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- May 2011
- Case
The Morrison Company
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Paul Meyers
The Morrison Company develops and manufactures radio frequency identification tags (RFID) known as smart labels for the retail and pharmaceutical industries. RFID technology is a fast-growing and increasingly competitive industry. Sales have risen dramatically over the... View Details
Keywords: Quantitative Analysis; Technology; Operations Management; Product Lines; Manufacturing; Capacity Planning; Production Planning; Information Technology; Strategy; Production; Organizational Structure; Infrastructure; Product Development; Information Infrastructure; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Electronics Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C., and Paul Meyers. "The Morrison Company." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-564, May 2011.
- 25 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
New Learning at American Home Products
preparations; publicly advertised medicinal, pharmaceutical and dentifrice preparations; food products; household products; cosmetics and toilet preparations; and chemicals, organic colors and pigments, dye stuffs and intermediates." Each of these View Details
- 05 Jul 2004
- What Do You Think?
Work-Life: Is Productivity in the Balance?
Summing Up This month's column sought to pose a trade-off between improved work-life balance and productivity. In general, many among the large number of respondents rejected the notion. As Brian O'Leary put it, " ... finding a work-life balance will not undermine... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- May 2011
- Supplement
The Morrison Company, Faculty Spreadsheet (Brief Case)
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Paul Myers
- May 2011
- Teaching Note
Baria Planning Solutions, Inc.: Fixing the Sales Process (Brief Case)
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and William Schmidt
Teaching Note for 4568. View Details
- May 2011
- Supplement
The Morrison Company, Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Paul Myers
- May 2011
- Teaching Note
The Morrison Company (Brief Case)
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Paul Meyers
Teaching Note for 4564. View Details
- May 2011
- Case
Baria Planning Solutions, Inc.: Fixing the Sales Process
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and William Schmidt
Baria Planning Solutions (BPS) is a consulting firm that specializes in using spend analysis to help companies identify savings through reduced procurement costs and improved supplier performance. Management is concerned about the disappointing performance of the sales... View Details
Keywords: Quantitative Analysis; Technology; Operations Management; Product Lines; Manufacturing; Capacity Planning; Production Planning; Production; Management Practices and Processes; Service Operations; Supply Chain Management; Salesforce Management; Planning; Consulting Industry; North and Central America
Wheelwright, Steven C., and William Schmidt. "Baria Planning Solutions, Inc.: Fixing the Sales Process." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-568, May 2011.
- 13 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
Hiding Products From Customers May Ultimately Boost Sales
prices across a product line of black boots,” Ferreira says. “Should you offer the most expensive boot first and [successively] offer cheaper boots, or display them in some other order? Or, if a retailer... View Details
- May 2011
- Supplement
Baria Planning Solutions, Inc.: Fixing the Sales Process, Faculty Spreadsheet (Brief Case)
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and William Schmidt
- May 2011
- Supplement
Baria Planning Solutions, Inc.: Fixing the Sales Process, Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and William Schmidt
- August 2012
- Article
Consumer Response to Versioning: How Brands' Production Methods Affect Perceptions of Unfairness
By: Andrew Gershoff, Ran Kivetz and Anat Keinan
Marketers often extend product lines by offering limited-capability models that are created by removing or degrading features in existing models. This production method, called versioning, has been lauded because of its ability to increase both consumer and firm... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Production; Competency and Skills; Welfare or Wellbeing; Cost vs Benefits; Perception; Customers; Performance Evaluation; Fairness; Business Ventures
Gershoff, Andrew, Ran Kivetz, and Anat Keinan. "Consumer Response to Versioning: How Brands' Production Methods Affect Perceptions of Unfairness." Journal of Consumer Research 39, no. 2 (August 2012): 382–398. (Selected in 2017 for JCR Research Curations on “Behavioral Pricing”.)
- June 2010 (Revised July 2011)
- Teaching Note
Classic Knitwear and Guardian: A Perfect Fit? (Brief Case)
By: John A. Quelch and Patricia Girardi
Teaching Note for 4217. View Details
- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
In trying to secure financial backing for a new product, independent innovators generally face the question of how much to invest in development before showing it around. Should they create, say, a working prototype (and maybe even generate sales) or pitch the idea for... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System
workers. The first rule governs the way workers do their work. The second, the way they interact with one another. The third governs how production lines are constructed. And the last, how people learn to... View Details
- July 1989 (Revised October 1992)
- Case
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: MIS Reorganization (A)
As a part of the Management Information Services (MIS) Division's evolution, it was planned to distribute all systems development and applications (SD&S) activities and resources (assets and personnel) from the central MIS Division to the operating areas by October... View Details
Balaguer, Nancy S. "Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: MIS Reorganization (A)." Harvard Business School Case 190-015, July 1989. (Revised October 1992.)
- 27 Jul 2020
- Book
Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
needed to examine problems, figure out solutions, and get things done. Many of the managers Badaracco interviewed found ways to pause and put their mental machinery into a lower gear, letting their minds unfocus, and resisting the urge to feel continuously View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- December 2012
- Article
The Microwork Solution: A New Approach to Outsourcing Can Support Economic Development—and Add to Your Bottom Line
By: Francesca Gino and Bradely R. Staats
What's the best way to lift people out of poverty? The social entrepreneurs in the new "impact sourcing" industry believe the answer is providing work, not aid. Their organizations hire people at the bottom of the pyramid to perform digital tasks such as transcribing... View Details
Keywords: Outsourcing; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Nonprofit Organizations; Partners and Partnerships; Development Economics; Social Entrepreneurship; Welfare; Cooperation; San Francisco
Gino, Francesca, and Bradely R. Staats. "The Microwork Solution: A New Approach to Outsourcing Can Support Economic Development—and Add to Your Bottom Line." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 12 (December 2012): 92–96.
- 25 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity
together to facilitate visibility. The idea was that watching the workers would help managers improve operations and replicate innovations on one line across others, thus increasing productivity and driving... View Details
- January 2014
- Supplement
Patagonia (B)
By: Forest Reinhardt, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Lauren Barley
Patagonia produces high-quality environmentally friendly garments that command significant price premiums. In Spring 2010, Patagonia rolled out a new, radical environmental initiative called "Product Lifecycle Initiative" (PLI), which was committed to lengthening the... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Environmental Management; Business Models; Beliefs; Product Differentiation; Product Lines; Yvon Chouinard; Rose Marcario; Retailing; Corporate Social Responsibility; Apparel Manufacturing; Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
Reinhardt, Forest, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, and Lauren Barley. "Patagonia (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 714-465, February 2014.