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- September 2023
- Supplement
CMA CGM: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Container Shipping
By: Willy Shih
Marine transport is the most cost-effective way to move large volumes over long distances, and container shipping is the backbone of international trade in goods. Yet shipping contributed 3% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, and the deep-sea segment, which... View Details
- 15 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Amazon Prime Day: The Logic Behind a Retailer’s Made-up Holiday
challenges. Gupta said Amazon will have to carefully plan for a huge surge in demand, and the supply chain logistics that come along with that, though he believes they are well-equipped to do so given their robust technological... View Details
- Web
Meet the Aerospace & Defense Club - Recruiting
Luber : cluber@mba2025.hbs.edu Clif is an MBA candidate at HBS and served in the U.S. Navy as a Supply and Logistics Officer. He also worked previously at Anduril Industries and has interned at Defense Innovation Unit and Revolution VC.... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Putting the Game Within Reach
experience with the app. Or you can have a single-screen experience on a touchpad.” All the teams’ games will be played in a Las Vegas production studio with stands and a 50-yard arena field, eliminating numerous startup costs—from travel View Details
- 17 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring
subjective stress, although his responsibilities had increased as he navigated the logistics “to get back to normal, and to re-employ many people whom we had to furlough.” A second acknowledged that anxiety about his business had... View Details
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
iStock MESSAGE FROM DEAN SRIKANT DATAR On February 27, Dean Srikant Datar sent a message to the HBS community regarding the invasion of Ukraine, noting the resources available to those looking to offer support and highlighting learning opportunities available at HBS.... View Details
- 24 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco
the career opportunities for MBAs that want to make a big impact on climate. Alumni entrepreneurs, investors, and operators gathered after the panel to network with one another. I met alumni working in a vast array of companies such as a trucking View Details
- 18 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
Alumni Career Journey: Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016) - Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate
climate. I had done some shipping and logistics work during my career, and had also liked the tangible aspects of working in a manufacturing facility. In the back of my mind, I was always curious about the physical infrastructure of... View Details
- 25 Jul 2024
- News
Mentorship Program in Singapore is Still Lighting the Way to Success
and mentors found themselves with more time to give back,” says Tan. “We learned the pros and cons of virtual and hybrid meetings, while navigating the challenges of not being able to meet face-to-face,” adds Furman. “We also realized that after a certain size, our... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Batteries Included
person, on the senior leadership team. No one had stepped back and asked, How would you make this work? What would it take?” Enter Henderson and Carter and the Leviathan. Henderson says he figured out the logistics of battery-swapping by... View Details
- 19 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
A Day at Royal FloraHolland: The Epicenter of the Global Flower Market
demonstrated its logistical prowess with a 15 km-long overhead runway system, an innovative solution that efficiently transports flower carts across its vast warehouse complex, effectively saving the equivalent of about 200 truck trips... View Details
- Article
Strategic Management of Product Recovery
Manufacturers of an expanding range of durable products are facing regulatory and market pressures to manage the products they manufactured upon their end of life (EOL). In part, this attention is motivated by a growing number of countries—especially across Europe and... View Details
Keywords: Product; Environmental Sustainability; Cost Management; Government Legislation; Logistics; Risk and Uncertainty; Strategy; Europe; Asia; United States
Toffel, Michael W. "Strategic Management of Product Recovery." California Management Review 46, no. 2 (Winter 2004): 120–141.
- 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
- Web
Paul Baier | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
then Open Market, where he saw an opportunity to serve small and medium-sized industrial buyers via the Internet. In 1999 PurchasingCenter.com was born. When the technical and logistical challenges of building an online service proved... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Marketable Skill
mix of vendors, smoothed neighborhood relations, and hired logistical help on weekends. Greenflea will contribute nearly $500,000 this year to fund educational enrichment programs, and Gehrke says she could expand the operation to include... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries
disappointment, Wagner added, is that a Web site raises their level of expectation with just its message, promising such advantages as speed, convenience, and a better price. But logistics can be the rub. "If expectation isn't... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
- 23 Apr 2018
- News
Sowing the Seeds of Leadership
logistics of running a university based in a remote location. “It takes over two hours to drive to the city of San José when we need to meet with bankers, government officials, or lawyers,” explains Condo, who averages two days a week on... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 20 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways
equivalent of separate route networks and hubs—they created a group focused on the company of the future. A new American Airlines combining US Airways is fortunate to have US Airways CEO Doug Parker at the helm, because he appears to understand not just the nuts and... View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
When Do Alliances Make Sense?
costly." Those costs are incurred in two ways. First, there is the logistical expense of setting up communication between firms—which can be particularly difficult with companies separated by distance or technology. Second, an... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Cup Runneth Over
and so forth. The ever-intensifying social media buzz around the Cup can heighten interest and exposure, but it also can create a lot of distracting "noise" that marketers can't control. What's in it for Brazil? If there's logistical... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons