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  • 2003
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Supply-Chain Coordination: How Companies Leverage Information Flows to Generate Value

By: Susan Kulp, Elie Ofek and Jonathan Whitaker
Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Cooperation; Information Management; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Knowledge Management; Value Creation
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Kulp, Susan, Elie Ofek, and Jonathan Whitaker. "Supply-Chain Coordination: How Companies Leverage Information Flows to Generate Value." In The Practice of Supply Chain Management: Where Theory and Application Converge. Vol. 62, edited by Terry P. Harrison, Hau L. Lee, and John J. Neale. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003.
  • 05 Dec 2023
  • Blog Post

Taking Learning Beyond the Classroom

Grasso of Urban Mining Industries, protagonists of the case, "Harvard University and Urban Mining Industries: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain", facilitated by Professors Shirley Lu and Robert Kaplan. The case describes Harvard University's... View Details
  • 16 May 2016
  • HBS Case

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

prided itself on avoiding artificial ingredients, opting instead to use a relatively short supply chain of local growers for many of its ingredients. That strategy just might have been part of its problem,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage
  • April 2012
  • Supplement

Meli Marine, Instructor Supplement (Brief Case)

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Sunru Yong
Keywords: Asia; Singapore; Industry Structure; Operations Management; Capacity Analysis; Packaging Cartons &Containers; Supply Chain Management; Competitive Strategy; Logistics; Industry Structures; Performance Capacity; Singapore
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Hamermesh, Richard G., and Sunru Yong. "Meli Marine, Instructor Supplement (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 124-430, April 2012.
  • April 2012
  • Supplement

Meli Marine, Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Sunru Yong
Keywords: Asia; Singapore; Industry Structure; Operations Management; Capacity Analysis; Packaging Cartons &Containers; Supply Chain Management; Competitive Strategy; Logistics; Industry Structures; Performance Capacity; Singapore
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Hamermesh, Richard G., and Sunru Yong. "Meli Marine, Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 124-429, April 2012.
  • November 1993 (Revised November 1994)
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OfficePro (B)

By: John A. Quelch
Supplements OfficePro (A). View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Globalized Firms and Management; Business Subsidiaries; Supply Chain Management; Retail Industry; France
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Quelch, John A. "OfficePro (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 594-054, November 1993. (Revised November 1994.)
  • November 2012 (Revised April 2013)
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Konys, Inc.

By: Deishin Lee and Tunay I. Tunca
This case describes the sourcing policy for a consumer electronics company. The company must decide how to structure contracts with their supplier—using a purchase contract, an option contract, or combination of the two. The company can also buy from the spot market.... View Details
Keywords: Option Contract; Uncertainty; Sourcing; Supplier Relationship; Risk and Uncertainty; Contracts; Supply Chain; Consumer Products Industry; Electronics Industry
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Lee, Deishin, and Tunay I. Tunca. "Konys, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 613-065, November 2012. (Revised April 2013.)
  • September 1971 (Revised September 1983)
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Gentle Electric Co.

By: W. Earl Sasser
Designed to illustrate various levels of complexity in determining optimum order sizes for a single item inventory policy. Students are asked to evaluate the impact of recent operational changes on the firm's ordering policy. Intended to follow the students' initial... View Details
Keywords: Change; Policy; Supply Chain; Complexity; Electronics Industry
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Sasser, W. Earl. "Gentle Electric Co." Harvard Business School Case 672-038, September 1971. (Revised September 1983.)
  • 22 Feb 2022
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An Rx for Small Business Recovery

business can get a loan.” Small Businesses Strengthen US Supply Chains The current global supply chain back-up underscores the importance of... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
  • Article

Creating Value Together

By: Maxim Sytch and Ranjay Gulati
Conventional wisdom suggests that companies should avoid growing dependent on their business partners. If one company, the thinking goes, grows too dependent on a counterpart by getting the entire input for a particular activity from it and is not able to switch... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Performance Improvement; Partners and Partnerships; Power and Influence; Value Creation
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Sytch, Maxim, and Ranjay Gulati. "Creating Value Together." Business Intelligence. MIT Sloan Management Review 50, no. 1 (Fall 2008): 12–13.
  • January 1988 (Revised February 1991)
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Intercon Japan

Describes the many international sourcing initiatives in a multinational connector manufacturing company from the standpoint of an independent and very successful subsidiary in Japan. Students can explore the conflicts inherent in the situation and thus the more... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Multinational Firms and Management; Supply Chain Management; Manufacturing Industry; Japan
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Mishina, Kazuhiro. "Intercon Japan." Harvard Business School Case 688-056, January 1988. (Revised February 1991.)
  • June 2024
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Legacy Partners (B)

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Pre-abstract: Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.

Abstract: Stephen Holbrook and Austin Pulsipher (both HBS '19) had been leading Nutrishare since acquiring the company six... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Small Business; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Business Education; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Problems and Challenges; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Medical Specialties; Nutrition; Supply Chain Management; Growth Management; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States; California
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Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Legacy Partners (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-726, June 2024.
  • 01 Jun 2001
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Virtual Plant Tours and Beer Game Dysfunction

exercise, administered in the computer lab. A software program simulates a supply chain from retailer through wholesaler and distributor up to the beer factory. Students take roles as a participant in the... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • April 2025
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Velong: Rethinking “Made in China” (B)

By: Krishna G. Palepu, Billy Chan and Nancy Dai
After much deliberation, the founders of Velong formed a joint venture with two local partners in India as they calculated that India could remain intact amidst the rising tensions over trade between the U.S. and China. By choosing India to diversify away from China,... View Details
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Globalization; Supply Chain Management; Risk Management; Diversification; Joint Ventures; Manufacturing Industry; China; India
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Palepu, Krishna G., Billy Chan, and Nancy Dai. "Velong: Rethinking “Made in China” (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 325-111, April 2025.
  • October 1990 (Revised May 1994)
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Confederated Pulp & Paper

By: David E. Bell
A rewritten version of an old case that updates the dates and prices and simplifies the economics. The issue is still one of determining a suitable inventory of wood for the mill to last through the winter. View Details
Keywords: History; Supply Chain Management; Spending; Forecasting and Prediction; Economic Growth; Information Management; Pulp and Paper Industry
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Bell, David E. "Confederated Pulp & Paper." Harvard Business School Case 191-065, October 1990. (Revised May 1994.)
  • March 1993
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Liz Claiborne, Inc. and Ruentex Industries, Ltd. (Abridged)

By: Roy D. Shapiro and Marie-Therese M. Flaherty
Details the evolution of a value-creating supplier-buyer partnership. Describes the buyer's (Liz Claiborne) manufacturing and marketing strategy, and details the workings of the firm's relationship with an important Taiwanese supplier of piece goods (Ruentex Industries... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Production; Supply Chain Management; Alliances; Value Creation; Manufacturing Industry
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Shapiro, Roy D., and Marie-Therese M. Flaherty. "Liz Claiborne, Inc. and Ruentex Industries, Ltd. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 693-098, March 1993.
  • October 1996 (Revised April 1997)
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Tweeter etc.

By: John T. Gourville and George Wu
In the early 1990s, Tweeter etc., a small regional retailer of higher-end audio and video equipment, faced increasing competitive pricing pressures from several large regional and national consumer electronics chains. In response, in 1993, they introduced "Automatic... View Details
Keywords: Advertising; Customer Focus and Relationships; Price; Market Entry and Exit; Supply Chain Management; Competition; Electronics Industry; Retail Industry
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Gourville, John T., and George Wu. "Tweeter etc." Harvard Business School Case 597-028, October 1996. (Revised April 1997.)
  • December 2022
  • Supplement

Driving Decarbonization at BMW - Video Supplement

By: Shirley Lu, George Serafeim and Michael W. Toffel
Videos of Thomas Becker, Vice President of Sustainability and Mobility at BMW Group, in support of the case "Driving Decarbonization at BMW" (HBS No. 123-008) View Details
Keywords: Decarbonization; Auto Manufacturing; Carbon Accounting; Accounting; Environmental Accounting; Energy; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Pollution; Product; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Production; Product Design; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Europe; United States; China
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Lu, Shirley, George Serafeim, and Michael W. Toffel. "Driving Decarbonization at BMW - Video Supplement." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 123-706, December 2022.
  • 28 Jul 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing

Editor's note: Behavioral economist Max H. Bazerman decided to pursue the subject of noticing after realizing that he wasn't very good at it himself. "The truth is that I was truly terrible at noticing," says Bazerman, the Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman; Retail
  • 16 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers

Managing Global Supply Chains There are fundamental differences between supply chains and global supply chains,... View Details
Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors
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