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- March 1983 (Revised December 1983)
- Background Note
A Note on Production Inventories
Introduction to basic notions of EDQ, reorder points, periodic review systems, and ABC Analysis. View Details
Maister, David H. "A Note on Production Inventories." Harvard Business School Background Note 683-065, March 1983. (Revised December 1983.)
- Article
The New New Product Development Game
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka
Takeuchi, Hirotaka, and Ikujiro Nonaka. "The New New Product Development Game." Harvard Business Review 64, no. 1 (January–February 1986).
- 2023
- Working Paper
Cost-Efficient Decarbonization of Portland Cement Production
By: Gunther Glenk, Anton Kelnhofer, Rebecca Meier and Stefan Reichelstein
Accounting for nearly 8% of global annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the cement industry is considered difficult to decarbonize. While a sizeable number of abatement levers for Portland cement production is becoming technologically ready for deployment, many are... View Details
Keywords: Decarbonization; Carbon Abatement; Carbon Accounting; Carbon Emissions; Carbon Regulation; Carbon Tax; Net-zero Emissions; Management; Environmental Management; Sustainable Cities; Accounting; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Environmental Accounting; Energy; Environmental Sustainability; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Europe; North America; South America; Africa; Asia
Glenk, Gunther, Anton Kelnhofer, Rebecca Meier, and Stefan Reichelstein. "Cost-Efficient Decarbonization of Portland Cement Production." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-025, October 2023. (TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency Working Paper Series, No. 120, May 2023.)
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Companies
- 10 Oct 1997
- Conference Presentation
Developing Products on Internet Time
Keywords: Product Development
- September–October 1997
- Article
Developing Products on Internet Time
By: A. D. MacCormack and M. Iansiti
MacCormack, A. D., and M. Iansiti. "Developing Products on Internet Time." Harvard Business Review 75, no. 5 (September–October 1997).
- January 2005 (Revised March 2005)
- Case
Parisian: productivity and selling cost
By: Rajiv Lal and Arar Han
Presents the dilemma facing George Jones with respect to the high selling cost at Parisian Department Stores. The challenges to be considered reflect issues at different levels of the organization, including individual salespeople, the store itself, and the merchandise... View Details
Keywords: Cost; Executive Compensation; Production; Sales; Salesforce Management; Motivation and Incentives; Retail Industry
Lal, Rajiv, and Arar Han. "Parisian: productivity and selling cost." Harvard Business School Case 505-052, January 2005. (Revised March 2005.)
- Article
R&D: A Small Contribution to Productivity Growth
By: Diego Comin
In this paper I evaluate the contribution of R&D investments to productivity growth. The basis for the analysis are the free entry condition and the fact that most R&D innovations are embodied. Free entry yields a relationship between the resources devoted to R&D and... View Details
Keywords: Research and Development; Investment; Interest Rates; Performance Productivity; Technological Innovation; Perspective; United States
Comin, Diego. "R&D: A Small Contribution to Productivity Growth." Journal of Economic Growth 9, no. 4 (December 2004). (This paper was featured in BusinessWeek and Il Corriere Della Sera.)
- August 1994
- Case
Topcon Corporation: Production Control System
By: Robin Cooper and Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Production
Cooper, Robin, and Robert S. Kaplan. "Topcon Corporation: Production Control System." Harvard Business School Case 195-082, August 1994.
- November 1978
- Background Note
What Is Industrial Product Policy?
Keywords: Product
Shapiro, Benson P. "What Is Industrial Product Policy?" Harvard Business School Background Note 579-087, November 1978.
- 04 Mar 2020
- News
Healthcare Companies We’re Watching, and Productivity Hacks
- December 2014
- Article
Private Equity, Jobs, and Productivity
By: Steven J. Davis, John Haltiwanger, Kyle Handley, Ron Jarmin, Josh Lerner and Javier Miranda
Private equity critics claim that leveraged buyouts bring huge job losses. To investigate this claim, we construct and analyze a new dataset that covers U.S. private equity transactions from 1980 to 2005. We track 3,200 target firms and their 150,000 establishments... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Performance Productivity; Jobs and Positions; United States
Davis, Steven J., John Haltiwanger, Kyle Handley, Ron Jarmin, Josh Lerner, and Javier Miranda. "Private Equity, Jobs, and Productivity." American Economic Review 104, no. 12 (December 2014): 3956–3990. (Earlier versions distributed as National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 17399 and Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 12-033.) (Originally called "Private Equity and Employment.")
- January 1984
- Background Note
Just-in-Time Production Controlled by Kanban
Describes the method of control of repetitive manufacturing as used at Toyota by Just-in-Time and Kanban. The objective is to facilitate an understanding of how the method works and its rationale. View Details
Rhea, James T. "Just-in-Time Production Controlled by Kanban." Harvard Business School Background Note 684-047, January 1984.
- December 1993 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Manville Corporation DE Products (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Sarah Gant
Paine, Lynn S., and Sarah Gant. "Manville Corporation DE Products (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-114, December 1993. (Revised November 1999.)
- February 2001
- Article
Sequential Testing in Product Development
By: S. Thomke and David E. Bell
Thomke, S., and David E. Bell. "Sequential Testing in Product Development." Management Science 47, no. 2 (February 2001).
- January 1982 (Revised November 1982)
- Case
General Foods: Productivity Measurement Program
By: Robert H. Hayes and Kim B. Clark
Hayes, Robert H., and Kim B. Clark. "General Foods: Productivity Measurement Program." Harvard Business School Case 682-072, January 1982. (Revised November 1982.)
- July 1995 (Revised April 1996)
- Case
Chandler Home Products (B) (Abridged)
By: Robert H. Hayes
Keywords: Consumer Products Industry
Hayes, Robert H. "Chandler Home Products (B) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 696-013, July 1995. (Revised April 1996.)
- Web
Product Management - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Product Management Course Number 1765 Senior Lecturer Sara McKinley Torti Spring; Q3; 1.5 credits Exam Career Focus: This half course provides an introduction to product management,... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News