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Latest Stories in Operations & Logistics

February 03, 2014
Written
How Companies Can Protect Themselves Against Intellectual Property Risk in Their Supply Chains
Experts on supply chain management and intellectual property outline three ways businesses can safeguard their proprietary information.
Operations & Logistics
September 19, 2013
Written
A Team of Researchers Explores Health Care Delivery in Africa
Can well-managed fleets of vehicles increase health worker productivity?
Operations, Information & Technology, Healthcare, Operations & Logistics
Riders for Health on motorbikes
November 06, 2012
Written
Slavery in Supply Chains
An MBA student urges consumers, NGOs, and companies to end slavery in supply chains of everyday products.
Government & Politics, Social Impact, Operations & Logistics
Exploring Auction Models for Peer-to-Peer Lending
May 29, 2012
Written
Innovation: Using Paralegals for Grassroots Justice
Nonprofit Namati brings legal resources to countries around the world that are short on courts and lawyers.
Social Impact
Unconscious Racial Stereotypes Can Be Reversible
December 13, 2011
Written
Yvon Chouinard: Patagonia’s Secret Is in its Supply Chain
The apparel company founder says they track every step to be sure there are “no unintended consequences of our actions.”
Operations, Information & Technology, Social Impact, Operations & Logistics
Exploring Auction Models for Peer-to-Peer Lending
April 01, 2011
Written
Removing Barriers for Clean Tech Energy Entrepreneurs
A Stanford GSB forum raises ideas to streamline permit processes and global supply chain challenges faced by fledgling clean energy firms.
Climate & Sustainability, Innovation, Operations & Logistics
What the U.S. Can Learn from High School Students in India, China
March 01, 2011
Written
Novartis Executive Describes the Battle Against Malaria in Africa
A program using cell phones to get drugs to rural areas has helped lower deaths from malaria, said Silvio Gabriel in a Stanford GSB talk.
Healthcare, Social Impact
Exploring Auction Models for Peer-to-Peer Lending
May 10, 2010
Written
What Do Your Jeans and Your Car Have in Common?
Speakers at the Socially Responsible Supply Chains Conference highlight what supply chains in a variety of industries are doing to become more socially and environmentally responsible.
Social Impact, Operations & Logistics
May 01, 2010
Written
Paul Auerbach: Supply Chain Lessons from Haiti
The Stanford surgeon who led medical logistics efforts after the quake says “it’s not the time for committee work” yet “teamwork is everything.”
Operations, Information & Technology, Healthcare, Operations & Logistics
Exploring Auction Models for Peer-to-Peer Lending
March 01, 2010
Written
Can Oil Filters Improve Health Care?
Motorcycles can be a key to effective health care for millions of people across Africa.
Healthcare, Social Impact, Operations & Logistics
What the U.S. Can Learn from High School Students in India, China
April 01, 2008
Written
Supply Chain Strategies for Sustainable Companies
Companies can make money being socially responsible and environmentally friendly ways, says Professor Hau Lee. It just takes the Triple-A approach.
Operations, Information & Technology, Operations & Logistics
Unconscious Racial Stereotypes Can Be Reversible
October 01, 2007
Written
Carter Roberts: Environmental Challenges are Profit Opportunities
The World Wildlife Fund CEO says he's focused on corporate sustainability and conservation politics around the world, not just on saving animals.
Leadership
Unconscious Racial Stereotypes Can Be Reversible
August 01, 2007
Written
Strategic Spot Trading Benefits Supply Chains
A study helps show how supply chain managers make better decisions.
Operations, Information & Technology, Operations & Logistics
Exploring Auction Models for Peer-to-Peer Lending
June 01, 2007
Written
Coordinating Price and Quantity Can Help Your Competitive Advantage
A mathematical model aligns quantity and price to produce maximum profits.
Operations, Information & Technology, Management
Unconscious Racial Stereotypes Can Be Reversible
September 13, 2005
Written
When Disaster Strikes, Supply Chain Efforts Can Enhance Relief Work
The one-day “Effective Disruption Management” seminar was aimed at improving the effectiveness of major international disaster efforts.
Operations, Information & Technology, Operations & Logistics
Unconscious Racial Stereotypes Can Be Reversible
June 01, 2005
Written
Caution About a Bioterror Attack on the U.S. Milk Supply
A scholar imagines the worst — and puts together mathematical models to help determine how best to prepare for it.
Operations, Information & Technology, Operations & Logistics
Exploring Auction Models for Peer-to-Peer Lending
May 01, 2005
Written
"Sense and Respond" Tailors Message to Customers
A next-generation business model attempts to pinpoint the right individual with the right message, product, or service.
Marketing, Operations, Information & Technology, Management
Unconscious Racial Stereotypes Can Be Reversible
February 01, 2005
Written
Hau Lee: The Role of Confidence in Successful Supply Chains
How shared information and trust can curb irrational worry and prevent inefficiencies.
Operations, Information & Technology, Operations & Logistics
Exploring Auction Models for Peer-to-Peer Lending
October 01, 2004
Written
Outsourcing Has No Easy Answers, Say Panelists
Most panelists at the Oct. 9 conference say competitiveness is the key weapon against social inequality and unemployment associated with outsourcing.
Economics
Exploring Auction Models for Peer-to-Peer Lending
June 01, 2003
Written
Research: When Is It Smart to Outsource?
A series of new papers suggests that outsourcing manufacturing may stifle innovation, and that a different model might be better.
Operations, Information & Technology, Management, Operations & Logistics
Exploring Auction Models for Peer-to-Peer Lending