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- November 1995 (Revised June 1997)
- Case
Northern Telecom (A): AdVantage & DisadVantage
By: Robert J. Dolan and Sylvie Ryckebusch
Mike Ennis, general manager of Northern Telecom's Business Products Division, recommends a new solution for replacing Vantage, an unsuccessful product for Northern Telecom. The case documents in detail the voice of the customer. Students are required to discuss the... View Details
- October 1995 (Revised April 1997)
- Case
Apparel Exports and the Indian Economy
By: Ananth Raman
Indian apparel exports are enjoying considerable success in the international markets. However, the future is uncertain owing to impending technological, regulatory, and market changes. This case explores the long lead times for sourcing apparel from India and provides... View Details
- October 1995 (Revised March 1996)
- Case
Executive Shirt Company, Inc.
By: Janice H. Hammond and Sylvie Ryckebusch
The Executive Shirt Co. is contemplating a move into custom-made shirts. The company's general manager has charged two of his managers to come up with plans for incorporating production of custom shirts into the existing manufacturing process. View Details
- October 1995
- Teaching Note
Procter & Gamble: Improving Consumer Value Through Process Design TN
Teaching Note for (9-195-126). View Details
- October 1995 (Revised March 1997)
- Background Note
The National Information Infrastructure (A): The United States in Perspective
By: George C. Lodge, Jeffrey F. Rayport, Thomas A. Gerace and Afroze A Mohammed
- October 1995
- Case
Robert Mondavi Corporation
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Thomas N. Urban Jr
As the Mondavi Corp. moves from a private to a public company and increases the number of types of wine it sells, how does it position itself in various segments of the market and what brand and distribution system is most important? View Details
- October 1995
- Background Note
Coordination: An Overview
By: Ananth Raman
Designed to accompany Module II of the first-year required course on Technology and Operations Management. Particularly useful in conjunction with Corning Glass Works: Erwin Automotive Plant, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc., Johnson Controls, Automotive... View Details
- October 1995 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Singapore Unlimited: Building the National Information Infrastructure
By: Lynda M. Applegate, John L. King, Soon-Siong Neo and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Describes the actions taken by the government of Singapore to enable the country to survive and prosper after it achieved independence in the late 1960s. Recognizing that its small size, limited natural resources, but excellent location placed it in a vulnerable... View Details
- October 1995 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Disney Consumer Products in Lebanon
By: John A. Quelch
The managing director of Disney Consumer Products for Europe and the Middle East is reviewing recent market research in Lebanon regarding the sales potential of Disney licensed products and assessing the pros and cons of several distribution options. View Details
- fall 1995
- Article
Shooting the Rapids: Managing Product Development in Turbulent Environments
By: Marco Iansiti
- September 1995 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge
By: Josh Lerner
RogersCasey Alternative Investments faces the challenge of managing distributions of stock by the private equity investors in which their clients have invested. These distributed shares appear to behave in complex ways, apparently at odds with market efficiency. A... View Details
- September 1995
- Case
Richina Capital Partners Limited
By: William A. Sahlman and Jason Green
Richard Yan and Suzanne Foels raise a $52.5 million fund to invest in Chinese companies in concert with major multinational companies. They face all the challenges of starting a business from scratch in addition to the challenges of operating in a cross-cultural... View Details
- September 1995 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
Symantec: Redefining the Information Infrastructure
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Carin-Isabel Knoop
- September 1995 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Sunbeam Television (A)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and E. Scott Lathrop
Sunbeam Television, owner of a television station in Miami (a Fox affiliate), buys Channel 7 (a CBS affiliate) in Boston. They bring to the Boston station the concepts and ideas of their Miami news product--that is, a crisp, content-based design rather than one... View Details
- September 1995 (Revised April 1999)
- Case
Exporting American Culture
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem
A large entertainment company, extensively criticized for producing violent, offensive, and anti-social material, is considering whether to sell its material to a semi-illegal operation that is beaming satellite TV into Turkey. The opportunity raises many questions... View Details
- August 1995
- Case
Travelex: "The World's Largest Operator of Passenger Terminal Bureaux de Change"
By: Richard F. Meyer
Keywords: Tourism Industry
- August 1995
- Teaching Note
Crown Equipment Corporation: Design Services Strategy TN
By: Gary P. Pisano
Teaching Note for (9-991-031) and (9-991-032). View Details
- 1995
- Chapter
Interest Allocation Rules, Financing Patterns, and the Operations of US Multinationals
By: Kenneth A. Froot and James R. Hines Jr.
- 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... View Details