Publications

October 1996
Teaching Note

Global Iron Proposal (A) and (B), Teaching Note

By: Roy D. Shapiro and Marie-Therese M. Flaherty

Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Manufacturing Industry

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

30 Oct 2018
News

Paths of Victory

“We basically went from a revenue-generating ‘idea’ to fully proven and high-growth business model.” Vention currently employs a team of 25 working in growth and customer success, product engineering, and finance and operations, serving thousands of View Details

Keywords: Alumni New Venture Contest; Machinery Manufacturing; Machinery Manufacturing; Machinery Manufacturing; Machinery Manufacturing; Machinery Manufacturing; Machinery Manufacturing

10 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor

alongside the official engine productions. Many craft industries, specifically metal industries, have traditions of homer making. In a recent survey conducted in France, 28 percent of male factory workers reported that on the job they... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing

01 Mar 2011
News

James McNerney Jr.

"Pilots Push 787 Dreamliner to the Limit" - Watch some take-offs and landings best left to the test pilot professionals. "Capturing the Birth of the Dreamliner" - Photographer Ed Turner documented the global effort of manufacturing the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; interview; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

01 Mar 2011
News

Making Their Way

clear that if my family was going to stay in manufacturing, we would have to become globally competitive.” The Wisconsin businesses were sold in 2002, and a new company with a new strategy, Chirch Global Manufacturing (CGM), was born.... View Details

1988
Chapter

The Machine Tool Industry and Industrial Policy 1955-82

By: David J. Collis

Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Policy; Manufacturing Industry

01 Jun 2012
News

Made in the USA

mechanical engineering courses at Northeastern University, and two years as a second lieutenant in the Army (“doing a major’s job”)—proved to be ideal credentials for Knott’s eventual role as founder, president, and CEO of Riverdale Mills... View Details

Keywords: Blagg, Deborah; cheese; lobster fishing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing

April 1991 (Revised November 1996)
Case

Harnischfeger Industries: Portal Cranes

Harnischfeger, the market-share leader, is facing increasing competition in the portal crane industry. The key question facing the company is how to respond to the competitive threat without undermining the attractiveness of the industry. The case discusses a number of... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Machinery and Machining; Manufacturing Industry

Under Miller’s direction, Cummins Engine was transformed from a small domestic engine producer to the largest provider of diesel truck engines in the world. He dramatically... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

January 1995 (Revised October 1995)
Case

Schweizerische Maschinenfabrik Zug, A.G.

Schweizerische Maschinenfabrik Zug (SMZ), a 110-year old Swiss machinery firm, faces several issues at the end of 1992. It's not clear whether the company will be able to maintain its traditional price premium in the face of foreign competition. The firm must chart a... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Machinery and Machining; Globalized Markets and Industries; Manufacturing Industry; Switzerland

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October 1994
Case

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery rescued its plant from the labor riots of 1987 to make it the fastest improving shipyard in the world by 1994. With its competition in Korea making huge investments in additional capacity in anticipation of the end of the... View Details

Keywords: Management; Machinery and Machining; Performance Improvement; Manufacturing Industry; South Korea

October 1993 (Revised March 2001)
Case

Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corp. (A)

By: H. Kent Bowen

Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corp. (CSSC) is a small, privately owned metal working company with a reputation for providing quality products to its customers. CSSC's business is primarily the production of springs and stamped parts used in a variety of mechanical... View Details

Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Engineering; Private Ownership; Quality; Manufacturing Industry

01 Mar 2019
News

In My Humble Opinion: Easy Rider

authentically adapt it to the local market,” says Prakash. “Building up our team, dealers, and manufacturing capabilities from a clean sheet of paper was really rewarding.” After India, Prakash served in the same role in Canada and is now... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

05 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Porsche’s Risky Roll on an SUV

with the VW Touareg and was partially manufactured in VW's Bratislava, Slovakia plant. Then, as if that were not enough, Wiedeking shocked the investment world once again by purchasing roughly a 20 percent stake in VW, which led to major... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Manufacturing; Manufacturing

Frank A. Seiberling

Despite being forced out of his firm during its post World War I financial troubles, Seiberling’s diligence and faith in the growth of the rubber business allowed his company to become the largest manufacturer of both carriage and... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

April 1980 (Revised December 1991)
Case

Hampton Machine Tool Co.

A bank lending officer must decide whether to extend and increase a loan to a small machine tool company. Case provides sufficient data for preparation of cash budgets and pro forma financial statements in order to analyze the lending officer's problem. Other issues... View Details

Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Financing and Loans; Financial Statements; Manufacturing Industry