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  • December 2015 (Revised April 2019)
  • Case

Chicken Republic

By: Jose Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
Deji Akinyanju, founder of Nigerian fast-food chain Chicken Republic, and Ayo Oduntan, founder of an integrated Nigerian poultry operation (Amo Byng Group), are among a growing cadre of skilled food-industry entrepreneurs for whom the opportunities to serve the... View Details
Keywords: Poultry; Chicken; Value Chain; Emerging Market; Chicken Republic; Amo Byng; Doreo Partners; Babban Gona; Reform; MINT; QSR; Quick Serve Restaurant; Fast Food; Corruption; Growth; Leadership; Food; Customer Value and Value Chain; Supply Chain; Infrastructure; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Entrepreneurship; Emerging Markets; Crime and Corruption; Governance; Growth and Development; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Nigeria; Africa
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Alvarez, Jose, and Natalie Kindred. "Chicken Republic." Harvard Business School Case 516-052, December 2015. (Revised April 2019.)
  • January 2016 (Revised February 2016)
  • Course Overview Note

The Sustainable Core: Operations Management

By: Michael W. Toffel and L. Beril Toktay
This note is designed to help faculty embed environmental sustainability content into their core Operations Management course at the MBA or undergraduate level. It can also be used to identify cases with environmental content that can be used in operations electives... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Management; Operations Management; Sustainable Operations; Environmental Regulation; Operations; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Construction Industry; Forest Products Industry; Retail Industry
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Toffel, Michael W., and L. Beril Toktay. "The Sustainable Core: Operations Management." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 616-022, January 2016. (Revised February 2016.)
  • 04 Dec 2019
  • Working Paper Summaries

Intelligent Design of Inclusive Growth Strategies

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan, George Serafeim, and Eduardo Tugendhat
  • April 6, 2022
  • Article

In Uncertain Times, Big Companies Need to Take Care of Their Suppliers

By: Willy C. Shih
Many large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have long been ruthless with their suppliers, demanding extremely low prices and loading them up with risks. Given that the current turmoil buffeting global supply chains is unlikely to end anytime soon, OEMs should... View Details
Keywords: Supplier Relationship; Supply Chain Management; Supply Chain; Relationships; Risk and Uncertainty; Auto Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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Shih, Willy C. "In Uncertain Times, Big Companies Need to Take Care of Their Suppliers." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (April 6, 2022).
  • August 2024
  • Case

Coca Cola İçecek—Managing a Sudden Turbulence

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Namrata Arora and Gizem Cihan Dincsoy
In November 2021, Kerem Kerimoğlu, Coca Cola İçecek (CCI) Group Supply Chain Development Director, is alarmed by a news headline revealing a shortage of Turkish truck drivers impacting Europe. This crisis quickly affects CCI's distribution as third-party logistics... View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Logistics; Supply Chain Management; Crisis Management; Distribution; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Turkey; Central Asia; Middle East
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Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Namrata Arora, and Gizem Cihan Dincsoy. "Coca Cola İçecek—Managing a Sudden Turbulence." Harvard Business School Case 725-368, August 2024.
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Michael is interested in research at the intersection of technology and supply chain in corporations, especially retailers. His recent projects have focused on Human-AI collaboration at retailers. View Details

    Ananth Raman

    Ananth Raman is a professor in the Technology and Operations Management area where he has taught courses on various aspects of Operational Excellence—supply chain management, technology and operations management, and service operations—to MBA students... View Details

    Keywords: apparel; retailing; software
    • 2013
    • Working Paper

    Debating the Responsibility of Capitalism in Historical and Global Perspective

    By: Geoffrey Jones
    This working paper examines the evolution of concepts of the responsibility of business in a historical and global perspective. It shows that from the nineteenth century American, European, Japanese, Indian and other business leaders discussed the responsibilities of... View Details
    Keywords: Rachel Carson; Sustainability; Local Food; Operations Management; Supply Chain; Business And Society; Business Ethics; Business History; Corporate Philanthropy; Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Environmentalism; Environmental Entrepreneurship; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Ethics; Globalization; History; Religion; Consumer Products Industry; Chemical Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Energy Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Forest Products Industry; Green Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America; Africa
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    Jones, Geoffrey. "Debating the Responsibility of Capitalism in Historical and Global Perspective." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-004, July 2013.
    • April 2000 (Revised November 2003)
    • Case

    H. E. Butt Grocery Company: The New Digital Strategy (A)

    By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
    Shows how the company's IT priorities have moved from primary supply chain restructuring to e-commerce. Shows the new organization structure created by the company. View Details
    Keywords: Internet and the Web; Organizational Structure; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Supply Chain; Technology Adoption; Information Technology; Retail Industry
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    McFarlan, F. Warren, and Melissa Dailey. "H. E. Butt Grocery Company: The New Digital Strategy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 300-106, April 2000. (Revised November 2003.)
    • November 2004 (Revised September 2019)
    • Background Note

    The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004

    By: John R. Wells, Gabriel Ellsworth and Benjamin Weinstock
    In 2004, the $16.8 billion U.S. health club industry continued its strong record of growth. There were almost 27,000 health clubs in the United States, up from 6,700 two decades earlier, and these clubs claimed 41 million members, over 14% of the U.S. population.... View Details
    Keywords: Health Clubs; Fitness; Gyms; Chain; Weight Loss; Obesity; Exercise; Personal Training; Bally Total Fitness; 24 Hour Fitness; YMCA; Gold's Gym; Curves; Franchise; Franchising; Subscription; Promotional Sales; Promotions; Fixed Costs; Body; Accrual Accounting; Revenue Recognition; Buildings and Facilities; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Trends; Customers; Demographics; Age; Income; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Health; Nutrition; Business History; Employees; Retention; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Operations; Service Operations; Franchise Ownership; Private Ownership; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Salesforce Management; Situation or Environment; Opportunities; Nonprofit Organizations; Welfare; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Expansion; Segmentation; Hardware; Health Industry; United States
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    Wells, John R., Gabriel Ellsworth, and Benjamin Weinstock. "The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004." Harvard Business School Background Note 705-445, November 2004. (Revised September 2019.)

      The Servicification of the U.S. Economy: The Role of Startups versus Incumbent Firms

      Over the last few decades, the U.S. economy has exhibited a significant shift from manufacturing towards services. This transition has been particularly prominent in an important subcategory of services industries that drives innovation and employs many high-wage... View Details
      • October 1994
      • Case

      Yokohama Corporation, Ltd. (A): The Yokohama Production System

      Yokohama is in the middle of a supplier chain: it supplies Tokyo Motors and several other automobile manufacturers, and it is in turn supplied by Kamakura Ironworks. This case describes this supplier chain and the interorganizational cost systems that have evolved in... View Details
      Keywords: Cost Accounting; Supply Chain; Auto Industry; Japan
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      Cooper, Robin, and Takeo Yoshikawa. "Yokohama Corporation, Ltd. (A): The Yokohama Production System." Harvard Business School Case 195-070, October 1994.
      • 08 Nov 2018
      • HBS Seminar

      Jun Li, University of Michigan Ross School of Business

      • March 2018
      • Teaching Note

      The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (A), (B), (C), and (D)

      By: Nien-hê Hsieh
      Responsibility for working conditions in contract factories within the supply chain presents an ongoing challenge for managers and area of debate. Much of the debate approaches the challenge from the perspective of large global apparel brands. This case helps students... View Details
      Keywords: Labor; Working Conditions; Supply Chain; Safety; Rights; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Bangladesh
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      Hsieh, Nien-hê. "The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (A), (B), (C), and (D)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 318-124, March 2018.
      • February 2000 (Revised March 2000)
      • Case

      Pet Doctors: 1999

      By: Paul A. Gompers and David James Alexander Grant
      Describes the decisions confronting David Hodges and Garret Turley about whether to grow their chain of veterinary clinics in the United Kingdom. Turley and Hodges must decide whether to attempt to speed up their acquisition pace and raise venture capital. View Details
      Keywords: Decisions; Venture Capital; Expansion; Acquisition; Service Industry; United Kingdom
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      Gompers, Paul A., and David James Alexander Grant. "Pet Doctors: 1999." Harvard Business School Case 200-016, February 2000. (Revised March 2000.)
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      The Servicification of the U.S. Economy: The Role of Startups versus Incumbent Firms

      Over the last few decades, the U.S. economy has exhibited a significant shift from manufacturing towards services. This transition has been particularly prominent in an important subcategory of services industries that drives innovation and employs many high-wage... View Details
      • 29 May 2015
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Can Marshall’s Clusters Survive Globalization?

      Keywords: by Giulio Buciuni & Gary P. Pisano
      • 06 Apr 2022
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      In Uncertain Times, Big Companies Need to Take Care of Their Suppliers

        Janice H. Hammond

        Janice H. Hammond is the Jesse Philips Professor of Manufacturing. She currently serves as coursehead for the new MBA required course, Data Science for Managers. She serves as program chair for the HBS Executive Education International Women’s Foundation and Women’s... View Details

        Keywords: apparel; distribution; e-commerce industry; manufacturing; retailing; textiles; transportation
        • December 1998 (Revised February 1999)
        • Case

        i2 Technologies, Inc.

        By: Ananth Raman and Jasjit Singh
        Describes the emergence and growth of i2 Technologies and the supply chain planning software industry. In December 1998, i2's market capitalization was in excess of $2 billion; the supply chain planning software industry had annual sales of approximately $1 billion and... View Details
        Keywords: Information Technology; Applications and Software; Supply Chain Management; Production; Forecasting and Prediction; Information Technology Industry
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        Raman, Ananth, and Jasjit Singh. "i2 Technologies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 699-042, December 1998. (Revised February 1999.)
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