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- November 1990 (Revised April 1999)
- Case
General Motors: Packard Electric Division
Packard Electric is the division of General Motors (GM) that does all of the electrical wiring and cabling for GM automobiles. They developed a new approach for passing the cables through the firewall between the engine and passenger compartments. The new technology... View Details
- July 1990
- Case
Ceramics Process Systems Corp. (B)
By: Kim B. Clark and Brent D. Barnett
Ceramics Process Systems (CPS) is an advanced ceramics company facing problems with lead time in product/process development, and late delivery of prototype parts to its customers. Engineering is confronted with difficult technical problems and multiple objectives... View Details
- May 1990 (Revised August 1990)
- Case
Campbell Soup Co.
Describes the engineering effort at Campbell Soup Co. to develop a microwavable package and product for the growing convenience segment. Focuses on the role of engineering services in developing the production process, acquiring and installing equipment, and getting... View Details
- March 1990
- Case
Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. (Abridged)
Describes the growth of a construction management company and the operating problems it now encounters. Designed to introduce students to the value of competition in the construction industry, to show how the techniques of value analysis can be used to strategic... View Details
- September 1989 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Caterpillar, Inc.: George Schaefer Takes Charge
For over half a century, Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) had been a world leader in the manufacture of earthmoving and construction machinery. In 1982, just months after it recorded the highest sales and profits in its history, CAT experienced its greatest crisis. Demand fell... View Details
Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Crisis Management; Labor Unions; Demand and Consumers; Management Teams; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Business Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry
- July 1989
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (S): Organization of Inland Steel Co.--1989
- November 1988
- Case
Honeywell Residential Division: New Product Development
Describes three different product development efforts at the Residential Controls division of Honeywell, Inc. Each of the three projects was for a different market and competitive environment. Each was tackled in a somewhat different way within the Honeywell... View Details
- May 1988 (Revised October 1989)
- Teaching Note
Alloy Rods Corp., Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-586-046). View Details
- November 1987 (Revised March 1988)
- Case
Searching for Trade Remedies: The U.S. Machine Tool Industry--1983
By: David B. Yoffie
In 1983 the National Machine Tools Builder Association was predicting a declining market for the United States and rising imports. Machine tool manufacturers had to decide if they should ask the U.S. government for help, and if they did, which administrative channels... View Details
- May 1987
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy, Video 1-6 Viewing Guide
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
- April 1987 (Revised May 1987)
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (N): 80-Inch Hot Rolling Mill Upgrade Package
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
- April 1987
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (C): The Zincrometal Event
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
- April 1987 (Revised May 1988)
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (G): Small Melts
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
- April 1987 (Revised May 1987)
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (H): Fred Lerner--Inventory Planning and Control
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
- April 1987
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (J): Walking Beam Furnaces
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
- April 1987 (Revised May 1988)
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (K): Vacuum Degassing
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
- April 1987
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (L): Closed Loop Shape Control
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
- April 1987 (Revised May 1987)
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (M): Humidity-Controlled Inventory Storage in No. 3 Cold Mill
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine