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LeRoy A. Petersen
In his 22 years with Otis, Petersen helped the elevator manufacturer transition from war to peacetime production and become increasingly profitable in the process. Though the firm’s defense division still remained an integral part of... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Adolph Coors
Golden Brewery in Golden, Colorado. His business flourished, quickly becoming the leading brewery in the western United States. He brought new innovations to the brewery business and diversified the company’s product line by offering malted milk items and non-alcoholic... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.
Firestone inaugurated the company’s Liberian manufacturing operations and developed and expanded the company’s auto supply and service stores. Firestone manufactured over 50% of all mobile anti-aircraft gun... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Theodore W. Waitt
Waitt built one of the most successful computer manufacturers and sellers in the US. Along with Dell, Gateway became a pioneering force in using direct mail and the Internet to sell personal computers. Though Gateway has often lagged the... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Henry Ford
cars per day. Ford was the first auto manufacturer to focus on a single model with a standardized chassis made of interchangeable parts. Ford became a national celebrity when, in 1914, he announced a basic wage of $5 per day for an 8-hour... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- 06 Feb 2014
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The Art of American Advertising
in the years following the Civil War—when the railroad industry created a new, national network for manufacturing and distributing consumer goods. (These were the days when "posting" referred to hanging posters on the sides of... View Details
- 28 Sep 2017
- News
Kellogg Taps Steven Cahillane as Cereal Maker's Next CEO
- 14 Nov 2014
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This Mother-Daughter Duo Wants to Save China's Environment
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
The Simplest Taste
After combining two names, one from each side of his family, Stanley Marcus (MBA '27) went on to make "Neiman Marcus" a household name. It was a pairing that would prove as successful as the company's "his-and-hers" holiday gift offerings - such as matching camels, or... View Details
- 21 Mar 2012
- News
O'Donnells donate $30 million to Harvard
- 15 May 2012
- News
Finally Finding the Right Fit
Heffernan: From one who's tried on many hats, a tip of the cap to HBS. Photo courtesy Andrew Heffernan As a young man in Dublin, Ireland, Andrew Heffernan (MBA 2006) worked in a variety of summer jobs with the family business, the country’s largest retailer. But... View Details
Charles S. Davis
In 1928, fifteen auto parts manufacturers merged to form Borg-Warner Corporation with Davis as president. Davis expanded Borg-Warner’s reach until the firm included 27 subsidiaries and operated 30 View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
In VMI Partnerships, the Devil is in the Data
The expression “letting the fox guard the henhouse” comes to mind when you first hear about Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) systems, where a product manufacturer actually places orders for the retailer, determining quantities based upon... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates
inner workings of his own employer. “Vocal silence allows organizations to instill rather than impose morals” Manufacturing Morals: The Values of Silence in Business School Education chronicles Anteby's journey as a junior faculty member... View Details
Daniel J. Krumm
Krumm is credited with converting Maytag from a small specialty appliance concern into a broad-scale international operation. Through several acquisitions, Krumm built Maytag into one of the world’s top 4 appliance manufacturers while... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
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Yubo Cui
and its Chinese stakeholders. In a joint venture with BYD Auto, Daimler was determined to develop and manufacture an affordable electric car. “Our goal was to make it a family car, not a luxury toy,” says Yubo. “We worked ridiculously... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Robots Are Coming to Save Your Job
in manufacturing,” says Eckert. A 2015 report by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute found that 2 million of the nearly 3.5 million anticipated open manufacturing jobs in the United States in the next... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
John J. Horan
Through heavy investments in research and development, Horan led Merck to become the leading U.S.-based manufacturer of prescription drugs in the world. Under Horan’s leadership, Merck doubled their spending on research – spending more... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
John R. Stafford
Stafford is credited with moving American Home Products from a diversified manufacturer of consumer health products into a major pharmaceutical company. He did so while consistently achieving impressive financial returns – continuing... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
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Caterpillar Tractor Co. - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
the world’s leading manufacturers of tractors, was formed in 1925. From early on the company mounted extensive marketing campaigns advertising their products for farming, logging, quarrying, mining, road building, and construction. Over... View Details