StrategyU

MARCH 31, 2022

It was inspired by manufacturing learning curves, which were first identified in the 1920s and 1930s. Literature there was, including a 1964 Harvard Business Review article, “Profit from the Learning Curve,” by a professor of chemical engineering, Winfred Hirschmann. If they are, then there is a clear problem.

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StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I was focused specifically on manufacturing and supply chain knowledge and worked directly with client teams around the world working on these kinds of projects. I had a background in manufacturing engineering, had worked at GE, and also had experience working on factory floors, which made me a good fit for the role.

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StrategyU

JUNE 12, 2021

Companies hire consulting firms because of their ability to deploy a rigorous problem-solving process to a wide range of problems. The McKinsey problem-solving approach is one example and is been copied and altered by many companies in the business world. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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StrategyU

JULY 5, 2020

The history of strategy consulting starts with Frederick Taylor and the Scientific Management movement but took many twists and turns as it evolved into its current state, an industry looking inward and pondering where it fits in the new technology-powered business world. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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StrategyU

JULY 23, 2021

If you go to a famous consulting firm’s page, they might have “Supply Chain,” “Manufacturing,” and “Product Development” listed as service offerings. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? Part of this is the confusion of how consulting firms operate.

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