Publications

25 Jun 2020
News

Covering All Corners

affected by the significant disruptions in global supply chains. Unfortunately, being on the developing side of the world means your shipments get deprioritized first. Your View Details

Web

Business of Ideas - Course Catalog

“ideas” and how they shape the world in which we operate; and the big businesses that nurture, launch, and sustain idea creators as well as the supply chains that create value from them. Several questions... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

What's the Word?

because the fourth aftershock of an earthquake rarely does,” he explains, “and yet it can still be devastating.” Back to top Re·shor·ing (verb) There were visible cracks in the global supply View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Martha Rich; Manufacturing; Finance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

June 2024
Supplement

Legacy Partners (B)

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff

Pre-abstract: Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.

Abstract: Stephen Holbrook and Austin Pulsipher (both HBS '19) had been leading Nutrishare since acquiring the company six... View Details

26 Aug 2014
First Look

First Look: August 26

which international, domestic, civil society, and market institutions promote supply chain factories' adherence to the global labor standards embodied in codes of conduct... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

December 2022
Supplement

Driving Decarbonization at BMW - Video Supplement

By: Shirley Lu, George Serafeim and Michael W. Toffel

Videos of Thomas Becker, Vice President of Sustainability and Mobility at BMW Group, in support of the case "Driving Decarbonization at BMW" (HBS No. 123-008) View Details

May 2003
Background Note

How to Induce Retailers to Reduce Stockouts?

By: V.G. Narayanan

Describes how the lack of incentive alignment between retailers and their vendors can lead to stockouts. Also describes various means to reduce incentive misalignment and hence stockouts. View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Supply Chain Management; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Distribution; Alignment; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Retail Industry

February 2008
Supplement

Terumo (C)

By: David Godes, Masako Egawa and Mayuka Yamazaki

This case provides a further update on the firm's decision regarding its U.S. sales strategy for its catheter products and the progress of Solution Pack. It also discusses the expansion of the firm's “Medical Pranex,” a unique facility offering training and meeting... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Global Strategy; Sales; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States

March 1999 (Revised June 2004)
Case

Keurig

By: Paul W. Marshall and Jeremy Dann

Nick Lazaris becomes Keurig's third CEO in three years, after one founder was fired and the other decided to leave the company. He inherits a company that has made several abortive attempts to launch its new coffee brewing system. Now, problems with crucial suppliers... View Details

Keywords: Resignation and Termination; Product Launch; Supply Chain Management; Problems and Challenges; Risk and Uncertainty; Manufacturing Industry

October 1996
Teaching Note

Liz Claiborne, Inc. and Ruentex Industries, Ltd. Case Series TN

By: Roy D. Shapiro and Marie-Therese M. Flaherty

Teaching Note for (9-690-048), (9-690-049), and (9-690-050). View Details

Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Production; Cooperation; Supply Chain; Apparel and Accessories Industry

April 3, 2023
Article

Getting a Clearer View of Your Company’s Carbon Footprint

By: Robert S. Kaplan, Karthik Ramanna and Stefan Reichelstein

E-liability accounting is a new technique that will help customers factor in a product’s environmental footprint into their purchasing decisions and will help create a competition dynamic that leads to reduced carbon outputs. This article describes two pilot studies—by... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Environmental Accounting; Supply Chain; Consumer Behavior

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13 Feb 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: The Coal Dichotomy: Balancing Economic Growth and Decarbonization in India

jeopardize its economic development. The social and economic importance of coal in India cannot be overstated. Coal provides some of the cheapest and most readily available baseload power for the country. Also, millions of employees have been performing activities in... View Details

April 2008 (Revised May 2012)
Case

Ti-Tech (A)

By: Benson P. Shapiro, John T. Gourville and Craig E. Cline

This case concerns the selection and scheduling of orders by a small industrial titanium fabricator that recently has been plagued by poor deliveries and a lack of capacity. At the time of the case, Ti-Tech must decide which of four orders to accept, with capacity... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Metals and Minerals; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Supply Chain Management; Performance Capacity; Industrial Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry

22 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

How Businesses Can Respond to AIDS

senior researcher, and Daniel Curran, director of the Humanitarian Leadership Program at HBS. Participants drew up a long list of supply-chain characteristics that help determine the degree to which an HIV/AIDS treatment program can take hold. View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

January 2010 (Revised February 2010)
Case

IFP, Indonesia

By: Roy D. Shapiro

IFP, Ltd. is a Europe-based multinational mining and minerals company contemplating an investment to produce forest products in Indonesia. The primary case decisions are 1) how to assess political and operating risk, 2) how to integrate economic and political risk... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Investment; Geographic Location; Risk Management; Supply Chain Management; Business and Government Relations; Forest Products Industry; Indonesia

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

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Media

This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details

October 2000 (Revised March 2001)
Case

Firestone/Ford Tire Controversy, The (A)

By: V.G. Narayanan and Roger Orosman Nieves

Examines the high-profile Firestone/Ford product recall/investigation that took place in the summer of 2000. Focuses on the management of supplier relationships and incentives. View Details

Keywords: Knowledge Sharing; Supply Chain Management; Motivation and Incentives; Crisis Management; Corporate Accountability; Product; Service Operations; Auto Industry