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- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Case Study: On the Table
possible, then a change in your business model may be necessary. Go local: pre-sent choices to customers only from local suppliers so that the delivery and logistics is managed by the seller, but monitored and guaranteed by the e-commerce... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
President & Chief Executive Officer Starbucks Coffee Company Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page Earlier Education University of Washington, 1965 B.A., Finance, Economics, Accounting, and Statistics Other Jobs Touche Ross & Co., 1969-77, 1980-85 State of... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Strike Up the Broad(band)
Mercer Management Consulting, shed some light on the allure and promise of broadband technology in an October 1999 article in Scientific American. In "The Light at the End of the Pipe," Bane and Bradley talk about broadband's potential to... View Details
- 18 Jul 2019
- News
A Category Leader
created to give people who work in our stores as beauty experts a career path and leadership opportunities. Even today, we have staffers who started as sales associates 15 years ago who run half the country and are leaders in our company.... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Mr. Coffee
“At the time, it was the highest-volume pizza operation in the world. I learned how to make pizzas very fast and rose to become a store manager during college.” On deadline: “I was editor of a Navy magazine... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Incentives and Operational Excellence
on the retailer’s shelf, however, is less than $3. Demand for an individual movie is highly uncertain and usually declines rapidly after the first few weeks, Narayanan said. One contracting solution to bridge the divide between studios and View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success
Growth," followed four tracks of inquiry: managing innovation, information technology and competitive strategy, transforming the enterprise, and entrepreneurship. "Ours is an era of organizational experimentation," observed Professor Gary... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story
vegetables and to package, chill, and ship the finished product, there is constant motion in Kettle Cuisine's cramped but immaculate Somerville, Massachusetts, kitchen. The 11,000-square-foot facility supplies more than two thousand restaurants and grocery View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 04 Dec 2020
- News
Hour by Hour
their former employees so that both can benefit. The company uses a web-based application to connect employers and former workers in good standing, and allows employers to automate and manage their interactions with former employees.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
In VMI Partnerships, the Devil is in the Data
The expression “letting the fox guard the henhouse” comes to mind when you first hear about Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) systems, where a product manufacturer actually places orders for the retailer, determining quantities based upon... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Ink
and managed to realize this joint value; and each participant must earn a sufficient return to justify the investment. The second element—managing complex collections of people, products, and partners—presents a formidable challenge for... View Details
- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Big Blue’s Big Bet
that we’re smart in the things we’re attacking, and to try to solve real-world problems that make an impact.” Watson General Manager David Kenny (MBA 1986) adds: “The tech sector tends to reward short-term thinking.” But Watson is... View Details
Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page
- 25 Mar 2019
- News
Rent The Runway Joins the Unicorn Club
Photo via Forbes, courtesy of Rent the Runway Photo via Forbes, courtesy of Rent the Runway Rent the Runway’s latest fundraising round—a $125 million investment led by Bain Capital Ventures and Franklin Templeton Investments—has pushed the company’s valuation to $1... View Details
- 23 Jan 2017
- News
The CEO Who is Perking Up Peet’s Coffee
In a profile of Peet’s Coffee CEO David Burwick (MBA 1989), the East Bay Times details the company’s growth under his watch: Since 2013, annual sales have jumped from $395 million to almost $800 million, 70 new locations have been added, and the company began selling... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
What is Web3?
Web3, a new era of the internet, uses blockchains, tokens, and wallets (tools for storing and managing digital assets) to facilitate a wide range of services and functionalities, including the transfer of assets from person-to-person. It represents a paradigm shift... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
manager of GoLite Footwear, which is managed out of Timberland’s New Hampshire headquarters. After the deal was done, GoLite’s Brillon tested the shoe for himself. He drove down to Pikes Peak and ran uphill... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Meal Plan
Holdings, a $300 million fund with investments in several restaurant concepts including Tatte Bakery, CAVA, Life Alive, BJ’s Restaurants and Clover Food Labs. Christian, can you walk me through how the management team at Inspire Brands... View Details