Just-in-time - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Apr 2006
What Do You Think?

Has Globalization Reached Its Peak?

other disasters in one part of the world. Operating a lean organization in a global economy, the argument goes, results in more use of just-in-time inventory management and premium transportation for critical parts and other resources... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution

trucks unload their just-in-time goods from automated distribution centers on a weekly basis, and the variety of products available is seemingly infinite. A typical department store now stocks some 800,000 items, with that number climbing... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Manufacturing; Retail

28 Oct 2009
Lessons from the Classroom

HBS Begins Teaching Consumer Finance

Charles each week. The students learned a great deal more from the two of us than if either one of us had taught the course alone. The students were engaged. The topics were interesting and important. We pulled together some just-in-time... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Financial Services; Education

28 May 2013
Research & Ideas

Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?

local retailers operate with low inventory and depend on LEGO for just-in-time delivery. The company could build molding factories in Asia to shorten lead times and improve efficiency, but pushing down production costs is not a primary... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

26 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation

call center they saw in Houston. Having identified contractors' need for just-in-time delivery, the team reasoned by analogy that emergency response teams faced a similar problem of quickly reacting to urgent requests from unpredictable... View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull, Alejandro Ruelas-Gossi & Martin Escobari

12 May 2009
First Look

First Look: May 12, 2009

http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=809142 Supply Chain Partners: Virginia Mason and Owens & Minor (A) Harvard Business School Case 109-076 Virginia Mason Medical Center (VM) hired Owens & Minor (O&M) as its alpha vendor for... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

relies on Costco as a distributional partner, which adds credibility as well as helps to the brand without overspending on advertising. A logistics system allows Vizio to import televisions from a manufacturer in China in just-in-time... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

27 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 27

but impressive digital empire, riding waves of viral content. CEO Ben Huh prided himself on his ability to go from idea to implementation in just a few days, but this just-in-time method made strategic planning difficult. Profitable from... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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