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Latest Stories in Operations & Logistics

Idea Stories Opensearch
May 27, 2025
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Designing AI That Keeps Human Decision-Makers in Mind

A complementary approach to AI aims to build tools that encourage collaboration rather than bypass human input.
Technology & AI
February 11, 2025
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How to Turn Old Ideas Into Creative Solutions to Modern Problems

Don’t reinvent the wheel — rediscover it.
Innovation
December 05, 2024
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9 Stories About AI for Your Holiday Reading List

You can’t spell “holidays” without AI.
Technology & AI
June 27, 2024
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How the Apparel Industry Could Refashion Itself with Sustainability in Mind

From disposable styles to fossil-fueled fabrics, our clothes are ready for a makeover.
Climate & Sustainability
May 01, 2024
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A/B Testing Gets an Upgrade for the Digital Age

GSB researchers are pioneering experimentation methods to keep up with technology and help solve real-world challenges.
Technology & AI
May 01, 2024
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Experiments Inspired by Slot Machines Promise Bigger Research Payoffs

“Multi-armed bandits” can reduce some of the uncertainty and inefficiency of A/B testing.
Technology & AI
July 18, 2022
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Replacing the “Take-Make-Waste” Model with Sustainable Supply Chains

The switch to a circular economy could protect the environment while helping companies generate more value.
Climate & Sustainability
Illustration of the world, as viewed from a green lens that is surrounded by symbols of industry; oil rigs, factories, power lines, and trees and leaves. Illustration by Cory Hall
October 19, 2021
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Restore — Don’t Reshore — Supply Chains

Bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. may be an overreaction.
Operations & Logistics
a crane intersecting with a more detailed, colored illustration of a crane. Credit: Daniel Liévano
October 19, 2021
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Respond. Reflect. Rethink.

Nearly two years into the global pandemic, Stanford GSB faculty are helping us understand what’s changed and what’s ahead.
Innovation
various intersecting graphics: a satellite, a computer chip, a rocket ship and medical needle, a crane, and small detailed diagrams. Daniel Liévano
September 22, 2021
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Sustainable Supply Chains Helped Companies Endure the Pandemic

A survey of more than 350 firms finds that resilience is an important byproduct of sustainability.
Operations & Logistics
A group of businesspeople stand together looking up at a dangling carrot. Credit: iStock/DNY59, Tricia Seibold
June 28, 2021
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Making Supply Chains Deliver More Than Just Faster, Cheaper Products

Hau Lee envisions a system that benefits buyers, consumers, workers, and the environment.
Operations & Logistics
Ship Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, is seen after it was fully floated in Suez Canal, Egypt March 29, 2021. Photo by Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
November 06, 2020
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The Costs and Benefits of Supply Chain Transparency

Should firms be required to disclose the negative social impacts of their suppliers? A new study investigates that question from the perspective of investors.
Operations & Logistics
A photo-illustration of a microscope with a brown cardboard box on its stage. Credit: Alvaro Dominguez
May 28, 2020
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How to Keep Supply Chains Reliable When the World’s Upended

COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of global supply chains. Maybe it’s time to rethink government’s role.
Operations & Logistics
An employee works to make ventilators at the General Motors Components Holding Plant that is manufacturing ventilators for use during the coronavirus disease outbreak. Credit: Reuters/Chris Bergin
April 21, 2020
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Patagonia CEO: A Force for Environmental Change

Rose Marcario is working to push the business world to stop prioritizing short-term gain over long-term environmental impact.
Leadership & Management
Close up shot of Rose Marcario sitting and turned toward the camera, smiling and holding up her hands. Credit: Stacy Geiken
March 05, 2020
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Fasten Your Seatbelts: Turbulence Ahead for Global Supply Chains

Faced with a mushrooming coronavirus outbreak and ongoing trade wars, global manufacturers need to focus on “operational hedging,” a Stanford expert says.
Operations & Logistics
A worker wearing a face mask is seen at a plant in Beijing as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Credit: REUTERS/Thomas Peter
February 11, 2020
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Everlane Takes On Fashion’s Plastic Problem

Founder and CEO Michael Preysman discusses the challenges of building a retail company based on sustainability and “radical transparency.”
Climate & Sustainability
A rack of brightly colored coats. Credit: iStock/stock_colors
August 09, 2018
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Car 3.0? A Robot With Wheels

Nio U.S. CEO explains that cars of the future will be built on software.
Innovation
Sketch of possible future car. Credit: Tricia Seibold (with iStock/maxiphoto)
May 08, 2018
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The Future of Food

These seven technologies are making farms smarter.
Innovation
Farmers work in their vegetable field. | Reuters/Chaiwat Subprasom
August 07, 2017
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Why Hospital ER Wait Times Are Often Wrong

Research shows how to improve a system that doesn’t work.
Healthcare
A hospital waiting room
July 06, 2017
Written

The Internet of Changing Things

How the spread of computerized gizmos is shifting business models big and small.
Innovation
Internet of Things. | iStock/macrovector
October 31, 2016
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How Big Brands Can Cultivate Ethical Suppliers

To ensure that contract manufacturers act responsibly, employ a mix of strategies — and don’t skimp.
Operations & Logistics
A worker carries a stack of clothes in a garment factory | Reuters/Andrew Biraj
August 10, 2016
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How to Improve Working Conditions in the Developing World

A major sporting goods manufacturer found a surprising way to improve workers’ lives while maximizing productivity.
Operations & Logistics
Labourers work at a large garment factory | Reuters/Kham
August 01, 2016
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A Way to Fix the “One Bad Apple” Dilemma in Untraceable Supply Chains

Regulating quality standards for “untraceable goods” benefits consumers and producers alike.
Operations & Logistics
Farmers husk corn at a farm village in China. | Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon
May 26, 2015
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Paul Auerbach: Lessons from the Disaster Zone

A Stanford doctor who’s worked in Nepal and Haiti explains what leaders should know before the next natural disaster strikes.
Healthcare
An earthquake in Nepal in April injured more than 19,000 people. | Courtesy Paul Auerbach