Publications by the Value Chain Innovation Initiative

Research authored by Stanford GSB faculty and VCII staff on concepts and theories in value chain innovation.

Journal Articles

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Designing the Right Global Supply Chain Network

Morris A. Cohen, Hau L. Lee
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management January2020 Vol. 22 Issue 1

Designing Contracts and Sourcing Channels to Create Shared Value

Joann de Zegher, Dan A. Iancu, Hau L. Lee
Manufacturing and Service Operations Management June2019 Vol. 21 Issue 2

Big Data and the Innovation Cycle

Hau L. Lee
Production and Operations Management September2018 Vol. 27 Issue 9

OM Forum — Benchmarking Global Production Sourcing Decisions: Where and Why Firms Offshore and Reshore

Morris Cohen, Shiliang Cui, Ricardo Ernst, Arnd Huchzermeier, Panos Kouvelis, Hau L. Lee, Hirofumi Matsuo, Marc Steuber, Andy Tsay
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management May2018 Vol. 20 Issue 3

Randomized Markdowns and Online Monitoring

Ken Moon, Kostas Bimpikis, Haim Mendelson
Management Science March2018 Vol. 64 Issue 3

Socially and Environmentally Responsible Value Chain Innovations: New Operations Management Research Opportunities

Hau L. Lee, Christopher S. Tang
Management Science March2018 Vol. 64 Issue 3

Sourcing Under Supplier Responsibility Risk: The Effects of Certification, Audit, and Contingency Payment

Li Chen, Hau L. Lee
Management Science September2017 Vol. 63 Issue 9

Incentive Alignment and Coordination of Project Supply Chains

Shi Chen, Hau L. Lee
Management Science April2017 Vol. 63 Issue 4

Using Value Chains to Enhance Innovation

Hau L. Lee, Glen Schmidt
Production & Operations Management April2017 Vol. 26 Issue 4

Supply Chain Coordination with Multiple Shipments: The Optimal Inventory Subsidizing Contracts

Hau L. Lee, Sri Chen, Kamran Moinzadeh
Operations Research September2016 Vol. 64 Issue 6

Responsible Sourcing in Supply Chains

Ruixue Guo, Hau L. Lee, Robert Swinney
Management Science September2016 Vol. 62 Issue 9

Systematic Motorcycle Management and Health Care Delivery: A Field Trial

Kala Mehta, Francois Rerolle, Sonali V. Rammohan, Davis C. Albohm, George Muwowo, Heidi Moseson, Lesley Sept, Hau L. Lee, Eran Bendavid
American Journal of Public Health November2015

Carrots or Sticks? Improving Social and Environmental Compliance at Suppliers Through Incentives and Penalties

Angharad H. Porteous, Sonali V. Rammohan, Hau L. Lee
Production and Operations Management September2015 Vol. 24 Issue 9

Using Fairness Models to Improve Equity in Health Delivery Fleet Management

Jessica H. McCoy, Hau L. Lee
Production and Operations Management June2014 Vol. 23 Issue 6

Incentivizing Sustainability in Your Chinese Supply Chain

Hau L. Lee, Erica Plambeck, P. Yatsko
The European Business Review May2012

Information Transmission and the Bullwhip Effect: An Empirical Investigation

Robert Bray, Haim Mendelson
Management Science March2012 Vol. 58

Delegation vs. Control of Component Procurement Under Asymmetric Cost Information and Price-Only Contracts

Enis Kayis, Feryal Erhun, Erica Plambeck
Manufacturing and Service Operations Management 2012 Vol. 15 Issue 1

Improving Environmental Performance in Your Chinese Supply Chain

Erica Plambeck, Hau L. Lee, Pamela Yatsko
MIT Sloan Management Review December2011 Vol. 53 Issue 2

The Greening of WalMart’s Supply Chain… Revisited

Erica Plambeck, Lyn Denend
Supply Chain Management Review September2011 Vol. 15 Issue 5

Information Goods vs. Industrial Goods: Cost Structure and Competition

Haim Mendelson, Roy Jones
Management Science 2011 Vol. 57

Service Provider Competition: Delay - Cost Structure, Segmentation and Cost Advantage

Haim Mendelson, Maxim Afanasyev
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 2010 Vol. 12

Effects of E-Waste Regulation on New Product Introduction

Erica Plambeck, Qiong Wang
Management Science March2009 Vol. 55 Issue 3

Information Sharing and Order Variability Control Under a Generalized Demand Model

Li Chen, Hau L. Lee
Management Science February2009 Vol. 55 Issue 5

Multiple Sourcing and Procurement Process Selection with Bidding Events

Tunay I. Tunca, Qiong Wu
Management Science February2009 Vol. 55 Issue 5

White Papers & Other Publications

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How to Turn a Supply Chain Platform into an Innovation Engine

Kasra Ferdows, Hau L. Lee, Xiande Zhao
July2022 Vol. 100 Issue 4

Leveraging Blockchain for Value Chain Innovation

Hau L. Lee, Haim Mendelson, Barchi Gillai
May2019

Supply Chain’s New Role in Protecting IP

Barchi Peleg-Gillai, Sonali Rammohan, Hau L. Lee
January2015

Transforming Access and Delivery of Essential Medicines

Lesley Sept, Sonali Rammohan
2015

Maturity in Responsible Supply Chain Management

Angharad H. Porteous, Sonali V. Rammohan, Shoshanah Cohen, Hau L. Lee
December2014

Similarities in Managing Supply Chain Sustainability and Intellectual Property

Hau L. Lee, Barchi Gillai, Sonali V. Rammohan
March2014

Nike's Strategy to Improve Conditions in its Global Supply Chain – A Case Study

Angharad Porteous, Sonali Rammohan
November2013

Responsible Supply Chain Practices and Performance

Barchi Gillai, Angharad H. Porteous, Sonali V. Rammohan, Hau L. Lee
November2013

B2B Integration: Business Value and Adoption Trends

Barchi Gillai, Tao Yu
June2013

B2B Managed Services: Business Value and Adoption Trends

Barchi Gillai, Tao Yu
March2013

Innovative Logistics in Extreme Conditions: The Case of Health Care Delivery in Gambia

Hau L. Lee, Sonali Rammohan, Lesley Sept
Springer November2012

The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

Barchi Gillai
June2012

The Ghana Shea Value Chain Reinforcement Initiative

Sonali Rammohan
December2010

Don’t Tweak Your Supply Chain — Rethink it End to End

Hau L. Lee
October2010

Fueling Growth

Sonali Rammohan
June2010

Toward a More Responsible Supply Chain: The HP Story

Sonali Rammohan
July2009

The Whose, Where and How of Inventory Control Design

Hau L. Lee, Seungjin Whang
December2008

Business Benefits to HP Suppliers from Responsible Practices in China

Sonali Rammohan
December2008

Trends in Organic, Transitional and Sustainable Cotton

Diana Rothchild, Bilal Musharraf, Samuel Lu, Ning Sung
May2008 Vol. 4

Eco-Design Value Alignment: Keys to Success

Razvan Gheorghe, Kosuke Ishii
November2007 Vol. 15

Driving Business Value through B2B Outsourcing: Improving Business Performance, Trading Partner Satisfaction, and B2B Capabilities

Barchi Gillai, Tongil Kim
October2007

Business Value of Global Trade Management Solutions

Barchi Gillai, Anne-Caroline Vorburger
March2007

Innovators in Supply Chain Security

Barchi Peleg-Gillai, Gauri Bhat, Lesley Sept
July2006

The Triple-A Supply Chain

Hau L. Lee
October2004

Working Papers

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Material Selection to Improve Sustainability in the Apparel Industry

Barchi Gillai, Jessica Landzberg, Nina Sabharwal, Hau L. Lee
Value Chain Innovation Initiative April2024

Exploring the Right Logistics Strategy for China-U.S. B2C Cross-Border E-commerce

Barchi Gillai, Hau L. Lee
Value Chain Innovation Initiative March2023

Transforming Logistics with AI

Kuang Xu, Barchi Gillai
Value Chain Innovation Initiative February2023

The Road Toward A Circular Value Chain

Barchi Gillai, Hau L. Lee, Caroline Yuandi Ling
Value Chain Innovation Initiative July2022

How to Turn a Supply Chain Platform into an Innovation Engine

Kasra Ferdows, Hau L. Lee, Xiande Zhao
Harvard Business Review July2022 Vol. 100 Issue 4

Sustainable Procurement Barometer 2021

Barchi Gillai, Hau L. Lee, Anna Kapica-Harward, Gaytree Lallchand, David McClintock
Value Chain Innovation Initiative August2021

Value Chains in a Post-COVID World

Hau L. Lee, Haim Mendelson, Barchi Gillai
Value Chain Innovation Initiative June2021

Creating Value with Blockchain: A Value Chain Management Perspective

Barchi Gillai, Haim Mendelson
Value Chain Innovation Initiative November2020

Value Chains in Turbulent Times

Hau L. Lee, Haim Mendelson, Barchi Gillai
Value Chain Innovation Initiative November2020

Leveraging Blockchain for Value Chain Innovation

Hau L. Lee, Haim Mendelson, Barchi Gillai
Value Chain Innovation Initiative May2019

Value Chain Innovation: The Promise of AI

Hau L. Lee, Haim Mendelson, Sonali Rammohan, Lauren Blake
Value Chain Innovation Initiative October2018

Technology in Agribusiness: Opportunities to Drive Value

Hau L. Lee, Haim Mendelson, Sonali Rammohan, Akhil Srivastava
Value Chain Innovation Initiative August2017

Supply Chain Coordination with Multiple Shipments: The Optimal Inventory Subsidizing Contracts

Hau L. Lee, Sri Chen, Kamran Moinzadeh
Operations Research September2016 Vol. 64 Issue 6

Responsible Sourcing in Supply Chains

Ruixue Guo, Hau L. Lee, Robert Swinney
Management Science September2016 Vol. 62 Issue 9

Frontier Services Group: Building a Pan African Logistics Provider (A)

Hau L. Lee
2016
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