Kim Warren on Strategy
Strategy insights and living business models
Winning competition - the devil is in the detail
I have posted a couple of times recently about competition – one was about how to win by taking ‘loose bricks’ out of a competitor’s business, and another…
"Prune" a business in trouble to turn it round
A fund management business faced collapse, after some years of successful and profitable growth. (These companies invest your cash in equities and bonds to grow your wealth, often…
HOW to build and sustain the "quality" of customers (and other resources)
A recent post explained how the “quality” of business resources (customers, products, staff, capacity, intermediaries …) is just as important to performance as the quantity of each. What I…
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My blog posts usually set out the full story of what I want to tell you about each topic. But my newsletter will get you a precis version…
Build and sustain BUSINESS quality (not the same as product or service quality)
Here’s another issue senior leaders should pay attention to … and your models can help with! A friend working at a big confectionery business was puzzled. His business…
Don't frighten the horses! Let your digital-twin model "tell the story"
My students, whether young or ‘mature’, have usually had to write up for me what their digital-twin models do and outline their resulting recommendations. And I always tell…
Modelling and managing complex supply-chains
Another specific query came up in my recent survey – how to model and manage the often complex dynamics of supply chains. This has been a gap in my…
How to specify the problem; build a shared model; validate ?
Some common issues came up in replies to my recent survey. Some of these are specifically for those who build models: How to specify the problem in the…
The value of digital twin models in non-business cases
Digital twin models can play a pivotal role in non-business settings, from public services to charitable organizations, and a myriad of non-profit agencies. Just follow the same principles and method for building digital-twin business models.
"There are a million reasons for falling profits" - No, just one!
I recall a seminar at London Business School a few years back where I dissected a crisis of sales and profit decline at Marks & Spencer (M&S), the…