Product And Process Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Aug 2013
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A Cure for Cold Storage

distribution a daunting process. That's the problem Vaxess seeks to address. The company is developing a way to store vaccines at room temperature using silk proteins, eliminating the need for refrigerated storage View Details

Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; vaccines; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 2019
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The Race Against Resistance

US Department of Health and Human Services. The initiative is investing $500 million over the next few years in the research and development of View Details

Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov

01 Jun 2009
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Consumption Is America’s Competitive Advantage

develop a technology that helps retailers reduce inventories. The exceptional companies to use it, such as Wal-Mart, will lead to greater increases in productivity and living... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

01 Feb 2000
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

at 40 percent), proactively publicize the School's Web site and add new features that will attract more alumni to the site, and develop push technology allowing alumni to... View Details

Keywords: Edmund A. Hajim (MBA '64)

01 Jan 2004
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A. G. Lafley, MBA 1977

mature brands such as Tide, which was developed in 1946 as the country's first synthetic laundry detergent. Today, Tide is available in dozens of differentiated product offerings around the world, including... View Details

01 Dec 2000
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Vivek Ranadivé

the business of automating trading floors. In 1994, Ranadivé sold the company to Reuters Group PLC for $125 million; it now employs some twelve hundred workers and operates separately as TIBCO Finance Technology Inc. Rather than retire at... View Details

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01 Jun 2017
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Streamlining the Supermarket

order-fulfillment process at Amazon, which acquired the company for $775 million in 2012. Aguerrevere, who had founded a small-format grocery store chain in his native Venezuela, discussed the talk with Max Pedró (MBA 2002), his close... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

01 Apr 1998
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New Releases

broad range of companies and industries, including Microsoft, General Electric, and L.L. Bean, the contributors address important topics such as connecting with customers, merging network infrastructures,... View Details

01 Mar 2014
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Cutting Edge

and bolts: exiting underperforming adjunct businesses (e.g., pickles and fresh poultry); shaking up the management team; improving the supply chain (thereby increasing plant View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores

01 Mar 2006
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One-on-One with Dr. Margaret Chan

predictable date for its demand. There is certainly a need for more research into vaccine-production technologies and for greater production capacity, and WHO encourages... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Government; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 2020
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Quantum Leap

process of drug development: With quantum’s ability to analyze multiple molecules, proteins, and chemicals at the same time, researchers could significantly speed the time to market with ultrafast View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

27 Nov 2013
News

No Bologna, Please

Panera Bread chain. "Before we opened the first Panera Cares in Clayton, Missouri, in 2010, we'd focused on food-insecurity issues and given away hundreds of millions of dollars in product View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

01 Sep 2024
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From the Classroom to Casablanca

To put what they have learned in the classroom to the test in the field, more than 900 HBS first-year students embarked in May on the FIELD Global Immersion (FGI), a cornerstone of the MBA Program since 2012. This experiential learning opportunity dispatches students... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Apr 2001
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The Natural Advantage

farm in Dorset, England. As he worked the property, Heeks realized that principles of sustainable development and sound organic farming could be applied to the successful management of an organization,... View Details

Keywords: Crop Production; Crop Production; Crop Production; Crop Production

01 Sep 2012
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Faculty Books

underinvestment in manufacturing. They argue that companies must reinvest in the collective operational capabilities underpinning the development of new products and processes.... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

Tushman and senior lecturer Mike Roberts, opens with Jamie Houghton (MBA 1962), the great-great-grandson of the company’s founder, taking over the corner office of his family’s firm. After a grooming process... View Details

01 Dec 2022
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Built to Last

Weisiger at Carolina Tractor & Equipment: laying a foundation for employee development and company values The third generation to lead Carolina Tractor & Equipment (CTE), Ed Weisiger Jr. (MBA 1986) wants to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; family business; leadershp; employee management; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

04 Feb 2008
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After Twenty Years, Rankings Remain Controversial

business schools developed at best a love-hate relationship with the rankings. Those that moved up from obscurity tended to like them. Perennial leaders like HBS and Wharton regarded them as meaningless... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

20 Jan 2011
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Oil Spill Solution

plants, birds, fish, and shrimp. Smith’s planned two-day visit to test his products in the Gulf last May turned into an entire summer working with residents whose lives and... View Details

01 Mar 2008
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Secrets Behind a VC Success Story

seemingly rare flower with a very real role in getting new ventures off the ground, reinventing existing businesses, and creating productive work environments. In an Unjust World, A Champion for Economic... View Details

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