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- 04 May 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
Accounting for Product Impact in the Telecommunications Industry
- June 1991 (Revised April 1995)
- Background Note
Mass Production and the Beginnings of Scientific Management
Examines the coming of mass production (continuous and large-batch processes and those involving fabricating and assembling of interchangeable parts), and relates the beginnings of modern factory management to the needs and opportunities created by the new technology....
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Keywords:
Technology;
Change Management;
Production;
Industrial Products Industry;
Industrial Products Industry
McCraw, Thomas K. "Mass Production and the Beginnings of Scientific Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 391-255, June 1991. (Revised April 1995.)
- January 2004
- Article
Managing Price Expectations through Product Overlap
By: John T. Gourville and Youngme Moon
Gourville, John T., and Youngme Moon. "Managing Price Expectations through Product Overlap." Journal of Retailing 80, no. 1 (January 2004): 23–34.
- 1990
- Chapter
Cost of Product and Process Complexity
By: S. Datar, R. Banker, S. Kekre and T. Mukhopadhyay
Datar, S., R. Banker, S. Kekre, and T. Mukhopadhyay. "Cost of Product and Process Complexity." Chap. 9 in Measures for Manufacturing Excellence, edited by Robert S. Kaplan, 269–290. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1990.
- January 2007 (Revised June 2010)
- Teaching Note
Sonoco Products Company (TN) (A), (B), and (C), and Sonoco Products Company (A) (Abridged)
By: Boris Groysberg, David A. Thomas and David Lane
- spring 1988
- Article
Product Market Competition and Managerial Slack
Scharfstein, David S. "Product Market Competition and Managerial Slack." RAND Journal of Economics 19, no. 1 (spring 1988): 147–155.
- August 1976 (Revised April 1995)
- Background Note
The Integration of Mass Production and Mass Distribution
Describes the sudden appearance of the large industrial enterprise in the 1880s. Reviews the three types of mass-production industries in which the new form came: those producing perishable products; those making low-priced semi-perishable products; and makers of...
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Chandler, Alfred D., Jr. "The Integration of Mass Production and Mass Distribution." Harvard Business School Background Note 377-031, August 1976. (Revised April 1995.)
- February 2012 (Revised March 2012)
- Module Note
Drivers of Productivity and Global Competitiveness
By: Diego Comin
Comin, Diego. "Drivers of Productivity and Global Competitiveness." Harvard Business School Module Note 712-037, February 2012. (Revised March 2012.)
- 13 Dec 2022
- Video
Santa Claus Debates Whether to Outsource Toy Production
- June 1984 (Revised February 1988)
- Teaching Note
Hoover: Multinational Product Planning, Teaching Note
- July 1992
- Teaching Note
Quantum Corporation--Business and Product Teams TN
Teaching Note for (9-692-023).
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Keywords:
Consumer Products Industry
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System
The Toyota Production System is a paradox. On the one hand, every activity, connection, and production flow in a Toyota factory is rigidly scripted. Yet at the same time, Toyota's operations are enormously...
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- Research Summary
Supply Chain Coordination for Products with Uncertain Demand
By: Ananth Raman
Ananth Raman has been investigating supply chain coordination for products with uncertain demand in industries as diverse as apparel, power tools, computers, and footwear. Most recently he has been exploring the role of intermediaries, particularly in supply chains...
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- 22 Oct 2014
- News
Making products that change the world
As the CEO of Corning, Wendell Weeks (MBA 1987) is developing products that will have a positive impact on the world and leading the company to serve the local community. (Published October 2014)
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- October 1992 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Sterling Chemicals, Inc.: Quality and Productivity Improvement Program
Describes the design and implemenation of a quality improvement program. Sterling Chemical's management hoped the program would improve teamwork and productivity at the plant.
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Keywords:
Quality;
Groups and Teams;
Performance Productivity;
Performance Improvement;
Chemical Industry
Wruck, Karen. "Sterling Chemicals, Inc.: Quality and Productivity Improvement Program." Harvard Business School Case 493-026, October 1992. (Revised December 1997.)
- February 2017 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
Sarah Powers at Automated Precision Products
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer, Michael Norris, Julia Kelley and Kristina Tobio
In 2017, Sarah Powers, VP of Sales at an automation hardware firm, is trying to understand why some members of her sales team have been underperforming. She is tasked with analyzing her firm’s email and calendar data to try to find relationships between communications...
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Keywords:
People Analytics;
Sales Attainment;
Communication Networks;
Data;
Human Resources;
Business Processes;
Sales;
Communication;
Analytics and Data Science;
Analysis;
Industrial Products Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
United States
Polzer, Jeffrey T., Michael Norris, Julia Kelley, and Kristina Tobio. "Sarah Powers at Automated Precision Products." Harvard Business School Case 417-072, February 2017. (Revised August 2018.)
- April 1988 (Revised April 1991)
- Case
Boeing 767: From Concept to Production (A)
By: David A. Garvin
Describes the evolution of the Boeing 767 from the conception of the project to the start of manufacturing. Shows how the company manages an enormously complex and risky project and introduces students to a variety of estimating and management tools. The decision issue...
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Keywords:
Production;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Decisions;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Risk Management;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Air Transportation Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Garvin, David A. "Boeing 767: From Concept to Production (A)." Harvard Business School Case 688-040, April 1988. (Revised April 1991.)
- May 1992 (Revised June 1992)
- Teaching Note
Health Stop: Production Process, Teaching Note
- Article
Productivity Orientation and the Consumption of Collectable Experiences
By: Anat Keinan and Ran Kivetz
This research examines why consumers desire unusual and novel consumption experiences and voluntarily choose leisure activities, vacations, and celebrations that are predicted to be less pleasurable. For example, consumers sometimes choose to stay at freezing ice...
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Keywords:
Experience and Expertise;
Innovation and Invention;
Marketing Strategy;
Consumer Behavior;
Performance Productivity
Keinan, Anat, and Ran Kivetz. "Productivity Orientation and the Consumption of Collectable Experiences." Journal of Consumer Research 37, no. 6 (April 2011). (Winner, 2011 Ferber Award. Finalist, 2014 Best Article Award for a paper published in JCR in 2011.)