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

      By: Robert S. Kaplan and Karthik Ramanna
      Any effective system of greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting needs to measure each company’s supply-chain carbon impacts accurately. Such information would provide visibility and incentives for the company to make more climate-friendly product-specification and purchasing...  View Details
      Keywords: Accounting; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; GHG; Carbon Accounting; Environmental Accounting; Environmental Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Supply Chain
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      Kaplan, Robert S., and Karthik Ramanna. "We Need Better Carbon Accounting. Here's How to Get There." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (April 12, 2022).
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      The Store Is Dead—Long Live the Store

      By: David R. Bell, Santiago Gallino and Antonio Moreno
      In this article, we pursue two interconnected themes: the expansion of online-first retailers into offline stores that serve the purpose of “supercharging” customer value, and the transformation of the stores of offline-first retailers from...  View Details
      Keywords: Customer Experience; Inventory Control; Omnichannel Retailing; Online Marketing; Marketing Channels; Trends; Transformation; Digital Marketing; Retail Industry
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      Bell, David R., Santiago Gallino, and Antonio Moreno. "The Store Is Dead—Long Live the Store." MIT Sloan Management Review 59, no. 3 (Spring 2018): 59–66.
      • September 19, 2017
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      After Equifax Breach, Companies Advised to Review Open-Source Software Code

      By: Ben DiPietro and Lou Shipley
      It doesn’t make much sense: At a time when high-powered automated trading systems can execute stock sales in real time, some companies that rely on open-source software to help to run their businesses track their open-source use on spread sheets on paper.
      Lou...  View Details
      Keywords: Software; Open-source; Security Vulnerabilities; Data Privacy; Hack; Applications and Software; Safety; Cybersecurity
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      DiPietro, Ben, and Lou Shipley. "After Equifax Breach, Companies Advised to Review Open-Source Software Code." Wall Street Journal (September 19, 2017).
      • Fall 2016
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      The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand

      By: Nathan Craig, Nicole DeHoratius and Ananth Raman
      To set inventory service levels, suppliers must understand how changes in inventory service level affect demand. We build on prior research, which uses analytical models and laboratory experiments to study the impact of a supplier’s service level on demand from...  View Details
      Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Service Delivery; Supply Chain; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Retail Industry
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      Craig, Nathan, Nicole DeHoratius, and Ananth Raman. "The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 18, no. 4 (Fall 2016): 461–474.
      • October 2014 (Revised June 2015)
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      Quiet Logistics (A)

      By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred
      This two-part case focuses on how to identify and manage strategic uncertainties in an innovative, entrepreneurial start-up company. In the (A) case, students learn about Quiet Logistics, an e-commerce fulfillment company working with high-end apparel retailers such as...  View Details
      Keywords: Strategy Execution; Strategic Uncertainty; Disruptive Change; Managing Growth; Robotics; Disruptive Technology; Managing Start-ups; Management Control Systems; Performance Measurement; Business Growth and Maturation; Disruption; Entrepreneurship; Disruptive Innovation; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; E-commerce; Distribution Industry; Technology Industry; United States
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      Simons, Robert, and Natalie Kindred. "Quiet Logistics (A)." Harvard Business School Case 115-001, October 2014. (Revised June 2015.)
      • October 2014
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      Quiet Logistics (B)

      By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred
      This two-part case focuses on how to identify and manage strategic uncertainties in an innovative, entrepreneurial start-up company. In the (A) case, students learn about Quiet Logistics, an e-commerce fulfillment company working with high-end apparel retailers such as...  View Details
      Keywords: Strategy Execution; Strategic Uncertainties; Managing Growth; Disruptive Change; Robotics; Disruptive Technologies; Managing Start-ups; Management Control Systems; Performance Measurement; Business Growth and Maturation; Disruption; Entrepreneurship; Disruptive Innovation; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; E-commerce; Distribution Industry; Technology Industry; United States
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      Simons, Robert, and Natalie Kindred. "Quiet Logistics (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 115-003, October 2014.
      • August 2014
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      Three Jays Corporation

      By: Paul Marshall and Mark Davis
      Brodie Arens is an MBA student and summer intern at Three Jays Corporation, a jam and jelly manufacturer in Michigan. Brodie's first assignment as an intern is to update the inventory and production planning system. Initially, he begins by updating the Economic Order...  View Details
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      Marshall, Paul, and Mark Davis. "Three Jays Corporation." Harvard Business School Brief Case 915-531, August 2014.
      • November 2012
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      Does Management Really Work?

      By: Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
      HBR's 90th anniversary is a sensible time to revisit a basic question: Are organizations more likely to succeed if they adopt good management practices? The answer may seem obvious to most HBR readers, but these three economists cast their net much wider than that. In...  View Details
      Keywords: Best Practices; Consulting Firms; Corporations; Cost Control; Employee Training; Executive Ability (Management); Executives—training Of; Hospitals—administration; Industrial Management—research; Productivity Incentives; School Management Teams; Work Environment; Management; Research
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      Bloom, Nicholas, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "Does Management Really Work?" Harvard Business Review 90, no. 11 (November 2012).
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      Can Wages Buy Honesty?: The Relationship Between Relative Wages and Employee Theft

      By: C. X. Chen and Tatiana Sandino
      In this study we examine whether, for a sample of retail chains, high levels of employee compensation can deter employee theft, an increasingly common type of fraudulent behavior. Specifically, we examine the extent to which relative wages (i.e., employee wages...  View Details
      Keywords: Risk Management; Behavior; Compensation and Benefits; Societal Protocols
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      Chen, C. X., and Tatiana Sandino. "Can Wages Buy Honesty? The Relationship Between Relative Wages and Employee Theft." Journal of Accounting Research 50, no. 4 (September 2012): 967–1000.
      • 2016
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      The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand

      By: Nathan Craig, Nicole DeHoratius and Ananth Raman
      To set inventory service levels, suppliers must understand how changes in inventory service level affect demand. We build on prior research, which uses analytical models and laboratory experiments to study the impact of a supplier's service level on demand from...  View Details
      Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Forecasting and Prediction; Learning; Consumer Behavior; Service Delivery; Performance Expectations; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Service Industry
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      Craig, Nathan, Nicole DeHoratius, and Ananth Raman. "The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand." Working Paper. (Revised January 2016.)
      • June 2010 (Revised January 2011)
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      Scientific Glass Incorporated: Inventory Management

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright and William Schmidt
      Scientific Glassware is a fast-growing, privately held company that provides specialized glassware for laboratory and research facilities. Excess inventory is tying up extra capital needed to fund the company's expansion plans. The newly hired Manager of Inventory...  View Details
      Keywords: Inventory Control; Inventory Management; Materials Management; Order Processing; Warehousing; Salesforce Management; Logistics; Operations; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Finance; Consumer Products Industry; Technology Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C., and William Schmidt. "Scientific Glass Incorporated: Inventory Management." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-208, June 2010. (Revised January 2011.)
      • June 2010 (Revised January 2011)
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      Scientific Glass Incorporated: Inventory Management (Brief Case)

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright and William Schmidt
      Teaching Note for 4208  View Details
      Keywords: Inventory Control; Inventory Management; Materials Management; Order Processing; Warehousing; Logistics; Supply Chain Management
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      Wheelwright, Steven C., and William Schmidt. "Scientific Glass Incorporated: Inventory Management (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 104-209, June 2010. (Revised January 2011.)
      • June 2010
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      FoldRite Furniture Company: Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Afarin Bellisario
      Demand for folding and stackable chairs and tables at FoldRite Furniture Co. is unexpectedly strong. The company spent the previous two years improving manufacturing quality and efficiency, dropping poor-performing product lines, developing new products that are...  View Details
      Keywords: Manufacturing; Production Capacity; Production Scheduling; Risk Management; Growth Management; Production; Logistics; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Business Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Europe
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      Wheelwright, Steven C., and Afarin Bellisario. "FoldRite Furniture Company: Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-555, June 2010.
      • July 2005 (Revised February 2011)
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      Tanpin Kanri: Retail Practice at Seven-Eleven Japan

      By: Rajiv Lal and Arar Han
      Toshifumi Suzuki, chairman and CEO of Seven and I Holding Co., was widely credited as the mastermind behind Seven-Eleven Japan's spectacular rise. Although Seven-Eleven Japan began as a small licensee of U.S. convenience store chain 7-Eleven, Inc. (then Southland...  View Details
      Keywords: Framework; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Demand and Consumers; Distribution; Logistics; Technology; Retail Industry; Japan
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      Lal, Rajiv, and Arar Han. "Tanpin Kanri: Retail Practice at Seven-Eleven Japan." Harvard Business School Case 506-002, July 2005. (Revised February 2011.)
      • November–December 2000
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      Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing

      By: F.H. Abernathy, J.T. Dunlop, J. Hammond and D. Weil
      Keywords: Assets; Sales
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      Abernathy, F.H., J.T. Dunlop, J. Hammond, and D. Weil. "Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing." Harvard Business Review 78, no. 6 (November–December 2000): 169–176.
      • April 1989
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      Norton Auto Supply

      By: Janice H. Hammond
      Describes a multiechelon distribution system for the distribution of automobile spare parts. An analyst has been hired by the Norton Auto Supply Co. to improve the company's inventory planning and control techniques. Includes demand, cost, weight, and supplier lead...  View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Operations; Distribution Channels; Management Practices and Processes; Management; Strategy; Industrial Products Industry; Auto Industry
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      Hammond, Janice H. "Norton Auto Supply." Harvard Business School Case 689-084, April 1989.
      • February 1989
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      Reorder Point Based Inventory Control Systems

      By: Janice H. Hammond
      Keywords: Logistics; Management
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      Hammond, Janice H. "Reorder Point Based Inventory Control Systems." Harvard Business School Case 689-026, February 1989.
      • April 1987
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      Inland Steel Co. Product Policy, Video 6: Fred Lerner -- Inventory Planning and Control

      By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
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      Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Inland Steel Co. Product Policy, Video 6: Fred Lerner -- Inventory Planning and Control." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 887-544, April 1987.
      • 1980
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      Components of Manufacturing Inventories: A Structural Model of the Production Process

      By: Alan J. Auerbach and Jerry R. Green
      This paper presents a structural model of production and inventory accumulation based on the hypothesis of cost minimization. It differs from previous attempts in several respects. First, it integrates the analysis of input inventories with output inventories, treating...  View Details
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      Auerbach, Alan J., and Jerry R. Green. "Components of Manufacturing Inventories: A Structural Model of the Production Process." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 491, June 1980.
      • June 1977 (Revised September 1992)
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      Sorenson Research Co. (Abridged)

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      Presents the issues facing a high volume, high margin (but lightweight) medical products business. The company is trying to improve its inventory control to reduce inventory investment and improve service. The present multi-site inventory system is described and major...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Earnings; Investment; Volume; Service Delivery; Supply Chain; Performance Improvement; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "Sorenson Research Co. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 677-257, June 1977. (Revised September 1992.)
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