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- August 1995
- Teaching Note
Polaroid Corporation: European Distribution System TN
By: Janice H. Hammond and Afroze A Mohammed
Teaching Note for (9-695-038).
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- August 1995 (Revised December 2006)
- Case
Stonehaven, Inc.
By: H. Kent Bowen and Ramchandran Jaikumar
Stonehaven is a disguised version of a shoe factory located in Central Europe that must respond quickly to mix and volume changes for the U.S.-based company. Shoemaking involves several distinctly different processes, which must be designed and managed in a way to give...
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Keywords:
Operations;
Business Processes;
Performance Capacity;
Change Management;
Design;
Consumer Products Industry;
Europe;
United States
Bowen, H. Kent, and Ramchandran Jaikumar. "Stonehaven, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 696-048, August 1995. (Revised December 2006.)
- June 1995
- Teaching Note
Barilla SpA (A-D) TN
Teaching Note for (9-694-046), (9-695-064), (9-695-065), and (9-695-066).
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- June 1995 (Revised July 2006)
- Supplement
Barilla SpA (B)
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Production;
Distribution;
Sales;
Demand and Consumers;
Programs;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Italy
Hammond, Janice H. "Barilla SpA (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 695-064, June 1995. (Revised July 2006.)
- June 1995 (Revised July 2006)
- Supplement
Barilla SpA (C)
Supplements the (A) case.
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Hammond, Janice H. "Barilla SpA (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 695-065, June 1995. (Revised July 2006.)
- June 1995 (Revised July 2006)
- Supplement
Barilla SpA (D): JITD Problem Resolution
Supplements the (A) case.
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Hammond, Janice H. "Barilla SpA (D): JITD Problem Resolution." Harvard Business School Supplement 695-066, June 1995. (Revised July 2006.)
- June 1995
- Case
Polaroid Corporation: European Distribution System
By: Janice H. Hammond and Afroze A Mohammed
Describes distribution operations in Polaroid Europe. In the late 1980s, Polaroid senior management in the United States proposed moving from a system of 12 decentralized warehouses to a centralized distribution system in which all inventory for European retailers...
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Keywords:
Distribution;
Operations;
Risk Management;
Distribution Channels;
Logistics;
Transition;
Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Industry Structures;
Consumer Products Industry;
Europe;
European Union;
United States
Hammond, Janice H., and Afroze A Mohammed. "Polaroid Corporation: European Distribution System." Harvard Business School Case 695-038, June 1995.
- April 1995 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Kraft General Foods: The Merger (B)
By: David J. Collis and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson
Discusses the recent decision to blend the previously separate Kraft and General Foods units into one operating company with a focus on the creation of a single massive sales force.
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Salesforce Management;
Corporate Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Collis, David J., and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson. "Kraft General Foods: The Merger (B)." Harvard Business School Case 795-153, April 1995. (Revised May 1995.)
- April 1995 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Disposable Diaper Industry in 1994, The
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Takia Mahmood
Updates the developments in the disposable diaper industry from 1984 to 1994. The key issue is Procter & Gamble's response to the continuing erosion of market share.
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Bradley, Stephen P., and Takia Mahmood. "Disposable Diaper Industry in 1994, The ." Harvard Business School Case 795-142, April 1995. (Revised March 1998.)
- April 1995
- Teaching Note
Freemark Abbey Winery TN
By: David E. Bell
Teaching Note for (9-181-027).
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- March 1995 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
The Black & Decker Corporation (A): Power Tools Division
By: Robert J. Dolan
Presents Black & Decker's performance against a Japanese competitor and others in the power tools market. Black & Decker is anxious to regain its market share leadership in particular segments of the market.
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Keywords:
Brands and Branding;
Product Positioning;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Launch;
Competition;
Globalization;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Dolan, Robert J. "The Black & Decker Corporation (A): Power Tools Division." Harvard Business School Case 595-057, March 1995. (Revised March 2001.)
- March 1995 (Revised June 1995)
- Supplement
The Black & Decker Corporation (B): "Operation Sudden Impact"
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes Black & Decker's strategy for the tradesmen market.
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Keywords:
Brands and Branding;
Product Positioning;
Competition;
Globalization;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Dolan, Robert J. The Black & Decker Corporation (B): "Operation Sudden Impact". Harvard Business School Supplement 595-060, March 1995. (Revised June 1995.)
- March 1995
- Supplement
The Black & Decker Corporation (C): "Operation Sudden Impact" Results, 1992-94
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes the initial results of Black & Decker's strategy in the United States.
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Keywords:
Brands and Branding;
Product Positioning;
Competition;
Globalization;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States
Dolan, Robert J. The Black & Decker Corporation (C): "Operation Sudden Impact" Results, 1992-94. Harvard Business School Supplement 595-061, March 1995.
- March 1995
- Supplement
The Black & Decker Corporation (D): DeWalt Opportunities in Europe and Japan
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes Black & Decker's challenges in international markets, particularly in Europe and Japan.
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Keywords:
Brands and Branding;
Product Positioning;
Competition;
Globalization;
Problems and Challenges;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Japan;
Europe
Dolan, Robert J. "The Black & Decker Corporation (D): DeWalt Opportunities in Europe and Japan." Harvard Business School Supplement 595-062, March 1995.
- Article
A Brand's Eye View of Response Segmentation in Consumer Choice Behavior
By: Randolph E. Bucklin, Sunil Gupta and Sangman Han
Bucklin, Randolph E., Sunil Gupta, and Sangman Han. "A Brand's Eye View of Response Segmentation in Consumer Choice Behavior." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 32, no. 1 (February 1995): 66–74.
- January 1995 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Avalon Information Services, Inc.
By: Lynn S. Paine and Wilda White
The Privacy Review Committee of Avalon Information Services must decide how to deal with concerns voiced by its retail supermarket customers about the privacy of consumer data collected through Avalon's point-of-sale data collection program. One customer is proposing...
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Keywords:
Mission and Purpose;
Safety;
Demand and Consumers;
Rights;
Analytics and Data Science;
Information Technology;
Ethics;
Information Industry
Paine, Lynn S., and Wilda White. "Avalon Information Services, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 395-036, January 1995. (Revised November 1996.)
- December 1994 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
3M Optical Systems: Managing Corporate Entrepreneurship
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Afroze A Mohammed
A middle-level division manager must decide whether he should support an investment request for a third attempt at launching a new product developed by a struggling business unit. Describes the long, difficult process by which the unit has developed the product--a...
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Keywords:
Managerial Roles;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Product Launch;
Problems and Challenges;
Product Development;
Consumer Products Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Afroze A Mohammed. "3M Optical Systems: Managing Corporate Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Case 395-017, December 1994. (Revised May 1999.)
- December 1994 (Revised March 1996)
- Case
Ciba Consumer Pharmaceuticals' Acutrim: Challenges and Opportunities in Today's Diet Industry
By: Nancy F. Koehn and Rebecca Voorheis
Since its introduction in 1983, Acutrim has been a major player in the U.S. appetite suppressant market and in the broader diet industry. This case focuses on the strategic, regulatory, marketing, and financial challenges this product and the rapidly changing diet...
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Keywords:
Product Marketing;
Market Design;
Industry Structures;
Public Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Opportunities;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Koehn, Nancy F., and Rebecca Voorheis. "Ciba Consumer Pharmaceuticals' Acutrim: Challenges and Opportunities in Today's Diet Industry." Harvard Business School Case 795-043, December 1994. (Revised March 1996.)
- November 1994 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
Dennis Hightower: Walt Disney's Transnational Manager
By: Ashish Nanda
Describes the actions taken by Dennis Hightower as president of Disney Consumer Products in Europe and the Middle East from 1988 to 1994. Focuses on how he has established a regional office and knit local operations closer together, the benefits that the process has...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership;
Change Management;
Corporate Strategy;
Personal Development and Career;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Europe
Nanda, Ashish. "Dennis Hightower: Walt Disney's Transnational Manager." Harvard Business School Case 395-056, November 1994. (Revised June 1996.)
- November 1994 (Revised May 1996)
- Case
Walt Disney's Dennis Hightower-- Taking Charge
By: Ashish Nanda
In 1987, Dennis Hightower, was recruited from outside for a newly created position as head of Disney Consumer Products European operations. Hightower has to win initial acceptance of entrenched country managers, integrate the company's diverse subsidiaries closer...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership;
Change Management;
Corporate Strategy;
Personal Development and Career;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Europe
Nanda, Ashish. "Walt Disney's Dennis Hightower-- Taking Charge." Harvard Business School Case 395-055, November 1994. (Revised May 1996.)