Shipping and Logistics - Publications - Faculty & Research

November 2017 (Revised May 2019)
Case

Wayfair: Fast Furniture?

By: Janice H. Hammond and Anna Shih

Keywords: Supply Chain; Logistics; Distribution; Web; Retail Industry; United States

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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 View Details

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

01 Jun 2016
News

choices among payment vendors and difficulties finding employees with e-commerce experience, necessitating extensive training. The Question: Cahuzac and his cofounders had planned to run a furniture company,... View Details

24 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

These Coronavirus Heroes Show Us How Crisis Leadership Works

their companies. If ever there was a time for leaders to be authentic, this is it. They need to be humble, open, and realistic about the health care and logistical challenges... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Health

01 Mar 2004
News

New Horizons for Iraq

The flight deck had taken a beating from takeoffs and landings and needed to be resurfaced. Being a supply officer is like managing a small city. At the Naval Academy I was intrigued by the glamour of being... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; James E. Aisner; Julia Hanna; National Security and International Affairs; National Security and International Affairs

December 2024 (Revised March 2025)
Case

KLog.co—Charting the Course of Its Future

By: Juan Alcácer, Jorge Tirado and Thomas Occhipinti

Keywords: Freighting; Logistics; Trade; Latin America; Chile

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29 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 29, 2007

Working PapersEconomic Catastrophe Bonds Authors:Joshua D. Coval, Jakub W. Jurek, and Erik Stafford Abstract The central insight of asset pricing is that a security's value depends on both its distribution of payoffs across economic... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 21, 2010

providing an overview of developments in Irish political economy from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. Logistically this is achieved through the provision of individual contributions from a group of recognized experts, both Irish... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 9

belonging to the Lowell General Physician Hospital Organization (LGPHO). The case describes the LGPHO physicians' experience during their first two years under the AQC, allowing students to assess the group's performance as well as potential challenges in the remaining... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Aug 2024
Book

Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge

private-labeled digital devices at competitive prices. Yang credited Amazon for the company’s success. In addition to Amazon’s established infrastructure that helped it save on retail and logistics costs,... View Details

Keywords: by Feng Zhu; Technology; Information Technology

01 Feb 2008
What Do You Think?

How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?

Summing Up How will sustainability be achieved? To sum up responses to this month's column, the question is not whether global sustainability will be achieved but how. One school of thought could perhaps be characterized as enlightened self-interest, a realization on... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

07 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Putting Health Care Consumers in the Driver’s Seat

general discussion, moderated by Harvard Medical School faculty member Dr. Warner V. Slack, of how access to information and the logistics of insurance would change in a consumer-driven system. While... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Reinventing the Industrial Giant

parts order comes through, so they have the part ready to ship as soon as the order is placed. 86 Here too, GM was attempting to replicate the new business models pioneered by companies like Dell and Cisco.... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, Davis Dyer & Frederick Dalzell; Manufacturing

08 Jan 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Private Equity

firm with the human capital resources to do targeted outreach through the Resume Database, VCPE Club and/or Women In Investing Club. A dedicated recruiter can also manage the heavy logistics and... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

26 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

Kaiser mastered the management and execution of plans for several large-scale projects that contributed to the growth and improvement of contemporary America, including the Hoover Dam, one of the wonders of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Aug 2006
What Do You Think?

What Happens When the Economics of Scarcity Meets the Economics of Abundance?

limited to things that can be digitized, thereby excluding most products for which inventory carrying and other logistics costs for unpopular items are prohibitive? Does it warrant an entirely new field of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

09 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Stock Options Are Not All Created Equal

much comparable executives are paid and in what form. By adjusting an executive's pay package every year to keep it in line with the other executives' pay, companies hope to minimize what the consultants call "retention... View Details

Keywords: by Brian Hall

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 View Details

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

11 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

E-Commerce Unplugged

markets. They will have to forge alliances with telecommunications carriers, retailers, entertainment businesses and e-commerce companies that will appeal to the consumer groups they have targeted. They will also need to address complex... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria & Marty Leestma

28 May 2012
Research & Ideas

A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

shipping systems, and felt driven by a moral obligation to remake every facet of the company's ecosystem. The initiative drastically changed how Interface manufactured, distributed, View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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