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  • 17 Nov 2021
  • News

Balance of Power: How to Fix Supply Chain Issues

  • 2019
  • Working Paper

Who Should Select New Employees, Headquarters or the Unit Manager? Consequences of Centralizing Hiring at a Retail Chain

By: Carolyn Deller and Tatiana Sandino
We examine how changing the allocation of hiring decision rights in a multiunit organization affects employee-firm match quality, contingent on a unit’s circumstances. Our research site, a US retail chain, switched from a decentralized hiring model (hiring by business... View Details
Keywords: Control; Selection; Decentralization; Company Values; Retail Chains; Decision Making; Economics; Geography; Employees; Selection and Staffing; Organizational Design; Situation or Environment; Retail Industry
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  • Research Summary

Engaging supply chains in climate change and sustainability issues

This research aims to develop a better understanding of the dynamics between supply chain partners in issues regarding climate change and sustainability.  I am particularly interested in better understanding factors that motivate suppliers to share climate change... View Details
  • 09 Aug 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Need for (Long) Chains in Kidney Exchange

Keywords: by Itai Ashlagi, David Gamarnik, Michael A. Rees & Alvin E. Roth; Health
  • 2013
  • Dissertation

Firm-to-Firm Matching Along the Global Supply Chain

By: Raluca Dragusanu
This paper examines the matching patterns between buyers and sellers at different stages of the global production chain. I construct a new dataset, which links firm-level information on Indian manufacturing exporters from the CMIE-Prowess database with firm-level... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain; Relationships; Trade; United States; India
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  • 22 Nov 2021
  • News

Manage Your Talent Pipeline Like a Supply Chain

  • 2012
  • Working Paper

The Effect of Supply Chain Complementarities on Local Food

By: Baris Ata, Deishin Lee and Mustafa H. Tongarlak
We study the operational tradeoffs of a retailer and farmers in a fresh produce supply chain to determine the equilibrium supply chain structure. These operational tradeoffs arise as a result of the geographic constraints posed by the availability of arable land and... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Food; Supply Chain; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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  • March 12, 2009
  • Article

A Nonsimultaneous, Extended, Altruistic-Donor Chain

By: Michael A. Rees, Jonathan E. Kopke, Ronald P. Pelletier, Dorry L. Segev, Matthew E. Rutter, Alfredo J. Fabrega, Jeffrey Rogers, Oleh G. Pankewycz, Janet Hiller, Alvin E. Roth, Tuomas Sandholm, Utku Unver and Robert A. Montgomery
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  • 02 Apr 2014
  • News

Disrupting the Criminal Supply Chain

It is often said that two years at HBS prepares its graduates to lead a wide range of organizations and endeavors and to find solutions to a host of business and social challenges. Still, Kanwaljit Bakshi (MBA/JD 1999), known to friends and colleagues as Kayla Brochu,... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; human trafficking; Government; National Security and International Affairs; Government
  • September 2013 (Revised March 2022)
  • Case

Olam: Building a Sustainable Supply Chain in Côte d'Ivoire

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Nina Ann George
Describes Olam's development of a sustainable cotton supply chain in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa. Key dilemma for its managers: feasibility of introducing tractor technology for improving yield. View Details
Keywords: Economic Development; Technology Usage; Development Economics; Agribusiness; Technology Adoption; Supply Chain; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Africa; Côte d'Ivoire
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  • January 2016
  • Case

Haiti Hope: Innovating the Mango Value Chain

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Jean-François Harvey
This case study examines a market-based approach to economic development through the eyes of NGO TechnoServe's project manager, implementing a US$9.5 million five-year public-private partnership between Coca-Cola, IDB, and USAID. The case ends at the beginning of the... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Economic Development; Corporate Social Responsibility; Emerging Country; Teaming; Public-private Partnership; Inter-organizational Relationships; Collaboration; Strategy Implementation; Agricultural Commodity; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Public Sector; Supply Chain Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Learning; Partners and Partnerships; Private Sector; Developing Countries and Economies; Social Enterprise; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Haiti
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  • April 2009
  • Supplement

Supply Chain Optimization at Hugo Boss (B) - The M-Ratio

By: Ananth Raman, Nicole DeHoratius and Zahra Kanji
We evaluate the impact of a supply chain pilot implemented at Hugo Boss. This pilot entailed altering the way in which Hugo Boss orders from its suppliers. We explore the challenge of assessing the impact of supply chain change, the link between operational performance... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain; Performance Evaluation; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Change; Valuation; Consumer Products Industry
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  • 2000
  • Book

From Logistics to Supply Chain Management

By: Claudio Ferrozzi and R. D. Shapiro
Keywords: Supply Chain Management
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  • July 2020
  • Article

Who Should Select New Employees, Headquarters or the Unit Manager? Consequences of Centralizing Hiring at a Retail Chain

By: Carolyn Deller and Tatiana Sandino
We examine how changing the allocation of hiring decision rights in a multiunit organization affects employee-firm match quality, contingent on a unit’s circumstances. Our research site, a U.S. retail chain, switched from a decentralized hiring model (hiring by... View Details
Keywords: Control; Selection; Decentralization; Company Values; Retail Chains; Employees; Selection and Staffing; Local Range; Business Headquarters; Decision Making
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  • 17 Jun 2022
  • News

Another Shortage? Here’s What Is Happening to Supply Chains

  • Teaching Interest

Harvard Business Analytics Program: Operations and Supply Chain Management

By: Dennis Campbell
Digital technologies and data analytics are radically changing the operating model of an organization and how it connects to its broader supply chain and ecosystem. This course emphasizes managing product availability, especially in a context of rapid product... View Details
  • November 22, 2021
  • Article

Manage Your Talent Pipeline Like a Supply Chain

By: Joseph B. Fuller and Matthew Sigelman
In supply-chain management, you get what you plan for. Companies understand that principle when it comes to the goods that they consume and produce, but not when it comes to the people they hire and train. For decades, companies have adopted a short-term, ad hoc... View Details
Keywords: Talent Management; Talent and Talent Management; Labor; Strategic Planning
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  • Web

Supply Chain Management - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Supply Chain Management Course Number 2108 Associate Professor Kris Ferreira Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 27 Sessions Paper/Project Due to significant overlap in course content, students cannot take both this course and... View Details
  • Web

Supply Chain Analytics - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Supply Chain Analytics Course Number 2245 Associate Professor Kris Ferreira Fall; Q1; 1.5 credits 14 Sessions Paper/Project Due to significant overlap in course content, students cannot take both this course and the... View Details
  • 28 Jun 2007
  • Working Paper Summaries

Alignment in Cross-Functional and Cross-Firm Supply Chain Planning

Keywords: by Santiago Kraiselburd & Noel Watson