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Supply Chain Coordination for Products with Uncertain Demand
By: Ananth Raman
Ananth Raman has been investigating supply chain coordination for products with uncertain demand in industries as diverse as apparel, power tools, computers, and footwear. Most recently he has been exploring the role of intermediaries, particularly in supply chains... View Details
- April 1988 (Revised April 1991)
- Case
Boeing 767: From Concept to Production (A)
By: David A. Garvin
Describes the evolution of the Boeing 767 from the conception of the project to the start of manufacturing. Shows how the company manages an enormously complex and risky project and introduces students to a variety of estimating and management tools. The decision issue... View Details
Keywords: Production; Product Design; Product Development; Decisions; Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Air Transportation Industry; Manufacturing Industry
Garvin, David A. "Boeing 767: From Concept to Production (A)." Harvard Business School Case 688-040, April 1988. (Revised April 1991.)
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System
The Toyota Production System is a paradox. On the one hand, every activity, connection, and production flow in a Toyota factory is rigidly scripted. Yet at the same time, Toyota's operations are enormously... View Details
- May 1992 (Revised June 1992)
- Teaching Note
Health Stop: Production Process, Teaching Note
- 2003
- Article
Closing the Loop: Product Take-back Requirements and their Strategic Implications
In Asia, Europe, and North America, regulators are seeking to reduce waste disposal and develop recycling markets by requiring manufacturers to manage the end-of-life disposition of products they produce. Such policies attempt to "close the loop" for products ranging... View Details
Keywords: Wastes and Waste Processing; Energy Conservation; Product Development; Strategy; Policy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Manufacturing Industry; Asia; Europe; North and Central America
Toffel, Michael W. "Closing the Loop: Product Take-back Requirements and their Strategic Implications." Corporate Environmental Strategy 10, no. 9 (2003).
- 15 Mar 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Targeted Price Controls on Supermarket Products
- July 2021 (Revised October 2022)
- Background Note
Product Line Extensions: Optimal or Overdone?
By: Robert J. Dolan
Dolan, Robert J. "Product Line Extensions: Optimal or Overdone?" Harvard Business School Background Note 522-014, July 2021. (Revised October 2022.)
- August 2018
- Supplement
Sarah Powers at Automated Precision Products
- 2003
- Case
Capston-White's Document Management and Production Services
By: Vijay Govindarajan, Chris Trimble and Julie Lang
The development of multi-function devices that could copy, print, fax, and scan created a convergence in the markets for these devices. Copiers and printers had previously been purchased and managed in very different manners by large organizations. Facing an uncertain... View Details
Govindarajan, Vijay, Chris Trimble, and Julie Lang. "Capston-White's Document Management and Production Services." 2003. (Case No. 2-0017.)
- January 1987
- Supplement
Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (C), Video
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (C), Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 887-517, January 1987.
- September 1998 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
ECM Group: Improving Global Marketing Productivity
Associated Foods is considering a proposed program barter deal submitted by media consultancy ECM, along with other proposals to improve marketing expenditure productivity. This case allows calculation of the quantitative as well as the qualitative issues. View Details
Arnold, David J. "ECM Group: Improving Global Marketing Productivity." Harvard Business School Case 599-055, September 1998. (Revised April 2002.)
- December 1987
- Supplement
Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (D), Glossary
Supplements the (A), (B), and (C) cases. A glossary of terms. View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (D), Glossary." Harvard Business School Supplement 588-043, December 1987.
- August 1986 (Revised February 1987)
- Case
Coffee Brands: Direct Product Profit/Cost Exercise
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "Coffee Brands: Direct Product Profit/Cost Exercise." Harvard Business School Case 587-015, August 1986. (Revised February 1987.)
- March 1982 (Revised April 1989)
- Background Note
Industrial Market Selection and Product Planning
Corey, E. Raymond. "Industrial Market Selection and Product Planning." Harvard Business School Background Note 582-119, March 1982. (Revised April 1989.)
- March 1987 (Revised June 1993)
- Supplement
Toshiba Consumer Products (UK) Ltd. (D)
McCormick, Janice, and Daniel M G Raff. "Toshiba Consumer Products (UK) Ltd. (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 487-075, March 1987. (Revised June 1993.)
- 30 Mar 2016
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