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- November 2004
- Article
Aligning Incentives in Supply Chains
By: V.G. Narayanan and Ananth Raman
Narayanan, V.G., and Ananth Raman. "Aligning Incentives in Supply Chains." Harvard Business Review 82, no. 11 (November 2004).
- June 2010
- Case
FoldRite Furniture Company: Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Afarin Bellisario
Demand for folding and stackable chairs and tables at FoldRite Furniture Co. is unexpectedly strong. The company spent the previous two years improving manufacturing quality and efficiency, dropping poor-performing product lines, developing new products that are... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing; Production Capacity; Production Scheduling; Risk Management; Growth Management; Production; Logistics; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Business Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Europe
Wheelwright, Steven C., and Afarin Bellisario. "FoldRite Furniture Company: Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-555, June 2010.
- 29 Jun 2021
- News
What the “Beer Game” Can Teach about Supply Chain Challenges
- 12 Jul 2008
- News
LAND HOE: Demand surges for local food
- 17 Oct 2013
- News
An Obstacle to Patient-Centered Care: Poor Supply Systems
- January 2009
- Case
When Supply is of Public Interest: Roche & Tamiflu
The case focuses on the challenges of Roche maintaining a supply network for a global influenza pandemic response initiative based on its antiviral drug Tamiflu. The Roche group is a 40 billion CHF company consisting of a pharmaceutical division and a diagnostic... View Details
Keywords: Global Strategy; Health Pandemics; Distribution; Logistics; Production; Supply Chain Management; Performance Capacity; Pharmaceutical Industry
Watson, Noel H., Laura Rock Kopczak, and Prashant Yadav. "When Supply is of Public Interest: Roche & Tamiflu." Harvard Business School Case 609-061, January 2009.
- 2007
- Other Unpublished Work
Effects of Inventory on Demand for Rentals in the Home Video Market
By: Ioannis Ioannou, Julie Mortimer and Richard Mortimer
Retailer inventory decisions can greatly influence observed demand for a product by affecting, among other things, product availability (stock-outs) and product visibility in the store. These inventory decisions are affected by numerous factors including vertical... View Details
- Jun 2016
- Video
Video: Fixing America’s Talent Supply Chain
America’s labor market has entered a “new normal” phrase. Although the unemployment rate has declined after the Great Recession, underemployment remains a major problem and the percentage of workers stuck in part-time jobs is well above... View Details
- 24 May 2021
- News
The Challenge of Rebuilding U.S. Domestic Supply Chains
- 02 Apr 2014
- News
Disrupting the Criminal Supply Chain
It is often said that two years at HBS prepares its graduates to lead a wide range of organizations and endeavors and to find solutions to a host of business and social... View Details
- 20 May 2020
- News
How Will COVID-19 Change Demand for Office Space?
- 7 Apr 2016
- Conference Presentation
Assessing and Improving Working Conditions at Global Supply Chain Factories
By: Michael W. Toffel and Yanhua Zhou
- August 1996
- Article
The Inconsistent Evaluation of Comparative Payoffs in Labor Supply and Bargaining
By: S. Blount and M. H. Bazerman
Keywords: Labor
Blount, S., and M. H. Bazerman. "The Inconsistent Evaluation of Comparative Payoffs in Labor Supply and Bargaining." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 30, no. 2 (August 1996): 1–14.
Supply Chain Finance at Procter & Gamble
In April 2013, Procter & Gamble (P&G), the world's largest consumer packaged goods (CPG) company, announced that it would extend its payment terms to suppliers by 30 days. At the same time, P&G announced a new supply chain financing (SCF) program giving... View Details
- December 2011
- Article
Prices or Knowledge? What Drives Demand for Financial Services in Emerging Markets?
By: Shawn A. Cole, Thomas Sampson and Bilal Zia
Financial development is critical for growth, but its micro-determinants are not well understood. We test leading theories of low demand for financial services in emerging markets, combining novel survey evidence from Indonesia and India with a field experiment. We... View Details
Keywords: Price; Knowledge; Demand and Consumers; Emerging Markets; Banks and Banking; Education; Finance; Behavior; Service Operations; Financial Services Industry; India; Indonesia
Cole, Shawn A., Thomas Sampson, and Bilal Zia. "Prices or Knowledge? What Drives Demand for Financial Services in Emerging Markets?" Journal of Finance 66, no. 6 (December 2011): 1933–1967.
- September 1947 (Revised January 1965)
- Case
Topper Builders' Supply Co.: Opening Books, Journalizing, and Closing the Ledger
Walker, Ross G. "Topper Builders' Supply Co.: Opening Books, Journalizing, and Closing the Ledger." Harvard Business School Case 148-002, October 1947. (Revised January 1965.)
- 2024
- Working Paper
Incorporating Micro Data into Differentiated Products Demand Estimation with PyBLP
We delineate a general framework for incorporating many types of micro data from summary statistics to full surveys of selected consumers into Berry, Levinsohn, and Pakes (1995) style estimates of differentiated products demand systems. We extend recommended practices... View Details
Conlon, Chris, and Jeff Gortmaker. "Incorporating Micro Data into Differentiated Products Demand Estimation with PyBLP." Working Paper, September 2024.