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- December 2005
- Case
IBM and Eclipse (A)
IBM faces a collective action problem: It open sourced its $40 million application platform and has to convince other companies to contribute. Explores the events leading up to IBM's decision to make the Eclipse platform available as an Open Source project. In 1998,... View Details
Keywords: Digital Platforms; Open Source Distribution; Cooperation; Adoption; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry
O'Mahony, Siobhan, Fernando Cela Diaz, and Evangelos Mamas. "IBM and Eclipse (A)." Harvard Business School Case 906-007, December 2005.
- 1989
- Manual
Going to Market: Case Studies in Industrial Distribution, Instructor's Manual
By: E. Raymond Corey, Frank V. Cespedes and V. K. Rangan
Keywords: Distribution
Corey, E. Raymond, Frank V. Cespedes, and V. K. Rangan. Going to Market: Case Studies in Industrial Distribution, Instructor's Manual. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing, 1989.
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
Protecting the Power Grid
distributing it for hundreds of miles. Large areas of America could become uninhabitable. Over dinner, Mott and Popik, who earned a mechanical engineering degree from MIT before attending HBS, vowed to work together on an engineering and... View Details
- February 2008
- Case
Campbell Soup Company: Selling Channel Innovation to Customers
Campbell Soup, like most food manufacturers, faced grocery chain and wholesale demand for its goods driven by Campbell's own promotional pricing structure rather than retail consumer demand. Former policies to encourage overstock created huge swings in production and... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Distribution Channels; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Ton, Zeynep. "Campbell Soup Company: Selling Channel Innovation to Customers." Harvard Business School Case 608-141, February 2008.
- 2008
- Case
Cycleon (A): Postal Networks for Reverse Logistics.
By: David F. Drake, Atalay Atasu and Luk N. Van Wassenhove
- October 2003
- Supplement
Strategic Inflection: TiVo in 2003 (B)
By: Christina Darwall, Pai-Ling Yin and David B. Yoffie
Spreadsheet for use with case (9-704-429). Download Only. (Examines the possibility of TIVo being a content distributor). View Details
- May 2022
- Article
Strengthening Digital Infrastructure: A Policy Agenda for Free and Open Source Software
By: Frank Nagle
While there is little debate that digital forces are playing an increasingly crucial role in the economy, there
is limited understanding of the importance of the digital infrastructure that underlies this role. Much of the
discussion around digital infrastructure has... View Details
Nagle, Frank. "Strengthening Digital Infrastructure: A Policy Agenda for Free and Open Source Software." Brookings Series: Reimagining Modern-day Markets and Regulations (May 2022).
- January 2014 (Revised March 2015)
- Technical Note
The Market Power of Platform-Mediated Networks
By: Benjamin Edelman
This note provides criteria to evaluate the power of a platform-mediated network. For a company considering building such a network or an investor considering funding such an effort, this analysis reveals the scope and desirability of the opportunity. Meanwhile, for a... View Details
Keywords: Intermediaries; Platforms; Platform Strategy; Business Model; Agreements and Arrangements; Distribution Channels; Networks; Technology Platform; Telecommunications Industry; Travel Industry; Financial Services Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "The Market Power of Platform-Mediated Networks." Harvard Business School Technical Note 914-029, January 2014. (Revised March 2015.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- January 1991 (Revised March 2010)
- Supplement
Westchester Distributing, Inc. (B)
By: Robert L. Simons and Robert Boxwell
Describes the actions taken by the owner/president to resolve the dilemma. View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Customers; Problems and Challenges; Governance Controls; Compensation and Benefits; Behavior; Distribution Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Robert Boxwell. "Westchester Distributing, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 191-119, January 1991. (Revised March 2010.)
- June 2009
- Case
Plaza, the Logistics Park of Zaragoza
In the year 2000, the Government of the Autonomous Community of Aragón, Spain, made public a project for the development of a large-scale logistics park in the outskirts of the city of Zaragoza. With an area of nearly 13 square kilometers, PLAZA (an acronym for... View Details
Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Geographic Location; Growth and Development Strategy; Infrastructure; Logistics; Supply Chain; Transportation; Distribution Industry; Zaragoza
Watson, Noel H., and Santiago Kraiselburd. "Plaza, the Logistics Park of Zaragoza." Harvard Business School Case 609-113, June 2009.
- January 2005 (Revised April 2005)
- Teaching Note
Stamford International Inc. (TN)
By: David F. Hawkins
Teaching Note to (9-105-042). View Details
Keywords: Distribution Industry
- March 2002
- Teaching Note
Dakota Office Products TN
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Teaching Note for (9-102-021). View Details
Keywords: Distribution Industry
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
Marshall Industries TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Elliot N. Maltz and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-899-239). For book only - not listed on case. View Details
- October 1999
- Case
Dispatch Management Services
By: William A. Sahlman, Michael J. Roberts and Matthew C. Lieb
Keywords: Distribution Industry
Sahlman, William A., Michael J. Roberts, and Matthew C. Lieb. "Dispatch Management Services." Harvard Business School Case 800-017, October 1999.
- February 1991
- Teaching Note
Imperial Distributors, Inc. (B), Teaching Note
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Keywords: Distribution Industry
- October 1980
- Background Note
Note on Wholesale Institutions
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
Keywords: Distribution Industry
Takeuchi, Hirotaka. "Note on Wholesale Institutions." Harvard Business School Background Note 581-011, October 1980.
- January 2016
- Teaching Note
Accor: Strengthening the Brand with Digital Marketing
By: Jill Avery, Chekitan S. Dev and Peter O'Connor
Teaching Note for Accor: Strengthening the Brand with Digital Marketing case View Details
- 2024
- Case
EPCorp: What Story Does the Data Tell?
By: Jacob M. Cook
In EPCorp: What Story Does the Data Tell?, the Quick Case begins with Shivani Bahl researching problems with her company's website so that she can begin to analyze which option would help EPCorp most: selling all its products on Amazon or improving its own data... View Details
Cook, Jacob M. "EPCorp: What Story Does the Data Tell?" Harvard Business Publishing Case, 2024.
- November 2021
- Article
Digital Infrastructure Is More Than Just Broadband: What the U.S. Can Learn from Europe's Open Source Technology policy study
By: Frank Nagle
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Infrastructure; Open Source Distribution; Economic Growth; United States; European Union
Nagle, Frank. "Digital Infrastructure Is More Than Just Broadband: What the U.S. Can Learn from Europe's Open Source Technology policy study." Brookings Series: Reimagining Modern-day Markets and Regulations (November 2021).
- December 2013
- Case
Clique Pens: The Writing Implements Division of U.S. Home
By: Frank V. Cespedes and James Kindley
The Clique Pens Writing Implements division of U.S. Home is a manufacturer of a full line of pens, pencils, markers, and art supplies. Despite solid sales, division president Elise Ferguson has seen gross margins drop from 42% in 2010 to just over 36% in 2012 as a... View Details
Keywords: Production; Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Compensation and Benefits; Sales; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Cespedes, Frank V., and James Kindley. "Clique Pens: The Writing Implements Division of U.S. Home." Harvard Business School Brief Case 914-525, December 2013.