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      • August 1984
      • Case

      Competitive Positioning in the Dishwasher Industry (B): Design and Manufacturing Co. (D&M)

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      Keywords: Product Positioning; Competitive Strategy; Consumer Products Industry
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      Bower, Joseph L. "Competitive Positioning in the Dishwasher Industry (B): Design and Manufacturing Co. (D&M)." Harvard Business School Case 385-046, August 1984.
      • August 1984
      • Background Note

      Note on the Major Home Appliance Industry--1984

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      Keywords: Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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      Bower, Joseph L. "Note on the Major Home Appliance Industry--1984." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-044, August 1984.
      • January 1984
      • Background Note

      Note on the Textile Industry in the 1980s

      By: Kim B. Clark
      Presents major developments in textile production technology during the 1970s and early 1980s. Outlines the specific innovations as well as the company and country of origin. View Details
      Keywords: Goods and Commodities; Innovation and Invention; Production; Manufacturing Industry
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      Clark, Kim B. "Note on the Textile Industry in the 1980s." Harvard Business School Background Note 684-046, January 1984.
      • June 1982 (Revised May 1995)
      • Case

      Ellis Manufacturing Co.

      By: Roy D. Shapiro
      Ellis finds itself in a weakening competitive position largely due to the lack of rationalization in its plants. Driven by a strong traditionally decentralized sales organization, Ellis finds that all plants want control over all product lines. As a result, overall... View Details
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Cost; Analytics and Data Science; Brands and Branding; Performance Capacity; Competitive Strategy; Construction Industry
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      Shapiro, Roy D. "Ellis Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 682-103, June 1982. (Revised May 1995.)
      • April 1982 (Revised June 1993)
      • Case

      Hart Schaffner & Marx: The Market for Separately Ticketed Suits

      By: Richard S. Tedlow
      Calls for a decision on whether Hart Schaffner & Marx, the nation's leading manufacturer of high quality, branded suits, should expand its product line by marketing suits that are separately ticketed (i.e., the coat, vest, and slacks are sold from individual hangers... View Details
      Keywords: Advertising; Decisions; Price; Markets; Distribution Channels; Production; Mathematical Methods; Competitive Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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      Tedlow, Richard S. "Hart Schaffner & Marx: The Market for Separately Ticketed Suits." Harvard Business School Case 582-134, April 1982. (Revised June 1993.)
      • November 1981 (Revised June 1989)
      • Case

      Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.: The Industry Replacement Passenger Tire Forecast

      By: Arthur Schleifer Jr.
      Keywords: Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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      Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.: The Industry Replacement Passenger Tire Forecast." Harvard Business School Case 182-152, November 1981. (Revised June 1989.)
      • April 1981 (Revised January 1997)
      • Case

      Corning Glass Works: The Z-Glass Project

      By: Kim B. Clark
      Considers decisions facing the leader of a manufacturing staff project team assigned to a plant where yields have deteriorated sharply. The process is complex: the plant organization is not cooperative and there are deep disagreements about what is wrong and how to fix... View Details
      Keywords: Decisions; Production; Problems and Challenges; Conflict Management; Performance Productivity; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Groups and Teams; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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      Clark, Kim B. "Corning Glass Works: The Z-Glass Project." Harvard Business School Case 681-091, April 1981. (Revised January 1997.)
      • December 1980 (Revised April 1981)
      • Case

      General Electric Co.: Appliance Division Advertising

      By: Stephen A. Greyser
      Keywords: Advertising; Marketing; Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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      Greyser, Stephen A. "General Electric Co.: Appliance Division Advertising." Harvard Business School Case 581-095, December 1980. (Revised April 1981.)
      • December 1980 (Revised July 1991)
      • Case

      Loctite Corp.: Industrial Products Group

      By: John A. Quelch
      A new product introduction strategy covering all elements of the marketing mix must be planned for equipment designed to dispense industrial adhesives. The equipment and adhesives are manufactured by the same company. View Details
      Keywords: Product Marketing; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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      Quelch, John A. "Loctite Corp.: Industrial Products Group." Harvard Business School Case 581-066, December 1980. (Revised July 1991.)
      • June 1980 (Revised November 2006)
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      Southwest Lumber Distributors

      By: David E. Bell
      Concerns a lumber wholesaler who has been asked to give a forward price commitment. The market price has been volatile and the type of wood is different from that traded on the futures market. The question is: What to do about customer's request? View Details
      Keywords: Customers; Markets; Price; Forest Products Industry
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      Bell, David E. "Southwest Lumber Distributors." Harvard Business School Case 180-134, June 1980. (Revised November 2006.)
      • 1980
      • Working Paper

      Components of Manufacturing Inventories: A Structural Model of the Production Process

      By: Alan J. Auerbach and Jerry R. Green
      This paper presents a structural model of production and inventory accumulation based on the hypothesis of cost minimization. It differs from previous attempts in several respects. First, it integrates the analysis of input inventories with output inventories, treating... View Details
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      Auerbach, Alan J., and Jerry R. Green. "Components of Manufacturing Inventories: A Structural Model of the Production Process." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 491, June 1980.
      • April 1978 (Revised January 1985)
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      Searle Medical Instruments Group (Abridged)

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      SMIG, a division of G.D. Searle, was a fast growing high market-share company in the field of nuclear medical instruments. It manufactured two basically different product lines, one very successful and the other less so. Although marketing was separate for these... View Details
      Keywords: Change; Brands and Branding; Market Participation; Production; Success; Performance Capacity; Expansion; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "Searle Medical Instruments Group (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 678-189, April 1978. (Revised January 1985.)
      • December 1976 (Revised August 1984)
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      Chaircraft Corp.

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      Production control in a furniture manufacturing company. Based on a case by R.S. Rosenbloom. View Details
      Keywords: Production; Consumer Products Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "Chaircraft Corp." Harvard Business School Case 677-092, December 1976. (Revised August 1984.)
      • 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
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "Cross River Products." Harvard Business School Case 676-086, November 1975. (Revised October 1976.)
      • July 1975
      • Case

      Paper Distributors, Inc. (B)

      By: Benson P. Shapiro
      Keywords: Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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      Shapiro, Benson P. "Paper Distributors, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 576-023, July 1975.
      • November 1973
      • Article

      Men and Machines in Indonesia's Light Manufacturing Industry

      By: Louis T Wells Jr
      Keywords: Production; Machinery and Machining; Manufacturing Industry; Indonesia
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      Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Men and Machines in Indonesia's Light Manufacturing Industry." Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies 9, no. 3 (November 1973).
      • April 1971 (Revised April 1983)
      • Case

      General Electric Co.--1970

      By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
      Keywords: Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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      Fruhan, William E., Jr. "General Electric Co.--1970." Harvard Business School Case 271-175, April 1971. (Revised April 1983.)
      • March 1969 (Revised January 2000)
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      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
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      Bower, Joseph L., and John W. Rosenblum. "Industrial Products, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 369-019, March 1969. (Revised January 2000.)
      • July 1967
      • Comment

      Comments on the 'Longer Run Pressures of U.S. Manufacturing Subsidiaries in Europe

      By: Louis T Wells Jr
      Keywords: Production; Business Subsidiaries; United States; Europe
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      Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Comments on the 'Longer Run Pressures of U.S. Manufacturing Subsidiaries in Europe." Southern Journal of Business (July 1967).
      • Research Summary

      Consumer Decision Making and Behavioral Research

      By: John T. Gourville

      John Gourville’s research focuses on consumer behavior, especially in the areas of pricing and consumer decision making. In the area of pricing, for instance, he has looked at the role of time on how consumers interpret and react to product costs and prices.... View Details

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