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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
    • March–April 1994
    • Article

    Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work

    By: J. L. Heskett, T. O. Jones, G. W. Loveman, W. Earl Sasser and L. A. Schlesinger
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    Heskett, J. L., T. O. Jones, G. W. Loveman, W. Earl Sasser, and L. A. Schlesinger. "Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work." Harvard Business Review 72, no. 2 (March–April 1994): 164–174.
    • 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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    Raman, Ananth, Nicole DeHoratius, and Zahra Kanji. "Supply Chain Optimization at Hugo Boss (B) - The M-Ratio." Harvard Business School Supplement 609-055, April 2009.
    • 2000
    • Book

    From Logistics to Supply Chain Management

    By: Claudio Ferrozzi and R. D. Shapiro
    Keywords: Supply Chain Management
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    Ferrozzi, Claudio, and R. D. Shapiro. From Logistics to Supply Chain Management. Turin: Istituto editoriale internazionale (ISEDI), 2000, Italian ed.
    • 28 Jun 2007
    • Working Paper Summaries

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

    Keywords: by Santiago Kraiselburd & Noel Watson
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    Market Implications of Supply Chain Disruptions

    Identifying how and why the financial markets respond to problems in corporate supply chains. View Details
    • 26 Feb 2022
    • News

    The Future of the Supply Chain

    • January 2024
    • Case

    U.S. Policy and Battery Supply Chains

    By: Debora L. Spar, Julia Comeau and Amram Migdal
    Keywords: Battery Industry; United States
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    Spar, Debora L., Julia Comeau, and Amram Migdal. "U.S. Policy and Battery Supply Chains." Harvard Business School Case 324-073, January 2024.
    • 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
    • April 1979 (Revised June 1984)
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    Chain Saw Industry in 1978, Addendum

    By: Michael E. Porter
    Supplements the case. Designed as an in-class handout. View Details
    Keywords: Consumer Products Industry
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    Porter, Michael E. "Chain Saw Industry in 1978, Addendum." Harvard Business School Supplement 379-177, April 1979. (Revised June 1984.)
    • 27 Jun 2012
    • Conference Presentation

    Engaging Supply Chains in Climate Change

    By: Michael W. Toffel
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    Toffel, Michael W. "Engaging Supply Chains in Climate Change." Paper presented at the GRONEN Research Conference, Group on Organizations and the Natural Environment (GRONEN), Saint Maximin la Sainte Baume, France, June 27, 2012.
    • April 1999 (Revised November 1999)
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    ConAgra, Inc.: Across the Food Chain

    By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Carlos A. A Gonzalez
    Two years after taking over as CEO, Bruce Rohde must determine how best to deal with the changes affecting this major global agribusiness firm. He must reassess the direction of the company as well as determine in which industries it should participate. View Details
    Keywords: Agribusiness; Management Teams; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Globalization; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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    Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Carlos A. A Gonzalez. "ConAgra, Inc.: Across the Food Chain." Harvard Business School Case 999-010, April 1999. (Revised November 1999.)
    • 23 Feb 2022
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    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
    • 15 Oct 2019
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    Understanding Challenges Across the Supply Chain

    Senior Lecturer José Alvarez visited wheat fields at a farm owned and run by the Duhau Group in Argentina’s Pampa region. The company was the subject of a case Alvarez wrote, which he taught in the Agribusiness Seminar in 2019. (photo by Mariana Cal) Senior Lecturer... View Details
    • July 2020
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    Who Should Select New Employees, Headquarters or the Unit Manager? Consequences of Centralizing Hiring at a Retail Chain

    By: Carolyn Deller and Tatiana Sandino
    We examine how changing the allocation of hiring decision rights in a multiunit organization affects employee-firm match quality, contingent on a unit’s circumstances. Our research site, a U.S. retail chain, switched from a decentralized hiring model (hiring by... View Details
    Keywords: Control; Selection; Decentralization; Company Values; Retail Chains; Employees; Selection and Staffing; Local Range; Business Headquarters; Decision Making
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    Deller, Carolyn, and Tatiana Sandino. "Who Should Select New Employees, Headquarters or the Unit Manager? Consequences of Centralizing Hiring at a Retail Chain." Accounting Review 95, no. 4 (July 2020): 173–198.
    • 17 Jun 2022
    • News

    Another Shortage? Here’s What Is Happening to Supply Chains

    • December 2021
    • Article

    India's Food Supply Chain during the Pandemic

    By: Matt Lowe, G.V. Nadhanael and Benjamin N. Roth
    We document the impact of India’s COVID-19 lockdown on the food supply chain. Food arrivals in wholesale markets dropped by 69% in the three weeks following the lockdown and wholesale prices rose by 8%. Six weeks after the lockdown began, volumes and prices had fully... View Details
    Keywords: COVID-19; Supply Chain; Health Pandemics; Food; Policy; System Shocks; Food and Beverage Industry; India
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    Lowe, Matt, G.V. Nadhanael, and Benjamin N. Roth. "India's Food Supply Chain during the Pandemic." Art. 102162. Food Policy 105 (December 2021).
    • 2025
    • Working Paper

    Bank Financing of Global Supply Chains

    By: Laura Alfaro, Mariya Brussevich, Camelia Minoiu and Andrea Presbitero
    Finding new international suppliers is costly, so most importers source inputs from a single country. We examine the role of banks in mitigating trade search costs during the 2018–2019 U.S.-China trade tensions. We match data on shipments to U.S. ports with the U.S.... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Institutions; International Finance; Trade; Credit; United States; Asia
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    Alfaro, Laura, Mariya Brussevich, Camelia Minoiu, and Andrea Presbitero. "Bank Financing of Global Supply Chains." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 33754, May 2025.

      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

      • May 2023 (Revised June 2023)
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      Harvard University and Urban Mining Industries: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain

      By: Shirley Lu and Robert S. Kaplan
      The case describes Harvard University’s consideration to decarbonize its supply chain by replacing cement with a low-carbon substitute called Pozzotive®. Developed and produced by Urban Mining Industries, Pozzotive® is a ground-glass material made with post-consumer... View Details
      Keywords: Carbon Emissions; Blockchain; Supply Chain; Green Technology; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability
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      Lu, Shirley, and Robert S. Kaplan. "Harvard University and Urban Mining Industries: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain." Harvard Business School Case 123-076, May 2023. (Revised June 2023.)
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