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- 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; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Clark, Kim B. "Corning Glass Works: The Z-Glass Project." Harvard Business School Case 681-091, April 1981. (Revised January 1997.)
- November 1993
- Case
Hardcard Project: Plus Development Corp. (A1)
By: Kim B. Clark
Clark, Kim B. "Hardcard Project: Plus Development Corp. (A1)." Harvard Business School Case 694-059, November 1993.
- April 1986 (Revised May 1988)
- Case
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B)
By: Kim B. Clark
Dissects the manufacturing process and procedures of a high-end computer manufacturer. The main issue is how to introduce new products and ramp them up quickly in a competitive environment where time-to-market is crucial. Focuses on engineering change orders--how they... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Time Management; Product Launch; Production; Business Processes; Competitive Strategy; Computer Industry
Clark, Kim B. "Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 686-134, April 1986. (Revised May 1988.)
- April 1985
- Case
SEEQ Technology--1984
By: Kim B. Clark
Examines a decision about product and process technology facing a small, three-year old semiconductor company. The company must decide between pursuing a well-defined technology (N-MOS) with significant short-term advantages or an advanced technology (CMOS) that has... View Details
- September 1982 (Revised January 1997)
- Teaching Note
Corning Glass Works: The Z-Glass Project, Teaching Note
By: Kim B. Clark
Teaching Note for (9-681-091). View Details
- September 1982
- Teaching Note
Kalamazoo Plant: Parts Division, Acme Motors, Teaching Note
By: Kim B. Clark
Keywords: Industrial Products Industry
- April 1982 (Revised December 1984)
- Case
Toyo Kogyo Co. Ltd. (A)
By: Kim B. Clark
Keywords: Japan
Clark, Kim B. "Toyo Kogyo Co. Ltd. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 682-092, April 1982. (Revised December 1984.)
- January 1981 (Revised January 1982)
- Case
Boise Cascade: Manufactured Housing Division, Lafayette Region (B)
By: Kim B. Clark
Clark, Kim B. "Boise Cascade: Manufactured Housing Division, Lafayette Region (B)." Harvard Business School Case 681-065, January 1981. (Revised January 1982.)
- January 1980 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
New Balance Athletic Shoes
By: Kim B. Clark
Faced with growth exceeding 100% per year, James Davis, president of New Balance, must decide how to meet the need for additional capacity. Several factors contribute to a climate of extreme uncertainty. Several options are considered, ranging from a second shift to... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Strategy; Information; Growth Management; Organizational Design; Performance Capacity; Risk and Uncertainty; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Republic of Ireland
Clark, Kim B. "New Balance Athletic Shoes." Harvard Business School Case 680-110, January 1980. (Revised April 1994.)
- 1988
- Book
Dynamic Manufacturing: Creating the Learning Organization
Hayes, Robert H., Steven C. Wheelwright, and Kim B. Clark. Dynamic Manufacturing: Creating the Learning Organization. New York, NY: Free Press, 1988.
- March 1990
- Teaching Note
Instructor's Note on Development Project Audits
By: Steven C. Wheelwright, Geoff K. Gill and Kim B. Clark
- October 2021
- Case
Sam Bernards: A Career in Building Businesses
By: Kim B. Clark and Sarah Eyring
Clark, Kim B., and Sarah Eyring. "Sam Bernards: A Career in Building Businesses." Harvard Business School Case 922-301, October 2021.
- 2006
- Preface
Preface
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim B. Clark
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Kim B. Clark. "Preface." Preface to Design Rules, Volume 1, The Power of Modularity, by Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim B. Clark. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2006, Chinese Mandarin ed. (Full text of Preface, Chinese ed.)
- November 1981 (Revised April 1990)
- Case
Sanyo Manufacturing Corp.--Forrest City, Arkansas
By: Robert H. Hayes and Kim B. Clark
Keywords: Electronics Industry
Hayes, Robert H., and Kim B. Clark. "Sanyo Manufacturing Corp.--Forrest City, Arkansas." Harvard Business School Case 682-045, November 1981. (Revised April 1990.)
- 2002
- Chapter
Managing in the Age of Modularity
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim B. Clark
Keywords: Management
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Kim B. Clark. "Managing in the Age of Modularity." In Managing in the Modular Age: Architectures, Networks, and Organizations, edited by Raghu Garud, Arun Kumaraswamy, and Richard Langlois. Blackwell Publishing, 2002.
- 2006
- Chapter
Modularity in the Design of Complex Engineering Systems
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim B. Clark
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Kim B. Clark. "Modularity in the Design of Complex Engineering Systems." In Complex Engineered Systems: Science Meets Technology, edited by Ali Minai, Dan Braha, and Yaneer Bar Yam. New England Complex Systems Institute Series on Complexity. NY: Springer, 2006.
- 2006
- Chapter
Between 'Knowledge' and 'the Economy': Notes on the Scientific Study of Designs
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim B. Clark
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Kim B. Clark. "Between 'Knowledge' and 'the Economy': Notes on the Scientific Study of Designs." In Advancing Knowledge and the Knowledge Economy, edited by B. Kahin and D. Foray. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2006.
- December 2019
- Supplement
Karin Vinik at South Lake Hospital (D)
By: Joseph L. Badaracco and Kim B. Clark
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Badaracco, Joseph L., and Kim B. Clark. "Karin Vinik at South Lake Hospital (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-074, December 2019.