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  • 16 Oct 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018

products of value to someone. The purpose of this chapter is to build a robust and versatile language that is capable of representing large technical systems. The language is based on elements I have labeled functional components. The... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 12 Sep 2007
  • Op-Ed

Building Sandcastles: The Subprime Adventure

the subprime lenders—willing to take the risk on riskier borrowers, for a price. Thus far the tale testifies to America's entrepreneurial spirit. New mortgage banks specializing in subprime loans sprang up. Their panoply of products... View Details
Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas; Banking; Construction; Real Estate
  • 02 Jun 2010
  • First Look

First Look: June 2

and Dan Ariely Publication:Psychological Science 21 (2010) Abstract Although people buy counterfeit products to signal positive traits, we show that wearing counterfeit products makes individuals feel less... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Computer Security is For Managers, Too

digital assets are (they're not always obvious). A team of senior managers from across the company should take an inventory of data and systems, assess how valuable each is to the company, and decide how much risk the company can absorb... View Details
Keywords: by Robert D. Austin & Christopher A.R. Darby
  • 28 May 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?

local retailers operate with low inventory and depend on LEGO for just-in-time delivery. The company could build molding factories in Asia to shorten lead times and improve efficiency, but pushing down View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 01 Jun 2020
  • News

Prognosis

the Toyota production system and lean manufacturing, we also discuss the complementary need for pooling inventory across sites and even firms. Right now, we are seeing companies and health systems bidding... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; COVID-19; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance
  • 22 Nov 2016
  • First Look

November 22, 2016

the complex regulatory environment that governs Indian gaming. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51932 Fall 2016 Manufacturing & Service Operations Management The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

money using their mobile phones. Mobile money has grown quickly, but high stockout rates of currency persist due to suboptimal inventory decisions made by contracted employees (called agents). In partnership with a Tanzanian mobile money... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 04 Aug 2006
  • What Do You Think?

What Happens When the Economics of Scarcity Meets the Economics of Abundance?

limited to things that can be digitized, thereby excluding most products for which inventory carrying and other logistics costs for unpopular items are prohibitive? Does it warrant an entirely new field of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 07 Sep 2020
  • Research & Ideas

How to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID's Next Phase

small-business owners trying to survive. Strict safety protocols haven’t been enough to get customers through the door for some small businesses, and many owners—crushed by inventory and overhead costs—are grappling with hard choices.... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage; Service
  • 10 Jan 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Is Groupon Good for Retailers?

higher cost of goods sold, giving them less room to discount. And if they don't sell a product one day, they can hold it in inventory for future sale. So marginal business is less urgent for them. We're not... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising; Technology
  • 12 Aug 2008
  • Op-Ed

Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising

reserve prices and other parameters that substantially determine prices. Contrary to Google's claims, Google's auction does not fully determine prices; Google's actions and policies importantly influence prices. Google's purchase of substantial advertising View Details
Keywords: by Benjamin G. Edelman; Advertising; Publishing
  • 13 Mar 2012
  • First Look

First Look: March 13

census. We document a shift to smaller shops following a 1996 regulatory change that increased the costs of opening large stores. Our analysis suggests that total factor productivity (TFP) of multi-store retail chains fell after the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Mar 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

and higher availability of inventory (a proxy for support). Our findings highlight important factors for successful implementations of 360-degree systems as complements to explicit incentives. Finally, we share some lessons learned with... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 15 Oct 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Why Business IT Innovation is so Difficult

chains, and speeding communications. The result: "People can spend more time thinking up new products and servicing customers, and less time checking boxes." To get there, most firms must be willing to engage in radical change and... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
  • 21 May 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Fixing the Marketing-CEO Disconnect

of each segment is changing, and how the company's products and services address the needs of each segment. The product was developed by Gail McGovern, a professor of management practice, and John Quelch,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Jan 2017
  • First Look

January 3, 2017

Johnson, David Simchi-Levi, and He Wang Abstract—We consider a price-based network revenue management problem where a retailer aims to maximize revenue from multiple products with limited inventory over a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Dec 1999
  • News

New HBS Portal Offers Alumni Just-In-Time Business Information

graduates who want access to the School's renowned inventory of management information. A new Web portal, HBS Working Knowledge (www.hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu), was launched in October, bringing together a wealth of information from... View Details
  • 20 Dec 2004
  • Research & Ideas

How an Order Views Your Company

into the business to the day the product departs the shipping dock. The researchers encouraged businesses to think of that order as the actual customer, and watched as they routed that person here and there among departments, perhaps... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston
  • 06 Dec 2021
  • News

Case Study: Let’s Dance

Illustration by Avalon Nuovo Before launching her own startup, Lily Liang (MBA 2008) worked as a product manager in San Francisco’s tech industry, including a stint at the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes from 2012 to 2017. Those were... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment
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