Publications

April 1989 (Revised March 1990)
Case

Burlington Northern (B)

Describes the experiences of a seasoned Burlington Northern (BN) sales representative after the introduction of ShipSmart, a decision support system developed by the BN to help its employees and customers analyze logistics problems. After a brief description of a... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Expansion; Rail Transportation; Logistics; Distribution Channels; Truck Transportation; Innovation and Invention; Sales; Rail Industry; United States

April 1989
Case

Norton Auto Supply

Describes a multiechelon distribution system for the distribution of automobile spare parts. An analyst has been hired by the Norton Auto Supply Co. to improve the company's inventory planning and control techniques. Includes demand, cost, weight, and supplier lead... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Operations; Distribution Channels; Management Practices and Processes; Management; Strategy; Industrial Products Industry; Auto Industry

April 1989
Background Note

Truckload Dispatching Problem

Article

Using Equity Participation to Support Exchange: Evidence from the Biotechnology Industry

By: Gary P. Pisano

Keywords: Information; Biotechnology Industry

February 1989
Case

Reorder Point Based Inventory Control Systems

Keywords: Logistics; Management

January 1989 (Revised January 1990)
Background Note

Note on Facility Location

1989
Article

Charging Effects and Quantum Properties of Small Superconducting Tunnel Junctions

By: M. Iansiti, A. T. Johnson, W. F. Smith, C. J. Lobb and M. Tinkham

January 1989
Article

Comment

By: Marco Iansiti, A. T. Johnson, C. J. Lobb and M. Tinkham

1989
Article

Quantum Tunneling and Low-voltage Resistance in Small Superconducting Tunnel Junctions

By: M. Iansiti, A. T. Johnson, C. J. Lobb and M. Tinkham

June 1988
Article

Crossover from Josephson Tunneling to the Coulomb Blockade

By: Marco Iansiti, A. T. Johnson, C. J. Lobb and M. Tinkham

1988
Chapter

Joint Ventures and Collaboration in the Biotechnology Industry

By: Gary P. Pisano, W. Shan and David Teece

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Cooperation; Biotechnology Industry

1988
Chapter

Joint Ventures and Collaborative Arrangements in the Telecommunications Equipment Industry

By: Gary P. Pisano, Michael Russo and David Teece

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Cooperation; Communication Technology; Telecommunications Industry

April 1988 (Revised September 1992)
Case

Frito-Lay, Inc.: The Backhaul Decision

Prior to the Motor Carrier Act of 1980, companies with private trucking fleets were generally prohibited from selling transportation services to other companies. The deregulation of the trucking industry in 1980 allowed private carriers to offer for-hire transportation... View Details

Keywords: Cost Management; Revenue; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Marketing Strategy; Distribution; Service Operations; Sales; Salesforce Management; Transportation; Food and Beverage Industry

February 1988 (Revised August 2000)
Background Note

Note on the U.S. Freight Transportation Industry

By: Janice H. Hammond and John E. P. Morrison

Describes the major modes of domestic freight transportation (motor carrier, rail, air, water, and pipelines). Examines the characteristics of the transportation service that each mode provides and discusses changes in the industry that have resulted from recent... View Details

Keywords: Change; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Industry Structures; Logistics; Service Operations; Transportation; United States

July 1987
Article

Charging Energy and Phase Delocalization in Single Very Small Josphson Tunnel Junctions

By: Marco Iansiti, A. T. Johnson, W. F. Smith, H. Rogalla, C. J. Lobb and M. Tinkham

Keywords: Energy