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- 01 Jul 2016
- Video
Fixing America’s Talent Supply Chain
- February 2015
- Case
Infinite Technology Solutions and the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor
By: John D. Macomber and Vidhya Muthuram
The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) is an ambitious economic development project linking six of the most competitive states in India with the sea. The corridor is modeled on the Jiangsu Corridor in China (Nanjing to Shanghai) and the Tokyo-Hokkaido Corridor in... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Projects; Economics; Personal Development and Career; Decision Making; India
Macomber, John D., and Vidhya Muthuram. "Infinite Technology Solutions and the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor." Harvard Business School Case 815-105, January 2015.
- October 2016
- Case
Yili Group: Building a Global Dairy Company
By: William C. Kirby and Nancy Hua Dai
From its humble beginnings as a local Chinese dairy company, the Inner Mongolia Yili Group has become one of the largest dairy companies in the world. To achieve this, Yili has aggressively expanded its footprint overseas including building the world’s largest... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Markets And Industries; Global Supply Chain; Competition; Culture; Agribusiness; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Business Growth and Maturation; Food; Global Range; Local Range; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Nutrition; Employee Relationship Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Brands and Branding; Supply Chain; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; China
Kirby, William C., and Nancy Hua Dai. "Yili Group: Building a Global Dairy Company." Harvard Business School Case 317-003, October 2016.
- 1999
- Other Unpublished Work
Estimating Industry Multiples
By: Malcolm Baker and R. S. Ruback
We analyze industry multiples for the S&P 500 in 1995. We use Gibbs sampling to estimate simultaneously the error specification and small sample minimum variance multiples for 22 industries. In addition, we consider the performance of four common multiples: the simple... View Details
Baker, Malcolm, and R. S. Ruback. "Estimating Industry Multiples." 1999.
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
What Industrial Policy?
- 2012
- Working Paper
The Effect of Supply Chain Complementarities on Local Food
By: Baris Ata, Deishin Lee and Mustafa H. Tongarlak
We study the operational tradeoffs of a retailer and farmers in a fresh produce supply chain to determine the equilibrium supply chain structure. These operational tradeoffs arise as a result of the geographic constraints posed by the availability of arable land and... View Details
The Indian Fashion Industry and Traditional Indian Crafts
This study documents the emergence of the high-end fashion industry in India from the mid-1980s to 2005. Drawn from oral histories, magazine articles, and several databases, the study demonstrates that the Indian fashion industry's unique identity, based on heavily... View Details
- 18 Jul 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Beyond Symbolic Responses to Private Politics: Examining Labor Standards Improvement in Global Supply Chains
- September 2021 (Revised October 2022)
- Supplement
Hester Pharmaceuticals (B): Securing Supply
By: Dante Roscini and John Masko
Supplements the (A) case. In late 2020, demand for Hester Pharmaceutical’s (Hester’s) breakthrough oncology drug Akrozumab was outstripping the company’s most optimistic projections. In order to increase manufacturing capacity and meet the demand, Hester was... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Cost vs Benefits; Trade; Supply Chain; Global Strategy; Buildings and Facilities; Operations; Health Care and Treatment; Demand and Consumers; Global Range; Globalized Markets and Industries; Pharmaceutical Industry; Italy; China; United States; Germany
Roscini, Dante, and John Masko. "Hester Pharmaceuticals (B): Securing Supply." Harvard Business School Supplement 722-009, September 2021. (Revised October 2022.)
Global Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities in the production strategies and supply chains of firms everywhere. Coupled with a rise in economic nationalism, manufacturers everywhere are going to be under pressure to rethink their sourcing and logistics... View Details
- February 2001
- Background Note
National Innovation Systems and Comparative Industry Evolution
Discusses U.S. and Japanese innovation systems. Illustrates these with comparative studies of computer and pharmaceutical industries. Probes effects of labor, capital, and customer market institutions on these sectors in the United States and Japan. View Details
Keywords: Industry Growth; Innovation and Invention; Computer Industry; Computer Industry; Japan; United States
Chesbrough, Henry W., and Gillian Morris. "National Innovation Systems and Comparative Industry Evolution." Harvard Business School Background Note 601-049, February 2001.
- 11 Oct 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
US Healthcare Reform and the Pharmaceutical Industry
- 2015
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Inge Skjelfjord and the Cacao Supply Chain
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Oludamilola Aladesanmi and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
Kanter, Rosabeth M., Oludamilola Aladesanmi, and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Inge Skjelfjord and the Cacao Supply Chain." Harvard Business Publishing Case 316-051, 2015.
- March 1989
- Background Note
Industrial Distribution Systems
A comprehensive description of industrial distribution systems. Written from the perspective of industrial products manufacturers, concerned about building and managing channels systems for taking products from point of manufacture to point of use. Covers: 1) channels... View Details
Corey, E. Raymond. "Industrial Distribution Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 589-101, March 1989.
- September 1972 (Revised April 1984)
- Case
Crown Cork & Seal and the Metal Container Industry
By: Joseph L. Bower
Discusses the technical, economic, and packaging trends in the metal container industry, and the impact of these trends on major companies within the industry. Shows the response of Crown Cork & Seal Co. to these trends. Based on Crown Cork & Seal Co. and Note on the... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Operations; Supply and Industry; Economics; Trends; Manufacturing Industry
Bower, Joseph L. "Crown Cork & Seal and the Metal Container Industry." Harvard Business School Case 373-077, September 1972. (Revised April 1984.)
- September 1995 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Electrical, Mining, and Industrial (EMI) Corporation
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Electrical, Mining, and Industrial (EMI) Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 196-044, September 1995. (Revised January 1997.)
- April 1983
- Background Note
Domestic Airline Industry and Information Technology
Vitale, Michael R. "Domestic Airline Industry and Information Technology." Harvard Business School Background Note 183-204, April 1983.
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
When Does Industrial Policy Work? Evidence from the Brazilian Ethanol Fuel Industry
By: Santiago Mingo and Tarun Khanna
What is the impact of a state-led industrial policy program on entrepreneurial activity, industry evolution, and firm competitiveness? How and when is industrial policy an effective tool to spur the development of an emerging industry? To address these questions, we... View Details
Is It Time to Rethink Globalized Supply Chains?
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the complex interdependencies of globalized supply chains. While these global multistage production networks had spread during a relatively benign environment of falling trade barriers and increasing interdependencies among... View Details