We support rigorous research that is immediately applicable to real-world situations related to the choices and challenges faced by today’s global value chain leaders.
Projects may be structured as theoretical or model-based research, empirical research, or detailed field-based studies in any the following themes:
- Electronic commerce
- Global trade dynamics
- Retail supply chains
- Agricultural value chains
- Data-driven decision-making
- Electronic marketplaces
- Omnichannel fulfillment and logistics
- Service value chains
- Product digitization
- Shared value chain strategies
- Social media in the value chain
Driving Business Value through B2B Outsourcing: Improving Business Performance, Trading Partner Satisfaction, and B2B Capabilities
For many years, business process outsourcing (BPO) has been identified as a strategic trend. This study examines the business and technical…
Business Value of Global Trade Management Solutions
Global Trade Management (GTM) software solutions allow companies to automate import and export processes, provide higher visibility to goods at…
Esquel Group: A Vertically Integrated Apparel Manufacturer
Esquel Group is one of the world’s leading producers of premium cotton shirts, and among the most dynamic and progressive global-scale textile and…
Rio Tinto Iron Ore: Challenges of Globalization in the Mining Industry
In 2006, Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) faced a number of challenges. The iron ore business had traditionally been dominated by a few large suppliers,…
The Greening of Wal-Mart’s Supply Chain
In October 2005, in an auditorium filled to capacity, Wal-Mart President and CEO Lee Scott made the company’s first speech to be broadcast to 1.6…
Building Supply Chain Excellence in Emerging Economies
This book will help readers to better manage supply chains in emerging economics. It addresses a host of issues and challenges, from…
Innovators in Supply Chain Security
Political unrest, natural disasters and many other unforeseen events such as product contamination and adulteration, shortages, border closings…
Harrah’s Entertainment Inc.: Real-Time CRM in a Service Supply Chain
With 26 casinos in 13 U.S. states and $4.5 billion in revenue in 2003, Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. was one of the leading brand names in the…
Netafim: Migrating from Products to Solutions
In 2005, Erez Meltzer, the president and CEO of Netafim (the world leading manufacturer of drip irrigation equipment), was wondering whether…
The Triple-A Supply Chain
Building a strong supply chain is essential for business success. But when it comes to improving their supply chains, few companies take the right…
Information Distortion in a Supply Chain: The Bullwhip Effect
(This article originally appeared in Management Science, April 1997, Volume 43, Number 4, pp. 546–558, published by The Institute of…
Manufacturer Benefits from Information Integration with Retail Customers
Information integration efforts between manufacturers and retailers, in the form of information sharing, synchronized replenishment, and…
The Practice of Supply Chain Management: Where Theory and Application Converge
“For over a decade, there has been an increasing interest in the use of supply chain methods to improve performance across the entire business…
Continuous and Sustainable Improvement Through Supply Chain Performance
In a business environment that requires more responsiveness and focus on the bottom line, supply chain performance management is vital to…
Demand Chain Optimization: Pitfalls and Key Principles
Companies that have mastered demand chain excellence are widening their margin of market leadership and shareholder returns. They are using…
Supply Chain Confidence
This paper explores the impact confidence has on supply chain performance and its related costs. Businesses tend to concentrate on the traditional…
E-Business and Supply Chain Integration
As a result of e-business, many core supply chain concepts and principles have become much more effective. These concepts include information…
Ultimate Enterprise Value Creation Using Demand Based Management
Demand-Based Management is critical to an enterprise in managing its supply chain, product development, technology strategy, service support, and…
Measuring the Impact of Social Programs: A Review of Best Practices
When a company seeks to evaluate its impact on society, there are two lenses that can be used: the company can consider the impact of its…
Quantifying and Managing Supply Chain Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Supply chain managers face a rapidly evolving and often bewildering array of competing standards, approaches and regulations. They require…
Survival of the Smartest: Managing Information for Rapid Action and World-Class Performance
Drawing on the innovative concept of Organizational IQ and a study of companies in seventeen countries, Survival of the Smartest charts a course…
Quantitative Analysis for Management
This text may be used in a required or elective quantitative analysis course at the Junior level or first year MBA. It also may be used for an…
Carrots or Sticks? Improving Social and Environmental Compliance at Suppliers Through Penalties and Incentives
Forthcoming in Production and Operations Management.
This paper explores the relationship between supplier penalties and…