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- January 2017 (Revised August 2017)
- Case
Weathernews
By: Karim R. Lakhani and Akiko Kanno
Tomohiro Ishibashi (Bashi), chief executive officer for B to S, and Julia Foote LeStage, chief innovation officer of Weathernews Inc., were addressing a panel at the HBS Digital Summit on creative uses of big data. They told the summit attendees about how the Sakura... View Details
Keywords: Crowdsourcing; Operations; Globalization; Weather; Forecasting and Prediction; Global Strategy
Lakhani, Karim R., and Akiko Kanno. "Weathernews." Harvard Business School Case 617-053, January 2017. (Revised August 2017.)
- 23 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick
while the sustainable supply chain network is being set up. Measurement. The last step is setting up a performance measurement system, such as the Balanced Scorecard, to track progress and keep all of the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 08 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?
"Once you reach a point where a customer says, 'What are your policies in terms of your supply chain operations?' you better have a good handle on that." Enter the CSO. The position of CSO has been... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Brand New
supply chain complexity and an inflationary environment?” For Sundy, it’s an exciting challenge he calls his “MBA 2.0.” Heigh-ho: “My mom was a teacher in the Detroit public schools and my dad was a barber.... View Details
- 03 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Social Responsibility in a Downturn
pace, there already are signs of how the program has started to impact PNC's business initiatives. The leading indicators are there; as for business impact, it is still too early to call. There are other programs as well, some of which directly address opportunities in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 2020
- Chapter
Luxury and Environmental Responsibility
By: Anat Keinan, Sandrine Crener and Dafna Goor
Luxury and sustainability are often perceived as incompatible and contradictory. However, as the concept of luxury and our understanding of conspicuous consumption are evolving and need to be revisited—from conspicuous to conscious consumption—the book chapter explores... View Details
Keinan, Anat, Sandrine Crener, and Dafna Goor. "Luxury and Environmental Responsibility." In Research Handbook on Luxury Branding, edited by Felicitas Morhart, Keith Wilcox, and Sandor Czellar, 300–323. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020.
- winter 1989
- Article
Split-Awards Procurement and Innovation
By: James J. Anton and Dennis A. Yao
In many procurement settings, it is possible for a buyer to split a production award between suppliers. In this article, we develop a model of split-award procurement auctions in which the split choice is endogenous. We characterize the set of equilibrium bids and... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Cost; Supply Chain; Investment; Balance and Stability
Anton, James J., and Dennis A. Yao. "Split-Awards Procurement and Innovation." RAND Journal of Economics 20, no. 4 (winter 1989): 538–552. (Harvard users click here for full text.)
- Profile
Clarissa Quintanilla
process for small businesses, and another to help develop the Newmarket district into the first green industrial park in an urban core. This summer, Clarissa will be working with I-Dev International.“It takes a market-based approach to development by linking small... View Details
- 11 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 11
efficiency of the response be characterized? He wondered if they could overcome some of the hurdles to applying concepts from commercial supply chains. The case explores some of the lessons learned from the Haiti disaster and offers an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures
more sustainability into their core products. We help their procurement departments and suppliers integrate our certified materials with cost-efficiency and minimal supply chain interruptions. This allows... View Details
- 19 Jun 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: The Evolution of Agribusiness
future challenges based on their unique vantage points. Through the study of agribusiness at Harvard Business School, the notion of the value-added food chain was born. Both the study and practice of agribusiness have evolved... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards: Honorees and Victories
concessions company and building it into Boston Culinary Group, of which he is chairman and CEO. The firm does business in forty states, supplying food and drink to arenas and convention centers and operating theaters, ski resorts, and... View Details
- March 2013
- Teaching Plan
Corruption at Siemens (TP) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
By: Paul Healy
This teaching plan is designed to be used in conjunction with the case Corruption at Siemens (A), HBS No. 108033 [and its related B and C cases] to help faculty deepen students' comprehension of business issues and to energize classroom discussion. View Details
Healy, Paul. "Corruption at Siemens (TP) (A), (B), (C) and (D)." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 113-092, March 2013.
Sigfried Weis
Weis was instrumental in managing the growth of Weis Markets, often noted as the most profitable supermarket chain in the United States. Weis took the company public in 1965 and went on to produce over 25... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Faculty Books
also knows its people, suppliers, customers, and future direction. Bower describes the inside outsider’s attributes and reveals how to recruit, nurture, and promote this special type of leader. With a healthy supply of qualified internal... View Details
- August 2024
- Case
Oculii
By: Andy Wu and Lucas Defilippo
It was a bright June day in 2016. Steven Hong, co-founder and COO of Oculii had just signed a letter of intent agreeing to a 51% stake acquisition by Nexteer Automotive, a global steering and driveline supplier company that developed advanced driver assistance systems... View Details
- July 3, 2020
- Article
Delivery Apps Need to Start Treating Suppliers As Partners
By: Scott Duke Kominers and Ian Macomber
Home delivery has shifted from a luxury service aimed at young urban professionals to a core part of many businesses, which is used by almost everyone. That upheaval has strained capacity of many delivery services and changed how they relate to the suppliers that they... View Details
Keywords: Service Delivery; Supply Chain; Performance Capacity; Performance Efficiency; Entrepreneurship
Kominers, Scott Duke, and Ian Macomber. "Delivery Apps Need to Start Treating Suppliers As Partners." Harvard Business Review (website) (July 3, 2020).
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Case Study: Up in the Air
whether to build the supply of talent to attract clients first, or vice versa. Building the supply side has been straightforward, but convincing enterprise clients to leverage talent as a service as part of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
WATER Ltd.
In an age of global scarcity, water has become a valuable commodity in both the industrialized and developing worlds. With governments and communities increasingly unable to manage the complexities and expense of water treatment and... View Details
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