Manufacturing Performance - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jan 2004
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Donald P. Nielsen, MBA 1963

self-cleaning rat cages for psychology labs. Learning that pharmaceutical companies use large quantities of rats, they negotiated a deal with him and over the next few months also executed a roll-up strategy that eventually made them the largest U.S. View Details

27 Apr 2023
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Life Preserver

of the world's population but only 0.5% of transplants are performed there. Giwa and his colleagues at the Global Solutions Program investigated ideas for creating more organs: Could technology be developed to 3D-print organs? Could pig... View Details

Keywords: April White

17 Nov 2022
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Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change

achieve price parity with diesel trucks in 2023, five years sooner than previously forecasted. This is leading to big investments by EV battery manufacturers in the US, as well as fleet electrification investment opportunities. While most... View Details

01 Mar 2006
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Drive-In Nation

a dealer’s back lot, it will nonetheless embody a defining moment in a global race for supremacy. Manufactured by Toyota, this is the car that will propel the Japanese company ahead of General Motors as the world’s largest automaker, a... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Leading Change

performance of workers. To promote change across the manufacturing sector, Esquel sponsors an annual forum, the Integral Conversation, which brings together industry and government stakeholders to inspire... View Details

01 Jun 2010
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Get Well Soon

CEO, he convinces Kotagal to lead the hospital’s improvement efforts as senior vice president of quality and transformation. Anderson, a practicing attorney with expertise in the quality improvement methods used by manufacturing firms, is... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Oct 2001
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Making a World of Difference

morning paper, a history lesson, or a conflict in the classroom," recalls Slifka. At HBS, he notes, General Georges F. Doriot's manufacturing course also had a powerful impact. "He taught us to be innovative, to be courageous, and to... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Aug 2001
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Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success

had to undertake a complete transformation of how Merck operates," he said, outlining strategies that included stepping up resources devoted to scientific research and marketing, integrating divisions of the company, and heading off problems in the clinical process by... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Frank Batten (MBA '52); Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

plant in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to introduce a new pilot project designed to enhance the motivation and performance of a group of 200 employees. A rare female manager at Frito-Lay, Johnson finds that her youth, inexperience, and... View Details

19 Aug 2024
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Quantum Leap

logistics to web services—will be disrupted, with experts predicting that quantum machines will rapidly perform tasks that would take today’s fastest digital supercomputers years to complete. Quantum computers will be able to carry out... View Details

01 Jun 2019
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City on a Hill

Education Leadership Project (PELP), a collaborative effort with the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) that employs management concepts and entrepreneurial strategies to improve student performance in large school districts. But... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Clay Cook

01 Dec 2011
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Reimagining the MBA

entrepreneurial. And they are less hierarchical, with flatter management structures. Service and knowledge industries have overtaken traditional manufacturing businesses as the engines of growth in the West, while China and other... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; FIELD program; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Apr 2002
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Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms

investment banking, law, and management consulting firms — are unique in that they have no products, manufacturing plants, or distribution systems. Their financial success depends entirely upon the capability and View Details

Keywords: professional service firms; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

05 Aug 2014
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A Diversified Portfolio

Professor Janice Hammond, the Jesse Philips Professor of Manufacturing at HBS, was named to the fund's advisory board. "The Women's Venture Capital Fund was referred to me by two highly regarded HBS professors, and it was that... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

01 Mar 2005
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Answering the Call

a production chain, that maximized output.” Klug admires the way Aoki took command of a key variable in restaurant management: table turnover, or “turns.” “Rocky made the restaurant a theater, with the chef as the star of the show,” Klug says. “When the meal was over,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2013
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Alumni News | Bookshelf

Use LinkedIn to network with an expert and ask her a question about a critical assumption. Run online surveys using SurveyMonkey.com. Tap into Amazon Mechanical Turk, which offers cost-effective ways to perform mundane tasks." The book... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing

25 Mar 2015
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The Greening of Houston

R. Brown Convention Center, which had been mostly parking lots, into Discovery Green, now known for its kayaking and performance spaces. The Partnership has just finished a $53 million capital campaign, which is being used to add 14,000... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing

01 Dec 1998
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Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All

outsourcing, and integration services company that he founded in 1965. First in a Wall Street Journal ranking of one thousand companies listed according to best stock performance from 1987 to 1997, Keane Inc is considered among the... View Details

22 Feb 2022
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Case Study: Welcome Aboard

monitor hydration levels in real time. The disposable patch allowed endurance athletes to avoid the performance or cognitive impairments that dehydration can cause. The initial product was built as an analog system but Cass, who is... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Mar 2014
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The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria

trained in agronomy and business, dispenses advice on everything from best practices to business ethics, while keeping track of growth rates and other performance measures with a smartphone app. This process also de-risks the loans in the... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing

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