Publications

Global Trade Management (GTM) software solutions allow companies to automate import and export processes, provide higher visibility to goods at supplier sites and in-transit materials, address compliance issues, and improve their inventory…

An implicit dichotomy of the corporation exists in legal scholarship. On one side of the dichotomy rests the publicly held corporation suffering from a significant conflict of interest between its managers and dispersed shareholders; on the other…

Political unrest, natural disasters and many other unforeseen events such as product contamination and adulteration, shortages, border closings and strikes by ports, have made firms more aware of the vulnerability of their supply chains, and…

Building a strong supply chain is essential for business success. But when it comes to improving their supply chains, few companies take the right approach. Many businesses work to make their chains faster or more cost effective, assuming that…

To explore this provocative topic in depth, scholars and practitioners gathered at Harvard on March 11–12, 2004 for Misuses of Power: Causes and Corrections, sponsored by the Center for Public Leadership and the…

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Nobody likes performance reviews. Subordinates are terrified they’ll hear nothing but criticism. Bosses, for their part, think their direct reports will respond to even the mildest criticism with stonewalling, anger, or tears. The result?…

In a business environment that requires more responsiveness and focus on the bottom line, supply chain performance management is vital to competitive advantage and sustainable business improvement. SCPM enables companies to identify performance…

Companies that have mastered demand chain excellence are widening their margin of market leadership and shareholder returns. They are using scientific replenishment methodologies that incorporate statistical and operations research techniques to…

This paper explores the impact confidence has on supply chain performance and its related costs. Businesses tend to concentrate on the traditional tangible elements of the supply chain, and fail to recognize the damaging effect that the lack of…

As a result of e-business, many core supply chain concepts and principles have become much more effective. These concepts include information sharing, multi-party collaboration, design for supply chain management, postponement for mass…

Demand-Based Management is critical to an enterprise in managing its supply chain, product development, technology strategy, service support, and organization design. Managing to demand involves carefully selecting marketing instruments and…

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 corporate social responsibility (CSR) function by appraising its financial and in-kind contributions or it…

Supply chain managers face a rapidly evolving and often bewildering array of competing standards, approaches and regulations. They require practical approaches to quantifying greenhouse gas emissions, both for voluntary disclosure and management…