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- 2016
- Working Paper
The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand
By: Nathan Craig, Nicole DeHoratius and Ananth Raman
To set inventory service levels, suppliers must understand how changes in inventory service level affect demand. We build on prior research, which uses analytical models and laboratory experiments to study the impact of a supplier's service level on demand from... View Details
Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Forecasting and Prediction; Learning; Consumer Behavior; Service Delivery; Performance Expectations; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Service Industry
Craig, Nathan, Nicole DeHoratius, and Ananth Raman. "The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand." Working Paper. (Revised January 2016.)
- April 1982
- Background Note
Note on Kanban and Just-In-Time Inventory Systems
By: Kim B. Clark
Keywords: Asset Management
Clark, Kim B. "Note on Kanban and Just-In-Time Inventory Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 682-094, April 1982.
- August 1996
- Case
Eagle Tools, Inc.: Audit Tests of Year-End Inventories When Physical Inventory Is Taken at an Interim Date
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Accounting Audits
Hawkins, David F. "Eagle Tools, Inc.: Audit Tests of Year-End Inventories When Physical Inventory Is Taken at an Interim Date." Harvard Business School Case 197-007, August 1996.
- October 1992 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
L.L. Bean, Inc.: Item Forecasting and Inventory Management
L.L. Bean must make stocking decisions on thousands of items sold through its catalogs. In many cases, orders must be placed with vendors twelve or more weeks before a catalog lands on a customer's doorstep, and commitments cannot be changed thereafter. As a result,... View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Risk Management; Cost Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Demand and Consumers; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Retail Industry; United States
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "L.L. Bean, Inc.: Item Forecasting and Inventory Management." Harvard Business School Case 893-003, October 1992. (Revised September 1993.)
- September – October 2010
- Article
The Effect of Product Variety and Inventory Levels on Retail Sales: A Longitudinal Study
By: Zeynep Ton and Ananth Raman
We examine the effects of product variety and inventory levels on store sales. Using four years of data from stores of a large retailer, we show that increases in product variety and inventory levels are both associated with higher sales. We also show that increasing... View Details
Ton, Zeynep, and Ananth Raman. "The Effect of Product Variety and Inventory Levels on Retail Sales: A Longitudinal Study." Production and Operations Management 19, no. 5 (September–October 2010): 546–560.
- 2013
- Working Paper
Inventory Management with Purchase Order Errors and Rework
By: Nathan Craig, Nicole DeHoratius, Yan Jiang and Diego Klabjan
Craig, Nathan, Nicole DeHoratius, Yan Jiang, and Diego Klabjan. "Inventory Management with Purchase Order Errors and Rework." Working Paper, August 2013. (Under review.)
- March 1970
- Journal Article
A Dynamic Inventory Model with Stochastic Lead Times
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "A Dynamic Inventory Model with Stochastic Lead Times." Management Science 16 (March 1970): 491–507.
- August 1988
- Background Note
Note on Inventory Risk and Soft Goods Merchandising
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "Note on Inventory Risk and Soft Goods Merchandising." Harvard Business School Background Note 589-022, August 1988.
- November–December 2000
- Article
Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing
By: F.H. Abernathy, J.T. Dunlop, J. Hammond and D. Weil
Abernathy, F.H., J.T. Dunlop, J. Hammond, and D. Weil. "Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing." Harvard Business Review 78, no. 6 (November–December 2000): 169–176.
- June 2010
- Supplement
Scientific Glass Incorporated: Inventory Management, Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and William Schmidt
- December 2000
- Article
Information and Incentive Effects of Inventory in JIT Production
By: M. Alles, A. Amershi, S. Datar and R. Sarkar
Alles, M., A. Amershi, S. Datar, and R. Sarkar. "Information and Incentive Effects of Inventory in JIT Production." Management Science 46, no. 12 (December 2000).
- July 1974 (Revised November 1976)
- Case
Xerox Corp. Distribution System (A): Consolidation of Regional Inventory
Wyckoff, Daryl D., and William L. Berry. "Xerox Corp. Distribution System (A): Consolidation of Regional Inventory." Harvard Business School Case 675-003, July 1974. (Revised November 1976.)
- 05 Dec 2008
- News
High Inventory Killing Home Builders; Industry Asks For Help
- 1 Apr 1989
- Conference Presentation
Assessing the Environment for Creativity: The Work Environment Inventory
By: Teresa M. Amabile and N. Gryskiewicz
- April 1995 (Revised April 2008)
- Teaching Note
L.L. Bean, Inc.: Item Forecasting and Inventory Management TN
Teaching Note for (9-893-003). View Details
- September 2023 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
Accelerating with Caution: Forecasting and Managing birddogs' Growth
By: Mark Egan
As 2017 was drawing to a close, birddogs’ founder and CEO, Peter Baldwin, was working with his CFO Jack Sullivan to prepare for 2018. Their task at hand? To predict the demand for their product in the coming season, determine the appropriate investments in working... View Details
Keywords: Inventory; Working Capital; Forecasting and Prediction; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Financing and Loans; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Egan, Mark. "Accelerating with Caution: Forecasting and Managing birddogs' Growth." Harvard Business School Case 224-023, September 2023. (Revised February 2024.)
- 2011
- Case
Scientific Glass, Inc.: Inventory Management: Brief Case No. 4208.
By: Steven Wheelwright and William Schmidt
Wheelwright, Steven, and William Schmidt. "Scientific Glass, Inc.: Inventory Management: Brief Case No. 4208." Watertown, MA: Harvard Business Publishing Case, 2011.
- 2007
- Working Paper
Incorporating Price and Inventory Endogeneity in Firm-Level Sales Forecasting
By: Saravanan Kesavan, Vishal Gaur and Ananth Raman
Kesavan, Saravanan, Vishal Gaur, and Ananth Raman. "Incorporating Price and Inventory Endogeneity in Firm-Level Sales Forecasting." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-056, March 2007.
- Research Summary
The Effects of Firm Size and Sales Growth Rate on Inventory Turnover Performance in the U.S. Retail Sector
We review and extend recent academic literature on the inventory turnover performance of public-listed U.S. retailers using firm-level financial data. Past research has shown that there is a large variation in the inventory turnover performance of retailers across... View Details
- 2010
- Case
Scientific Glass, Inc.: Inventory Management (TN): Brief Case No. 4209.
By: Steven Wheelwright and William Schmidt