Publications

November 1975 (Revised October 1976)
Case

Cross River Products

By: Steven C. Wheelwright

Describes production task of meeting peak seasonal demands in a light manufacturing plant. Information is provided for evaluating the options of overtime, second shift, second production line, and inventory buildup. View Details

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Information; Labor; Demand and Consumers; Production; Supply Chain

01 Jun 2014
News

Liberal Smarts

May's Harvard Commencement was a special one for Anand Mahindra (MBA 1981), chairman and managing director of the Indian conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra, as the University used the occasion to recognize him and two others with the Harvard Medal for extraordinary... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2005
News

A Renter’s Market

Lee For Jonas Lee (MBA ’93) and his investment firm, Redbrick Partners, the purchase, refurbishment, rental, and maintenance of hundreds of low-cost, single-family urban homes represent a terrific, overlooked market opportunity. “It’s a $15 trillion asset class with no... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Real Estate

April 1990 (Revised May 1997)
Case

Lowe's

By: Walter J. Salmon

Lowe's chain of 306 stores was anticipating fierce competition from their major market rival, Home Depot. As they reformulated the size of their new prototype stores and the mix of their merchandise, what would be the ultimate format? What impact would it have on their... View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Buildings and Facilities; Markets; Service Delivery; Competition

01 Mar 2010
News

Wind Shift

the island of Vinalhaven, Maine. The $15 million project is the largest community-owned wind facility on the East Coast. Standing nearly 400 feet tall, the structures will fill the electricity needs of the several thousand year-round and... View Details

Keywords: Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; Construction; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

William Blackie

Blackie took Caterpillar Tractor from a small U.S. based factory in Peoria, Illinois to a multinational corporation. Blackie was instrumental in creating new markets for Caterpillar products. He invested heavily in international expansion – setting up manufacturing... View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

01 Mar 2012
News

Going Up

Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975) gets an up-close look at a model of the Tata Hall Executive Education building. Funded by the Tata Trusts and Companies, the building will be completed in December 2013. Tata, chairman of Tata Sons Ltd., came to campus for the December 2... View Details

Keywords: Construction of Buildings; Construction; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

30 Mar 2010
News

An Optimistic Publisher

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

September 2005 (Revised June 2012)
Case

New Songdo City

By: Arthur I Segel, Brandon Blaser, Gerardo Garza, Albert Kim, John Richard and Andrew Murphy

The government of South Korea has chosen John Hynes and Gale International to construct New Songdo City. This is an entirely new city, about the size of Boston, between the new Incheon airport and the capital of Seoul. The proposed city is the government's attempt to... View Details

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Urban Development; Construction; Design; Climate Change; South Korea

01 Sep 2018
News

New Spaces: Convening Power

Robert Benson Photography Klarman Hall officially opens next month, a new gathering space just east of Spangler Center where the School plans to “bring together key voices from all over the world to discuss and address the critical issues facing our times.” Klarman... View Details

August 2018 (Revised April 2019)
Case

Jackie Taylor: The Black Ensemble Theater

By: Steven Rogers and Dan Perkins

Jackie Taylor, an African American social entrepreneur, founded the Black Ensemble Theater in 1976. Since the ensemble’s inception, she has rented spaces where her group performed original musicals about black entertainers including Nina Simone, Etta James, and Marvin... View Details

Keywords: Theatre-company; Theatre Expansion; Theatre And Community; Black Theatre; Theater Entertainment; Buildings and Facilities; Strategic Planning; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Chicago

01 Jun 2015
News

India Research Center: Connecting HBS to South Asia

Ajay Piramal (AMP 110, 1992), Rahul Bajaj (MBA 1964), and Dr. Swati Piramal (MPH 1992) visit the India Research Center offices. “The India Research Center is like an embassy. We bring the best of South Asia—not just India—to HBS and the best of HBS to the region.”... View Details

Portrait Project

Mardie Oakes

apartment at Peabody Terrace four years ago, and see my plans coming true. Out of school, I immersed myself in community development lending, investing $20 million in affordable housing and community facilities throughout the Bay Area.... View Details

December 2005 (Revised April 2007)
Case

The Pilgrim Assurance Building

By: Robin Greenwood, David S. Scharfstein and Arthur I Segel

A local real estate developer has to decide how much to bid for a Boston office building in 2005. View Details

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Decisions; Investment; Bids and Bidding; Real Estate Industry; Boston

2024
Working Paper

Learning to Cover: Online Learning and Optimization with Irreversible Decisions

By: Alexander Jacquillat and Michael Lingzhi Li

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; AI and Machine Learning; Geographic Location; Strategic Planning

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August 1985 (Revised January 1992)
Case

Anderson Street

By: William J. Poorvu

A recent college graduate decides to buy a small multiple-unit building in Boston as a residence and an investment. He learns about finding and valuing properties, property management, construction, and mortgages. After some difficulty he finds a building in an area... View Details

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Property; Mortgages; Valuation; Construction; Real Estate Industry; Boston