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Operations

Making Tech Work: Towards Supply Chain Traceability

G. Hall, P. Blaettchen, A. Calmon

Traceability is a huge step towards supply chain resilience. Technology can help – if done right.

Operations

INSEAD Insights: September 2025 Research Picks

Lily Fang

The real story behind slow productivity growth, how to get more value from clinical trials, why data quality is key and more.

Leadership & Organisations

INSEAD Insights: July 2025 Research Picks

Lily Fang

What data tells us about the gender wage gap, the rise of organisational innovation, learnings from humanitarian operations and more.

Economics & Finance

Dissecting the Impacts of Trump's Trade Policy

Ben Charoenwong

Who wins and who loses in America’s “rebalancing” act of global proportions?

Operations

Managing Supply Chain Risks in the Age of Trump

Ben Charoenwong

Rethinking sourcing strategies can mitigate operational risks posed by growing ideological differences.

Marketing

Three Steps Towards Sustainable Impact at Scale

Amitava Chattopadhyay

Focusing on exploration, shared value and customer needs can help drive profits and positive change.

Operations

How Race Can Impact Sourcing Decisions

K. Aral, L. Van Wassenhove

Winning contracts from buyer firms is crucial to the survival of small businesses – but racial bias can get in the way.

Operations

Improving Access to Drugs: The Critical Role of Supply Chain Risk

T. Breugem, I. Parsa, L. Van Wassenhove, K. Van Oorschot

A simple way of thinking about medical criticality, supply chain risk and their interactions can lead to more sustainable solutions for drug shortages.

Responsibility

When Being Responsive is a Responsibility

A. Atasu, M. Altman, A. Reichel

How Kenvue embraced responsibility to its customers by making its supply chain more responsive to demand.

Operations

The Rise of the Indo-Pacific in the Global Supply Chain

Sameer Hasija

With an eye on emerging technologies and capability building, Indo-Pacific countries could play an increasing role in the global value chain amid trade tensions.

Strategy

INSEAD Insights: March 2024 Research Picks

Lily Fang

Recent findings on the gender gap in start-ups, conspiracy theories, stock price predictions, improving supply chain networks and more.

Operations

How to Boost Health Product Supplies in Developing Regions

Prashant Yadav

Are development banks and philanthropic foundations using the right incentives to encourage global life sciences companies to cater to underserved markets?