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- 01 Mar 2024
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Leading Businesses in a Web3 World
Illustration by Daniel Hertzberg Web3 is poised to transform everything we do online by decentralizing and democratizing the internet. That transformation is already underway in the business world: built on blockchain technology that offers increased security and... View Details
- 25 Apr 2024
- News
Origin Stories
in my case, that’s probably the largest influence. He had everything from a wrecking yard where they salvaged parts from cars to a machine shop where they rebuilt engines to a distribution supply business. He did lots of things and he did... View Details
- 18 Jan 2018
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The Lessons of All-Day Breakfast
after lackluster business performance for a number of years, we knew we needed to do things differently, we needed to take some bold action. So I'd say that was really the turning point from a cultural perspective, not just within the company, but with our... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Turkish Delight
BYFORD: Changing careers is well worth the effort. Grenville Byford (MBA ’79) was practical when he decided to pursue his interest in international relations. “Unless your name is Kissinger, you have to specialize in a particular area of the world,” he says. “As a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
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Research Brief: The Real Cost of Countering China
Illustration by Patric Sandri Over the last five years, global supply chains have come under unprecedented stress from the pandemic, natural disasters, geopolitical events, and general anti-globalization sentiments. Nowhere is this more evident than in the trade... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
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A Sustainable Solution for Fashion
Ferdinand Stockmann (MBA 2021), who previously worked at Boston Consulting Group and has a background in the technical side of supply chain management, created Syrup Tech, a predictive software that drives... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
That is why we introduced pep+ (PepsiCo Positive), our strategic end-to-end transformation, with sustainability at the center of how we will create value for our shareholders and all our stakeholders. Climate action across our supply... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods
opportunities for last-mile delivery if the USPS can be proactive in building supply chains around printing centers. Of course, this opportunity may be seized by others if it delays. How quickly will... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Stress Test
Andrew Kelley, III (MBA 2002) Andrew Kelley, III (MBA 2002) 2020 was the year everybody learned what a supply chain is. The first lesson came in the form of a toilet paper shortage in the earliest days of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Ideas: Faculty Research Online
What Drives Supply Chain Behavior? Surprise! Managers are not always rational decision-makers. In this interview, Assistant Professor Noel Watson and Rogelio Oliva discuss how human behavior affects View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Year in Review 2017
edited by April White; illustrations by Jonathan Carlson RETAIL: Voice-Activated, One-Hour-Delivery Shopping MANUFACTURING: The Supply Chain Goes High Tech ENERGY: A Future of Lower Energy Prices MEDIA:... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Beyond the Plastisphere
works in developing countries to prevent ocean-bound plastic from entering the water in the first place and channels it into recycled products. OceanCycle builds and certifies supply chains for recycled... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Top Ten Cases: Research from Around The World
Yoffie and M. Kwak (9-799-108), 1999 “Yahoo!: Business on Internet Time,” by J. Rivkin and J. Girotto (9-700-013), 2000 “Ford Motor Co.: Supply Chain Strategy,” by R. Austin (9-699-198), 1999 “Calyx &... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Walking the TalkTalk
challenges.” She embraced a formidable task in 2010 when, with years of experience at supermarket chains Sainsbury’s and Tesco but none in telecom, she became CEO of TalkTalk, which supplies telephone and... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
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Elevator Pitch: Power Sourced
Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Chaku Foods Nikki Okrah (MBA 2021), CEO and Founder Concept: A snack-food company in Okrah’s native Ghana that is building farming supply chain... View Details
- 27 Sep 2021
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Sewn with Love
supply chain. The gowns were produced by a tight circle of manufacturers that had begun to shut down as a result of COVID-19. “The system works very well when the demand is stable,” notes Hanazawa. It was clear, however, that the View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
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Case Study: On the Table
(PMD 58, 1989) Gaia Design should use an already established logistics company such as UPS, FedEx, or DHL. Although the e-commerce infrastructure as a whole is not good in Mexico, these organizations are large enough to drive world-class View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
A Jolt for the African Coffee Industry
inability to get one of the espresso-based drinks to which he had grown attached during his years working in finance in New York. Dozie hopes to solve both the supply and the demand problems with Café Neo, a coffeehouse View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
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Eyes in the Skies
after analyzing supply chains and integrating geospatial intelligence with AI-driven analysis at companies such as IHS Markit, DigitalGlobe, and CAPE Analytics. With satellites scoping the same terrestrial... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence
think so, but I don’t know when that will happen. The phase we are in now is “augmentation.” AI is not replacing the need for human labor; it is automating certain lower-level tasks and freeing up humans to take on more challenging or more strategic activities in many... View Details
Keywords: April White