Factory - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2005
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Profiles from the Class of 2005

government factories employed a majority of the city’s 300,000 inhabitants (including Mlotok’s parents) until market reforms obliterated the industry, leaving thousands penniless. “The mid-1990s were the worst time,” recalls Mlotok, who... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Julia Hanna; James E. Aisner; Graduate profiles; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Jun 1998
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Diversity and Community

employees. During the Great Depression, Levi Strauss workers were kept on the payroll refurbishing their factory until business picked up. In 1982, when current CEO Bob Haas learned that employees were nervous about distributing AIDS... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Dec 2003
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Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?

than ever. The Bulletin spoke to a sampling of alumni to get a view from the factory floor of how they plan to meet the challenges ahead. While the companies vary in size and make a diverse range of products, these owners, chairmen, and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2004
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Promise & Perils

low prices. Corning denies the accusations. With U.S. presidential campaigns now under way, trade has emerged as a hot topic. Democratic nominee John Kerry of Massachusetts has accused the Chinese of “predatory currency manipulation” that is costing U.S. View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

13 Feb 2019
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We’re All Going to Get Hacked

Rothrock’s cell phone rings. Rothrock (MBA 1988) is the CEO of the cybersecurity firm Red Seal, and a higher-up at Sony was looking for his help. After the breach, he told Rothrock, the company essentially hit factory reset on their... View Details

01 Jun 1996
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1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"

interactive analytical module that allows students to simulate factory scheduling and operations. Upton then demonstrated the School's revolutionary Web-based video system that provides full-motion digital video on demand with random... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

predominantly male working environments of the factory floor and management offices, as well as her family challenges in a dual-career household. At the end of each chapter are “Pearls from Pat,” which reinforce the effective strategies... View Details

19 May 2022
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Leading to Salvation

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Bob Ryan (MBA 1970) was born in Detroit, the first in his family to graduate from college. His Dad was a Chrysler factory worker whose schooling ended in fifth... View Details

02 Sep 2018
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Havana Rising

benefactor and main trading partner, entering what is referred to as “the Special Period,” which would last until the mid-1990s. Gas shortages led to farming and distribution disruptions, which led to food shortages. The average Cuban lost 12 pounds. There were rolling... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North

01 Jun 2018
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The Long Run

demand of millennials looking for a way to live, walk, and work in the city. Abandoned factories have been repurposed as lofts and retail space; elsewhere, new construction is rising at the BeltLine’s edge. And in Cabbagetown, a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Melissa Golden

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