Publications

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

Keywords: Consolidation; Health Care and Treatment; Mergers and Acquisitions; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Management Teams; Health Industry; Massachusetts

1995
Working Paper

Learning Before Doing in the Development of New Process Technology

September–October 1995
Article

The New Logic of High Tech R&D

By: G. P. Pisano and S. C. Wheelwright

Keywords: Research and Development

August 1995
Teaching Note

Eli Lilly and Company: The Flexible Facility Decision (1993) TN

Teaching Note for (9-694-074). View Details

Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry

August 1995 (Revised March 1996)
Teaching Note

ITT Automotive: Global Manufacturing Strategy (1994) TN

Teaching Note for (9-695-002). View Details

Keywords: Auto Industry; Belgium; Germany; United States

August 1995
Teaching Note

Crown Equipment Corporation: Design Services Strategy TN

Teaching Note for (9-991-031) and (9-991-032). View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Design; Product Design; Service Industry; Industrial Products Industry

July 1995 (Revised March 1996)
Teaching Note

Applichem (A) (Abridged) TN

Teaching Note for (9-694-030). View Details

Keywords: Chemical Industry

1995
Book

Manufacturing Renaissance

By: G. P. Pisano and R. H. Hayes

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

1994
Article

Dynamic Capabilities of Firms: An Introduction

By: Gary P. Pisano and David Teece

Keywords: Business Ventures

1994
Working Paper

Integrating Technical and Operating Knowledge: The Impact of Early Manufacturing Involvement on Process Development Performance

September 1994 (Revised January 2002)
Case

BMW: The 7-Series Project (B)

By: Gary P. Pisano and Sharon L. Rossi

Describes the decision made on the 7-Series project with respect to prototyping and its impact on quality. View Details

Keywords: Research and Development; Quality; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Germany

August 1994 (Revised November 1994)
Teaching Note

American Connector Company (A) TN

Teaching Note for (9-693-035). View Details

Keywords: Japan; Sunnyvale

August 1994 (Revised May 2001)
Case

ITT Automotive: Global Manufacturing Strategy (1994)

By: Gary P. Pisano and Sharon L. Rossi

ITT Automotive is in the process of developing a new-generation antilock brake system (ABS), designated the MK-20. The case focuses on the level of automation to be used in the production of this new system, and whether all plants should use the same process... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Innovation Strategy; Production; Product Development; Globalized Firms and Management; Performance Productivity; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Belgium; Germany; United States

March 1994 (Revised April 1994)
Case

Eli Lilly and Co.: The Flexible Facility Decision--1993

In 1993, Eli Lilly is preparing to build manufacturing capacity for three new pharmaceutical products that it expects to launch in 1996. Management wrestles with a decision of whether to add specialized manufacturing capacity or flexible capacity. This question touches... View Details

Keywords: Debates; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Investment; Goals and Objectives; Product Launch; Production; Corporate Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry

January–February 1994
Article

Beyond World-Class: The New Manufacturing Strategy

By: Robert H. Hayes and G. P. Pisano

Keywords: Production; Strategy; Manufacturing Industry

Article

Knowledge, Integration and the Locus of Learning: An Empirical Analysis of Process Development

Keywords: Knowledge; Integration; Learning; Theory; Growth and Development

August 1993
Case

Applichem (A) (Abridged)

By: Janice H. Hammond and Gary P. Pisano

Applichem manufactures the same chemical product in four plants, each of which is located in a different country. The company has completed a major study comparing the productivity and performance of these plants. Using the data from the study, students must decide... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Productivity; Performance Efficiency; Performance Evaluation; Strategy; Judgments; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business Exit or Shutdown; Chemical Industry

1989
Chapter

Collaborative Product Development and the Market for Know-How: Strategies and Structures in the Biotechnology Industry

By: Gary P. Pisano and Paul Mang

Keywords: Product Development; Innovation Strategy; Knowledge Management; Industry Structures; Biotechnology Industry

October 1992 (Revised December 1992)
Case

American Connector Company (A)

American Connector Co. is forced to reexamine operations at its Sunnyvale plant when a Japanese competitor announces plans to build an "ultimate" plant in the United States. Case examines issues related to benchmarking a competitor's manufacturing capabilities and... View Details

Keywords: Production; Infrastructure; Competitive Strategy; Global Strategy; Policy; Strategic Planning; Performance Productivity; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Performance Effectiveness; Sunnyvale; Japan