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      • September 1988 (Revised September 1994)
      • Background Note

      Note on Process Analysis (Abridged)

      By: Roy D. Shapiro
      Provides an introductory note to production processes and the use of flow diagrams. View Details
      Keywords: Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Practices and Processes; Production
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      Shapiro, Roy D. "Note on Process Analysis (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Background Note 689-032, September 1988. (Revised September 1994.)
      • August 1988 (Revised February 1992)
      • Case

      Norton Group PLC: To Be or Not to Be in the Motorcycle Business (A)

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Jon Skofic
      Norton, a once famous motorcycle manufacturer, soundly beaten by Japanese competition, turns its attention to developing rotary engines. The company is acquired by Norton Group PLC, which is headed by a dashing entrepreneur. The new management must decide what... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Decision Choices and Conditions; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Crisis Management; Resource Allocation; Production; Competition; Auto Industry; Motorcycle Industry; Japan; United Kingdom
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Jon Skofic. "Norton Group PLC: To Be or Not to Be in the Motorcycle Business (A)." Harvard Business School Case 589-013, August 1988. (Revised February 1992.)
      • August 1988 (Revised April 1998)
      • Case

      IBM 360: Giant as Entrepreneur

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      Presents the ingredients that went into a major entrepreneurial shift by IBM--investing $5 billion into a new product line that would obsolete any existing computer product line offered by the competition, or by IBM itself. The economic and technical challenges of this... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Financial Management; Investment; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology Industry
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      Bower, Joseph L. "IBM 360: Giant as Entrepreneur." Harvard Business School Case 389-003, August 1988. (Revised April 1998.)
      • May 1988 (Revised November 1990)
      • Case

      Airbus vs. Boeing (B): The Storm Intensifies

      By: Malcolm S. Salter
      Discusses the growing competition faced by U.S. producers of civil aircraft due to the success and expanding product line of Airbus Industries. Designed to foster discussion of international trade policy as it affects producers in the industry and to encourage firm... View Details
      Keywords: Trade; Policy; Negotiation; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Aerospace Industry; United States
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      Salter, Malcolm S. "Airbus vs. Boeing (B): The Storm Intensifies." Harvard Business School Case 388-145, May 1988. (Revised November 1990.)
      • spring 1988
      • Article

      Product Market Competition and Managerial Slack

      By: David S. Scharfstein
      Keywords: Product; Markets; Competition; Management
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      Scharfstein, David S. "Product Market Competition and Managerial Slack." RAND Journal of Economics 19, no. 1 (spring 1988): 147–155.
      • November 1987
      • Background Note

      The Magic Matrix: Products and Accounts

      By: Benson P. Shapiro
      Describes an interfunctional approach to product mix management and account selection. The approach uses a matrix of products and accounts. Also describes the concepts and implementation of the approach. View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Customers
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      Shapiro, Benson P. "The Magic Matrix: Products and Accounts." Harvard Business School Background Note 588-006, November 1987.
      • September 1987
      • Background Note

      What Do Venture Capitalists Do?

      By: William A. Sahlman
      Presents the results derived from 49 responses to a questionnaire mailed to 100 venture capitalists in late 1984. The purpose of the survey was to shed light on the relationship between venture capitalists and their portfolio companies. The survey revealed that the... View Details
      Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Venture Capital; Investment Portfolio; Recruitment; Surveys; Managerial Roles; Service Operations; Relationships; Service Industry
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      Sahlman, William A. "What Do Venture Capitalists Do?" Harvard Business School Background Note 288-015, September 1987.
      • July 1987
      • Case

      Altoona Corp.: Computer Products Division

      By: Roger E. Bohn and Robert H. Hayes
      A relatively small manufacturer of computer memory disks has achieved a major market position through the use of its statistical quality control (SQC) program. It is now expanding the production of a new line of disks and is encountering problems getting the process... View Details
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Volatility; Performance Consistency; Performance Improvement; Performance Productivity; Quality; Mathematical Methods; Hardware; Manufacturing Industry
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      Bohn, Roger E., and Robert H. Hayes. "Altoona Corp.: Computer Products Division." Harvard Business School Case 688-010, July 1987.
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      The Product Management Audit: Design and Survey Findings

      By: John A. Quelch, Paul Farris and James Olver
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      Quelch, John A., Paul Farris, and James Olver. "The Product Management Audit: Design and Survey Findings." Journal of Consumer Marketing 4, no. 3 (Summer 1987): 45–58.
      • June 1987 (Revised May 1990)
      • Case

      John Deere Component Works (B)

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Having installed an activity-based system, the division is now exploring the insight provided by that system. In particular, it is studying the economics of lot-size process planning and product mix management. View Details
      Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Production; Business or Company Management; Planning; Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Product Marketing; Management Practices and Processes; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "John Deere Component Works (B)." Harvard Business School Case 187-108, June 1987. (Revised May 1990.)
      • June 1987 (Revised August 1988)
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      American Bank

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      American Bank is developing a new system to compute product costs. The deregulated, more competitive environment for commercial banks has created both problems and opportunities for banking operations. In order to price existing products and assess the desirability of... View Details
      Keywords: System; Consolidation; Commercial Banking; SWOT Analysis; Fair Value Accounting; Cost Management; Price; Banking Industry; North and Central America; United States
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "American Bank." Harvard Business School Case 187-194, June 1987. (Revised August 1988.)
      • May 1987 (Revised November 1998)
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      John Deere Component Works (A)

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      The division has recognized the inadequacies of its existing, traditional cost system for estimating product costs. Describes the innovative activity-based system that was developed to more accurately trace overhead costs to individual products. Provides students with... View Details
      Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Cost vs Benefits; Production; Budgets and Budgeting; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Consumer Products Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "John Deere Component Works (A)." Harvard Business School Case 187-107, May 1987. (Revised November 1998.)
      • 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
      Keywords: Asset Management; Metals and Minerals; Steel Industry
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      Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (H): Fred Lerner--Inventory Planning and Control." Harvard Business School Supplement 587-141, April 1987. (Revised May 1987.)
      • March–April 1987
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      Ideas for Action: The Product Management Audit

      By: J. Quelch, P. Farris and J. Olver
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      Quelch, J., P. Farris, and J. Olver. "Ideas for Action: The Product Management Audit." Harvard Business Review 65, no. 2 (March–April 1987): 30–36.
      • January 1987 (Revised January 2002)
      • Case

      Baker Precision Instruments, Inc.

      By: Ramchandran Jaikumar, Roy Shapiro, Donald Rosenfield and Kathryn E. Stecke
      A rapidly growing machine parts manufacturer is trying to decide whether to acquire an advanced Flexible Manufacturing System or Systems. The selection decisions must address the impact of new technology, the effect of setup times on production planning and capacity,... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Cost vs Benefits; Machinery and Machining; Production; Decision Choices and Conditions; Management Systems; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry
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      Jaikumar, Ramchandran, Roy Shapiro, Donald Rosenfield, and Kathryn E. Stecke. "Baker Precision Instruments, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 687-052, January 1987. (Revised January 2002.)
      • December 1986 (Revised November 1989)
      • Case

      Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (A)

      By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
      In late summer 1986, the management of the Manufacturing Productivity Division (MPD) of Hewlett-Packard (HP) was in the process of making major market selection and product policy decisions. MPD is a small division which develops and markets manufacturing productivity... View Details
      Keywords: Business Divisions; Marketing; Product Marketing; Market Entry and Exit; Production; Research and Development; Manufacturing Industry
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      Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 587-101, December 1986. (Revised November 1989.)
      • November 1986 (Revised October 1995)
      • Case

      Suzanne de Passe at Motown Productions (A)

      By: Linda A. Hill
      Illustrates: 1) the impact of a manager's leadership style on corporate culture, direction, and performance; 2) the concept of fit between leadership style and the requirements of situations in which managers find themselves; and 3) the need for managers to adapt their... View Details
      Keywords: Management Style; Race; Organizational Culture; Leadership Style; Gender; Management Teams; Change Management; Situation or Environment; Creativity; Relationships; Music Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      Hill, Linda A. "Suzanne de Passe at Motown Productions (A)." Harvard Business School Case 487-042, November 1986. (Revised October 1995.)
      • September 1986 (Revised February 2007)
      • Case

      Solagen: Process Improvement in the Manufacture of Gelatin at Kodak

      By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
      Kodak must decide whether to make a major investment in a production facility designed around a new technique for producing the gelatin critical to so many film and paper products. Currently, gelatin making is an arcane art, unchanged in 150 years and heavily dependent... View Details
      Keywords: Arts; Buildings and Facilities; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Experience and Expertise; Engineering; Investment; Time Management; Production; Research and Development; Semiconductor Industry
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      Leonard, Dorothy A., and Brian DeLacey. "Solagen: Process Improvement in the Manufacture of Gelatin at Kodak." Harvard Business School Case 687-020, September 1986. (Revised February 2007.)
      • August 1986 (Revised May 1989)
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      Ingersoll-Rand: Channel Selection and Management

      By: E. Raymond Corey and V. Kasturi Rangan
      Keywords: Marketing Channels; Marketing; Management; Industrial Products Industry
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      Corey, E. Raymond, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Ingersoll-Rand: Channel Selection and Management." Harvard Business School Case 587-045, August 1986. (Revised May 1989.)
      • August 1986 (Revised May 1993)
      • Case

      Rohm and Haas (A): New Product Marketing Strategy

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Lesley Susan
      Joan Macey, Rohm and Haas' market manager for Metalworking Fluid Biocides, found that sales of a new biocide, Kathon MWX, was utterly disappointing. This was all the more puzzling since sales of her other product--Kathon 886 MW, a liquid biocide used only in... View Details
      Keywords: Communication Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Distribution; Performance; Sales
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Lesley Susan. "Rohm and Haas (A): New Product Marketing Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 587-055, August 1986. (Revised May 1993.)
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