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  • March 1983 (Revised December 1983)
  • Background Note

A Note on Production Inventories

Introduction to basic notions of EDQ, reorder points, periodic review systems, and ABC Analysis. View Details
Keywords: Production; Logistics
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Maister, David H. "A Note on Production Inventories." Harvard Business School Background Note 683-065, March 1983. (Revised December 1983.)
  • 1999
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Managing Inventory for Fashion Products

By: A. Raman
Keywords: Logistics; Fashion Industry
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Raman, A. "Managing Inventory for Fashion Products." In Quantitative Models for Supply Chain Management, edited by S. Tayur, R. Gaheshan, and M. Magazine. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999.
  • December 2024 (Revised March 2025)
  • Case

KLog.co—Charting the Course of Its Future

By: Juan Alcácer, Jorge Tirado and Thomas Occhipinti
Keywords: Freighting; Logistics; Trade; Latin America; Chile
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Alcácer, Juan, Jorge Tirado, and Thomas Occhipinti. "KLog.co—Charting the Course of Its Future." Harvard Business School Case 725-410, December 2024. (Revised March 2025.)
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Anja Anliker

decision.” Her grandfather, who had been similarly inspired by Pearl Harbor, had served as a “storekeeper” in the Navy. Anja followed in his footsteps, not just by enlisting in the Navy, but by taking on the contemporary equivalent of his role by becoming a View Details
  • 19 Jul 2010
  • Research & Ideas

How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem

logistics and profitability while making life much better for workers. Mercadona offers the lowest prices in Spain, and its operational performance exceeds that of comparable Spanish and foreign chains. In 2008, Mercadona's sales per... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Food & Beverage
  • 01 Jun 2016
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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
  • 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)
  • Case

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.)
  • 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.
  • 26 Mar 2014
  • Research & Ideas

How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity

Digital record-keeping is slowly but inevitably replacing paper records everywhere from the pilot's cockpit to the registry of motor vehicles. But if implemented without proper consideration of how work gets done, the results can make productivity worse, not better.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health
  • February 2023
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Seemore Meats & Veggies

By: Lou Shipley, Patricia Favreau and Mel Martin
Cara Nicoletti was an emerging food entrepreneur that had recently launched her first product, a sustainably sourced, vegetable-infused meat sausage. Brooklyn, New York City-based Seemore Meats & Veggies had seen promising signs of success in local markets and pockets... View Details
Keywords: Sales; Food; Logistics; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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Shipley, Lou, Patricia Favreau, and Mel Martin. "Seemore Meats & Veggies." Harvard Business School Case 823-084, February 2023.
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Channel Integration, Sales Dispersion, and Inventory Management

By: Santiago Gallino, Antonio Moreno and Ioannis Stamatopoulos
We study the effects of the introduction of cross-channel functionalities on the overall sales dispersion of retailers and the implications of these effects for inventory management. To do that, we analyze data from a leading U.S. retailer who introduced a... View Details
Keywords: Retail Operations; Online Retail; Channel Integration; Sales Dispersion; Long Tail; Empirical Operations; Inventory Management; Omnichannel Retail; Marketing Channels; Integration; Sales; Logistics; Operations; Management; Retail Industry
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Gallino, Santiago, Antonio Moreno, and Ioannis Stamatopoulos. "Channel Integration, Sales Dispersion, and Inventory Management." Management Science 63, no. 9 (September 2017): 2813–2831.
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Porter Prize South Korea - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

the inaugural Porter Prize for Excellence in CSV include: VATECH Ewoo Holdings The-K Yedaham Co.,Ltd. Army Cadet Military School Incheon International Airport Corporation Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency Schneider Electric Korea ECOLAB Korea Ltd. CJ View Details
  • 25 Jan 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Why a Harvard Finance Instructor Went to the Kumbh Mela

I'm in a winter coat and hat in the January pre-dawn cold and dark, standing on sandbags on a riverbank in the middle of Uttar Pradesh, India. Pilgrims and the faithful and the respectful come to the river this morning by the hundreds, clad in the minimum, praying and... View Details
Keywords: by John D. Macomber; Construction; Real Estate
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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)
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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.)
  • 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
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Recruiting Platform - Recruiting

than reaching out to an entire class. Learn more . Coordinate interviews In addition to coordinating their candidate interviews, employers can have HBS manage their first-round interview logistics through an HBS-Coordinated Interview.... View Details
  • 03 Oct 2020
  • News

Managing Stakeholder Trust During Supply Chain Disruptions

  • April 2003 (Revised March 2009)
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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.)
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