Production Capacity - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 23, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407028 Embrapa Harvard Business School Case 507-019 Brazil's national agricultural research corporation, Embrapa, has developed an integrated crop and livestock production... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Data: The Ever-Expanding Frontier - Race, Gender & Equity

equity firms? How might we design an on-ramp for people looking to make career changes – people that could very well expand our capacity and understanding of our work? We are not at a loss for motivation and inspiration. “The more you... View Details

15 Dec 2024
News

After Ozempic

commitments to global health because most of the product is sold in the US to people who can afford it or have the insurance to cover it? Or should Novo do what it can to enhance its profits now, before the competition arrives, to... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Pete Ryan; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 2019
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Case Study: Farming It Out

percent is spent on labor. Those factors inspired Andersen to found Augean Robotics (AGR), makers of an autonomous farm robot called Burro, which has the carrying capacity of a sure-footed donkey and the smarts of a deep-learning computer... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Agriculture

04 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

From Lone Star to Team Player

such as new product launches, across business units and functions, and the focus has been much less on KM. Whether it is sharing knowledge, coordinating activities, or doing joint work across boundaries, the essence of a collaborative... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

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Wartime Innovation - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

K-rations. "[I]n wartime, [Doriot] went through a unique, intense immersion in high-stakes product development, where human lives hung in the balance," author Jeffrey Cruikshank notes. "He experienced first-hand the astonishing innovative... View Details

01 Dec 2006
News

Inside Intel

find excuses to visit Fab 3 just so they could put a bunny suit on.” Fab 3 was also important because it introduced the “McDonald’s approach” to erecting fabs. They were to be made as similar as possible. In the world of “McIntel,” exact replication would mean that... View Details

Keywords: Richard S. Tedlow; Hanna, Julia; technology; manufacturing; innovation; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

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Carter Romansky

business through product sales), Carter did a major refocusing of his own. "I wanted to add values back into the picture," he says, explaining his attraction to the nonprofit sector. "Traditionally," Carter says,... View Details

15 Jan 2020
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The Business of Access

services, on the other hand, were delivered at no cost to clients; consequently, the organization was always at capacity and often had to turn people away. “We needed capacity (beds) and had strong... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

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Brendan Mosher

Lowell, Massachusetts, Brendan will take on a summer internship where he will "look at the R&D pipeline to figure out which products are close to launch, then examine capacity for... View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

Ask the Expert: Disaster Master

value concentration; there’s been such a focus on efficiency that there are way fewer redundancies in a company’s production capacity and inventories,” says Beer, who offers insight and advice to alumni... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

28 May 2008
First Look

First Look: May 28, 2008

manufacturing compliance services company to the U.K. and Europe. He has to decide whether to hire Wayne Snelgrove and how to define the scope of his responsibilities. Purchase the case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808099 The Elcer... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Mar 2025
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IFC India 2025: Illuminating India’s Solar Future: Reflections on Tata Solar Manufacturing Plant Visit

India’s renewable energy policies, such as Production Linked Incentives (PLI), aim to build domestic capacity and reduce reliance on imports. Tata Solar is well-positioned to benefit from these incentives... View Details

17 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 17

origins of the social psychology of creativity, trace its arc, and suggest directions for its future. Demand and Capacity Management in Air Transportation Authors:Cynthia Barnhart, Douglas S. Fearing, Amedeo Odoni, and Vikrant Vaze... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Mar 2012
Research & Ideas

Unplugged: What Happened to the Smart Grid?

two decades, according to the 2010 case The Smart Grid, prepared by Henderson, Associate Professor Noel Maurer, and former research associate Catherine Ross. When demand peaks beyond the capacity of the base system, utility companies use... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Energy; Utilities

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Management Training Program: 1945 - 1955 | Baker Library

to issues they would face in the workplace. Management Training Program Fellowships, 1954-1955. Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration Records. Radcliffe College Archives, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. The country's View Details

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

today in the nonprofit sector. Back then, our clients were being asked to make significant investments in IT, so of course they asked, what's my return? As a result I got very engaged in how one collects and presents information to show how the IT function was being... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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Carol Lauson

then into more corporate development. She also was involved in a mergers-and-acquisition project with lead responsibilities for United Agri Products and Trimble Navigation, a high-tech company that created location-based technologies... View Details

01 Jun 2017
News

Case Study: Something New

Anomalie offers brides a new way to buy a wedding dress—custom designed, online, and at a reasonable price. That makes the company, well, an anomaly in the $55 billion United States wedding industry, which is well known for its opaque labeling and pricing. “When you... View Details

Keywords: April White

30 Sep 2002
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Are Business Schools Really Important “Crucibles of Leadership?”

integrity; and "neoteny," a trait that makes them "addicted to life" and able to recruit protectors, nurturers, and believers through a long and productive leadership career. In pointing out one other thing shared by... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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