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- 01 Jun 2023
- News
In Full Flower
At Bloom & Wild, delivering a joyful experience that fits through a letter-box door slot (Courtesy of Bloom & Wild Group) When Aron Gelbard (MBA 2009) cofounded London-based Bloom & Wild in 2013, he did so with a specific goal: to make sending (and receiving) flowers... View Details
- 25 Jun 2024
- News
On the Move: Alexis DePree (MBA 2007)
chief supply chain officer, following leadership roles at Target and Amazon. What do you like about the retail sector? No two days are ever the same! It’s dynamic and fast-paced, which makes the work... View Details
- April 1998 (Revised June 1998)
- Supplement
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: Supply Management (Addendum)
By: Francis Aguilar, Paul Clark and Xin Xi He
Addendum to case. View Details
Aguilar, Francis, Paul Clark, and Xin Xi He. "Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: Supply Management (Addendum)." Harvard Business School Supplement 898-239, April 1998. (Revised June 1998.)
- September 2017 (Revised August 2018)
- Supplement
The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (D)
By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Saloni Chaturvedi
This supplements the (A) case by summarizing key developments in the Bangladesh ready-made garment industry after the fire at Tazreen Fashions factory, including formation of the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Accord (“Accord”) and the Alliance for Bangladesh... View Details
Keywords: Apparel; Bangladesh; Corporate Responsibility; Human Rights; Supply Chains; Labor; Working Conditions; Supply Chain; Safety; Rights; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Bangladesh
Hsieh, Nien-hê, and Saloni Chaturvedi. "The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 318-028, September 2017. (Revised August 2018.)
- December 2020 (Revised January 2022)
- Supplement
Michael Ku and Global Clinical Supply at Pfizer Inc.: Bringing Hope to Patients (B)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards
In 2011, Michael Ku became Pfizer’s Vice President of Global Clinical Supply (GCS) after the company had undergone three large-scale mergers and acquisitions. As Ku and his new leadership team set out to build a proactive, end-to-end, digital and physical clinical... View Details
Keywords: Digital Technology; Customer-centricity; Innovation; Customer Focus; Talent; Talent Management; Leadership; Innovation and Invention; Transformation; Organizational Culture; Customer Focus and Relationships; Change Management; Talent and Talent Management; Supply Chain; Mission and Purpose
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Tedards. "Michael Ku and Global Clinical Supply at Pfizer Inc.: Bringing Hope to Patients (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 421-037, December 2020. (Revised January 2022.)
- September 22, 2020
- Article
Amazon's AI Is Learning New Rules to Win for the Holidays: With Stressed Supply Chains and Changing Consumer Behaviors, the Holidays Are Likely to Accelerate Amazon's Advantage
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Niall Murphy
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Niall Murphy. "Amazon's AI Is Learning New Rules to Win for the Holidays: With Stressed Supply Chains and Changing Consumer Behaviors, the Holidays Are Likely to Accelerate Amazon's Advantage." Forbes.com (September 22, 2020).
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Buy Big, Sell Small
ApnaKlub—which leases warehouse space and trucks—sources the requested products from brand-name manufacturers and distributes them to the wholesalers, who deliver within a reliable time frame. “We leverage technology to bring our customers View Details
- January 2000
- Article
Coordinating and Managing Supply Chains: The General Manager's Role
By: A. Raman
Raman, A. "Coordinating and Managing Supply Chains: The General Manager's Role." POMS Series in Technology and Operations Management (January 2000).
- 19 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?
School, is an expert on global supply chain and co-wrote an HBS case study, revised in 2019, on Dollar General, one of the largest dollar store operators, shortly before it was acquired by New York... View Details
- May 2025 (Revised June 2025)
- Supplement
Michael Ku and Global Clinical Supply at Pfizer Inc.: Bringing Hope to Patients (D)
By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag
This fourth installment in the Pfizer Global Clinical Supply (GCS) transformation case series highlights how over a decade of cultural and digital evolution positioned GCS to meet unprecedented global challenges. In 2011, Michael Ku became the Vice President of GCS and... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Leadership; Technological Innovation; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Research and Development; Science-Based Business; Transformation; Health Pandemics; AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Digital Transformation; Leading Change; Product Launch; Supply Chain; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Alignment; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry; United States; Asia; Europe; Latin America
Hill, Linda A., and Lydia Begag. "Michael Ku and Global Clinical Supply at Pfizer Inc.: Bringing Hope to Patients (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 425-079, May 2025. (Revised June 2025.)
- Article
Selecting the Right Growth Metrics: Fewer but Better
Keywords: Supply Chains; Big Data; Corporations; Franchising; Performance Metrics; Analytics and Data Science
Schlesinger, Leonard A. "Selecting the Right Growth Metrics: Fewer but Better." Stanford Social Innovation Review (website) (April 21, 2017).
Executive Education in the Digital Matrix: The Disruption of the Supply Landscape
Even as the demand for managerial skills continues to grow, executive education worldwide has entered a period of disruption caused by the digitalization of content, connectivity, and communication. The current offerings of many executive education program providers... View Details
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Making Small Farms More Sustainable—and Profitable
By: Lino Dias, Robert S. Kaplan and Harmanpreet Singh
Smallholder farms provide a large proportion of food supply in developing economies, but 40% of these farmers live on less than U.S.$2/day and their deforestation produces environmental degradation. With a rapidly growing global population, it is imperative to improve... View Details
Keywords: Small Farms; Sustainable Agriculture; Agribusiness; Developing Countries and Economies; Environmental Sustainability
Dias, Lino, Robert S. Kaplan, and Harmanpreet Singh. "Making Small Farms More Sustainable—and Profitable." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (August 24, 2021).
- January 2019 (Revised July 2019)
- Case
New Balance: Managing Orders and Working Conditions
By: Michael W. Toffel, Eileen McNeely and Matthew Preble
New Balance Athletics, Inc., a major U.S.-based athletic footwear and apparel brand, sources most of its footwear products from independent suppliers whose factories are located in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Monica Gorman, vice president of responsible leadership... View Details
Keywords: Footwear; Athletic Footwear; Manufacturing; CSR; Sustainability; Quality Management; Supply Chains; Operations; Management; Production; Working Conditions; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Labor and Management Relations; Supply Chain Management; Supply Chain; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Toffel, Michael W., Eileen McNeely, and Matthew Preble. "New Balance: Managing Orders and Working Conditions." Harvard Business School Case 619-002, January 2019. (Revised July 2019.)
- 2001
- Other Unpublished Work
E-Commerce and the Supply Chain: The Rhetoric and the Reality
By: R. Shapiro
- 11 Apr 2005
- Conference Presentation
Resolving Information Asymmetries in Supply Chains: The Role of Certified Voluntary Programs
- Research Summary
Corporate transparency and information disclosure strategies
This research focuses on transparency and information disclosure strategies, a topic of growing importance in environmental sustainability, corporate strategy, stakeholder relations, and public policy. My prior research in this area explored why... View Details
- 19 Oct 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Supply Learning on Customer Demand: Model and Estimation Methodology
- December 2022
- Case
To Feed the Planet: Juan Luciano at ADM
By: Joshua D. Margolis, David E. Bell, Damien McLoughlin, Stacy Straaberg and James Weber
In December 2022, Juan Luciano, Chairman and CEO of agribusiness and nutrition giant ADM, considered the next phase of the historic company’s future. Beginning in 2011 when he joined as COO and moving into his tenure as CEO in 2015, Luciano led a transformation of ADM... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture; Leadership; Agribusiness; Acquisition; Business Units; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Forecasting and Prediction; Capital; Cash; Cost of Capital; Cost Management; Profit; Food; Global Range; Innovation Strategy; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Risk Management; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Strategic Planning; Risk and Uncertainty; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Vertical Integration; Value Creation; Transformation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States; Chicago
Margolis, Joshua D., David E. Bell, Damien McLoughlin, Stacy Straaberg, and James Weber. "To Feed the Planet: Juan Luciano at ADM." Harvard Business School Case 423-060, December 2022.
- December 2021
- Case
Bunge: Building a Sustainable Future?
By: Forest Reinhardt, David E. Bell, Pedro Levindo and Ruth Costas
Bunge, one of the world’s leading agribusiness traders and processors, strives to comply with its commitment to having a deforestation-free value chain by 2025 while it considers potential new business growth areas. After a complex turnaround, which involved one of the... View Details
Keywords: Deforestation; Value Chain; Agribusiness; Values and Beliefs; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Financial Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Reinhardt, Forest, David E. Bell, Pedro Levindo, and Ruth Costas. "Bunge: Building a Sustainable Future?" Harvard Business School Case 522-007, December 2021.