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    Markups and Cost Passthrough Along the Supply Chain

    We study markups and pricing strategies along the supply chain. Our unique dataset combines detailed price and cost information from a large global manufacturer with matched retail prices collected online for the period July 2018 through June 2023. We show that... View Details
    • April 2009
    • Supplement

    Supply Chain Optimization at Hugo Boss (B) - The M-Ratio

    By: Ananth Raman, Nicole DeHoratius and Zahra Kanji
    We evaluate the impact of a supply chain pilot implemented at Hugo Boss. This pilot entailed altering the way in which Hugo Boss orders from its suppliers. We explore the challenge of assessing the impact of supply chain change, the link between operational performance... View Details
    Keywords: Supply Chain; Performance Evaluation; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Change; Valuation; Consumer Products Industry
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    • November 2004
    • Article

    Aligning Incentives in Supply Chains

    By: V.G. Narayanan and Ananth Raman
    Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Supply Chain
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    • 2025
    • Working Paper

    Markups and Cost Pass-through Along the Supply Chain

    By: Santiago Alvarez-Blaser, Alberto Cavallo, Alexander MacKay and Paolo Mengano
    We study markups and pricing strategies along the supply chain. Our unique dataset combines detailed price and cost information from a large global manufacturer with matched retail prices collected online for the period July 2018 through June 2023. We show that total... View Details
    Keywords: Markups; Pricing; Price; Supply Chain; Inflation and Deflation; Cost
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    • 2013
    • Dissertation

    Firm-to-Firm Matching Along the Global Supply Chain

    By: Raluca Dragusanu
    This paper examines the matching patterns between buyers and sellers at different stages of the global production chain. I construct a new dataset, which links firm-level information on Indian manufacturing exporters from the CMIE-Prowess database with firm-level... View Details
    Keywords: Supply Chain; Relationships; Trade; United States; India
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    • Research Summary

    Engaging supply chains in climate change and sustainability issues

    This research aims to develop a better understanding of the dynamics between supply chain partners in issues regarding climate change and sustainability.  I am particularly interested in better understanding factors that motivate suppliers to share climate change... View Details
    • 02 Apr 2014
    • News

    Disrupting the Criminal Supply Chain

    organized criminals sort of collaborating through different aspects of the human trafficking supply chain, so to speak. "It takes a highly focused effort to think about that, to figure out a way that we're going to respond to this," she... View Details
    Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; human trafficking; Government; National Security and International Affairs; Government

      Working Conditions in Supply Chains microsite

      This microsite is a new resource for managers of global supply chains, including brands who want to source products from suppliers that avoid problematic working conditions, auditors who assess factory working conditions, and NGOs focused on this area. The site... View Details

      • September 2014 (Revised March 2017)
      • Case

      Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief: What Can We Learn from Commercial Supply Chains?

      By: Willy Shih and Margaret Pierson
      Organizing speedy and efficient supply operations for unpredictable major natural disasters was a continuing challenge for the U.S. military, and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti was both unique in its operational scope and political complexity. As he reviewed the... View Details
      Keywords: Supply Chains; Humanitarian Assistance; Disaster Relief; Distribution; Logistics; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Operations; Distribution Industry; United States; Haiti
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      • 09 May 2025
      • News

      What Causes Supply Chain Issues?

      • 09 Apr 2025
      • News

      Professor Answers Supply Chain Questions

      • Jun 2016
      • Video

      Video: Fixing America’s Talent Supply Chain

      America’s labor market has entered a “new normal” phrase. Although the unemployment rate has declined after the Great Recession, underemployment remains a major problem and the percentage of workers stuck in part-time jobs is well above historical norms. Yet, at the... View Details
      • 27 Jun 2012
      • Conference Presentation

      Engaging Supply Chains in Climate Change

      By: Michael W. Toffel
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      • 23 Feb 2022
      • Podcast

      Supply Chain Decarbonization: Walmart’s Project Gigaton

      Kathleen McLaughlin, Chief Sustainability Office at Walmart, Inc. and President of the WalmartFoundation, discusses how Walmart plans to achieve its goal to avoid a gigaton–a billion metrictons–of greenhouse gas emissions in its global supply chain by 2030. She shares... View Details
      • September 2013 (Revised March 2022)
      • Case

      Olam: Building a Sustainable Supply Chain in Côte d'Ivoire

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Nina Ann George
      Describes Olam's development of a sustainable cotton supply chain in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa. Key dilemma for its managers: feasibility of introducing tractor technology for improving yield. View Details
      Keywords: Economic Development; Technology Usage; Development Economics; Agribusiness; Technology Adoption; Supply Chain; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Africa; Côte d'Ivoire
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        Supply Chain Finance at Procter & Gamble

        In April 2013, Procter & Gamble (P&G), the world's largest consumer packaged goods (CPG) company, announced that it would extend its payment terms to suppliers by 30 days. At the same time, P&G announced a new supply chain financing (SCF) program giving... View Details
        • Web

        Supply Chain Management - Course Catalog

        HBS Course Catalog Supply Chain Management Course Number 2108 Associate Professor Kris Ferreira Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits Project Professor Ananth Raman Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits Project Career Focus This... View Details
        • November 22, 2021
        • Article

        Manage Your Talent Pipeline Like a Supply Chain

        By: Joseph B. Fuller and Matthew Sigelman
        In supply-chain management, you get what you plan for. Companies understand that principle when it comes to the goods that they consume and produce, but not when it comes to the people they hire and train. For decades, companies have adopted a short-term, ad hoc... View Details
        Keywords: Talent Management; Talent and Talent Management; Labor; Strategic Planning
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        • 28 Jun 2007
        • Working Paper Summaries

        Alignment in Cross-Functional and Cross-Firm Supply Chain Planning

        Keywords: by Santiago Kraiselburd & Noel Watson
        • September 28, 2023
        • Article

        A Perspective on the Great Reallocation of Global Supply Chains

        By: Laura Alfaro and Davin Chor
        Previous optimism that cross-border supply chains would improve efficiency for firms and open up growth opportunities for countries has been tempered by concerns that global value chains now expose firms and countries to the risk of disruptions. This column analyses... View Details
        Keywords: Supply Chain; Policy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; United States
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