Many companies have successfully transformed their manufacturing, R&D, and other business functions, improving their performance while stripping out cost. Yet far fewer have optimized their service ...

Field service operations management refers to the processes and tools that an organization leverages to make continuous improvements and provide value, both to stakeholders (e.g. employees, customers, ...

Both service operations and manufacturing operations are in the business of satisfying customers, and that requires organization and planning. While the mechanisms and inputs for creating customer ...

Operations management has always been challenging. Staff has to be managed, facilities must be maintained, production needs to remain efficient, and all facets need to work well together for a ...

Robotic solutions have advanced rapidly and reached a tipping point—they’re no longer just prototypes, but practical, cost-effective tools capable of handling repetitive and even complex tasks in real ...

The advent of electric vehicles portends many changes ahead for dealership service departments in the coming decades. Service managers and directors will have to be agile, resilient and ...

With campus roaring back to life amid back-to-back Commencements, Reunions, and special events, HBS IT and Operations have been partnering closely behind the scenes to ensure these activities go off ...

Field, Joy M., Liana Victorino, Ryan W. Buell, Michael J. Dixon, Susan M. Goldstein, Larry J. Menor, Madeleine E. Pullman, Aleda Roth, Enrico Secchi, and Jie J. Zhang ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Investors and other plan readers pay careful attention to the part of your plan describing your operations. Most entrepreneurs are highly ...

Faculty in the Operations Department examine how firms design and manage their activities and resources to achieve their strategic goals. Through both theoretical and empirical research, the faculty ...