Field Notes
On the Frontier
This is a living laboratory. It features experiments in human-AI collaboration, creativity, and business management.
MBA Boot Camp: Operations Management Basics (6.1)
If a business is a car, strategy is the steering wheel, finance is the gas gauge, and operations is the engine.
A standard supply chain looks like this: Raw Materials → Supplier → Manufacturer → Distributor → Retailer → Consumer
Every step in this chain adds cost, but it must also add value. If a distributor isn't adding value, a company will try to cut them out (this is called "Direct-to-Consumer" or D2C, like Warby Parker or Casper mattresses).