Publications

07 Jul 2011
News

Innovation Depends on a Robust Manufacturing Sector

12 Dec 2019

Industry Spotlight Series: Manufacturing

Wonder what an MBA could do to help with your professional growth? Hear from current students from the manufacturing industry as they reflect on their MBA experience and future plans. View Details

February 1964
Case

International Manufacturing Co. (A)

By: Bruce R. Scott

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

May 1987 (Revised October 1996)
Case

Murray Ohio Manufacturing Co.

By: Krishna G. Palepu

After a record year in 1983, Murray Ohio's earnings declined in 1984. The company was faced with competition from cheap imports and was experiencing declining margins. Students are asked to analyze the company's 1984 financial statements and predict whether there is... View Details

Keywords: Financial Statements; Financial Reporting; Business Divisions; Cost Management; Spending; Decision Making; Change Management; Problems and Challenges; Management Systems; Manufacturing Industry

February 1985
Case

General Electric--Thermocouple Manufacturing (B)

By: David A. Garvin

Describes what has happened since the introduction of just-in-time production techniques were developed to reduce inventory. Reviews the progress to date in such areas as process rationalization; set-up reduction; quality improvement and leveling the scheduling; and... View Details

Keywords: Supply Chain; Logistics; Production; Business Processes; Technological Innovation; Quality; Performance Improvement; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Manufacturing Industry

November 1986 (Revised February 1991)
Case

Nyman Manufacturing Co. (B)

By: Benson P. Shapiro

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

November 1986 (Revised February 1991)
Case

Nyman Manufacturing Co. (A)

By: Benson P. Shapiro

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

March 2016
Article

Highway to Success: The Impact of the Golden Quadrilateral Project for the Location and Performance of Indian Manufacturing

By: Ejaz Ghani, Arti Grover Goswami and William R. Kerr

We investigate the impact of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway project on the Indian organized manufacturing sector using enterprise data. The GQ project upgraded the quality and width of 5,846 km of roads in India. We use a difference-in-difference estimation... View Details

Keywords: Highways; Roads; India; Development; Manufacturing; Density; Rent; Infrastructure; Manufacturing Industry; India

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05 May 2011
News

Breaking Ground in Manufacturing

Keywords: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

April 1993
Teaching Note

Koito Manufacturing Ltd. (TN)

By: W. Carl Kester

Teaching Note for (9-291-027). View Details

Keywords: Auto Industry; Japan; United States

May 1993
Case

Kaufmann Manufacturing Company (A)

By: Julie H. Hertenstein and William J. Bruns Jr.

A management team at Kaufmann is studying the latest year's operations and sales, which seem to have led to very confusing financial results. Sales exceeded forecast and production for the first six months, however Kaufmann reported a loss. Yet, when sales were below... View Details

Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Earnings Management; Cost Accounting; Financial Reporting; Cost vs Benefits; Capital Budgeting; Cost Management; Profit; Outcome or Result

July 2004 (Revised October 2004)
Teaching Note

Superior Manufacturing Company (TN)

By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen

Teaching Note to (9-105-010). View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

2012
Book

Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance

By: Gary P. Pisano and Willy Shih

For years—even decades—in response to intensifying global competition, American companies decided to outsource their manufacturing operations in order to reduce costs. But we are now seeing the alarming long-term effect of those choices: in many cases, once... View Details

Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Production; Competitive Advantage; Transformation; Innovation and Invention; Manufacturing Industry; United States

1986
Chapter

Marketing Advanced Manufacturing Processes

By: D. A. Leonard-Barton and J. Gogan

Keywords: Marketing; Production; Technological Innovation; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry

December 1970 (Revised July 1991)
Case

Dennison Manufacturing Co. (A&B)

August 2004
Teaching Note

Ellis Manufacturing Company (TN)

By: Roy D. Shapiro

Teaching Note to (9-682-103). View Details

Keywords: Construction Industry

January 2001 (Revised November 2002)
Case

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

March 1997 (Revised December 1999)
Case

Alden Products, Inc.--European Manufacturing

By: Robert H. Hayes

The European organization of Alden Products, Inc. is contemplating a doubling of unit sales over the next ten years. Their largest plant, located in Holland, was set up 25 years earlier to supply all demands of the EEC countries on the continent. It has since expanded... View Details

Keywords: Production; Growth Management; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Strategic Planning; Performance Capacity; Business Strategy; Netherlands; Europe