The Value Chain Innovation Initiative brings together faculty, staff, students, and practitioners to advance the theory and practice of global value chain innovation through research and knowledge dissemination.
We seek to understand the economic and social impacts of the global dynamics and digital communications that are reshaping business, industries, and ecosystems. Our research focuses on solving problems that are highly relevant to the greater global business community.
Featured Research
Material Selection to Improve Sustainability in the Apparel Industry
The large amounts of resources required for producing the materials our garments are made of and the significant levels of pollution associated with textile and garment production and disposal are some of the major environmental concerns…
Exploring the Right Logistics Strategy for China-U.S. B2C Cross-Border E-commerce
Sound logistics services are critical for supporting business-to-consumer cross-border e-commerce (CBEC), given consumers’ expectations for a fast, affordable, and reliable order delivery. Yet fulfilling orders placed by customers located in a…
The Road Toward A Circular Value Chain
The linear consumption model, under which products are made, consumed, and then thrown away, is reaching its limits. The excessive pressure this model puts on natural ecosystems, the pollution of air, land, and water bodies resulting from the…
Supply Chain Insights by Stanford Business
How the Apparel Industry Could Refashion Itself with Sustainability in Mind
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Experiments Inspired by Slot Machines Promise Bigger Research Payoffs
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A/B Testing Gets an Upgrade for the Digital Age
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Event Summaries
Transforming Logistics with AI
The use of AI-based technologies in logistics has the potential to reduce operating costs, increase efficiency and service levels, and improve quality of life for some. Yet many hurdles to adopting such technologies, both technical and otherwise…
Value Chains in a Post-COVID World
On June 3, 2021, the Value Chain Innovation Initiative hosted the executive workshop “Value Chains in a Post-COVID World,” to explore the long-term impacts of the pandemic on companies’ value chains. Examples of topics covered include changes in…