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- 2016
- Working Paper
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...
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Keywords:
Customer Satisfaction;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Learning;
Consumer Behavior;
Service Delivery;
Performance Expectations;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Service Industry
Craig, Nathan, Nicole DeHoratius, and Ananth Raman. "The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand." Working Paper. (Revised January 2016.)
- September 1996 (Revised March 1999)
- Background Note
Sustaining Superior Profits: Customer and Supplier Relationships
Explains relationships between asset specificity, holdup, and vertical integration. In particular, it emphasizes solutions to the holdup problem through vertical integration and contracting.
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McGahan, Anita M. "Sustaining Superior Profits: Customer and Supplier Relationships." Harvard Business School Background Note 797-045, September 1996. (Revised March 1999.)
- Fall 2016
- Article
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...
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Keywords:
Demand and Consumers;
Service Delivery;
Supply Chain;
Order Taking and Fulfillment;
Retail Industry
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.
- 24 Sep 2021
- News
How to Build a Transparent Relationship with Your Suppliers
- November 2022
- Supplement
Why component supplier and not as a OEM
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon. " Why component supplier and not as a OEM." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 723-853, November 2022.
- 08 Oct 2020
- News
An Innovative Way to Prevent Adversarial Supplier Relationships
- winter 2000
- Article
Beyond Market Orientation: When Customers and Suppliers Disagree
By: C. Steinman, R. Deshpande and J. U. Farley
Steinman, C., R. Deshpande, and J. U. Farley. "Beyond Market Orientation: When Customers and Suppliers Disagree." Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 28 (winter 2000): 109–119.
- May 1998
- Teaching Note
RCI Master Distributor: Evolution of Supplier Relationships TN
Teaching Note for (9-595-001).
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Keywords:
Distribution Industry
- July–August 2019
- Article
Coupling Labor Codes of Conduct and Supplier Labor Practices: The Role of Internal Structural Conditions
By: Yanhua Bird, Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel
Exploitive working conditions have spurred companies to pressure their suppliers to adopt labor codes of conduct and to conform their labor practices to the standards set forth in those codes. Yet little is known about whether organizational structures such as codes...
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Keywords:
Organization Theory;
Economic Sociology;
Social Responsibility;
Sustainability;
Auditing;
Process Improvement;
Organizational Structure;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Supply Chain;
Labor;
Working Conditions
Bird, Yanhua, Jodi L. Short, and Michael W. Toffel. "Coupling Labor Codes of Conduct and Supplier Labor Practices: The Role of Internal Structural Conditions." Organization Science 30, no. 4 (July–August 2019): 847–867. (Best Paper Award at ComplianceNet Conference 2019, 2020 Responsible Research in Management Award Finalist.)
- May 1977
- Case
International Business Machines (E): Negotiating with Electronics Components Suppliers
Corey, E. Raymond, and Roger Bennett. "International Business Machines (E): Negotiating with Electronics Components Suppliers." Harvard Business School Case 577-158, May 1977.
- Article
Manage the Suppliers That Could Harm Your Brand: Know When to Avoid, Engage, or Drop Them
By: Jodi L Short and Michael W. Toffel
The pandemic has placed a new spotlight on working conditions in factories that supply global companies. To avert problems, firms often impose codes of conduct on their suppliers and perform audits to assess compliance. Do these measures help identify unethical...
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Keywords:
Auditing;
Agency Cost;
Quality And Safety;
Quality Management System;
Quality Management;
Unions;
Environmental Management;
Globalization;
Goods and Commodities;
Governance;
Labor;
Labor Unions;
Wages;
Working Conditions;
Operations;
Supply Chain;
Safety;
Quality;
China;
Bangladesh;
Asia;
Pakistan
Short, Jodi L., and Michael W. Toffel. "Manage the Suppliers That Could Harm Your Brand: Know When to Avoid, Engage, or Drop Them." Harvard Business Review 99, no. 2 (March–April 2021).
- January 1995
- Article
Long-Term Manufacturer-Supplier Relationships: Do They Pay Off for Supplier Firms?
By: N. Narayandas and Manohar U. Kalwani
Narayandas, N., and Manohar U. Kalwani. "Long-Term Manufacturer-Supplier Relationships: Do They Pay Off for Supplier Firms?" Journal of Marketing 59, no. 1 (January 1995): 1–16.
- November 2022
- Supplement
Why haven't other automotive suppliers taken the same step at this time
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon. "Why haven't other automotive suppliers taken the same step at this time." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 723-852, November 2022.
- May 2013
- Conference Presentation
Which Suppliers Better Adhere to International Labor Standards? Evidence from Codes of Conduct Audits
- Web
Hardware as a Service — Integrating suppliers to lower costs for consumers - Forum for Growth
Integrating suppliers to lower costs for consumers The Forum at HBS Author written by Thomas Bartman, Senior Researcher, Forum for Growth & Innovation Chamath Palihpaitiya recently wrote about a phenomenon he calls HaaS, or Hardware as a...
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- October 2002
- Article
The Role of Social Capital and Gender in Linking Financial Suppliers and Entrepreneurial Firms: A Framework for Future Research.
By: Candida G. Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Patricia G. Greene, Myra M. Hart and Elizabeth Gatewood
Brush, Candida G., Nancy M. Carter, Patricia G. Greene, Myra M. Hart, and Elizabeth Gatewood. "The Role of Social Capital and Gender in Linking Financial Suppliers and Entrepreneurial Firms: A Framework for Future Research." Venture Capital 4, no. 4 (October 2002): 305–323.