Accenture (7/27, Lowitt, Grimsley) – This case study explores how Johnson Controls incorporated sustainability into its core values, and how the company has been executing its sustainability strategy through a combination of centralized oversight and decentralized autonomy. The authors explain how the company’s actions in this area map up against the five dimensions of high performance: growth, profitability, positioning for the future, longevity and consistency.
In a recent survey by Hitachi Consulting and AMR Research, manufacturers said that reducing costs is the chief motivator to improve supply chain responsiveness, but success is limited due to resistance to change and company cultures…The 2009 Supply Chain Responsiveness Survey research shows a 1-percent improvement in return on assets for every four years of investment in supply chain excellence.
Monday, July 27, 2009
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