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Boosting Vaccine Production Needs the Right Degree of Flexibility
The unequal access to Covid-19 vaccines stems from production shortfalls. Building more flexibility into manufacturing processes can help – here’s how.
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Improving Women’s Access to Mobile Family Planning Services
Cash-strapped NGOs could reach more clients in rural areas – at no extra cost – by basing their visit frequency on data instead of habits.
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How to Create a Safe (and Open) Online Space
Regulatory and business challenges must be met for an internet that is both safe and allows for freedom of expression.
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When the Problem Isn’t the Problem
Private healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries may not have all medical supplies in stock, but collaboration mitigates individual clinic level shortages. Policy design should not ignore this.
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Why Targeted Lockdowns Could Be Better for Everyone
Covid lockdowns may be with us for a long time to come, but they could be made sharper, less painful and possibly even more effective.
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How Online Product Reviews Affect Market Share
To find out how user-generated content affects your bottom line, you need a fine-tuned strategy for data analysis.
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How a Second Opinion Could Help Curb the Opioid Crisis
Altering management decisions early in the process can have a significant impact on long-term opioid use.
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Putting People at the Centre of Operations
The field of operations management has deep roots in developing effective processes for people. How can we encourage further growth in this area?
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Overcoming Barriers to Supply Chain Agility
A careful look at how some firms responded to the Covid-19 crisis reveals a new, more effective supply chain frontier.
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How the SDGs Can Change Your Organisation, From the Inside Out
Put the framework at the heart of your sustainability strategy. Start by using it to audit your internal resources.
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Product Development: When to Crowdsource and When to Commit
The decision should be based on a holistic view of the project and its supply chain environment.
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How Operations Can Stop Labour Violations Before They Happen
Three business characteristics can serve as leading indicators of possible human-rights abuses in the making.
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What Fuels Rumours and How to Put Them Out
Unfounded rumours can be spread far and wide by anyone who knows their way around social media. We can’t stamp it out but we can – and should – fight fire with fire.
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Building the Supply Chain for Large-Scale Covid-19 Testing
Widespread Covid-19 testing will be a fact of life for years to come. Scaling up the supply chain requires governments to answer five key questions.
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Making the Crowd Wiser
Tools that use averaging to make future predictions might be leaving a lot of relevant information on the table.