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      • June 2007
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      Efficient Kidney Exchange: Coincidence of Wants in a Structured Market

      By: A. E. Roth, Tayfun Sonmez and M. Utku Unver
      Patients needing kidney transplants may have donors who cannot donate to them because of blood or tissue incompatibility. Incompatible patient-donor pairs can exchange donor kidneys with other pairs only when there is a "double coincidence of wants." Developing... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Structure; Size; Emotions; Human Needs; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Infrastructure; Supply Chain Management; Fairness; Performance Improvement; Health Industry
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      Roth, A. E., Tayfun Sonmez, and M. Utku Unver. "Efficient Kidney Exchange: Coincidence of Wants in a Structured Market." American Economic Review 97, no. 3 (June 2007): 828–851.
      • April 2007
      • Teaching Note

      McDonald's Corporation: Managing a Sustainable Supply Chain (TN)

      By: Ray A. Goldberg and Jessica Droste Yagan
      Teaching Note to (907-414). View Details
      Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
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      Goldberg, Ray A., and Jessica Droste Yagan. "McDonald's Corporation: Managing a Sustainable Supply Chain (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 907-416, April 2007.
      • March 2007
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      IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett
      Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Supply Chain; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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      Bartlett, Christopher A. "IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 907-801, March 2007.
      • March 2007 (Revised April 2007)
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      McDonald's Corporation: Managing a Sustainable Supply Chain

      By: Ray A. Goldberg and Jessica Droste Yagan
      McDonald's seeks to learn from a successful response to Greenpeace's Amazon deforestation campaign in order to make its supply chain more socially and environmentally responsible. View Details
      Keywords: Food; Supply Chain Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Management Systems; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Goldberg, Ray A., and Jessica Droste Yagan. "McDonald's Corporation: Managing a Sustainable Supply Chain." Harvard Business School Case 907-414, March 2007. (Revised April 2007.)
      • February 2007 (Revised May 2007)
      • Case

      Li & Fung 2006

      By: F. Warren McFarlan, William C. Kirby and Tracy Manty
      Describes the opportunities and strategy facing one of the most innovative global supply-chain companies, and the strategy it has chosen to deal with the expanding demand for its services. Li & Fung links thousands of factories in India, China, and elsewhere to nearly... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Value and Value Chain; Supply Chain Management; Distribution Channels; Global Range; Strategy; Information Technology; Service Industry; Distribution Industry; China; India; United States; Europe
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      McFarlan, F. Warren, William C. Kirby, and Tracy Manty. "Li & Fung 2006." Harvard Business School Case 307-077, February 2007. (Revised May 2007.)
      • January 2007 (Revised May 2008)
      • Case

      National Logistics Management: Founder Decisions

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Elizabeth Collins
      Scott Taylor, CEO & founder of NLM, is a serial entrepreneur faced with an important decision. As his industry consolidates, he knows that his company must grow quickly, yet he believes he has reached the limit of what organic growth can achieve. Should he accept the... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Supply and Industry; Supply Chain
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Elizabeth Collins. "National Logistics Management: Founder Decisions." Harvard Business School Case 807-125, January 2007. (Revised May 2008.)
      • January 2007 (Revised January 2010)
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      Tom Muccio: Negotiating the P&G Relationship with Wal-Mart (A)

      By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
      Describes the retailer-supplier negotiations of Tom Muccio, one of the earlier Proctor & Gamble (P&G) employees to be based in Bentonville, Arkansas, in negotiating the early operational components of the supplier-retailer partnership between P&G and Wal-Mart in the... View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation Process; Supply Chain Management; Partners and Partnerships; Conflict and Resolution; Bentonville
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      Sebenius, James K., and Ellen Knebel. "Tom Muccio: Negotiating the P&G Relationship with Wal-Mart (A)." Harvard Business School Case 907-013, January 2007. (Revised January 2010.)
      • 2007
      • Working Paper

      Retail Market Structure and Dynamics: A Three Country Comparison of Japan, the U.K. and the U.S.

      By: Jonathan Haskel, Ron S. Jarmin, Kazuyuki Motohashi and Raffaella Sadun
      This paper compares structure and dynamics of the Retail Trade Sectors in Japan, the U.K. and the U.S. This is done using confidential establishment and firm level data for each country. By using micro data we are able to perform much more detailed comparisons than... View Details
      Keywords: Industry Structures; Market Entry and Exit; Jobs and Positions; Size; Performance Productivity; Japan; United Kingdom; United States
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      Haskel, Jonathan, Ron S. Jarmin, Kazuyuki Motohashi, and Raffaella Sadun. "Retail Market Structure and Dynamics: A Three Country Comparison of Japan, the U.K. and the U.S." LSE/Ceriba Mimeo, January 2007. (Slides.)
      • December 2006 (Revised January 2008)
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      ViaGen: Revolutionizing the Livestock Industry

      By: David E. Bell, Reed Martin and Mary L. Shelman
      ViaGen has invested heavily to develop cloning technology for the livestock industry. Cloning has the potential to significantly improve the genetics of livestock, leading to higher quality meat, healthier animals, and more efficient production. Since 2003, the firm... View Details
      Keywords: Animal-Based Agribusiness; Business Plan; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Marketing Communications; Industry Structures; Business and Government Relations; Genetics; Commercialization; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Biotechnology Industry
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      Bell, David E., Reed Martin, and Mary L. Shelman. "ViaGen: Revolutionizing the Livestock Industry." Harvard Business School Case 507-021, December 2006. (Revised January 2008.)
      • November 2006 (Revised September 2007)
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      The Bollingers: Negotiating with Wal-Mart (A)

      By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
      Describes the negotiations by Howard and Marilyn Bollinger over supplying a new product line to Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer. The (A) case outlines the Bollingers' development of their product, the Wallpockett, documents their negotiation preparation for... View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation Preparation; Product Development; Supply Chain; Problems and Challenges; Retail Industry
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      Sebenius, James K., and Ellen Knebel. "The Bollingers: Negotiating with Wal-Mart (A)." Harvard Business School Case 907-009, November 2006. (Revised September 2007.)
      • October 2006 (Revised May 2007)
      • Case

      Academia Barilla

      By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
      Barilla, the world's largest pasta company, has introduced a new high-quality, high-priced product line that features a range of authentic Italian food products sourced from artisan producers. Management believes the line will appeal to consumers seeking healthier... View Details
      Keywords: Supply Chain; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Brands and Branding; Decision Choices and Conditions; Family Ownership; Nutrition; Product Development; Investment; Food and Beverage Industry; Italy
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      Bell, David E., and Mary L. Shelman. "Academia Barilla." Harvard Business School Case 507-001, October 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
      • May 2006 (Revised November 2006)
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      IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor (A)

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett, Vincent Marie Dessain and Anders Sjoman
      Traces the history of IKEA's response to a TV report that its Indian carpet suppliers were using child labor. Describes IKEA's growth, including the importance of a sourcing strategy based on its close relationships with suppliers in developing countries. Details the... View Details
      Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Moral Sensibility; Policy; Employment; Contracts; Supply Chain Management; Organizational Culture; Natural Environment; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., Vincent Marie Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor (A)." Harvard Business School Case 906-414, May 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
      • April 2006
      • Case

      Big Bazaar

      By: Ananth Raman and Laura Winig
      Describes a high-growth Indian retailer, Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd., and two of the company's formats--Big Bazaar and Food Bazaar. Challenges students to debate the company's concept, its strategic decision on how quickly it would like to grow, and some key... View Details
      Keywords: Business Units; Transformation; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Market Entry and Exit; Supply Chain Management; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Retail Industry; India
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      Raman, Ananth, and Laura Winig. "Big Bazaar." Harvard Business School Case 606-099, April 2006.
      • April 2006 (Revised June 2008)
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      New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.

      By: H. Kent Bowen, Robert S. Huckman and Carin-Isabel Knoop
      Considers whether New Balance, one of the world's five largest manufacturers of athletic footwear, should respond to Adidas' planned acquisition of Reebok--a transaction that would join the second- and third-largest companies in the industry. Highlights the unique... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Production; Supply Chain Management; Performance Improvement; Competition; Consolidation; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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      Bowen, H. Kent, Robert S. Huckman, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 606-094, April 2006. (Revised June 2008.)
      • December 2005 (Revised July 2006)
      • Case

      Bunge: Poised for Growth

      By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
      As CEO of the world's largest oilseed processor, Alberto Weisser of Bunge must not only decide how quickly to expand in fast-growing markets of Eastern Europe and Asia, but also how best to leverage the firm's global footprint and leadership position. The firm is... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Trade; Global Strategy; Leadership; Growth Management; Management Style; Demand and Consumers; Supply Chain; Integration; Technology; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Asia; Europe
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      Bell, David E., and Mary L. Shelman. "Bunge: Poised for Growth." Harvard Business School Case 506-036, December 2005. (Revised July 2006.)
      • December 2005 (Revised February 2006)
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      Migros

      By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Vincent Marie Dessain and Anders Sjoman
      In October 2005, Urs Riedener, head of marketing at Swiss retailer Migros, is contemplating the company's competitive position. Primarily a retailer for foods and near-foods products, the cooperative Migros, with close to 600 retail outlets in Switzerland (but only... View Details
      Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Corporate Governance; Corporate Strategy; Cooperative Ownership; Supply Chain Management; Product Marketing; Environmental Sustainability; Social Enterprise; Business or Company Management; Marketing Strategy; Retail Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Switzerland
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      Reinhardt, Forest L., Vincent Marie Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "Migros." Harvard Business School Case 706-028, December 2005. (Revised February 2006.)
      • June 2005 (Revised August 2013)
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      Amazon.com's European Distribution Strategy

      By: Janice Hammond and Claire Chiron
      Describes how Amazon's distribution system evolved from the company's inception. In 2003, Amazon Europe must decide how to reconfigure its distribution network in light of expected growth, products proliferation, and geographical expansion in Europe. Examines how... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Decision Choices and Conditions; Growth and Development; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Supply and Industry; Distribution; Supply Chain; Risk and Uncertainty; Expansion; Web Services Industry
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      Hammond, Janice, and Claire Chiron. "Amazon.com's European Distribution Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 605-002, June 2005. (Revised August 2013.)
      • June 2005 (Revised May 2006)
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      Covisint (A): The Evolution of a B2B Marketplace

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Elizabeth Collins
      Ford Motor Co., General Motors, and DaimlerChrysler--the three original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that dominated the automotive industry throughout the 20th century--launched Covisint in February 2000 as an industry supply chain exchange that would drive out cost... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Supply Chain Management; Business Startups; Management Teams; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; United States
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Elizabeth Collins. "Covisint (A): The Evolution of a B2B Marketplace." Harvard Business School Case 805-110, June 2005. (Revised May 2006.)
      • June 2005 (Revised May 2006)
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      Covisint (B): Building an Automotive Supply Chain Exchange

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Elizabeth Collins
      Supplements the (A) case. View Details
      Keywords: Auto Industry
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Elizabeth Collins. "Covisint (B): Building an Automotive Supply Chain Exchange." Harvard Business School Case 805-111, June 2005. (Revised May 2006.)
      • April 2005 (Revised May 2005)
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      Exel PLC--Supply Chain Management at Haus Mart

      By: Zeynep Ton and Steven C. Wheelwright
      Exel plc is a global third-party logistics provider, serving clients such as Home Depot, Dell, Unilever, and Marks & Spencer. Describes the range of activities Exel performs for its clients and the capabilities the company has developed. Exel traditionally focused on... View Details
      Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Supply Chain Management; Logistics
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      Ton, Zeynep, and Steven C. Wheelwright. "Exel PLC--Supply Chain Management at Haus Mart." Harvard Business School Case 605-080, April 2005. (Revised May 2005.)
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