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Optimizing Organic Waste to Energy Operations
By: Baris Ata, Deishin Lee and Mustafa H. Tongarlak
A waste-to-energy firm that recycles organic waste with energy recovery performs two environmentally beneficial functions: it diverts waste from landfill and it produces renewable energy. At the same time, the waste-to-energy firm serves and collects revenue from two... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Revenue; Customers; Strategy; Corporate Governance; Wastes and Waste Processing; Environmental Sustainability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Cost Management; Urban Scope
Ata, Baris, Deishin Lee, and Mustafa H. Tongarlak. "Optimizing Organic Waste to Energy Operations." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 14, no. 2 (Spring 2012): 231–244.
- 2022
- Book
Tutorials in Operations Research: Emerging and Impactful Topics in Operations
By: Mabel Chou, Hise O. Gibson and Bradley Staats
Chou, Mabel, Hise O. Gibson, and Bradley Staats, eds. Tutorials in Operations Research: Emerging and Impactful Topics in Operations. Catonsville, MD, USA: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), 2022.
- 2019
- Introduction
Operations in an Omnichannel World
By: Antonio Moreno and Santiago Gallino
Moreno, Antonio, and Santiago Gallino. "Operations in an Omnichannel World." Introduction to Operations in an Omnichannel World. Vol. 8, edited by Santiago Gallino and Antonio Moreno, 1– 11. Springer Series in Supply Chain Management. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2019.
- March 1985 (Revised July 1986)
- Background Note
Foreign Operations Accounting and Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: International Accounting
Hawkins, David F. "Foreign Operations Accounting and Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 185-063, March 1985. (Revised July 1986.)
- June 1993 (Revised December 1993)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard Co.: European Remarketing Operation
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A., and Elie Claude Cohen. "Hewlett-Packard Co.: European Remarketing Operation." Harvard Business School Case 593-110, June 1993. (Revised December 1993.)
- June 2002
- Article
Assessing Operating Cash Flow Quality
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Assessing Operating Cash Flow Quality." Accounting Bulletin, no. 107 (June 2002).
- August 2020 (Revised March 2021)
- Case
Migros Turkey: Scaling Online Operations (A)
By: Antonio Moreno and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens in November 2019 as Ozgur Tort and Mustafa Bartin, CEO and chief large-format and online retail officer of Migros Ticaret A.S. (Migros), Turkey’s oldest and one of its largest supermarket chains, are contemplating what the best fulfillment format and... View Details
Keywords: Retail; Grocery; Business Model; Emerging Markets; For-Profit Firms; Strategy; Digital Platforms; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Value Creation; Globalization; Competition; Expansion; Logistics; Profit; Resource Allocation; Corporate Strategy; Turkey
Moreno, Antonio, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "Migros Turkey: Scaling Online Operations (A)." Harvard Business School Case 621-026, August 2020. (Revised March 2021.)
- October 1988 (Revised April 1993)
- Case
Seligram, Inc.: Electronic Testing Operations
Explores the obsolescence of a cost system when technology changes. In particular, it asks students to increase the number of cost center and allocation bases. The firm moves from a one-center, direct labor-hour system to a three-center, direct labor-hour and... View Details
Cooper, Robin. "Seligram, Inc.: Electronic Testing Operations." Harvard Business School Case 189-084, October 1988. (Revised April 1993.)
- Teaching Interest
Technology and Operations - MBA Required Curriculum
By: Ryan W. Buell
This course enables students to develop the skills and concepts needed to ensure the ongoing contribution of a firm's operations to its competitive position. It helps them to understand the complex processes underlying the development and manufacture of products as... View Details
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Technology and Operations - MBA Required Curriculum
By: Feng Zhu
This course enables students to develop the skills and concepts needed to ensure the ongoing contribution of a firm's operations to its competitive position. It helps them to understand the complex processes underlying the development and manufacture of... View Details
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Technology and Operations – MBA Required Curriculum
This course enables students to develop the skills and concepts needed to ensure the ongoing contribution of a firm's operations to its competitive position. It helps them to understand the complex processes underlying the development and manufacture of products as... View Details
- 10 Jan 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Operations Management
resource allocation lead to strategy failures? Can operations become a competitive advantage? Can "lean" Productions Methods Improve Service Industries? Bringing 'Lean' Principles to Service Industries Toyota and other top manufacturing... View Details
- 1991
- Book
Operations Strategy: Text and Cases
By: David A. Garvin
Garvin, David A. Operations Strategy: Text and Cases. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1991.
- Teaching Interest
Managing Service Operations - MBA Elective Curriculum
By: Ryan W. Buell
World-class service organizations deeply understand the needs and behaviors of their customers, and design, manage, and improve their operating models accordingly. This course investigates the distinct challenges inherent in leading service operations, which make up... View Details
- 2003
- Chapter
Operating as a Knowledge System
Leonard, Dorothy A. "Operating as a Knowledge System." In Knowledge Capital: How Knowledge-Based Enterprises Really Get Built, edited by Jay L. Chatzkel. Oxford University Press, 2003.
- May 1989
- Case
Hercules Incorporated: The Pyrrhidone Operation
Schaack, Christian. "Hercules Incorporated: The Pyrrhidone Operation." Harvard Business School Case 189-143, May 1989.
- 1975
- Text Book
Operations Management: Text and Cases
By: Paul Marshall, William Abernathy, Jeffrey G. Miller, Richard P. Olsen, Richard S. Rosenbloom and D. Daryl Wyckoff
Marshall, Paul, William Abernathy, Jeffrey G. Miller, Richard P. Olsen, Richard S. Rosenbloom, and D. Daryl Wyckoff. Operations Management: Text and Cases. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1975.
- November 1980
- Background Note
Overview of IBM Operating Systems
Cash, James I., Jr. "Overview of IBM Operating Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 181-044, November 1980.
- 2002
- Working Paper
The New Operational Dynamics of Business Ecosystems: Implications for Policy, Operations and Technology Strategy
By: Marco Iansiti and Roy Levien
Iansiti, Marco, and Roy Levien. "The New Operational Dynamics of Business Ecosystems: Implications for Policy, Operations and Technology Strategy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 03-030, September 2002.
- October 2018
- Article
The Operational Value of Social Media Information
By: Ruomeng Cui, Santiago Gallino, Antonio Moreno and Dennis J. Zhang
While the value of using social media information has been established in multiple business contexts, the field of operations and supply chain management have not yet explored the possibilities it offers in improving firms' operational decisions. This study attempts to... View Details
Cui, Ruomeng, Santiago Gallino, Antonio Moreno, and Dennis J. Zhang. "The Operational Value of Social Media Information." Special Issue on Big Data in Supply Chain Management. Production and Operations Management 27, no. 10 (October 2018): 1749–1774.