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  • 01 Jun 2016
  • News

Case Study: On the Table

choices among payment vendors and difficulties finding employees with e-commerce experience, necessitating extensive training. The Question: Cahuzac and his cofounders had planned to run a furniture company, not a logistics one. How can... View Details
  • May 2018
  • Supplement

Video Supplement to Toyota Motor Manufacturing, U.S.A. case (693-019): An updated video of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Georgetown, KY site showing seat installation

By: Willy C. Shih
This is an updated video of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK) assembly facility in Georgetown, KY. It is meant to be paired with the 693-019 Toyota Motor Manufacturing U.S.A. case, but with higher quality video. The vidoe shows a line tour of Assembly Two... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing; Manufacturing Strategy; Lean Management; Toyota Production System; Just-in-time; Lean Production; Automotive Industry; Automobile Manufacturing; Automotive; Automotive Supply Chain; Production; Operations; Logistics; Auto Industry; United States
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Shih, Willy C. "Video Supplement to Toyota Motor Manufacturing, U.S.A. case (693-019): An updated video of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Georgetown, KY site showing seat installation." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 618-713, May 2018.
  • August 1986
  • Case

Hannaford Brothers: Warehouse Inventory

By: David E. Bell
Keywords: Logistics; Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry
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Bell, David E. "Hannaford Brothers: Warehouse Inventory." Harvard Business School Case 187-041, August 1986.
  • January 1985 (Revised December 1985)
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Olivetti: Purchasing Policy

By: Roy D. Shapiro
Keywords: Logistics; Policy; Information Technology Industry
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Shapiro, Roy D. "Olivetti: Purchasing Policy." Harvard Business School Case 685-033, January 1985. (Revised December 1985.)
  • 12 Jul 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide

describes how investors can—and do—pay closer attention to retailers' inventory levels. “When it comes to implementing science in retailing, the 'missionary' is more important than the scientist.” Raman, who specializes in operations management, is the UPS Foundation... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Retail; Auto
  • 12 Oct 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System

The Toyota Production System is a paradox. On the one hand, every activity, connection, and production flow in a Toyota factory is rigidly scripted. Yet at the same time, Toyota's operations are enormously flexible and responsive to customer demand. How can that be?... View Details
Keywords: by H. Kent Bowen & Steven Spear; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto
  • November 2017 (Revised May 2019)
  • Case

Wayfair: Fast Furniture?

By: Janice H. Hammond and Anna Shih
Keywords: Supply Chain; Logistics; Distribution; Web; Retail Industry; United States
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Hammond, Janice H., and Anna Shih. "Wayfair: Fast Furniture?" Harvard Business School Case 618-036, November 2017. (Revised May 2019.)
  • Other Unpublished Work

Cross Sectional Analysis of Phantom Products at Retail Stores

By: Zeynep Ton and Ananth Raman
Keywords: Distribution; Logistics; Retail Industry
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Ton, Zeynep, and Ananth Raman. "Cross Sectional Analysis of Phantom Products at Retail Stores."
  • Other Unpublished Work

The Role of Inventory in Empowered Work Settings: Model and Empirical Analysis

By: S. Datar, M. Alles and R. Sarkar
Keywords: Logistics; Mathematical Methods
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Datar, S., M. Alles, and R. Sarkar. "The Role of Inventory in Empowered Work Settings: Model and Empirical Analysis."
  • November 2015 (Revised June 2017)
  • Case

Mission Impossible? Yummy77 Delivers Groceries within the Hour

By: Benjamin Edelman
Yummy77 considers alternative operational models to reduce cost, improve speed, and increase appeal. Can one of these approaches succeed where others have failed? View Details
Keywords: Grocery Delivery; Operations; Platforms; Logistics; Distribution; Food; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; China
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Edelman, Benjamin. "Mission Impossible? Yummy77 Delivers Groceries within the Hour." Harvard Business School Case 916-025, November 2015. (Revised June 2017.) (request a courtesy copy.)

    Walter H. Annenberg

    Annenberg built a fledgling, debt-burdened newspaper business into a publishing empire. He introduced Seventeen in 1944 – sparking a new trend in targeted publications to America’s youth. In 1953, he overcame numerous logistical... View Details
    Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
    • 01 Dec 2016
    • News

    Summing Up the New Students

    been an investment banker for seven years, which was so intimidating.” Anja Anliker Brooklyn Park, Minnesota CV: Logistics officer, US Navy, San Diego (active duty) “I drove over 5,000 miles this summer. From San Diego, I detoured north... View Details
    Keywords: Julia Hanna
    • September 2019 (Revised July 2021)
    • Case

    Port Competition in the Pearl River Delta

    By: Willy Shih
    This case examines the competition between ports and port operators in the Pearl River Delta over the last four decades. The cities surrounding the Pearl River estuary are the "workshop of the world," and the development of manufacturing in the region was heavily... View Details
    Keywords: Trade Links; Global Business; Globalization; Trade; Supply Chain; Logistics; Transportation Industry; Asia; Hong Kong; China
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    Shih, Willy. "Port Competition in the Pearl River Delta." Harvard Business School Case 620-038, September 2019. (Revised July 2021.)
    • April 2003 (Revised March 2009)
    • Case

    Operational Execution at Arrow Electronics

    By: Ananth Raman and Zeynep Ton
    Distribution center operations (from order taking to order fulfillment) and the importance of attending to process details at Arrow Electronics, a large distributor of electronic components and computer products are described. The case also details the actions the... View Details
    Keywords: Information; Distribution; Logistics; Strategy; Electronics Industry
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    Raman, Ananth, and Zeynep Ton. "Operational Execution at Arrow Electronics." Harvard Business School Case 603-127, April 2003. (Revised March 2009.)
    • 21 Oct 2010
    • News

    Hell? Maybe Not.

    part of the 25 employees of MBA Career and Professional Development. “It’s an all-hands-on-deck situation,” says Director of Employer Relations Kristen Fitzpatrick (MBA ’03). Logistics and prepping aside, the week represents a prime... View Details
    Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
    • April 2008
    • Journal Article

    Inventory Record Inaccuracy: An Empirical Analysis

    By: Nicole DeHoratius and Ananth Raman
    This study explores the systematic variation in inventory record inaccuracy (IRI) observed both within and across stores. Traditional inventory models, with a few exceptions, do not account for the existence of IRI and those that do treat record inaccuracy as random.... View Details
    Keywords: Information Management; Measurement and Metrics; Logistics; Retail Industry
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    DeHoratius, Nicole, and Ananth Raman. "Inventory Record Inaccuracy: An Empirical Analysis." Management Science 54, no. 4 (April 2008).
    • 22 Sep 2016
    • News

    The Competitiveness of Lost Causes

    directly to dealers in Seattle and mangoes to buyers in Europe.” Lack of infrastructure is a major challenge, notes Duch. “We’re helping them to establish logistics platforms, sales forces, and phone-based payment services, using power... View Details
    • 01 Sep 2018
    • News

    Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods

    expectations with promises of same-day delivery, the logistics industry is looking to completely new models, like crowdsourcing, autonomous technology, and on-demand delivery. Robert Reisner (MBA 1971), who led the Postal Service’s... View Details
    Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
    • 2008
    • Case

    Cycleon (A): Postal Networks for Reverse Logistics.

    By: David F. Drake, Atalay Atasu and Luk N. Van Wassenhove
    Keywords: Logistics; Distribution Channels; Entrepreneurship
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    Drake, David F., Atalay Atasu, and Luk N. Van Wassenhove. "Cycleon (A): Postal Networks for Reverse Logistics." European Case Clearing House Case, 2008.
    • 05 Jul 2006
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Motion Picture Industry: Critical Issues in Practice, Current Research & New Research Directions

    Keywords: by Jehoshua Eliashberg, Anita Elberse & Mark A. A. M. Leenders; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video; Advertising
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