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- February 2003
- Supplement
Silvio Napoli at Schindler India
Presents an interview with Silvio Napoli on topics relating to his fit in the new job, his strategic plan for the new subsidiary, and the decision on sourcing and standardization. View Details
Keywords: Managerial Roles; Strategic Planning; Business Subsidiaries; Supply Chain; Decisions; Personal Development and Career; India
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Silvio Napoli at Schindler India." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 303-805, February 2003.
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Damon Silvers
policymaker in Europe last week, and he confirmed the Japanese auto industry’s belief that its supply chain in the United States would be disrupted should the three automakers fail. That’s because key... View Details
- July 2009 (Revised January 2014)
- Case
Sustainability at Millipore
By: Michael W. Toffel and Katharine Lee
This case describes Millipore Corporation's approach to becoming a more environmentally sustainable company. As he prepared for his quarterly meeting with the CEO, the Director of Sustainability needed to develop positions on several issues. Tactically, he needed to... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Corporate Disclosure; Operations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Structure; Natural Environment; Environmental Sustainability; Pollutants
Toffel, Michael W., and Katharine Lee. "Sustainability at Millipore." Harvard Business School Case 610-012, July 2009. (Revised January 2014.) (defining sustainability in a corporate context, managing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions including inventories, targets, disclosure, reduction strategies.)
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
databases, search tools, and other programs-that would help the company reach scale. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/claritas-genomics/an/814032-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-018 Olam: Building a Sustainable Supply... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience
over the software supply chain and application security, enabling them to mitigate risks associated with CI/CD. Are we prepared for an investigation to correct errors when things inevitably go wrong? People:... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch
- 23 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 23
conduct-that diffuse global standards. But little is known about the conditions under which companies adhere to these standards. We conduct one of the first large-scale comparative studies to determine which international, domestic, civil society, and market... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- June 2023
- Teaching Note
Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (A, B, C, & D)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Scott Mayfield
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 223-009, 223-066, 223-068, and 223-086. View Details
- Profile
Iva Teixeira
explains, “but over time, I created my own rotational program, doing everything from supply chain and human resources to financial analysis and new product development. In the end, I was very close to being... View Details
- March 2016 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
Lotus F1 Team
By: Stefan Thomke, Nikolaos Trichakis, Jérôme Lenhardt and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Describes the detailed inner workings of a high performance Formula One (F1) racing team. It shows how Lotus F1 Team has been able to battle bigger rivals in a very fast-moving, highly regulated, and ultra-competitive environment, where winning races can come down to... View Details
Keywords: Formula One; Motor Sport; Racing Cars; Car Development; Supply Chain; Logistics; Innovation and Management; Competitive Advantage; Product Design; Research and Development; Auto Industry; Sports Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Thomke, Stefan, Nikolaos Trichakis, Jérôme Lenhardt, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Lotus F1 Team." Harvard Business School Case 616-055, March 2016. (Revised February 2021.)
- 04 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
ClimateCAP 2024
complex interplay between reducing reliance on fossil fuels and the growing demand for vital minerals like cobalt. Exploring innovative solutions, from recycling critical minerals to implementing regulations ensuring supply View Details
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
the incumbent attracts service (price) sensitive customers in markets where it has supplied relatively high (low) levels of service quality in the past. Furthermore, we show that it is the high-quality incumbent’s most profitable... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
The Wise Men
Harvard College because I planned to return home to run the family business, a small chain of seed and feed operations in the Red River Valley, in North Dakota and Minnesota. But John Black, who taught View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna
- 18 Nov 2009
- HBS Case
Customer Feedback Not on elBulli’s Menu
asks students to consider the operations and marketing of elBulli. There is much about the restaurant that is inefficient, as MBAs are quick to note: Adrià should lower his staff numbers, use cheaper ingredients, improve his supply chain,... View Details
- 23 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Trends in Consumer Products
Gold Medal Flour and Betty Crocker desserts, working with facilities as far away as Dubai. Those external supply chain decisions were sometimes very costly, so we had to carefully manage our profit impacts... View Details
- 21 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
From Germany to HBS
classroom truly becomes a magical place. While discussing a wide range of topics, from the strategy of Airbus to supply chain ethics in the Bangladeshi garment industry, you draw from each other’s... View Details
- 11 Feb 2016
- Blog Post
First Came Love, then Came Business School
Native Canadians Jocelyne and Corey first met and fell in love when they were studying Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University in Ontario. While Jocelyne went on to work for PepsiCo in operations and supply View Details
- 04 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Tapping into “Nontraditional” Private Equity and Venture Capital Talent at HBS
After a year and half as a Process Engineer at Exxon Mobil in Texas, followed by a year and a half working in supply chain optimization at Pinnacle Foods in New Jersey, Sheil faced a choice – begin her MBA... View Details
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
she says. For a company the size of McDonald’s, it posed a massive operational challenge. Hurdles included everything from structure—McDonald’s kitchens were designed to operate in two separate “day parts,” breakfast and everything else—to securing global View Details
- 20 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak
National Small Business Association survey. Almost half of the 950 people surveyed said that customer demand was down, and one-third of respondents were experiencing supply chain disruptions. More than half... View Details
- 21 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Renewable Energy - CleanMax
really a theme throughout the IFC course) was the supply chain dependence on China and associated geopolitical risk. India’s solar industry is currently heavily reliant on Chinese solar modules with... View Details