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  • January 2014
  • Case

Boeing 787 Manufacturing Footprint

By: Willy Shih
This case looks at the outsourcing strategy for major subsystems of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, and the risks and production consequences of letting go of core technology. It is intended to be used as a (B) case for 612-036 Boeing 737 Manufacturing Footprint: The Wichita... View Details
Keywords: Outsourcing; Outsourced Production; Boeing 787; Manufacturing Footprint; Systems Integration; Production; Supply Chain Management; Aerospace Industry; United States
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  • 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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  • January 2018
  • Supplement

Fuyao Glass: Making Automotive Windshields

By: Willy C. Shih
This supplementary video shows the manufacturing process for automotive windshields. It is intended for use with HBS Case no. 618-007 Fuyao Glass: Americas Sourcing Decision. View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Footprint; Production Management; Production; Management; Auto Industry; China; United States
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  • August 2017 (Revised September 2022)
  • Case

Fuyao Glass America: Sourcing Decision

By: Willy Shih
In today's global economy, what are the factors that go into production location choice? This case is set in the world's second largest automotive glass producer as it expands from China into the United States. To meet a very aggressive cost target, management is faced... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chains; Globalization Of Supply Chain; Manufacturing Footprint; Manufacturing; Manufacturing Strategy; Global Strategy; Supply Chain; Globalization; Supply Chain Management; Production; Logistics; Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; China
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  • January 2013
  • Case

Austal, Ltd. (A)

By: Willy C. Shih, Margaret Pierson and Dawn H. Lau
Austal, Ltd. was an Australian builder of high-speed passenger ferries. It had translated that expertise into a foothold in the defense market on the US Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program with an Alabama assembly facility. In January 2009 it had just completed... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Global Markets; Economic Downturn; Design And Manufacturing; Preservation Of Capabilities; Shipbuilding; Global Footprint; Military Contracts; Geographic Location; Global Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Ship Transportation; Transportation Industry; Australia; United States; Alabama; Philippines
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  • July 2022 (Revised September 2022)
  • Case

Birla Carbon Egypt: Building Soft Power in a Foreign Country

By: Jeremy Friedman and Malini Sen
Birla Carbon, a flagship business of the nearly $60-billion global conglomerate and India-headquartered Aditya Birla Group (ABG), is one of the world's top manufacturers and suppliers of high-quality carbon black. The largest among its 16 manufacturing plants is Birla... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Family Business; Disruption; Transformation; Diversity; Trade; Energy; Values and Beliefs; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Government and Politics; Private Ownership; Civil Society or Community; Risk and Uncertainty; Value Creation; Industrial Products Industry; Rubber Industry; Egypt; Africa; India; Asia; Atlanta; United States
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  • 2016
  • Book

Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health: A Case-Based Approach to Sustainable Business

By: John A. Quelch
The public health footprint associated with corporate behavior has come under increased scrutiny in the last decade, with an increased expectation that private profit not come at the expense of consumer welfare.

Consumers, Corporations, and Public... View Details
Keywords: Consumer; Corporate Culture; Public Health; Consumer Behavior; Marketing Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Health; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Supply Chain Management; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Asia; Oceania; North and Central America; Middle East; Latin America; Europe
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Managing sustainability in supply chains

By: Michael W. Toffel
I am examining codes of conduct, management process standards, and government voluntary programs that address environmental and labor issues, seeking to understand what enables some of these programs to actually deliver on their promise of distinguishing organizations... View Details
Keywords: Environment; Environmental Performance; Environmental Regulation; Environmental Strategy; Regulation; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; California
  • 09 Aug 2011
  • First Look

First Look: August 9

global scale. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/711492-PDF-ENG Carbon Footprints: Methods and Calculations Michael W. Toffel and Stephanie van SiceHarvard Business School Note 611-075 Describes methods to calculate the carbon View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Jun 2022
  • Book

The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose

How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • 19 Oct 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?

such huge growth. They need a lot of people for their distribution centers. We’ve seen, for example, Walmart raise their minimum wage; we’ve seen Amazon raising their minimum wage. Manufacturing wages have jumped significantly. "Here it... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Retail
  • 08 Dec 2014
  • Research & Ideas

A Manager’s Guide to International Strategy

coffee drink sold from a vending machine. Where do we compete? "What should a company's global footprint look like? How should it allocate resources across countries?" Collis asks. In the eternal battle between Coke and Pepsi, should... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 05 Jun 2013
  • Op-Ed

Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change

Green initiatives are ubiquitous these days, implemented with zeal at companies like Dupont, IBM, Walmart, and Walt Disney. The programs being rolled out—lighting retrofits, zero-waste factories, and carpool incentives—save money and provide a green glow. Most large... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler
  • 24 Apr 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Managing Alignment as a Process

reviews—with the strategy. Case Study: Sport-Man Inc. We illustrate many of the alignment issues with a disguised case study, Sport-Man Inc. (SMI). The company founded in 1925 to manufacture and market men's work boots. Its early success... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Retail
  • 17 Nov 2020
  • In Practice

How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other

stronger demand for home goods and furnishings. Many retailers may be wary about excess inventory and will pare back their ordering. The COVID-19 pandemic is also adversely affecting the supply chains of manufacturers who provide goods to... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail
  • 29 Mar 2016
  • First Look

March 29, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50648 2016 New York: Oxford University Press Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health: A Case-Based Approach to Sustainable Business By: Quelch, John A. Abstract—The public health footprint... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Dec 2010
  • Research & Ideas

New Dean Sets Five Priorities for HBS

Nohria explained his belief that people's life stories deeply influence the way they conduct themselves as leaders. In his own case, he described the profound effect his father, the CEO of a large electrical equipment manufacturing... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education
  • 26 Apr 2011
  • Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

pleased environmentally-conscious consumers today and ensured a wood supply tomorrow. WalMart's efforts to disclose the carbon footprints of all suppliers could have an even bigger impact, reaching as far as View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities
  • 07 Mar 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 7

humble beginnings as a local Chinese dairy company, the Inner Mongolia Yili Group has become one of the largest dairy companies in the world. To achieve this, Yili has aggressively expanded its footprint overseas including building the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 May 2016
  • First Look

May 10, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51028 Harvard Business School Case 316-002 N12 Technologies: Building an Organization and Building a Business N12 Technologies was a startup founded in 2010 that employed nanotechnology to View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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