Patagonia: Accidental Success Through a Deliberate Mission
“If I had to be a businessman, I was going to do it on my own terms.” – Yvon Chouinard, Let My People Go Surfing
Submissions
Tesla Motors: Luxuriously Green
Tesla redefined innovation in the slow moving automotive industry with its luxury electric cars and unique operational model.
CCL Industries: A ‘sticky’ business model
Scale, co-location, pre-production and leading edge processes make CCL the best label manufacturer in the world
The New Republic: Effectively aligning business and operating models amidst critics
The shift in strategy at The New Republic has been a highly controversial topic in the media over the last twelve months. Chris Hughes, owner, and CEO, Guy Vidra, have set out to reinvent the 100 year old political journal […]
From Rock to Ring – De Beers’ Diamond Cartel Shifts from Managing Supply to Driving Demand
De Beers, historical leader in the diamond global oligopoly, had to shift from managing supply to stimulating demand in order to continue to win in the last two decades.
JetBlue Mint: Disrupting the Equilibrium for a Low Cost Carrier
JetBlue is the leisure traveler’s airline, offering leather seats and DirectTV at a discount to legacy airlines. But how will their customers react to an expensive premium cabin? Is JetBlue still a low cost carrier?
Stitch Fix: Personalized Retail at Scale
“Stitch Fix is squarely at the intersection of both online and offline (so hot right now) and human and algorithm (even hotter)” – WSJ
How Zara uses supply chain to execute business model
Does HBS have case about Zara? If yes, I can bet it is about supply chain that in alignment with business model makes Zara the undisputed leader in fashion retail industry with over $14.8 billion in annual sales and over $9.4 billion in brand value.
Wayfair – Growing with little inventory
How Wayfair quietly became a $1 billion plus online retailer
Tailoritaly – customized made-in-Italy is now for everyone
Tailoritaly, a recently founded online fashion platform, relies on an existing network of manufacturers and on a JIT production process to offer high-quality, customized made-in-Italy products