Simulator - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing

manufacturer can increase profits and reduce inventory risks. To demonstrate that improvement, we ran a computer simulation that tests various inventory policies for three groups of SKUs in the same product line — one group with low... View Details

Keywords: by Frederick H. Abernathy, John T. Dunlop, Janice H. Hammond & David Weil; Consumer Products

10 May 2017
Research & Ideas

Amazon Web Services Changed the Way VCs Fund Startups

“Supercomputing has opened up massive innovations in nuclear startups by allowing us to simulate the inside of a nuclear reactor for a mere $200 million instead of $6 billion!” As new technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Banking; Financial Services; Information Technology

28 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Online Match-Making with Virtual Dates

interact, as if the couple is going to a museum together and chatting about the art work. "We wanted to give people something more specific to talk about, help them find common interests and points of divergence, and give them some content for discussion. Ideally... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Publishing

10 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 10

simulated whether DPD or NEAD chains would produce more transplants when chain segment length was limited to three transplants and reported that DPD performed at least as well as NEAD chains. As this contrasts with the experience of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Job (MDD) - Course Catalog

students to practice management skills in realistic simulated conversations. These will come in two forms. In 4 sessions, they will take place in class. Short vignettes will be distributed at the beginning of class, each based on a... View Details

02 Jun 2011
News

Serious Fun

The educational power of video games and simulations to teach everyone from fighter pilots to senior managers is well documented. Games, after all, are fun. Our competitive instinct kicks in, and before we know it we’ve lost an hour to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Arts, Entertainment; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

23 Jun 2015
Blog Post

What is SVMP?

SVMP alumni that I had met raved about the program, and it got me excited about being in a room full of young and motivated leaders who want to learn. What surprised you the most about it? I was most surprised by how much this week at HBS View Details

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Visionary, Innovator, Educator - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Library Visionary, Innovator, Educator W hen Doriot retired from HBS, Nathan Pusey, the president of Harvard, reflected on the professor's careers in education, the military, and industry: "I should like to add a personal word of appreciation in Harvard's name for the... View Details

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Field Course: Public Markets Investing Seminar - Course Catalog

management. Students will be expected to present once during the semester. There will be a presentation mid-way through the semester to update the class on the project and their firm. Presentations will simulate an investment committee,... View Details

09 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Warring Algorithms Could Be Driving Up Consumer Prices

demand for the various allergy products, which included several brands and package quantities, while modeling algorithmic price competition by the firms. When compared with a simulation in which each firm exhibited traditional (symmetric)... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail

24 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 24

search for low-level, operational choices, which in turn determine performance. Using a simulation model, we show that coupled search processes obscure the performance impact of high-level choices through two mechanisms: (1) a survivor... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle

calculated so that directional recommendations can be made. 'What if' analysis or simulations: A small number of marketing plans are considered by simulating their effects on sales and profit. The best plan can then be chosen from this... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

27 Apr 2023
News

Life Preserver

When Sebastian Giwa (MBA 2009) joined Singularity University's Global Solutions Program in the summer of 2012, he was accepted based on his ideas of how distance learning and remote work—both rarities at that point—could reshape opportunities for youth in developing... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Scaling Technology Ventures - Course Catalog

among others. The course also features an online computer-gaming simulation that enables students to compete against one another as rival SaaS firms vying for users, market position, and capital investment. Case classes are organized into... View Details

21 Dec 2018
Blog Post

LM Wind Power Test and Validation Center

itself. The wind tunnel data forms half of the company’s iterative aerodynamic design cycle. Combined with the use of simulation tools, design engineers get a full picture of the blade design. Finally, the facilities also include a rain... View Details

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Digital Transformation - HBS Online

fellow online learners through unique simulations and interactive activities Yes Some Discount for repeat participants Yes Some Certificate awarded upon completion of program Yes Some Invitation to a global professional network, including... View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

The Past Informs the Future of Work

roles requiring different skill sets. In comparison, by 2018, Vodafone had installed chatbots—software applications simulating interactions with people—where one bot may replace three workers, but it hadn’t yet significantly altered its... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Telecommunications; Information

14 Apr 2016
Blog Post

What I Learned at SVMP

educational institutions, then the best is still to come for what I can offer the world. Ava Arroyo I quickly discovered that the case method is engaging, intense and fun. SVMP simulated case method classes for us during our time on... View Details

18 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 18, 2007

institutions. Risk-adjusted CCA balance sheets facilitate simulations and stress testing to evaluate the potential impact of policies to manage systemic risk. Purchase the paper from SSRN.com ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13607... View Details