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- July 2018 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
The Boston Cranberry Company
By: Alan MacCormack
This case describes the operations of a fictitious company that processes Cranberries. The case contains data that allows students to calculate the bottleneck stage in production, and to evaluate alternative investment options for increasing cranberry processing... View Details
Keywords: Process Analysis; Plant Management; Operations; Production; Management; Analysis; Performance Capacity; Investment
MacCormack, Alan. "The Boston Cranberry Company." Harvard Business School Case 619-009, July 2018. (Revised June 2020.)
- 01 Oct 2003
- Conference Presentation
Flexibility in New Product Development: Evidence, Insights and Obstacles from the Field
By: Alan MacCormack
- 19 Nov 2004 - 22 Nov 2004
- Conference Presentation
Managing Innovation and Product Development...Under Uncertainty
By: Alan MacCormack
- 10 Oct 1999
- Conference Presentation
Running Product Development at Internet Speed
By: Alan MacCormack
Keywords: Product Development
- February 20, 2013
- Article
Embracing Uncertainty
By: Alan MacCormack
MacCormack, Alan. "Embracing Uncertainty." MIT Technology Review (website) (February 20, 2013).
- 11 Jun 2006 - 13 Jun 2006
- Conference Presentation
Exploring the Links Between Product and Organizational Architectures: An Empirical Study of Open and Closed Source Software
By: Alan MacCormack
- November 2013
- Teaching Note
Barnes & Noble: Managing the E-Book Revolution
By: Alan MacCormack, Brian Kimball Dunn and Chris F. Kemerer
In 2012, Barnes & Noble found itself in a difficult position. While the company had weathered the advent of online retailing relatively well, the arrival of electronic books (e-books) threatened the company's viability. Primary competitor Borders had already fallen by... View Details
- 2010
- Article
The Architecture of Complex Systems: Do Core-Periphery Structures Dominate?
By: Alan MacCormack
MacCormack, Alan. "The Architecture of Complex Systems: Do Core-Periphery Structures Dominate? ." Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (2010).
- 01 Aug 2004
- Conference Presentation
Achieving Flexibility in NPD: New Processes and New Ways of Organizing
By: Alan MacCormack
- 28 Apr 2006 - 1 May 2006
- Conference Presentation
Exploring the Relationship between Product Architecture and Organizational Form: A Test of "Conway's Law"
By: Alan MacCormack
MacCormack, Alan. Exploring the Relationship between Product Architecture and Organizational Form: A Test of "Conway's Law". In Empirical Studies of Software Development (Session Chair). Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), Boston, MA, April 28–May 1, 2006.
- May 2004
- Article
Management Lessons from Mars
By: Alan MacCormack
MacCormack, Alan. "Management Lessons from Mars." Forethought. Harvard Business Review 82, no. 5 (May 2004): 18–19.
- 26 Aug 2001 - 30 Aug 2001
- Conference Presentation
Developing Products on Internet Time: Managing Innovation in Turbulent Environments
By: Alan MacCormack
- 10 Oct 1997
- Conference Presentation
Managing Product Development in Rapidly Changing Environments
By: Alan MacCormack
- 4 Apr 1998
- Conference Presentation
Responding to Changing Customer Needs: The Design of a Flexible Development Process
By: Alan MacCormack
- 1 Apr 2005 - 4 Apr 2005
- Conference Presentation
Exploring the Structure of Complex Software Designs: An Empirical Study of Open Source and Proprietary Code
By: Alan MacCormack
- 5 Nov 2005 - 8 Nov 2005
- Conference Presentation
Exploring the Architecture of Complex Software Products
By: Alan MacCormack
- 2003
- Other Unpublished Work
Evaluating Total Cost of Ownership for Software Platforms: Comparing Apples, Oranges, and Cucumbers
By: Alan MacCormack
MacCormack, Alan. "Evaluating Total Cost of Ownership for Software Platforms: Comparing Apples, Oranges, and Cucumbers." AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies Related Publication, April 2003.