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HBR CASE S TUDY AND C OMMENTARY What kind of The Tug-of-War leadership will get Voici’s units to pull together? by Yossi Sheffi • Four commentators offer expert advice. Reprint R0509A The executives who lead Voici Brands various businesses own their bottom lines. Now the CEO wants to centralize supply chain operations. The businesses may save money—but the executives will lose control. How should this battle be fought? HBR CASE S TUDY The Tug-of-War by Yossi Sheffi . D E When Jack Emmons, CEO of Voici Brands, aisles in one section of the production floor. V R E S stepped into the vast, brightly lit production “Who is that over there?” Robert asked. E R S area of the “supply chain city” in Shanghai, his “Ah,” said Li, peering knowingly over his de- T H G I jaw dropped. An ocean of uniformly ker- signer glasses at Robert, then at Jack. “I believe R L L chiefed and aproned Chinese women bowed s