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- January 2014 (Revised July 2016)
- Case
Samuel Slater & Francis Cabot Lowell: The Factory System in U.S. Cotton Manufacturing
By: Tom Nicholas and Matthew Guilford
At the time of the American War of Independence (1776-1783) and for several decades after it, Great Britain dominated the global production of cotton textiles. In fact, Britain became so dominant in textile manufacturing and trading that Manchester, its industrial... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Production; Business History; Manufacturing Industry; Great Britain; Massachusetts
Nicholas, Tom, and Matthew Guilford. "Samuel Slater & Francis Cabot Lowell: The Factory System in U.S. Cotton Manufacturing." Harvard Business School Case 814-065, January 2014. (Revised July 2016.)
- 1986
- Chapter
Competition Encountered by U.S. Companies That Manufacture Abroad
By: Robert B. Stobaugh
- February 1986 (Revised March 1990)
- Supplement
Copeland Corp.: Evolution of a Manufacturing Strategy--1975-82 (C)
By: David A. Garvin
In the preceding case, Copeland had to choose between two alternative plant layouts for organizing its Sidney plant. Now it must get work force approval for a change in "bumping" rules before proceeding with the change. Management must decide how to proceed--to... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Production; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Labor and Management Relations; Restructuring; Decisions; Change Management; Manufacturing Industry; Ohio
Garvin, David A. "Copeland Corp.: Evolution of a Manufacturing Strategy--1975-82 (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 686-090, February 1986. (Revised March 1990.)
- March 1990 (Revised December 1992)
- Case
Manufacturing Learning Laboratory at Digital Equipment Corp. (A)
By: Dorothy Leonard-Barton and Paul Sagawa
Leonard-Barton, Dorothy, and Paul Sagawa. "Manufacturing Learning Laboratory at Digital Equipment Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 690-032, March 1990. (Revised December 1992.)
- November 1991
- Article
A Process Control Methodology Applied to Manufacturing GaAs MMICs
By: Rebecca M. Henderson, Peter Moran, Scott Andrew Elliott, Neil Wylie and Jesus del Alamo
Henderson, Rebecca M., Peter Moran, Scott Andrew Elliott, Neil Wylie, and Jesus del Alamo. "A Process Control Methodology Applied to Manufacturing GaAs MMICs." IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing 4, no. 4 (November 1991).
- 2009
- Article
Synthesis by Microbes or Chemists? Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturing in the Antibiotic Era
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
This article presents a case study of the rise of Pfizer as a leading pharmaceutical company, with a focus on changing relationships between manufacturing technology and R&D between the mid-1940s and the mid-1960s. Pfizer first moved into pharmaceuticals through... View Details
Keywords: Research and Development; Production; Technology; Transformation; Relationships; Success; Organizations; Programs; Chemicals; Alignment; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Daemmrich, Arthur A. "Synthesis by Microbes or Chemists? Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturing in the Antibiotic Era." History and Technology 23, no. 3 (2009): 237–256.
- May 1991 (Revised May 1999)
- Teaching Note
Manufacturers Hanover Corp.: Customer Profitability Report, Teaching Note
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Teaching Note for (9-191-068). View Details
- summer 1994
- Article
The New Dynamics of Global Manufacturing Site Location
By: A. D. MacCormack, L. J. Newman III and D. B. Rosenfield
MacCormack, A. D., L. J. Newman III, and D. B. Rosenfield. "The New Dynamics of Global Manufacturing Site Location." MIT Sloan Management Review 35, no. 4 (summer 1994).
- November 1979 (Revised July 1986)
- Case
Boise Cascade: Manufactured Housing Division, Lafayette Region (A)
By: W. Earl Sasser
Sasser, W. Earl. "Boise Cascade: Manufactured Housing Division, Lafayette Region (A)." Harvard Business School Case 680-079, November 1979. (Revised July 1986.)
- August 1999 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Cisco Systems, Inc.: Acquisition Integration for Manufacturing (B)
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Christian G. Kasper
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Wheelwright, Steven C., and Christian G. Kasper. "Cisco Systems, Inc.: Acquisition Integration for Manufacturing (B)." Harvard Business School Case 600-016, August 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
- August 1999 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Cisco Systems, Inc.: Acquisition Integration for Manufacturing (A)
By: Steven C. Wheelwright, Charles A. Holloway, Nicole Tempest and Christian G. Kasper
Describes the procedures and processes used by Cisco Systems in its acquisition of high-technology firms. Its goal is to retain key engineering talent and to leverage existing product development efforts, but to quickly merge acquired companies its own systems and... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Leveraged Buyouts; Acquisition; Integration; Mergers and Acquisitions; Production; Activity Based Costing and Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Management; Technological Innovation; Talent and Talent Management; Human Resources; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; England
Wheelwright, Steven C., Charles A. Holloway, Nicole Tempest, and Christian G. Kasper. "Cisco Systems, Inc.: Acquisition Integration for Manufacturing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 600-015, August 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
- 1990
- Chapter
Limitations of Cost Accounting in Advanced Manufacturing Environments
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "Limitations of Cost Accounting in Advanced Manufacturing Environments." In Measures for Manufacturing Excellence, edited by Robert S. Kaplan, 15–38. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1990.
- December 1984
- Teaching Note
Bethoney Manufacturing (A), (B), and (C), Teaching Note
By: Michael Beer
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
- August 2009
- Case
The TSMC Way: Meeting Customer Needs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
By: Willy C. Shih, Chen-Fu Chien, Chintay Shih and Jack Chang
When L.C. Tu receives an emergency order, he is confronted with a range of production scheduling choices, each of which has unique costs and trade-offs. The case was designed to help students understand job-shop style production and the impact of disruptions and... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Customer Relationship Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Cost; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Production; Semiconductor Industry; Taiwan
Shih, Willy C., Chen-Fu Chien, Chintay Shih, and Jack Chang. "The TSMC Way: Meeting Customer Needs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 610-003, August 2009.
- June 1994
- Teaching Note
Michigan Manufacturing Corporation: The Pontiac Plant, 1988 (TN)
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Teaching Note for (9-694-051). View Details
- Article
Manufacturing Strategy: At the Intersection of Two Paradigm Shifts
By: R. H. Hayes and G. P. Pisano
Hayes, R. H., and G. P. Pisano. "Manufacturing Strategy: At the Intersection of Two Paradigm Shifts." Production and Operations Management 5, no. 1 (Spring 1996): 25–41.
- February 1989
- Teaching Note
Operations Strategy, Module Overview: Manufacturing as a Competitive Weapon
By: David A. Garvin
- October 1975 (Revised December 1991)
- Background Note
Some Comments on Computing Manufacturing Overhead Cost Variances
Shank, John K. "Some Comments on Computing Manufacturing Overhead Cost Variances." Harvard Business School Background Note 176-062, October 1975. (Revised December 1991.)
- December 1986
- Case
General Mills, Inc.: Manufacturing Year 2000 Task Force
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Juan Enriquez-Cabot
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Juan Enriquez-Cabot. "General Mills, Inc.: Manufacturing Year 2000 Task Force." Harvard Business School Case 587-111, December 1986.
- June 2012
- Teaching Note
Boeing 737 Manufacturing Footprint: The Wichita Decision (TN)
By: Willy Shih and Margaret Pierson