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- September 1996
- Case
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (B)
By: Marco Iansiti and Alan D. MacCormack
After the release of the "Challenge" computer in 1993, Silicon Graphics executives meet to discuss the follow-up project. Should they pursue an incremental improvement to the Challenge, or opt for a radically new design recently demonstrated at Stanford University? View Details
- May 1996
- Teaching Note
Partners HealthCare System, Inc. (A) TN
By: Gary P. Pisano
Teaching Note for (9-696-062). View Details
- May 1996
- Teaching Note
Partners HealthCare System, Inc. (B): Cardiac Care Improvement TN
By: Gary P. Pisano
Teaching Note for (9-696-063). View Details
- April 1996 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Partners HealthCare System, Inc. (B): Cardiac Care Improvement
By: Gary P. Pisano and Maryam Golnaraghi
Explores the challenges confronting the CEO at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in the wake of radical changes in the health care environment. As pressures have risen for cost containment in health care, the hospital has embarked on a series of reengineering efforts to... View Details
- March 1996 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
CIBA Vision: The Daily Disposable Lens Project (A)
By: Gary P. Pisano
Examines CIBA Vision's decision on whether to launch a major new R&D initiative to develop a low-cost, daily disposable contact lens, and how to organize such a project should it proceed. One group of executives favors setting up a small, autonomous project team... View Details
- March 1996 (Revised April 1996)
- Case
State Street Bank and Trust Company: New Product Development
By: Gary P. Pisano and Maryam Golnaraghi
Portrays the dilemma faced by Marsh Carter, CEO and chairman of the board of State Street Bank, in May 1995. For the past decade, the bank earned continually expanding earnings through its rapidly growing custody business. Now, as that business matures and custodial... View Details
- 1996
- Manual
Instructor's Manual, Strategic Operations: Competing through Capabilities
By: R. H. Hayes, G. P. Pisano and D. M. Upton
Keywords: Competitive Strategy
- 1996
- Book
Strategic Operations: Competing through Capabilities
By: R. H. Hayes, G. P. Pisano and D. M. Upton
- February 1996 (Revised April 1997)
- Case
Partners HealthCare System, Inc. (A)
By: Gary P. Pisano and Maryam Golnaraghi
Focuses on the decision confronting senior administrators at the Brigham and Women's Hospital: whether to enter into an affiliation with the Massachusetts General Hospital. Requires students to analyze the complex institutional changes in the health environment and to... View Details
- February 1996 (Revised August 1998)
- Exercise
Process Flow Design Exercise (C)
Provides detailed instructions for auditors to help them prepare for the factory demonstration day. Each audit position is described and a time line outlining responsibilities for the four phases of the simulation is provided. View Details
Keywords: Business Processes
- February 1996 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
Toshiba: Ome Works
By: H. Kent Bowen, Janice H. Hammond, Sylvie Ryckebusch and Hiroshi Uchikoga
In 1995, Toshiba was the market leader in portable computer sales worldwide. This case describes the assembly of portable notebook computers in Toshiba's Ome factory in Ome, Japan, providing insights into some of the reasons for Toshiba's success. In addition to... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Employees; Job Design and Levels; Production; Hardware; Japan