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- March 1978 (Revised April 1988)
- Supplement
International Business Machines (D1), Supplement 2
- February 1978 (Revised April 1985)
- Background Note
Note on the Corn Wet Milling Industry--1972
- February 1978 (Revised April 1981)
- Background Note
Note on the Corn Wet Milling Industry--1973-77
- February 1978
- Case
Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (A)
Describes the history and evolution of the log home manufacturing industry, a rapidly growing embryonic industry capitalizing on the back-to-basics lifestyle changes in the United States. Focuses on one of the leading firms in the industry, but allows a discussion of... View Details
- October 1977 (Revised October 1985)
- Teaching Note
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-378-024). View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
- August 1977 (Revised April 1987)
- Case
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Karen Gordon Mills and John P. Reed
Describes the technical, economic, and competitive trends in the metal container industry. The strategy of Crown Cork and Seal is then described in relation to these trends. Focuses on two immediate threats to Crown's strategy: the future of aerosol cans, given the... View Details
- February 1977 (Revised December 1985)
- Case
Deere & Co.: Industrial Equipment Operations
Describes the pricing of Deere's crawler tractors used in a variety of construction and industrial applications. Includes a strategic, multimillion-dollar move into the large bulldozer market as well as the pricing of tractors, accessories, and parts. View Details
- December 1976 (Revised August 1984)
- Case
Chaircraft Corp.
Production control in a furniture manufacturing company. Based on a case by R.S. Rosenbloom. View Details
- December 1976 (Revised June 1991)
- Case
Hanrahan Motor Co.
By: W. Earl Sasser, Wickham C. Skinner and Kathleen Curley
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
- July 1975
- Case
Paper Distributors, Inc. (B)
- November 1973
- Article
Men and Machines in Indonesia's Light Manufacturing Industry
By: Louis T Wells Jr
- September 1972 (Revised April 1984)
- Case
Crown Cork & Seal and the Metal Container Industry
By: Joseph L. Bower
Discusses the technical, economic, and packaging trends in the metal container industry, and the impact of these trends on major companies within the industry. Shows the response of Crown Cork & Seal Co. to these trends. Based on Crown Cork & Seal Co. and Note on the... View Details
- April 1971 (Revised April 1983)
- Case
General Electric Co.--1970
- March 1969 (Revised January 2000)
- Case
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
- November 1967 (Revised September 1982)
- Case
Dennison Manufacturing Co. (C)
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
- July 1967 (Revised September 1982)
- Case
Head Ski Co., Inc.
Describes the development of the company to its present preeminence in high-priced skis and the avenues that it can follow to obtain new growth. View Details
- Research Summary
Competitive Dynamics of the Textile-Apparel-Retail Channel
Janice H. Hammond established in 1991 (with Frederick H. Abernathy and John Dunlop of Harvard University and David Weil of Boston University) the Harvard Center for Textile and Apparel Research. Funding provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has supported the... View Details