Publications
Publications
- August 2021
- HBS Case Collection
Coats: Supply Chain Challenges
By: Willy C. Shih
Abstract
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 621-115.
Faced with continuing cost pressure, should Coats, the world's largest thread maker, relocate some of its make-to-stock manufacturing to an ultra-low-cost region while leaving make-to-order demand close to customers?
Keywords
Inventory Management; Supply Chain; Inventory; Supply Chain Management; Operations; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Asia
Citation
Shih, Willy C. "Coats: Supply Chain Challenges." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 622-034, August 2021.