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- April 6, 2022
- Article
In Uncertain Times, Big Companies Need to Take Care of Their Suppliers
By: Willy C. Shih
Many large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have long been ruthless with their suppliers, demanding extremely low prices and loading them up with risks. Given that the current turmoil buffeting global supply chains is unlikely to end anytime soon, OEMs should...
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Keywords:
Supplier Relationship;
Supply Chain Management;
Supply Chain;
Relationships;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Auto Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Shih, Willy C. "In Uncertain Times, Big Companies Need to Take Care of Their Suppliers." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (April 6, 2022).
- March 2002 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Metalcraft Supplier Scorecard
By: Susan L. Kulp, V.G. Narayanan and Ronald L. Verkleeren
An automotive components company uses a supplier scorecard to make sourcing decisions and review its supplier performance.
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Keywords:
Supply Chain Management;
Quality;
Performance Evaluation;
Decision Making;
Service Operations;
Motivation and Incentives;
Supply and Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry
Kulp, Susan L., V.G. Narayanan, and Ronald L. Verkleeren. "Metalcraft Supplier Scorecard." Harvard Business School Case 102-047, March 2002. (Revised March 2004.)
- 2011
- Module Note
Suppliers to Dealers: Stakeholders' Management at TVS Motor Company Ltd.
By: Shashank Shah, Shashank Shah and A. Sudir Bhaskar
Shah, Shashank, and A. Sudir Bhaskar. "Suppliers to Dealers: Stakeholders' Management at TVS Motor Company Ltd." 2011.
- October 2021
- Case
Diversifying P&G's Supplier Base (A)
By: Kris Ferreira, Kym Lew Nelson, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Sarah Mehta
In February 2003, P&G hosted two meetings—one with its largest woman- and minority-owned suppliers and one with its largest non-minority-owned suppliers. Attendees in each meeting heard the same message: P&G was keen to grow its commitment to inclusive supply chains,...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Model;
Business Organization;
Family Business;
Joint Ventures;
Demographics;
Diversity;
Ethnicity;
Race;
Ethics;
Fairness;
Ownership;
Supply Chain Management;
Consumer Products Industry;
Service Industry;
United States;
Ohio
Ferreira, Kris, Kym Lew Nelson, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Sarah Mehta. "Diversifying P&G's Supplier Base (A)." Harvard Business School Case 622-008, October 2021.
- 15 Feb 2010
- News
Suppliers of Human Bodies
- May 2002 (Revised April 2004)
- Teaching Note
Metalcraft Supplier Scorecard, TN
By: Susan L. Kulp and V.G. Narayanan
Teaching Note for (9-102-047).
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- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Big Companies Pay Later, Squeezing Their Suppliers
- 11 Jun 2011
- Conference Presentation
Engaging Suppliers to Mitigate Climate Change
Keywords:
Climate Change
Toffel, Michael W. "Engaging Suppliers to Mitigate Climate Change." Paper presented at the Innovation in Operations Conference, June 11, 2011.
- January 1990 (Revised March 1991)
- Case
Monopoly Suppliers and Adoption Costs
Brandenburger, Adam M., and Vijay Krishna. "Monopoly Suppliers and Adoption Costs." Harvard Business School Case 190-111, January 1990. (Revised March 1991.)
- 01 Mar 2021
- News
Manage the Suppliers That Could Harm Your Brand
- October 2021
- Supplement
Diversifying P&G's Supplier Base (B)
By: Kris Ferreira, Kym Lew Nelson, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Sarah Mehta
This (B) case accompanies the (A) case of the same title.
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Model;
Business Organization;
Family Business;
Joint Ventures;
Demographics;
Diversity;
Ethnicity;
Race;
Fairness;
Ownership;
Supply Chain Management;
Consumer Products Industry;
Service Industry;
United States;
Ohio
Ferreira, Kris, Kym Lew Nelson, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Sarah Mehta. "Diversifying P&G's Supplier Base (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 622-029, October 2021.
- February 1988 (Revised June 1988)
- Case
BhS plc: The Supplier Link
Vitale, Michael R. "BhS plc: The Supplier Link." Harvard Business School Case 188-094, February 1988. (Revised June 1988.)
- July 3, 2020
- Article
Delivery Apps Need to Start Treating Suppliers As Partners
By: Scott Duke Kominers and Ian Macomber
Home delivery has shifted from a luxury service aimed at young urban professionals to a core part of many businesses, which is used by almost everyone. That upheaval has strained capacity of many delivery services and changed how they relate to the suppliers that they...
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Keywords:
Service Delivery;
Supply Chain;
Performance Capacity;
Performance Efficiency;
Entrepreneurship
Kominers, Scott Duke, and Ian Macomber. "Delivery Apps Need to Start Treating Suppliers As Partners." Harvard Business Review (website) (July 3, 2020).
- 28 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
While Waiting for Japan’s Recovery, Let’s Enhance Supplier Competitiveness at Home
The devastating Japanese earthquakes sent aftershocks of another kind to the economy: the potential disruption of the flow of goods from Japanese suppliers to US high-tech manufacturers. But the Obama administration and domestic companies...
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by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 12 Sep 2016
- News
What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers
- 12 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers
not, multinational brands have taken up the mantle of responsibility, establishing codes of conduct that their suppliers are—theoretically at least—obligated to adhere to. Often, the brands also monitor their suppliers’ performance with...
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by Michael Blanding
- Web
Suppliers - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Employers Suppliers Policymakers Suppliers Suppliers Suppliers of medical products, technology, and services play vital roles in the value of...
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- October 1994 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
RCI Master Distributor: Evolution of Supplier Relationships
Traces the evolution of RCI as a master distributor from the time it was founded in 1946 until 1994. The second-generation owner of the distribution company faces several challenges unique to the 1990s environment that his father did not face. As Danny Schwartz...
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Keywords:
Marketing Strategy;
Distribution Channels;
Problems and Challenges;
Relationships;
Situation or Environment;
Corporate Strategy;
Distribution Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "RCI Master Distributor: Evolution of Supplier Relationships." Harvard Business School Case 595-001, October 1994. (Revised July 1995.)