MBA Research Guide

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Other’s Don’t, by Jim Collins

Details distinguishing factors of companies who made the leap compared to those who failed to leap or sustain greatness. Presents timeless principles that can be applied to any organization.

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right, by Atul Gawande

Associate professor at Harvard Medical School, Gawande tells stories of how checklists have made possible some of the most difficult things people do, such as reducing deaths, surgical operations and complications.

Operations Management Foundations: Learn how to identify the operations systems in your workplace and use operations management tools and concepts to improve outcomes, efficiency and innovation. Topics include forecasting, purchasing decisions, managing waiting lines, quality control and business processes.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/operationsmanagement-foundations

Supply Chains: Learn the foundations of supply chain management. Topics include inventory, transportation, suppliers, and ethics.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/supply-chainfoundations/

Let’s Talk Supply Chain: Interviews with the top Supply Chain professionals in the industry. You will learn about best practices, changes in the industry and Hot Topics surrounding Supply Chain.
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/letstalk-supply-chain/id1114129223

The Digital Supply Chain: Tom Raftery, discussing thought leadership, best practices, and the latest innovations in delivering a resilient, sustainable supply chain. All aspects of supply chains, and how to optimize them are discussed - everything from the design, planning, manufacturing, production, delivery, all the way through to product operation.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-digital-supply-chainpodcast/id1466599957