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- September 1989 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Caterpillar, Inc.: George Schaefer Takes Charge
For over half a century, Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) had been a world leader in the manufacture of earthmoving and construction machinery. In 1982, just months after it recorded the highest sales and profits in its history, CAT experienced its greatest crisis. Demand fell... View Details
Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Crisis Management; Labor Unions; Demand and Consumers; Management Teams; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Business Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry
- June 1989 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
Chaircraft Corporation, 1988
Illustrates the difficulty of effective production planning and production control in a multistage production process affected by seasonal demand. A rewritten version of an earlier case by S.C. Wheelwright. View Details
- April 1989 (Revised December 1998)
- Background Note
Household Furniture Industry in 1986
Profiles the household furniture industry in the United States in 1986. Designed for use with Masco Corp. (A) and (B). View Details
- April 1989 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Masco Corp. (A)
Describes the history and corporate position of a large and successful producer of faucets and related household products. Masco is considering entry into the $14 billion furniture industry. Designed to be used with Household Furniture Industry in 1986 in a strategy... View Details
- April 1989 (Revised November 1998)
- Supplement
Masco Corp. (B)
Describes Masco's initial entry strategy and is designed as an in-class handout. View Details
- April 1989 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
James Burke: A Career in American Business (A)
By: Richard S. Tedlow and Wendy Smith
Presents an historical overview of the professional career of James E. Burke, chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson. Examines the corporation's handling of three major occurrences--the Tylenol poisonings in 1982 and 1986 and the acquisition and subsequent sale of... View Details
- March 1989 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
Metabo GmbH & Co. KG
By: Robert S. Kaplan
A privately owned German power tool company was dissatisfied with its existing cost system. The system could not produce timely accurate reports on cost center operations, and newly purchased automated machines were attracting large overhead costs. A new, highly... View Details
- March 1989
- Teaching Note
Philips In-Car Entertainment (A), (B), & (C), and Industry Note: In-Car Entertainment, Teaching Note
By: F. Warren McFarlan and H. Jeff Smith
- September 1988 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
Watt Group: Consumer Product and Retailing Doctors (A)
By: Ray A. Goldberg
- September 1988 (Revised November 1988)
- Supplement
Watt Group: Consumer Product and Retailing Doctors (B)
By: Ray A. Goldberg
- September 1988 (Revised September 1995)
- Teaching Note
Xerox Corp.: Leadership of the Information Technology Function (A) and (B), Teaching Note
- June 1988
- Case
Holiday Greetings, Inc. (Abridged)
By: William E. Fruhan Jr., Dwight B. Crane and Jonathan Tiemann
Keywords: Consumer Products Industry
- May 1988
- Case
Chandler Home Products (D)--1986
By: Robert H. Hayes
Keywords: Consumer Products Industry
- May 1988 (Revised March 1990)
- Case
Matsushita Electric Industrial (MEI) in 1987
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal
Describes the development of Matsushita's international operations and the building of its dominant competitive position in the consumer electronics industry. Picks up the major challenges facing the company in 1987 as both its product focus and geographic posture are... View Details
- April 1988 (Revised August 1995)
- Case
Chandler Home Products (C)--1984
By: Robert H. Hayes
Keywords: Consumer Products Industry
- October 1987 (Revised March 1991)
- Case
Colgate-Palmolive (A): Company In Transition
By: James L. Heskett