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Speed Kills: Supply Chain Lessons from the War in Iraq
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleThe battle plan for Operation Iraqi Freedom called for a rapid, responsive force capable of identifying and removing threats immediately. Commercial supply... -
We're in This Together
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleWhen managers from Wendy's International and Tyson Foods got together in 2003 to craft a supply chain partnership, each side had misgivings. There were... -
Talent Management for the Twenty-First Century
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMost firms have no formal programs for anticipating and fulfilling talent needs, relying on an increasingly expensive pool of outside candidates that... -
Go Downstream: The New Profit Imperative in Manufacturing
Business models Magazine ArticleNow that providing services is more lucrative than making products, the old foundations for success in manufacturing are crumbling. Smart manufacturers are creating new business models to capture profits at the customer’s end of the value chain. -
Beyond Offshoring: Assess Your Company’s Global Potential
Globalization Magazine ArticleHow global an industry becomes depends on the interaction of production, regulatory, and organizational factors. Companies that read the landscape correctly will capture dramatic revenue growth. -
The State of Globalization in 2022
Globalization Digital ArticleIts collapse has been vastly overstated, according to an analysis of international flows of trade, capital, information, and people. -
New Business with the New Military
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleA $200 billion market has appeared on your business horizon, but you may not have noticed it. It's the new U.S. military. Virtually all aspects of the... -
It May Be Cheaper to Manufacture at Home
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleConventional financial tools can lead to supply chain mistakes. Most managers use the discounted cash flow (DCF) model to help them make decisions such... -
Boss, I Think Someone Stole Our Customer Data
Crisis management Magazine ArticleFlayton Electronics learns that the security of its customer data has been compromised—and faces tough decisions about what to do next. -
Firing Up the Front Line
Developing employees Magazine ArticleFor the many organizations that depend on their rank and file to move the goods and delight the customers, motivation is an ongoing battle. The key to victory may be held by the Marines, who use five unique practices to spark extraordinary energy and commitment. Businesses can, too. -
It’s Time to Rethink Your Global Logistics
Supply chain management Digital ArticleThe pandemic has overloaded companies’ usual shipping networks. -
Europe's Solution Factories
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleManufacturers in developed countries can no longer rely on lean management practices to stay profitable. They face increasing competition from plants... -
The New Tools of Trade
Labor Magazine ArticleToday, most multinationals have a conspicuous social conscience. They publicize their internal codes of conduct, monitor labor conditions in their global supply chains, and require suppliers to meet basic labor practice standards. But despite efforts to be better global citizens, companies by themselves are unable to eliminate abuses in their supply chains. In fact, so […] -
Building Deep Supplier Relationships
Analytics and data science Magazine ArticleTwo Japanese automakers have had stunning success building relationships with North American suppliers—often the same companies that have had contentious dealings with Detroit’s Big Three. What are Toyota and Honda doing right? -
Your Company’s Next Leader on Climate Is…the CFO
Sustainable business practices Big IdeaChanges in tools, teams, regulations, and markets are putting sustainability in the hands of the finance department. -
Suppliers—Manage Your Customers
Supply chain management Magazine ArticleEarly in 1984, the top executives of an East Coast hardware chain made a momentous decision. Without consulting the company’s suppliers, they decided to phase out its fleet of trucks and its network of warehouses. Maintaining this distribution system was costing the company about 5% of annual sales, and the executives believed the company was […] -
Aligning Incentives in Supply Chains
Costing Magazine ArticleA supply chain stays tight only if every company on it has reasons to pull in the same direction. -
Triple-A Supply Chain
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleBuilding a strong supply chain is essential for business success. But when it comes to improving their supply chains, few companies take the right approach.... -
Biogen Unchained
Marketing Magazine ArticleWhen the biotech pioneer had to get a blockbuster drug to market fast, it didn’t lock itself into a rigid supply chain. It joined with partners to become a virtual manufacturer. -
Finding Your Strategy in the New Landscape
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleThe 2008 crash hit cross-border business hard. The value of international trade was projected to decline by as much as 9% in 2009. Foreign direct investment...
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AI Has a Revolutionary Ability to Parse Details. What Does That Mean for Business?
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleA look at how the technology is transforming strategy, talent management, leadership roles, and supply chain management. -
Disclosing Downstream Emissions
Environmental sustainability Magazine ArticleWhen are companies accountable for customers’ use of their products? -
How Machine Learning Will Transform Supply Chain Management
Supply chain management Magazine ArticleIt does a better job of using data and forecasts to make decisions. -
Building a Supplier Diversity Program? Learn from the U.S. Government.
Supply chain management ResearchTime-tested practices of the federal government can help companies develop more inclusive supply chains. -
2023: A Strange, Tumultuous Year in Sustainability
Business and society Digital ArticleA look at three major trends — and the forces pushing against them. -
How Global Companies Use AI to Prevent Supply Chain Disruptions
Supply chain management ResearchLessons from Walmart, Tyson Foods, Koch Industries, Maersk, Siemens, and Unilever. -
Case Study: How Should We Diversify Our Supply Chain?
Supply chain management Magazine ArticleA Chinese appliance maker considers expanding production to Mexico. -
How Kenvue De-Risked Its Supply Chain
Operations strategy Digital ArticleThree capabilities the consumer health company invested in after demand surged during the pandemic. -
The Next Supply-Chain Challenge Isn’t a Shortage — It’s Inventory Glut
Operations and supply chain management Digital ArticleStrategies for reducing excess inventory, stemming the rate of inventory change, and preventing the situation from happening in the future. -
Using Technology to Improve Supply-Chain Resilience
Supply chain management Digital ArticleCompanies need to do more than simply invest in building effective supply chains — they need to place an equal priority on maintaining them. -
How Tony’s Chocolonely Created a Purpose-Driven (and Profitable) Supply Chain
Human rights Digital ArticleA case study of the popular Dutch chocolate company. - SPONSORED CONTENT FROM Flexe
Forecasting in Flux: Navigating Uncertainty through Strategic Supply Chain Flexibility
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Rethinking Supply Chains for Greater Efficiency, Resiliency, and Sustainability
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How Tracking ESG Metrics Can Help Reduce Costs and Build Supply-Chain Resilience
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How to Build Supply Chain Resilience Without Sacrificing ESG Goals or Inflating Costs
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A Resilient Supply Chain Built for Competitive Advantage
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Marico’s Chairman on Innovating Across Every Part of the Business
Innovation Magazine ArticleThe company’s success grew out of changes in everything from packaging and production to advertising and hiring. -
Crate & Barrel Holdings CEO Janet Hayes on Navigating Turbulent Times for Retail
Business and society Digital ArticleConsumers’ tastes are changing fast, but one things remains: they value quality, value, and inspiration in their products. -
How Smaller Companies Can Bring Manufacturing Closer to Home
Operations strategy Digital ArticleThe “production as a service” model enables firms to contract with independent factory operators on an as-needed basis.
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Dakota Industrial Co. Ltd: Sustainable Garment Manufacturing in a Fast-Fashion World
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details This case explains how Dakota, a medium-sized garment maker headquartered in Hong Kong, built its sustainability program while serving a US$3 trillion... -
Rwanda Trading Company: Facing a Cash Flow Crisis
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case is about a for-profit social enterprise in Rwanda named the Rwanda Trading Company (RTC) which purchases coffee beans from coffee growers in... -
Polyface: The Farm of Many Faces
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details This case explores a method of value creation through exploiting synergies that exist in an environment where there is diversity. The context of the case... -
Supply Chain Optimization at Madurai Aavin Milk Dairy
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The Madurai District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Ltd. also known as Madurai Aavin Milk Dairy (MAMD) has been one of the largest dairies in the southern... -
Sky Deutschland (A): Driving Customer Loyalty Through Supply Chain Execution
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Sky Germany is the leading pay TV provider in Germany and Austria. In 2010, the company was losing money and facing a lot of operational challenges such... -
Internet-Enabled Collaborative Store Ordering: Veropoulos Spar Retailer (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details In 2001 Veropoulos Spar, a 770 million Euro retailer in Greece and the Balkan region, intiated the implementation of a new Internet enabled collaborative... -
Better Place: The Electric Vehicle Renaissance
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the innovative business model of Better Place Inc., an electric vehicle company. The key challenges in operating the business model... -
Barry Callebaut (B): To Follow the Chair?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case IN1598 This case puts participants in the shoes of the directors of Barry Callebaut (BC), a cocoa-sourcing and chocolate manufacturing... -
Evans Food
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In April 2014, Hector Guerra (GMP 16) was discussing his company's dilemma with his living group of the General Management Program (GMP) at the Harvard... -
Wilmar International Limited - Managing Multiple Stakeholders in a Global Palm Oil Agribusiness Group
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Established in 1991, Wilmar grew rapidly to become one of the largest palm oil companies in Southeast Asia, with revenue and net profits of US$23.9 billion... -
Pepperfry.com: Turning The Tables on Disruption
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The case discusses how Pepperfry, India's largest online furniture retailer, disrupted the furniture and home decor market while overcoming the challenges... -
McDonald's Corp.: Managing a Sustainable Supply Chain
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details McDonald's seeks to learn from a successful response to Greenpeace's Amazon deforestation campaign in order to make its supply chain more socially and... -
Supply Chain Management
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details This note on supply chain management provides background for the seven class supply chain module in the Technology & Operations Management required curriculum... -
The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (D)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This supplements the (A) case by summarizing key developments in the Bangladesh ready-made garment industry after the fire at Tazreen Fashions factory,... -
The Future of Same-Day Delivery: Same as the Past?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In 2012 several retailers, including Amazon and Walmart, experimented with same-day delivery. Home delivery of pizzas had been a very successful model... -
Designing and Optimizing a Supply Chain: Keeping Drivers Safe in the Winter
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Supply chain management impacts the delivery of both products and services for public and private sectors. Road salt for winterization illustrates the... -
Constructing an e-Supply Chain at Eastman Chemical Co.
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Craig Knight, Asia Pacific digital business and customer services manager of Eastman Chemical Co., was given a mandate to sell Eastman's philosophy for... -
Cradle-to-Cradle Design at Herman Miller: Moving Toward Environmental Sustainability
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Herman Miller, an office furniture supplier, decided to implement the cradle-to-cradle (C2C) design protocol during the design of its mid-level office... -
Roger Caracappa: Package Deals for the Estee Lauder Companies
Communication Case Study11.95View Details Roger Caracappa must negotiate a cost-saving, innovative proposal from a potential French supplier that could displace the otherwise satisfactory, long-time...
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Dakota Industrial Co. Ltd: Sustainable Garment Manufacturing in a Fast-Fashion World
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details This case explains how Dakota, a medium-sized garment maker headquartered in Hong Kong, built its sustainability program while serving a US$3 trillion... -
Speed Kills: Supply Chain Lessons from the War in Iraq
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleThe battle plan for Operation Iraqi Freedom called for a rapid, responsive force capable of identifying and removing threats immediately. Commercial supply... -
We're in This Together
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleWhen managers from Wendy's International and Tyson Foods got together in 2003 to craft a supply chain partnership, each side had misgivings. There were... -
Talent Management for the Twenty-First Century
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMost firms have no formal programs for anticipating and fulfilling talent needs, relying on an increasingly expensive pool of outside candidates that... -
Go Downstream: The New Profit Imperative in Manufacturing
Business models Magazine ArticleNow that providing services is more lucrative than making products, the old foundations for success in manufacturing are crumbling. Smart manufacturers are creating new business models to capture profits at the customer’s end of the value chain. -
Rwanda Trading Company: Facing a Cash Flow Crisis
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case is about a for-profit social enterprise in Rwanda named the Rwanda Trading Company (RTC) which purchases coffee beans from coffee growers in... -
Beyond Offshoring: Assess Your Company’s Global Potential
Globalization Magazine ArticleHow global an industry becomes depends on the interaction of production, regulatory, and organizational factors. Companies that read the landscape correctly will capture dramatic revenue growth. -
Polyface: The Farm of Many Faces
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details This case explores a method of value creation through exploiting synergies that exist in an environment where there is diversity. The context of the case... -
The State of Globalization in 2022
Globalization Digital ArticleIts collapse has been vastly overstated, according to an analysis of international flows of trade, capital, information, and people.