliver then I will find someone who will"). The author makes a strong case that interconnectivity is good, but partnership-based relationships are better still. Do I recommend this book? Hard to say. I don't feel that this book is relevant enough for laymen to find it entertaining, yet anyone could benefit from it. I would say that if your career is related to commerce, even indirectly, then you will find this read illuminating and enjoyable.

[Alan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the papers were of great interest, most seemed obvious.

[Dasun · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good