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- July–August 2023
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Demand Learning and Pricing for Varying Assortments
By: Kris Ferreira and Emily Mower
Problem Definition: We consider the problem of demand learning and pricing for retailers who offer assortments of substitutable products that change frequently, e.g., due to limited inventory, perishable or time-sensitive products, or the retailer’s desire to... View Details
Keywords: Experiments; Pricing And Revenue Management; Retailing; Demand Estimation; Pricing Algorithm; Marketing; Price; Demand and Consumers; Mathematical Methods
Ferreira, Kris, and Emily Mower. "Demand Learning and Pricing for Varying Assortments." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 25, no. 4 (July–August 2023): 1227–1244. (Finalist, Practice-Based Research Competition, MSOM (2021) and Finalist, Revenue Management & Pricing Section Practice Award, INFORMS (2019).)
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Big Business of Little Loans
Banks. Amid the excitement, abuses have also appeared, with some online lenders reportedly charging as much as 50 percent in interest on some short-term loans. It’s been enough to attract the attention of regulators, with everyone from the View Details
Keywords: Nancy Miller
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint
of Business Administration; Emilie Billaud, assistant director; and Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej, research associate. The case explores how Unilever, the UK-based consumer goods giant, has implemented an initiative to accelerate the speed of... View Details
- August 2014 (Revised September 2016)
- Case
ANA (A)
By: Doug J. Chung and Mayuka Yamazaki
All Nippon Airways (ANA) became the largest airline in Japan in 2013. Having been designated as a domestic carrier by the Japanese government till the mid-1980s and Japan being the sixth largest domestic airline market, two-thirds of ANA’s passenger revenue came from... View Details
Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Analysis; Economics; Price; Marketing Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Product; Policy; Air Transportation Industry; Japan
Chung, Doug J., and Mayuka Yamazaki. "ANA (A)." Harvard Business School Case 515-034, August 2014. (Revised September 2016.)
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Marketing - HBS Online
hrs/week Enroll by March 27 $1,850 Certificate New Creating Brand Value Professor Jill Avery Build strong, differentiated brands that resonate with consumers and give your company a competitive edge. 6 weeks, 3-8 hrs/week Enroll by April... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Faculty Q&A: Price Check
inventory. The problem with that is you might have strategic consumers who delay their purchase of a pair of sandals, for example, to take advantage of the discounted price. Whereas if you didn’t use a markdown, then—who knows?—maybe... View Details
Eric Boutin
at Redesign Health, a digital health venture studio, where he created and financed health tech startup companies. Before that, he was a Managing Director at dRx Capital, Novartis’ digital health venture capital fund, where he led... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- 16 Feb 2022
- News
Holding Business to Account
many others. “These kinds of changes are positive for the company's fundamentals—for its profitability, its long-term success, its consumer and employee loyalty, the brand equity it has built. And if you take a slightly longer-term view,... View Details
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
under severe economic conditions. We show that many structured finance instruments can be characterized as economic catastrophe bonds, but offer far less compensation than alternatives with comparable payoff profiles. We argue that this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- August 1985
- Case
CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (C)
Contains a description of some issues confronting management of CML Group. They have decided to go public, have selected an underwriting team, and must make final decisions about the size, composition and pricing of the issue. Because stock prices have fallen since the... View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Going Public; Problems and Challenges; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Sahlman, William A. "CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (C)." Harvard Business School Case 286-009, August 1985.
- Profile
Matthew Mariner
to put those skills to work." Next year, Matthew intends to enter the business-plan competition, "with something that combines technology with finance and accounting-related functions; an online service for certain View Details
- 30 Sep 2024
- News
The Making of a Streaming Sensation
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: When the Netflix series Geek Girl debuted this summer, it quickly became the second most-watched show globally on the platform. Based on the young adult book series by author Holly Smale about... View Details
- February 2019 (Revised January 2021)
- Case
Quiksilver Inc. and Oaktree Capital Management
By: Kristin Mugford and Mike Harmon
Sports lifestyle company Quiksilver filed for bankruptcy in September 2015. Oaktree is considering an additional investment in the company to facilitate the restructuring.
Students must consider whether Oaktree should invest given the risks of the turnaround... View Details
Keywords: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Acquisition; Restructuring; Debt Securities; Transformation; Decision Making; Borrowing and Debt; Investment Return; Crisis Management; Negotiation; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; France; United States
Mugford, Kristin, and Mike Harmon. "Quiksilver Inc. and Oaktree Capital Management." Harvard Business School Case 219-097, February 2019. (Revised January 2021.)
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Bonnie Kintzer (MBA 1987)
the turnaround. I knew the brands were still very strong in the mind of the consumer and, with the right team, that we could rebuild the company. I was very clear in the interview process that the name of the company had to change. If... View Details
- April 2016 (Revised July 2019)
- Case
"Doctor My Eyes"--The Acquisition of Bausch & Lomb by Warburg Pincus (A)
In early 2010, senior partners at Warburg Pincus met to review a report on Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, the firm's largest investment at the time. Warburg Pincus had led a group of investors in acquiring Bauch & Lomb on October 26, 2007, taking the company private and... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Governance; Buyout; Private Equity; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Health Care and Treatment; Reports; Business Model; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
Lietz, Nori Gerardo. "Doctor My Eyes"--The Acquisition of Bausch & Lomb by Warburg Pincus (A). Harvard Business School Case 216-021, April 2016. (Revised July 2019.)
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
class grew with large disposable income, and these foreign brands returned, it pushed the local brands to improve their quality and services. Competition rose and consumers benefitted. Q: So at this very fortunate time, Ranjan Kapur comes... View Details
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
when the costs of financing a reorganization are greater than financing costs to a potential acquirer. Consistent with a senior creditor liquidation bias, the greater use of secured debt leads to more sales... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 1998
- Chapter
Configuring a Supply Chain to Reduce the Cost of Demand Uncertainty
By: J. H. Hammond, Marshall L. Fisher, Walter Obermeyer and A. Raman
Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Cost Management; Demand and Consumers; Risk Management; Risk and Uncertainty
Hammond, J. H., Marshall L. Fisher, Walter Obermeyer, and A. Raman. "Configuring a Supply Chain to Reduce the Cost of Demand Uncertainty." In Global Supply Chain and Technology Management. Vol. 1, edited by Hau Lee and Shu Ming Ng, 76–90. POMS Series in Technology and Operations Management. Miami: Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), 1998.
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=14-062.pdf September 2014 Managing Consumer Services: Factory or Theater Customer Experience and Service Design By: Karmarkar, Uday, and Uma R. Karmarkar Abstract—While services already... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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FAQs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
systems throughout the world. Challenges of TDABC Use Q: What is the biggest challenge with TDABC? A: Obtaining support of leaders capable of linking clinical care providers with representatives from finance and other key departments is... View Details