Operations Management
Ideas and insights about operations management from MIT Sloan.
How to succeed with industrial AI
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Applying systems dynamics principles to industrial AI can ensure faster and more impactful business outcomes.
Introducing a better way of working
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Dynamic work design can help you break through static dysfunction and calm organizational chaos. A new book provides direction.
4 actions for business to help curb carbon emissions
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MIT Sloan climate expert John Sterman spells out the actions businesses can take to mitigate the economic and ecological harms of global warming.
Companies that submit to an audit initially see emissions rise
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Organizations that opt to verify emissions via third-party auditors ultimately make more carbon reductions than companies that don’t audit.
New leadership and management thinking from MIT experts
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Ten books with a fresh look at data monetization, DEI practices, disciplined entrepreneurship, and more.
How dynamic work design can prevent overload
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One core operational improvement — moving from a “push” to a “pull” method of scheduling — can have large implications for organizations’ agility.
The state of supply chain sustainability
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The fourth annual report documents a wavering commitment to sustainability in lean times but steady pressure from investors and corporate buyers.
MIT Sloan reading list: 8 books from 2023
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From artificial intelligence to supply chains to the future of China’s economy, these books help explain what’s happening in today’s business environment.
How to wire your organization to excel at problem-solving
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A new book from MIT Sloan’s Steven Spear provides leaders with a blueprint for designing, sustaining, and improving their organization’s sociotechnical systems.
Build better KPIs with artificial intelligence
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AI-enriched KPIs, known as smart KPIs, can better guide organizations toward key business goals.