Shipping and Logistics - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2012
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Bringing ‘Global’ Back Home

Issue Focus: The Global Manager Fields Photo courtesy FORD Motor Company Issue Focus: The Global Manager Around the World They Call Him Mr. China Think Locally, Act Globally No disrespect to Detroit and California—they’re definitely hubs... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2016
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Vive la Madeleine!

madeleines. The workforce is expected to increase from 19 to 25, possibly more. It’s the next phase of Jeannette—with added capacity, the company will be in position to expand its distribution exponentially and View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Natalya Balnova

30 Nov 2017
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Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

would be a ways off. “This is a really big ship to turn,” he says. “But when I started hearing real, actual time lines—that was music to my ears.” It wasn’t just a vision but a plan. And just as importantly,... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

26 Feb 2020
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Phoenix Rising

expansion have to reach everyone, from the dock to the boardroom. In November, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mitsotakis announced an investment by China’s state-owned shipping giant COSCO in the Port of... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Jun 2015
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Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness

When HBS launched the US Competitiveness Project in 2011, the American economy was struggling to recover from the Great Recession, Washington was in gridlock, and the nation was caught in the hype of a presidential election. Against this... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson; Walmart; Health, Social Assistance; Retail Trade

22 Dec 2022
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LGBTQ+ Alumni Forums Expand; 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition Is Underway

their venture succeed," says Gernon. "It's an incredible springboard mechanism to motivate you to get your ideas down on paper and start working towards your goal of launching a venture." Past winners include Fleetzero, Inc., a builder of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

18 May 2017
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Pioneer Spirit

program in the 1960s to his role today as president and CEO of Pioneer Group, which creates affordable housing through the renovation and preservation of historic buildings in the American Midwest. Freeman... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

01 Dec 2006
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The Hard Way

market the grapes, Russo negotiated the transactions. At age 17, she left high school after failing to pass a requisite Grade 10 English exam and quickly parlayed her one marketable skill — typing sixty words a minute without error — into... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Sep 2012
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On a Sound Track

of our manufacturing happens in China, so the basic manufacturing piece—assembling millions of parts at just the right time, building high-quality widgets, selecting the right colors, and so on—that’s one challenge. Then the product has... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; audio accessories; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores

01 Jun 2006
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One-on-One with Tom Oreck

grounding in every aspect of the business. “I like to tell people that I rose up the ranks through the sheer force of nepotism,” he deadpans with self-deprecating humor. He made HBS his last training stop before taking over as president View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores

01 Jun 2014
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Ready for Takeoff

almost 9,000 miles of travel. "I think the logistical challenge that we have today in Brazil is probably bigger than any other country has seen." For Sender, the event has forced a complete rethink of operations at TAM, which flies to 42... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Air Transportation; Transportation

26 Jan 2016
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The First Five Years: Jill Applebaum (MBA 2015)

and do fulfillment for our e-commerce orders. First thing in the morning, we pack and ship the orders that came in overnight. Beyond that, every day is different. One day, we... View Details

01 Dec 2010
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This Is What I Do

luxury cruise ship designed especially for the South Pacific. Bailey, whose wife, Mireille, is Polynesian, has lived in Tahiti since 1985. “The breathtaking natural beauty of these islands and the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; time travel; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services

01 Apr 1999
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An Eye to the East

as a base of operations for work in the twelve countries in the region. Yeh and her small staff are set up to provide a significant part of the intellectual and logistical... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

01 Jun 2020
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Unleashed

FedEx for shipping some of their products, driving up demand from three packages a day to thirty. It was enough to save the company. FedEx’s strategy in these early years was simple: deliver time-sensitive packages with speed View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Jun 2022
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Case Study: Glass Half Full

together, Mitchell and Humpierres launched a line of microwavable heating pads filled with cherry pits. “It’s a very niche market,” Humpierres acknowledges, but once they saw that it was also successful, they decided to diversify. In June... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade

02 Oct 2015
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The ‘F’ Word

strong relationships with our suppliers that we easily convinced them to extend us additional terms to fill that first big order. We shipped the product and waited. Day 30 arrived View Details

Keywords: Walt Disney Studios

15 Feb 2022
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Charlotte Club Hosts Webinar to Mark 100 Years of the Case Method

Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Club of Charlotte recently marked 100 Years of Case Method Teaching and Learning at HBS by hosting a virtual conversation with two of the School’s most prolific case writers. The January 19 event, which... View Details