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- December 1999 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Machinery International (A)
By: David F. Hawkins
A U.S. company must decide how to translate its German subsidiary's DM financial statements into U.S. dollars for public and internal reporting purposes. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Financial Statements; Financial Reporting; Currency; Money; Accounting; Valuation; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Hawkins, David F. "Machinery International (A)." Harvard Business School Case 100-012, December 1999. (Revised March 2001.)
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Case Study: Power Nappy
had worked as a design engineer at Procter and Gamble, in addition to having cofounded a social enterprise that successfully commercialized biodegradable sanitary pads in India. Saigal started looking into the $10 billion diaper industry... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Philip L. Yeo: The Next Big Thing
output has resulted in commercial products manufactured in a number of domestic and overseas industrial parks, also championed by Yeo. He, as much as anyone, has fostered the country's knowledge-based economy and set its future course.... View Details
Keywords: Government
- Profile
Rob Self
A cursory glance at Rob Self’s resumé seems to suggest a contradiction: with an advanced degree in mechanical engineering and a lengthy job history in manufacturing and automotive, his founding of a startup... View Details
- March 1969 (Revised January 2000)
- Case
Industrial Products, Inc.
By: Joseph L. Bower and John W. Rosenblum
Involves the decision of whether to construct a new plant in another part of the country for a line of fire protection equipment. Capital funds set aside for the construction are blocked by Fireguard's continued record of substantial operating losses and divisional... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Capital; Construction; Financing and Loans; Expansion; Business Earnings; Markets; Product; Manufacturing Industry
Bower, Joseph L., and John W. Rosenblum. "Industrial Products, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 369-019, March 1969. (Revised January 2000.)
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Lori Schock - Listen and Learn
manufacturing workers on a computer system used for data reconciliation. The assignment proved challenging. “I was a total outsider running a class designed to change the work patterns of an experienced View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Brill
- 12 Feb 2020
- News
Culture Shift at Big Blue
it. Red Hat’s success boils down the power of collaborative culture, Bacon writes. Which is just what IBM needs now, as it aims to become more competitive in the cloud wars. “His clear understanding of the technology and enterprise market and product value is one... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Tony Sanchez - Team Builder
Photography by Robert Schoen The résumé of Roger Anthony (“Tony”) Sanchez reads like a laundry list of military superlatives: U.S. Naval Academy engineering major, water polo team captain, and battalion commander; Navy SEAL platoon... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 May 2000
- What Do You Think?
Can You Hard-Wire Performance?
payment ... over and above the "normal" selling price?" Berglund answers his own question in suggesting that it depends on the extent to which the new (GE aircraft) engine (used in the hard-wiring example) differs from past... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Jan 2021
- News
Finding a Fresh Approach to Dry Cleaning
many finish at half that number.” Simon, who earned a degree in engineering and worked in the manufacturing arm of a family business after his MBA, calls dry cleaning “the most challenging industry I have... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Family Matters
being a CEO of a multinational corporation. She even dressed the part, going to school in a pantsuit. But the path to the corner office is often an expensive one. Thompson-Woode learned this as a high schooler in Brooklyn when she wanted to attend a 10-day student... View Details
Keywords: April White
- January 1980 (Revised August 1986)
- Case
General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (A)
Describes the U.S. large turbine generator industry in early 1963, a period of severe price cutting and depressed industry conditions. Presents data to allow a structural analysis of the industry and an analysis of the strategies of the major players since 1946. The... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Machinery and Machining; Cost Management; Price; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Marketing Strategy; Industry Structures; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Porter, Michael E. "General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (A)." Harvard Business School Case 380-128, January 1980. (Revised August 1986.)
- 16 Mar 2018
- News
Giving Back to Help The Next Generation
game-changer for me,” says Sergio. “That was critical in my decision to pursue an MBA at HBS.” The former engineering major from Chicago left her operations job at GE to attend HBS. Sergio explains that the Michael J. and Mary C. Johnston... View Details
- 12 Feb 2016
- Op-Ed
The Real Jobs Tragedy in the US: We've Lost the Skills
production sector overall, there would seem to be no shortage of workers, with 19 current workers for each opening. But in certain skilled production occupations, like electrical engineering technicians, there are only six employed... View Details
- 2007
- Case
The John Deere 8030 Tractor
By: Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble
This is not your grandfather's tractor! Deere & Company created a technological marvel when they created the 8030 tractor, with options such as GPS, AutoTrac, and a high-tech comfortable seat. The case study illustrates the challenges of launching a complex new product... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Machinery and Machining; Product Launch; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
Govindarajan, Vijay, and Chris Trimble. "The John Deere 8030 Tractor." 2007. (Case No. 2-0023.)
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Quantum Leap
today and the forever after of computing. The company was cofounded in 2019 by Prineha Narang, a leading computational physicist and professor at SEAS (John Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences) who serves as CTO, along with... View Details
- Web
Photograph Albums - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
sales office in Hubbard Woods, Illinois, including the retail showroom, freezer storage area, and equipment room. Exterior of Durgin Shoe Co. in Haverill, Mass., 1912 . Durgin Shoe Company, Haverhill, Massachusetts Mss: 641 1912 D959 1 album, 14 photographs Durgin Shoe... View Details
- 12 Jan 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Should We Think About the Exportation of Jobs?
they were transitory. As Sudip Sen put it, "The 'export' of any activity, be it manufacturing or service outsourcing, is driven by pure economics. True, it has a social and political impact; but more often than not the latter adjusts... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Investing in Breakthrough Technologies to Lead the Energy Transition
professional backgrounds - former bankers, consultants, engineers - as well as from a diverse set of countries such as the US, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Colombia, and Argentina. Since energy challenges are global issues, I believe that... View Details
- 21 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Grundfos: Innovation & Inspiration for Sustainable Product Design
circular design to be embedded within its design, engineering, and manufacturing processes so that pumps can be separated and broken down into subcomponents. To enable easier recycling, the company embeds sustainable design, and their... View Details