Service and Operations Management

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  Rethinking supply chains after COVID-19

Weiming Zhu; Weiyin Yang The pandemic has exposed weaknesses in our global supply-chain system. Inspired by Donella H. Meadows' classic work on system thinking, we proffer three keys to rebuild more sustainable businesses after the crisis. Read article

  The Big Picture: How to flourish in your career

IESE Insight A career path doesn't always advance in a linear or upward fashion. Follow these tips to lay the ground for a career that will blossom over time. Read article

  Keys to confronting crises, from a hospital fighting COVID-19

IESE Insight Anticipating problems, protecting your people, and working in close cooperation with your stakeholders: these are some of the lessons the University of Navarra Clinic takes from its fight against COVID-19 in Spain. Read article

  Big data to help predict social exclusion

Victor Martínez de Albéniz; Cynthia Echave Martínez Just as businesses can use big data to anticipate consumer behavior and optimize profits, social enterprises and governments can use it to predict social vulnerability and fight poverty. But the disruptive impact of COVID-19 may require retraining the models. Read article

  Hurry! Only 3 left in stock! When scarcity signals are most powerful

Eduard Calvo; Ruomeng Cui; Laura Wagner Many retailers disclose product availability to get customers to buy, but does it really boost sales and profits? By studying this effect in online retail, we identify the contexts where scarcity signals are most powerful. Read article

  5 steps to get a handle on operations in times of crisis

IESE Insight Steering your company to recovery, with resilience, may depend on forward-thinking operations management. Professor Jaume Ribera breaks down the key considerations in each stage of the life cycle of a crisis. Read article

  Coping with the coronavirus crisis: A guide for business leaders

IESE Insight How can executives keep calm and lead during the COVID-19 outbreak? Six experts discuss resilient strategies, clear crisis communications, reducing anxiety, increasing health security and more to help leaders respond to the pandemic as proactively as possible. Read article

  Axel Lambert: How to handle crises

IESE Insight Axel Lambert advises organizations, companies and professionals on how to prepare for, react to and prevent health emergencies. After years of working with epidemics such as SARS, influenza and Ebola, Lambert is conscious of one thing: "You're never fully prepared." Read article

  Ebola: managing to save lives

IESE Insight Two experts on Ebola, Peter Piot and José Félix Hoyo, discuss the importance of preparedness, rapid response, coordination and community engagement in the management of an epidemic. Read article

  Gaby-Luise Wüst: "It's important to have a purpose that you're able to communicate clearly"

Marc Sachon The President of Audi China discusses the evolution of the auto market in Asia, and why she believes it is an exciting time for the industry. In this interview with IESE's Marc Sachon, Wüst reveals the four pillars of her management philosophy. Read article
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