Supply Chain - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #14: Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) – A Career Devoted to Creating the Future

consumers. The Deckers Brand – producer of UGG®, KOOLABURRA®, HOKA®, Teva®, and Sanuk® shoes and apparel – is an example. Despite inflation, ongoing Covid workplace worries, and supply chain limitations, the... View Details

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Split-Awards Procurement and Innovation

By: James J. Anton and Dennis A. Yao

In many procurement settings, it is possible for a buyer to split a production award between suppliers. In this article, we develop a model of split-award procurement auctions in which the split choice is endogenous. We characterize the set of equilibrium bids and... View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Cost; Supply Chain; Investment; Balance and Stability

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01 Dec 2011
News

Li & Fung's Global Footprint

the changing global landscape for business leaders Look in any closet, toy chest, or family room in a typical Western home, and you’ll find a trove of goods supplied by a century-old Hong Kong–based export trading company— Li & Fung Ltd.... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Wholesale Trade

01 Dec 2018
News

Trade Off

ideally under the auspices and rules of the WTO. The problem is that nowadays trade wars may have unintended consequences that complicate their resolution. Global supply chains are incredibly complex. When a... View Details

12 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019

traditionally faced the decision to make the input themselves or buy it through the market. However, rapidly decreasing information costs allow firms to harness external communities that are neither employees of the firm hierarchy, nor traditional contracted market... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

23 Sep 2024
Blog Post

2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

and far less power and fresh water than other methods of extraction, Lithios is unlocking a responsible, domestic supply chain of one of the most critical raw materials for the energy transition. Brett's... View Details

20 Dec 2018
Blog Post

A Time For Opportunity In Food and Agriculture

noise and figuring out what consumers want and how we can pull that through the supply chain is challenging and really exciting.” How can MBAs launch their careers in this sector, keep up with what’s new,... View Details

27 May 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Thinking About Global

Professor John Quelch provides some answers. Key concepts include: For decades, Ford has created specialized products for different countries while Toyota, Nissan, and Honda sold standard products under a single brand umbrella. Ford's strategy resulted in added... View Details

26 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Climate Week NYC 2023

highlighted the power of writing from diverse perspectives with the Imagine 2200 climate fiction project. Other discussions ranged from emissions from corporate finance, renewables and energy efficiency in supply chains, reinventing value... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

The Maestro and the Market

experiences, you almost can’t listen to the customer.” Norton asks students to consider the operations and marketing of elBulli. There is much about the restaurant that is inefficient, as MBAs are quick to note: Adrià should lower his staff numbers, use cheaper... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

23 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 23

enhance the emotional payoff of charitable initiatives. 2013 pub Learning by Supplying By: Alcácer, Juan, and Joanne Oxley Abstract—Learning processes lie at the heart of our understanding of how firms build capabilities to generate and... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

15 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 15, 2007

that a monopolistic market maker is able to extract from impatient investors. The mechanism for trade is a limit order, and immediacy is supplied when the limit order is executed. We show that limit orders are American options and their... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Collection Highlights | Baker Library

collection includes his lecture and seminar notes and almost the entire body of his professional correspondence. Wartime Schools Collection During World War II, the U.S. military was facing an increased need for officers trained in statistics and View Details

25 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Advancing a More Sustainable World with an MBA/MPA-ID

School. I wanted to pursue a joint degree that would help me address the dichotomy of my intended field, where climate investment cannot be an arena for governments alone and where impact involves navigating supply View Details

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Take a Trim Tab Approach to Climate Change

even to business and society in the near term, created by their operations. For just one example, earlier this year a New York Times article reported that a growing number of business leaders are viewing climate change as a threat to View Details

Keywords: by Amy C. Edmondson; Energy; Utilities

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Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society

and Julia Comeau. Harvard University and urban mining industries: Decarbonizing the supply chain By Shirley Lu and Robert S. Kaplan Monsters in the machine? Tackling the challenge of responsible AI By Paul... View Details

26 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Syngenta Tomato Vision

Product Development & Marketing, where Product Development Specialists and Breeders explained the process for developing new tomato varieties. Many different factors (e.g., consumer preferences such as taste and shape, disease resistance, View Details

30 Jun 2015
First Look

First Look: June 30, 2015

Management Journal Monitoring Global Supply Chains By: Short, Jodi L., Michael W. Toffel, and Andrea R. Hugill Abstract—Firms reliant on supply View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

December 2013 (Revised July 2015)
Case

VP Group: Vegpro Grows Beyond Kenya

By: Jose Alvarez and Natalie Kindred

In 2013, Kenyan horticulture producer and exporter VP Group is weighing potential expansion opportunities against the growing risks in its production and export markets. With $121 million in 2012 revenues, VP Group has grown rapidly in recent years by expanding its... View Details