Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Operation Warp Speed and the COVID-19 Vaccine
Schulman, Kevin; Thiagaraj, AbishekCase SGSB-SM345-EStrategyAs the COVID-19 pandemic shut down businesses and schools in 2020, global health authorities and governments kick-started the quest for a vaccine for the novel coronavirus. This case study details Operation Warp Speed, the $18 billion public-private partnership initiated by the U.S. government to accelerate the research, development, manufacture and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine therapies. The case explores the history of public-private partn...Starting at €8.20
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New Vine Logistics: Revolutionizing Supply Chain Management in the U.S. Wine Industry
Rapp, Alyssa; Whang, SeunjinCase SGSB-GS45-EService and Operations ManagementNew Vine Logistics was founded in 2001 by Katie Schumacher, a member of the failed Wineshoppers.com start-up operational team. Ms. Schumacher believed that Wineshopper’s approach to inventory management, logistics, and general operational challenges rampant in the U.S. wine industry had value and managed to get funding to resuscitate Wineshopper’s assets. The case provides background of the U.S. wine industry, including consumption figures, cons...Starting at €8.20