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- 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
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Latest Model
cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether, blockchain can also be useful in a range of other applications, from preventing identity theft to enhancing logistics systems.) Barrera also couldn’t help but notice that something was missing from... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Capitalizing the Corner Shop
Amazon of Africa”; at the time of its IPO last April, it was valued at $1.3 billion. A year later, Kehinde and fellow Jumia executive Ercin Eksin went on to found Africa Courier Express (ACE), a logistics company meant to meet the growing... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 30 Oct 2018
- News
Paths of Victory
Competition had on their business. Parker Treacy (MBA 2012) Founder of Cobli, 2016 Alumni Track Grand Prize Winner Cobli, based in Brazil, is a vehicle fleet logistics business tapping into the South American market of 50 million... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
New Horizons for Iraq
brakes, they would sprint to take care of the problem and make sure we were able to continue moving. After four days we reached An Najaf. We were just getting ready to set up our logistical base and begin flying some missions when we were... View Details
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
to move to Havana. The decision came in January 2017, when Gordon was working in a sales position at Castlight, a Bay Area B2B health care technology company. The couple had met while Gordon was working for the Clinton Foundation in Africa, and Laverty had just... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
was the kind of place in which an internal memo might list people on a first-name basis. But it has since grown into a massive organization, with vast logistics and all the risk that comes with that. McKenna sees her task as stewarding... View Details
- 13 Apr 2017
- News
Navy Destroyer Named After HBS Alumnus
secretary of defense for installations and logistics during the Johnson Administration, and a commissioned lieutenant in the Navy during World War II. Admiral John Richardson, chief of naval operations, spoke at the ceremony, while Paul’s... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Start-Up with Giddyup
after stints with Trilogy Software, BCG, and Local Motors. She also served for five years in the Marine Corps (including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan) as a logistics officer, rising to the rank of captain. It's a résumé that Ford jokes... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Up Side Story: HBS Show a Sold-Out Success
Jeff Gatto (both MBA ’01), shared duties that included everything from heavy lifting (they lugged about 1,500 pounds of sound equipment) to working with the administration to finding sponsors. The pair handled all the logistical and... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Stress Test
connecting different pools of information. They had to create a new network, from the truck manufacturers to the freezer manufacturers to the pharmacies. What was the state of the US logistics sector as vaccine distribution began in... 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
- 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
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
It's Show Time, Folks
For the School's newest alumni, Commencement marks the culmination of hours of hard work and the promise of new beginnings. For staff working behind the scenes to welcome thousands of visitors from all over the world, it's a logistical... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Shop Talk, Different Avenues
The challenge we’ll have to address is how to set up logistics so that we can service a luxury shopping experience in any location without losing that sense of excitement that comes with having what you ordered arrive quickly. MT:... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Road Taken: One Family's Worldly Adventure
simple advice for interested peers. With a little effort, he says, it was possible to extricate himself gradually from direct responsibility on projects at work. Simon explains that it's a matter of logistics — of planning ahead. "If you... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 2020
- News
What My Time in Vietnam Taught Me About Dealing with Shortages
Paul Ignatius (MBA 1947) Paul Ignatius (MBA 1947) Paul Ignatius (MBA 1947) was a government official in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. He served as assistant secretary of defense for installations and logistics and, from 1967 to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Summing Up the New Students
been an investment banker for seven years, which was so intimidating.” Anja Anliker Brooklyn Park, Minnesota CV: Logistics officer, US Navy, San Diego (active duty) “I drove over 5,000 miles this summer. From San Diego, I detoured north... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 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
- 21 Oct 2010
- News
Hell? Maybe Not.
part of the 25 employees of MBA Career and Professional Development. “It’s an all-hands-on-deck situation,” says Director of Employer Relations Kristen Fitzpatrick (MBA ’03). Logistics and prepping aside, the week represents a prime... View Details