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- April 1986 (Revised May 1988)
- Case
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B)
By: Kim B. Clark
Dissects the manufacturing process and procedures of a high-end computer manufacturer. The main issue is how to introduce new products and ramp them up quickly in a competitive environment where time-to-market is crucial. Focuses on engineering change orders--how they...
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Keywords:
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Time Management;
Product Launch;
Production;
Business Processes;
Competitive Strategy;
Computer Industry
Clark, Kim B. "Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 686-134, April 1986. (Revised May 1988.)
- October 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
Integrated Packaging Corporation: Struggling to Do the Right Thing (A)
By: Herman B. Leonard and Orson Watson
As a child, Al Fuller had seen his working-class, African-American neighborhood disintegrate as factory jobs moved away. He resolved to help inner-city communities do better when he grew up. Some years later, as an accomplished university graduate with several years...
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Keywords:
Business and Community Relations;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Social Issues;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Strategy;
Management Style;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Leonard, Herman B., and Orson Watson. "Integrated Packaging Corporation: Struggling to Do the Right Thing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 307-064, October 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- 20 Aug 2015
- News
Innovation needed for long-term sustainability
- July 2012
- Case
Owen's Precision Machining
By: Ramana Nanda and James McQuade
For the second time in fourteen months, Christopher Owen, the second-generation owner of Owen's Precision Machining (OPM), found himself running out of cash. Owen wondered what he was doing wrong. How much additional money would he need to raise to get OPM through the...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Cash Flow;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Decision Making;
Problems and Challenges;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Manufacturing Industry;
Massachusetts
Nanda, Ramana, and James McQuade. "Owen's Precision Machining." Harvard Business School Case 813-036, July 2012.
Janice H. Hammond
Janice H. Hammond is the Jesse Philips Professor of Manufacturing. She currently serves as coursehead for the new MBA required course, Data Science for Managers. She serves as program chair for the HBS Executive Education International Women’s Foundation and Women’s... View Details
- June 2021
- Case
CFM International (A): Building a Durable Partnership That Works
By: Ranjay Gulati, Yves Doz, Kim Wilkinson and Kerry Herman
It is spring 1995, and the CFM partnership—a joint venture between GE Aviation and France’s jet engine manufacturer Snecma—is facing difficult challenges. The parent companies must decide whether and how to renew their nascent partnership agreement, in the face of...
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Gulati, Ranjay, Yves Doz, Kim Wilkinson, and Kerry Herman. "CFM International (A): Building a Durable Partnership That Works." Harvard Business School Case 421-066, June 2021.
- September 2013
- Case
PadFone vs. FonePad
By: Willy Shih and Sen Chai
To Jonney Shih, Chairman of ASUSTek Computer, the introduction of Apple's iPad made clear the need to transition his company to a new cloud-computing era. But the company's roots in the manufacture of Windows-powered desktop and notebook PCs bounded the creativity of...
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Keywords:
Mobile Phones;
Smartphone;
Tablet Computer;
Android;
Recombination;
Design Thinking;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Commercialization;
Competitive Strategy;
Information Technology;
Internet and the Web;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Information Technology Industry;
Computer Industry;
Communications Industry;
Technology Industry;
Asia;
Taiwan;
Europe;
United States
Shih, Willy, and Sen Chai. "PadFone vs. FonePad." Harvard Business School Case 614-023, September 2013.
- November 1988 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Technology Transfer at a Defense Contractor
By: Linda A. Hill
At a time of great changes in the corporate environment, Larry Yoshino, a design lab manager at Parsons Controls Corp., faces a delay in a costly defense project due to the inability of one of his subordinates to gain the cooperation of engineers at Parsons'...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Conflict Management;
Managerial Roles;
Management Teams;
Employees;
Competitive Strategy;
Projects
Hill, Linda A. "Technology Transfer at a Defense Contractor." Harvard Business School Case 489-084, November 1988. (Revised July 1997.)
- January 2003 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse
Sun Hydraulics, 32-year-old global hydraulics engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, confronts tough choices due to the economic downturn in 2001. The company leadership debates how to maintain profitability and reduce labor costs...
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Keywords:
Organizational Culture;
Mission and Purpose;
Financial Crisis;
Crisis Management;
Manufacturing Industry;
Florida
Hill, Linda A., and Jennifer Suesse. "Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (A)." Harvard Business School Case 403-069, January 2003. (Revised April 2003.)
- January 1998 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Lincoln Electric: Venturing Abroad
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Jamie O'Connell
Lincoln Electric, a 100-year-old manufacturer of welding equipment and consumables based in Cleveland, Ohio, motivates its U.S. employees through a culture of cooperation between management and labor and an unusual compensation system based on piecework and a large...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Restructuring;
Transformation;
Construction;
Compensation and Benefits;
Management;
Market Entry and Exit;
Labor and Management Relations;
Competitive Advantage;
Expansion;
Manufacturing Industry;
Ohio
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Jamie O'Connell. "Lincoln Electric: Venturing Abroad." Harvard Business School Case 398-095, January 1998. (Revised April 1998.)
- 31 Mar 2022
- HBS Seminar
John Paul MacDuffie, Wharton
- July 1986 (Revised September 1989)
- Case
Sedalia Revisited
The Sedalia Engine Plant was one of the first models of socio-technical work designs. This case is an update of the activities in the plant over its eleven-year history. The main problem facing the third plant manager is a change in world competition and a need to...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Mission and Purpose;
Change Management;
Manufacturing Industry
Klein, Janice A. "Sedalia Revisited." Harvard Business School Case 687-004, July 1986. (Revised September 1989.)
- August 1975 (Revised July 1983)
- Case
Lincoln Electric Co.
By: Norman A. Berg
Covers the strategy and management practices of the world's largest manufacturer of welding equipment. Discusses the compensation system and company culture, and the leadership style of management.
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Keywords:
Construction;
Compensation and Benefits;
Leadership Style;
Business or Company Management;
Organizational Culture;
Business Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry
Berg, Norman A. "Lincoln Electric Co." Harvard Business School Case 376-028, August 1975. (Revised July 1983.)
- August 2008 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
AMD Dresden: Copy Inexactly!
By: Willy C. Shih
The establishment and growth of AMD's Dresden, Germany manufacturing site illustrates how processes develop in an organization and how those processes get institutionalized into a unique culture. Located in the Free State of Saxony in the eastern part of Germany (the...
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Keywords:
Geographic Location;
Industry Clusters;
Business Processes;
Organizational Culture;
Semiconductor Industry;
Europe;
Dresden
Shih, Willy C. "AMD Dresden: Copy Inexactly!" Harvard Business School Case 609-004, August 2008. (Revised December 2010.)
- August 2013 (Revised November 2013)
- Case
Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (A)
By: Willy Shih
This case explores the very different paths taken by the Ford Motor Company and the General Motors Corporation in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Henry Ford's Model T was a car for the masses. After considerable experimentation, Ford Motor... View Details
Keywords:
Innovation;
Exploration;
Dominant Design;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business History;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Leading Change;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Product Positioning;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Vertical Integration;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Michigan
Shih, Willy. "Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (A)." Harvard Business School Case 614-010, August 2013. (Revised November 2013.)
- January 2019 (Revised February 2020)
- Case
Roush Performance: How to Design a Sales Force Compensation Plan
By: Doug J. Chung
Roush Performance manufactured and marketed factory-modified performance vehicles and high-end aftermarket automotive performance parts. Since its inception, Roush Performance had focused on building its engineering technology competency and diversifying its product...
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Keywords:
Sales Force Management;
Motivation;
Compensation;
Salary;
Commissions;
Bonuses;
Quotas;
Salesforce Management;
Compensation and Benefits;
Motivation and Incentives
Chung, Doug J. "Roush Performance: How to Design a Sales Force Compensation Plan." Harvard Business School Case 519-066, January 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
- July 2024
- Case
Living Up to Purpose and Performance at Parker Hannifin
By: Hubert Joly, Alicia Dadlani and Martha Hostetter
In 2019, Parker Hannifin, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of motion and control technologies, did something unusual for an industrial company: it created a purpose statement. Even though it already had a clear business strategy and longstanding culture of...
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Keywords:
Mission and Purpose;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Cleveland;
Ohio;
United States
Joly, Hubert, Alicia Dadlani, and Martha Hostetter. "Living Up to Purpose and Performance at Parker Hannifin." Harvard Business School Case 525-015, July 2024.
- June 2021 (Revised October 2021)
- Supplement
CFM International (B): LEAPing Into the Future
By: Ranjay Gulati, Yves Doz and Kerry Herman
By 2017, after a long and highly successful run, the joint venture CFM’s and its parent firms’ leadership faces new challenges and must once again reconsider their commitment to the JV. CFM’s engines have come to dominate the narrow body aircraft market, but technology...
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- 22 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Bringing ‘Lean’ Principles to Service Industries
Thanks to the pioneering success of Toyota, the concept of a "lean" operating system has been implemented in countless manufacturing companies and even adapted for industries as diverse as insurance and healthcare. With its...
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- March 1980 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
American Chemical Corp.
By: William E. Fruhan Jr. and John P. Goldsberry III
A large chemical manufacturer divests a plant that is acquired by a small specialty chemicals manufacturer. The acquisition decision is viewed from the vantage point of the small specialty chemicals manufacturer.
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Chemicals;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Decision Making;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr., and John P. Goldsberry III. "American Chemical Corp." Harvard Business School Case 280-102, March 1980. (Revised December 1995.)