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- September 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
RailTex, Inc. (A)
By: Norman A. Berg and James Weber
By 1992, RailTex, Inc., had acquired and was operating 23 geographically separate short-line railroads (feeder lines for larger railroads) in Mexico, Canada, and primarily in the United States. Founded in 1977 with $500,000 of capital as a railcar leasing company, the... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Divisions; Cost Management; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Systems; Product Marketing; Logistics; Risk and Uncertainty; Valuation
Berg, Norman A., and James Weber. "RailTex, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 395-033, September 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- 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 Feb 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?
Supply Chain Management Moving Toward New Theory" has crossed my desk. I receive these occasionally with a request for my blind (authors unknown to me) review for a juried academic journal with the equally unfortunate title International Journal of Physical... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 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
- 08 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know
its own inventory. Today, Amazon is a classic example of “platformization”: The company grew from an online bookstore into a vast technological hub that provides logistics and advertising to third-party retailers and public cloud services... View Details
- 13 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Manufacturing
Club and Transportation, Infrastructure & Logistics Club to amplify your message through club newsletters. These club resume databases are also highly valuable tools for your recruiting team. Furthermore, many students interested in... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
capacity to fulfill the high volume of orders is going to be challenging for many retailers and third-party logistics companies. Some companies like Walmart are adding pop-up centers for online orders inside the distribution centers that... View Details
- 04 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 4, 2016
manufacturing plants in Nigeria, and runs a 1,000+ plus truck logistics company. This case gives an overview of how Tolaram, a company that is a prime example of market-creating innovation in a developing economy, built Indomie noodles... View Details
- August 2020 (Revised March 2021)
- Supplement
Migros Turkey: Scaling Online Operations (B)
By: Antonio Moreno and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens in February 2020 as Ozgur Tort and Mustafa Bartin, CEO and chief large-format and online retail officer of Migros Ticaret A.S. (Migros), Turkey’s oldest and one of its largest supermarket chains, are looking over the results of the fulfillment pilot the... View Details
Keywords: Grocery; Business Model; Strategy; Digital Platforms; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Value Creation; Globalization; Competition; Expansion; Logistics; Profit; Resource Allocation; Corporate Strategy; Retail Industry; Turkey
Moreno, Antonio, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "Migros Turkey: Scaling Online Operations (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 621-027, August 2020. (Revised March 2021.)
- 18 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Use Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon
given that they're exchanging what they hope is a boost in demand for sure losses on the logistics side," says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Donald Ngwe. Shipping Fees and Product Assortment in Online Retail explores... View Details
- 04 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Motherhood and the MBA
now that we have a child to care for. The logistics aren’t always easy, but most of the time they are worth it. Some students have FOMO ("fear of missing out") and worry about missing out on the plethora of social activities... View Details
- Web
Finalists | New Venture Competition
that automates the customs brokerage process end-to-end to improve the efficiency of logistics companies. Latent Energy Rourke Pattullo (MBA 2025) Bahaa Hafez Latent Energy enables EV owners to monetize the excess capacity in their... View Details
- 15 Feb 2022
- News
Charlotte Club Hosts Webinar to Mark 100 Years of the Case Method
excitement for what the next 100 years of the case may hold for HBS. Vera says the club is planning to repeat the event for alumni clubs overseas to accommodate various time zones. The technical logistics for the event were handled by the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 10 Apr 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: SELCO - Decentralized Renewable Energy to Develop While Decarbonizing
logistical barriers. Decarbonization + Development SELCO’s work exemplifies that decarbonization and development can co-exist. Through a holistic and inclusive approach, the SELCO Foundation addresses inequities that hinder sustainable... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?
they want, where they want for almost anything they desire. Associated with that, people are much more comfortable with ecommerce, giving their credit card numbers to Amazon and others, so the comfort and trust levels are much higher. Also, the View Details
- Web
Demo Day | New Venture Competition
that automates the customs brokerage process end-to-end to improve the efficiency of logistics companies. Kykloris Hande Ilhan (MBA 2025) Kykloris installs modular systems in industrial seafood processing facilities, converting waste into... View Details
- January 2025
- Case
Driving Efficiency and Sustainability at P&G China
By: Feng Zhu, Philip Kuai and Billy Chan
P&G China’s business had reached new heights thanks to the explosive growth of e-commerce in the country, but the rapidly increasing volume of shipments to customers had created operational and environmental challenges in terms of packaging waste, shipping damage, and... View Details
- 28 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking the Fairness of Organ Transplants
typically need to be transplanted within 36 to 48 hours, otherwise they begin to deteriorate, so recipients who live close to the source of the donated organ often are logistically preferable. Another difficulty: waiting lists can be much... View Details