Operations

Articles and Analysis on Strategy

ABI/Inform
(Harvard users only)
Articles from trade journals covering current trends and issues facing today's supply chain and operations managers.
Sample searches:
Enterprise Resource Planning
Logistics Strategy
Operations Management
Supply Chain Trends

ASCET
Montgomery Research/Accenture
This co-sponsored initiative, "Achieving Supply Chain Excellence Through Technology," provides leaders with analysis, outlooks, recent news, case studies, interviews, and profiles.

Forrester Research
(Current HBS only)
Research and analysis covering technology and its implications among industries and businesses.
Tip: Search the database under "Manufacturing" industry for the latest reports and analysis on this sector.

Operations, Strategy, and Technology: Pursuing the Competitive Edge
Robert Hayes, Gary Pisano, David Upton, and Steven Wheelwright
Wiley, 2005
Addresses why the operations function usually gets relegated to a support role and what needs to be done to put it front and center in your organization.
Tip: Read the HBS Working Knowledge interview with HBS professor Robert Hayes.

Thomson Research
SEC filings and company profiles for the major industries categorized by SIC code. Use the drop-down menus to search by SIC code to narrow your selection into a particular sector such as textiles, transportation, durable goods.