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- January 2007 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
National Logistics Management: Founder Decisions
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Elizabeth Collins
Scott Taylor, CEO & founder of NLM, is a serial entrepreneur faced with an important decision. As his industry consolidates, he knows that his company must grow quickly, yet he believes he has reached the limit of what organic growth can achieve. Should he accept the...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Startups;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Supply and Industry;
Supply Chain
Applegate, Lynda M., and Elizabeth Collins. "National Logistics Management: Founder Decisions." Harvard Business School Case 807-125, January 2007. (Revised May 2008.)
- 2000
- Book
From Logistics to Supply Chain Management
By: Claudio Ferrozzi and R. D. Shapiro
Keywords:
Supply Chain Management
- 21 Oct 2022
- News
Climate Regulations Are About to Disrupt Global Shipping
- June 2010 (Revised August 2021)
- Case
Vereinigung Hamburger Schiffsmakler und Schiffsagenten e.V. (VHSS): Valuing Ships
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Albert Sheen
After booming for more than five years, the global shipping (maritime) industry experienced a dramatic crash in late 2008 as the global financial system froze and the global economy slid into recession. Ship charter rates (revenue) fell by as much as 90% causing prices...
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Keywords:
Fair Value Accounting;
Financial Crisis;
Capital Markets;
Financial Liquidity;
International Finance;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Valuation;
Shipping Industry;
Shipping Industry;
Germany
Esty, Benjamin C., and Albert Sheen. "Vereinigung Hamburger Schiffsmakler und Schiffsagenten e.V. (VHSS): Valuing Ships." Harvard Business School Case 210-058, June 2010. (Revised August 2021.)
- May 1990
- Teaching Note
Design and Management of Multi-Facility Logistics Networks, Note to Instructors
- 18 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Use Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon
given that they're exchanging what they hope is a boost in demand for sure losses on the logistics side," says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Donald Ngwe. Shipping Fees View Details
- 04 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping
production, our group visited Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping companies with 707 vessels and Denmark’s largest company ($81.5B in revenue in 2022), 206th on the Fortune global 500 rankings....
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- May 2007
- Case
Free the Grapes--Direct-to-Consumer Shipping in the Wine Industry
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Dennis A. Yao, Patricia Wu and Libby Cantrill
While wine tourism in the United States was booming, the majority of consumers who tasted a Cabernet Sauvignon in one of Napa Valley's tasting rooms were not permitted to ship the wine directly to their home. In 2002, direct-to-consumer shipping was either banned or...
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Keywords:
Business Conglomerates;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Business and Government Relations;
Corporate Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Dennis A. Yao, Patricia Wu, and Libby Cantrill. "Free the Grapes--Direct-to-Consumer Shipping in the Wine Industry." Harvard Business School Case 707-472, May 2007.
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping
Malcolm P. McLean, a truck driver, fundamentally transformed the centuries-old shipping industry, an industry that had long decided that it had no incentive to change. By developing the first safe, reliable, View Details
- July 2010 (Revised August 2021)
- Supplement
Vereinigung Hamburger Schiffsmakler und Schiffsagenten e.V. (VHSS): Valuing Ships (CW)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Albert W. Sheen
After booming for more than five years, the global shipping (maritime) industry experienced a dramatic crash in late 2008 as the global financial system froze and the global economy slid into recession. Ship charter rates (revenue) fell by as much as 90% causing prices...
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- 2008
- Teaching Note
Cycleon (A): Postal Networks for Reverse Logistics
By: David F. Drake, Atalay Atasu and Luk N. Van Wassenhove
- 1994
- Chapter
Focused Human Resources Management: Key to Logistics Effectiveness
By: R. D. Shapiro and J. Byrnes
- September 2023
- Teaching Note
CMA CGM: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Container Shipping
By: Willy Shih
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 623-006. Marine transport is the most cost-effective way to move large volumes over long distances, and container shipping is the backbone of international trade in goods. Yet shipping contributed 3% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions,...
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- November 1994
- Case
Shanghai Hai Xing Shipping Company LTD.
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Quintus Travis
Goldberg, Ray A., and Quintus Travis. "Shanghai Hai Xing Shipping Company LTD." Harvard Business School Case 595-038, November 1994.
- 26 Nov 2013
- News
Managing People on a Sinking Ship
- February 2022 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Defense Logistics Agency: Dynamic Vaccine Distribution at Scale
By: Hise Gibson, Gary P. Pisano, Pettis Kent and Michael Norris
Gibson, Hise, Gary P. Pisano, Pettis Kent, and Michael Norris. "Defense Logistics Agency: Dynamic Vaccine Distribution at Scale." Harvard Business School Case 622-078, February 2022. (Revised August 2022.)
- 1989
- Other Unpublished Work
The Development and Production of Missiles and Ships - HBS Analysis and Decision Case
By: J. Ronald Fox
- September 2010
- Teaching Note
Compass Maritime Services, LLC: Valuing Ships (TN)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Albert W. Sheen
Teaching Note for 211014.
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- August 1997 (Revised October 1997)
- Case
TNT Limited's Logistics Services in Asia (C), "The Grind"
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Supplements the (A) case.
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Yoshino, Michael Y., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. TNT Limited's Logistics Services in Asia (C), "The Grind". Harvard Business School Case 398-013, August 1997. (Revised October 1997.)
- 09 Mar 2022
- News