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Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Peter Arkle It was their rst day at Harvard and like the rest of his cohort, Edgar Wallner (PMD 22, 1971) will never forget meeting Robert Gaines-Cooper. Frankly, it would have been difficult to miss the Englishman, who... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2023
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The Exchange: Help Wanted

think about the C-suite with four other positions, and the general inventory of social skills across that group. We’re getting a more nuanced and textured profile of how the senior management systems work and what kind of changes are... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Jun 2022
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A Sustainable Solution for Fashion

emissions are produced by the industry, and the amount of textile waste generated each year could fill 20,000 football stadiums, Theuerkauf explains, adding that, “even in 2022, excess inventory is still put in landfills and burned.” To... View Details

Keywords: April White

16 May 2024
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On the Job

inventory was because it was just stuffed in all kinds of closets. So it was an amazing experience, but I probably wouldn’t have done that if HBS hadn’t had funds to support me so that I could earn money. I couldn’t have predicted that... View Details

Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade

01 Feb 1999
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Too Much of a Good Thing?

saturated with outdated, overpriced product. (Ironically, overcapacity can still be found in industries that use innovations such as just-in-time manufacturing techniques, which theoretically should help keep inventories low.) "Excess... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Jan 2004
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D. Ronald Daniel, MBA 1954

graduated from HBS and was finishing a three-and-a-half-year stint as an officer in the U.S. Navy Supply Corps, in charge of a select group that used early models of giant IBM computers to manage inventory for the Navy's airplanes. About... View Details

01 Mar 2018
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Every Trick in the Book

bookstores found ways to stay in business. Then came Amazon. The internet giant got its start as a bookseller, taking its first order in July 1995. Its online-only model meant that Amazon’s inventory was essentially limitless, and its... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Have We Seen the Peak of Just-in-Time Inventory Management?

High Inventory Killing Home Builders; Industry Asks For Help

Why The Success Of Startups Hinges On Who Owns The Inventory

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From Just-In-Time To Just-In-Case: Is Excess And Obsolete Next?

Management Consultants Can Save the World

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We Need Better Carbon Accounting. Here’s How to Get There.

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How Indie Bookstores Fought Their Way Back

In Uncertain Times, Big Companies Need to Take Care of Their Suppliers

The Debate Over Whether Omicron Will Make Inflation Worse

China-based Fuyao Glass Considers Manufacturing in the U.S.

The Imposter Among Us