Publications

2007
Working Paper

From Manufacturing to Design: An Essay on the Work of Kim B. Clark

By: Sylvain Lenfle and Carliss Y. Baldwin

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June 1984
Case

Federal Trade Commission and the Shared Monopoly Case against the Ready-to-Eat Cereal Manufacturers

By: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Monopoly; Courts and Trials; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

1976
Book

U.S. Taxation of United States Manufacturing Abroad: Likely Effects of Taxing Unremitted Profits

By: Robert B. Stobaugh

Keywords: Taxation; International Finance; Manufacturing Industry; United States

Article

Capital and Ownership Structure: A Comparison of United States and Japanese Manufacturing Corporations

By: W. C. Kester

Keywords: Capital; Ownership; Production; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Japan

June 2010
Case

FoldRite Furniture Company: Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand

By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Afarin Bellisario

Demand for folding and stackable chairs and tables at FoldRite Furniture Co. is unexpectedly strong. The company spent the previous two years improving manufacturing quality and efficiency, dropping poor-performing product lines, developing new products that are... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Production Capacity; Production Scheduling; Risk Management; Growth Management; Production; Logistics; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Business Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Europe

1988
Chapter

Capital and Ownership Structure: A Comparison of United States and Japanese Manufacturing Corporations

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Capital Structure; Ownership; Organizational Structure; Business Ventures; United States; Japan

March 1992 (Revised May 1992)
Teaching Note

Manufacturing Learning Laboratory at Digital Equipment Corp. (A), (B), and (C), Teaching Note

By: Dorothy Leonard-Barton and Alistair D. Williamson

August 2017 (Revised September 2022)
Case

Fuyao Glass America: Sourcing Decision

By: Willy Shih

In today's global economy, what are the factors that go into production location choice? This case is set in the world's second largest automotive glass producer as it expands from China into the United States. To meet a very aggressive cost target, management is faced... View Details

Keywords: Supply Chains; Globalization Of Supply Chain; Manufacturing Footprint; Manufacturing; Manufacturing Strategy; Global Strategy; Supply Chain; Globalization; Supply Chain Management; Production; Logistics; Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; China

February 2017
Case

GE Digital

By: Rajiv Lal and Scott Johnson

Known for manufacturing industrial equipment, GE has decided to invest in software and analytics capabilities to become a digital industrial company. They have also created a software platform that they hope will power the Industrial Internet. GE executives forecasted... View Details

Keywords: GE; General Electric; Manufacturing; Industrial Internet; Wind Power; Digital Manufacturing; Renewable Energy; Energy; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Applications and Software; Growth and Development Strategy; Transformation; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; North America

03 Sep 2024
News

How the U.S. Government Is Innovating in Its Efforts to Fund Semiconductor Manufacturing

December 2011
Case

Bergerac Systems: The Challenge of Backward Integration

By: David A. Garvin and Sunru Yong

Bergerac Systems is a small, rapidly growing manufacturer of diagnostic instruments used in veterinary practices. The company introduced the OmniVue chemistry analyzer, which enables veterinarians to run a wide range of blood and blood chemistry tests on their animal... View Details

Keywords: Financial Analysis; Manufacturing Strategy; Strategy; Production; Supply Chain Management; Vertical Integration; Performance Capacity; Financial Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

August 1988 (Revised March 1990)
Teaching Note

Manufacturers Hanover Corp.: The New Information Technology Organization (A), (B), and (C), Teaching Note

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Keywords: Information Technology; Organizations; Manufacturing Industry

30 May 2023
News

Apple to invest in India: Can the country overtake China as a manufacturing leader?

01 Dec 1994
Conference Presentation

Design and Scheduling of Apparel Manufacturing Systems with Both Slow and Quick Production Lines

By: J. H. Hammond, Z. B. Tang and F. H. Abernathy

Keywords: Design; Planning; Production; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry

December 2017
Supplement

Data-Driven Manufacturing: The Kutesmart System

By: Willy C. Shih

This supplementary video shows the Kutesmart System at Redcollar Group. It is an example of a mass customization system that is data-driven, but is predominantly based on manual operations. It is offered as a contrast to highly automated data-driven manufacturing. View Details

Keywords: Data-driven Manufacturing; Clothing; Bespoke Manufacturing; Production; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; China

July–August 2016
Article

Stick to the Strategy or Make the Sale?: A Manufacturer of High-tech Streetlights Considers an Exception to Its New Subscription Model

By: Mitchell Weiss

A manufacturer of high-tech streetlights considers an exception to its new subscription model. A fictionalized case study based on the HBS Case 816-005, "Bigbelly," by Mitchell Weiss and Christine Snively. This case is an example of public entrepreneurship. View Details

Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Smart Cities; Anything As A Service; Xaas; Bigbelly; Entrepreneurship

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May 1977 (Revised October 1989)
Case

International Business Machines (F): Contracting for the Development and Manufacture of a New Machine