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- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Short Takes
who doesn't stockpile at all risks getting an inferior deal the next time around. Retailers' ability to control their inventory storage costs also plays an important role in this balancing act. As Chun... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 05 Oct 2021
- News
Launch Signals
tech startup producing stylish bracelets with an inobtrusive control button that can send text messages and GPS tracking to friends, a pre-recorded call to a specific phone number, or a direct connection to the police. “Flare gives you... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Over 50 and Job Hunting?
and author of The New Job Security, says that over-50 managers can vanquish negative stereotypes by seizing control of the career-transition process. “Midcareer MBAs, especially those who have been at the same company for a while, can... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Case Study: Glass Half Full
extensions that would justify the heavy investment necessary to build a brand outside of Amazon. The question is whether there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Should Humpierres risk leaving Amazon in order to retain more control of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: On the Fly
(above: photo by Getty Images/Patrick Foto) A mathematics major, Don Carty (MBA 1971) has always seen the airline business as a huge puzzle, with the equation involving inventory and pricing, cruising allocations, weather, and holiday... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Apr 2020
- News
What My Time in Vietnam Taught Me About Dealing with Shortages
given authority to decide whether spare parts should be sent to combat troops or to the evolving production base. By centralizing inventory control in this manner, the optimum use was made of scarce... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Eyes in the Skies
machine-learning algorithms running on massive on-demand cloud-computing platforms like Amazon Web Services. At the same time, a trifecta of trends—namely, the widespread reliance on just-in-time inventory management; the ongoing... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
arrival at LC in 1994 that the company had done relatively little consumer research, he immediately launched an intensive survey of customer needs. He also performed an asset inventory of the entire organization, which revealed "a lot of... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
agreed to, and my assignment resulted in the successful integration of operations and rapid growth. I was then asked to take an assignment in Japan as managing director, Far East, to wrest control of a 50-50 joint venture with Sumitomo. I... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
"option value" by actively seeking out opportunities—lateral and diagonal moves, along with upward movement—that open up career paths not just now but every step forward. Continually mark-to-market yourself by taking inventory of your... View Details