Food Manufacturing - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2020
What Do You Think?

Will Challenged Amazon Tweak Its Retail Model Post-Pandemic?

manufacturers and service companies will seek permanently to diversify their supply chains radically going forward We might accept the lower financial results as the insurance premium we have to pay to remain more robust in the face of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

03 Sep 2014
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Who Should Choose Your Boss?

case, the entire organization has been structured to create a kind of talent marketplace in which employees are "buying and selling" ideas, jobs, and associates. At W. L. Gore & Associates, manufacturer of Gore-Tex,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Food & Beverage

23 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 23

catastrophic risks to patients, physicians, pharmaceutical firms, and regulators. Between the early 1960s and the present, national systems were built to collect, standardize, and respond to individual reports of side effects, with the View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19

general purpose (e.g., quality management) to highly market specific (e.g., knowing how to manufacture an airplane wing). To illustrate the potential of the framework to shed new light on traditional strategy questions, the article... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Nov 2011
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First Look: Nov. 1

Entrepreneurship in India Authors:Ejaz Ghani, William R. Kerr, and Stephen O'Connell Abstract We analyze the spatial determinants of entrepreneurship in India in the manufacturing and services sectors. Among general district traits,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Mar 2018
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March 13, 2018

Yanping Liu Abstract—We evaluate manufacturing firms' responses to changes in the real exchange rate (RER) using detailed firm-level data for a large set of countries for the period 2001–2010. We uncover the following stylized facts: In... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2011
News

At Your Service

what’s fueling the greens. Southwest Airlines would be red on food service. But Southwest doesn’t pay much attention to that, because getting better at food service would slow its turnaround time, which is a... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; customer service; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

03 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 3

new product (curled metal pile driver pads) that, in field tests, delivers customer benefits that are many times SML's manufacturing costs. Jonathan Lee and Alex Tan of SML's Engineered Products Division are responsible for formulating a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 12, 2007

Although General Mills is, on the whole, a very successful company, they have, in the recent past, had to face challenges as a result the changing environment in the food manufacturing industry. Three main... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Aug 2016
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August 23, 2016

particular, we examine how individuals’ prior experiences and the experiences of those around them alter their belief perseverance in operational decisions after the revelation of negative news. We draw on an exogenous announcement of negative news by the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 May 2016
News

Sunil B. Mittal, OPM 27, 1999

enjoyed cricket more than books, and after graduating from Panjab University at the age of 19, he and a friend set up a small bicycle-parts manufacturing business. Gradually he expanded the operations, moving from bicycle parts to wool... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Sep 2012
News

Semper Fidelis

In April, Tim Day (MBA 1964), chairman and CEO of Bar-S Foods, a processed-meats producer in Phoenix, Arizona, pledged $12 million in support of the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia. Day’s most recent gift, one of several major commitments,... View Details

Keywords: Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing

01 Mar 2016
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March 1, 2016

this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/916414-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 516-007 The Hain Celestial Group Hain Celestial manufactured natural and organic food and personal care... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

2022
Book

Les multinationales suisses dans l'arène politique (1942–1993) [Swiss Multinationals in the Political Arena (1942–1993)]

By: Sabine Pitteloud

En décembre 2020, les Suisses votaient sur l’initiative populaire « pour des multinationales responsables ». Cet épisode récent a rappelé que la régulation de l’activité des sociétés multinationales fait l’objet de luttes politiques, auxquelles participent les... View Details

Keywords: Multinational Enterprise; Multinational Companies; Multinational Corporations; Lobbying; Business ＆ Government Relations; Labor Relations; Relocation; Offshoring And Outsourcing; Corporate Regulation; Transnational Regulation; Multinational Firms and Management; Business and Government Relations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; International Relations; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Switzerland

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22 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 22

511-070 As Ireland's third largest beef processor, Kepak faces new opportunities as well as significant challenges from the collapse of the "Celtic Tiger." The government has identified food and agriculture as one way the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 29

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111003-PDF-ENG Cree, Inc.: Which Bright Future? David J. Collis and Mary FureyHarvard Business School Case 711-457 When global warming concerns caused governments around the world to ban the incandescent light bulb, many View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2005
News

Get Ready for Saudi Oil Shock

traffic congestion, which is public enemy number one on passenger car fuel efficiency. The second thing we could do is address our agricultural food distribution system. If we went back to localized farming, it’s amazing how we could... View Details

Keywords: Lewis I. Rice; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing

21 May 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: From Trash to Treasure: Inside a Waste Management Site in Mumbai

400-500 rupees a day to sort and process for recycling. The market is in turn willing to pay roughly 100 rupees for each recycled pellet generated, helping create the entire value chain from individual waste picker, processing plant, pellet manufacturer, and ultimately... View Details

12 Jul 2016
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July 12, 2016

Stick to the Strategy or Make the Sale? A Manufacturer of High-tech Streetlights Considers an Exception to Its New Subscription Model By: Weiss, Mitchell Abstract—A manufacturer of high-tech streetlights... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne