Competitive Advantage

The Internal Analysis of Your Farm Business: What is your Farm’s Competitive Advantage – Purdue University Extension – Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of your farm business will help you identify those activities that will lead to a sustainable competitive advantage.

Four Ways to Innovate in Operations – HBS Working Knowledge -- Innovation in operations—not to be confused with mere operational excellence or improvement—can yield competitive advantage.

Operations and the Competitive Edge – HBS Working Knowledge -- Many managers expect operations organizations to fulfill only a support role. But an effective operations strategy can give you a competitive advantage.

Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations – HBS Working Knowledge -- No longer focused on the plant floor or the day-to-day details of business-as-usual, operations strategies today are a source of competitive advantage across manufacturing and service industries alike.

The HR Scorecard: Linking People, Strategy, and Performance – HBS Working Knowledge -- Maintaining competitive advantage in the new economy will require incorporating HR function into corporate strategy.