Manufacturing Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Oct 2008
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Workout vs. Bailout: Should Government Take Advantage of the Buffett Effect?

Summing Up The depth of the global financial crisis is becoming clearer day by day. In the United States, it is being used as a reason to set aside ideology regarding government ownership of important financial institutions, possibly including those that also View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

August 2011 (Revised November 2018)
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Lind Equipment

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff

Lind Equipment failed to meet its loan covenants with its senior bank lender in the summer of 2008, just six months after it was acquired. While the senior bank debt comprised only 6% of the capital used in the acquisition and was fully secured, it exercised its right... View Details

Keywords: Financial Condition; Borrowing and Debt; Capital; Revenue; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Financial Management; Acquisition; Financial Crisis; Currency Exchange Rate; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry

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16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One

was a time of diluted, distorted foods. There was no FDA or FTC. His brand was created on quality, tastiness, pure manufacturing techniques, and on convenience. Convenience was not part of Wedgwood's equation. But convenience needed to be... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

24 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

manufacturers who wish to build an exclusive platform for patients taking their medications. But Barry, against the advice of her management team, is considering an alternative business model, which would open the platform up to all View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007

demand for auditing by the licensor. We characterize the optimal royalty contract, accounting system choice by the licensee, and audit strategy choice by the licensor. We show when the owner prefers to license the property in exchange for... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 19

the answers in ways that are right for you. By asking these questions, you can craft new strategies for staying on top of your game. Publisher's Link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

June 1993 (Revised December 1995)
Case

Frito-Lay, Inc.: The Navigator Project (A)

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Richard O. Mason and Melinda Conrad

Provides an overview of the company's recent organizational changes followed by a discussion of the company's new sales promotion software, "Promotion Planner." The president of Frito-Lay's central division must decide how he should proceed with the rollout of this new... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Trends; Innovation Strategy; Marketing Communications; Decision Choices and Conditions; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry

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19 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 19

leaves a set of information-rich trades by "opportunistic" insiders that contain all the predictive power in the insider trading universe. A portfolio strategy that focuses solely on opportunistic traders yields value-weighted... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

October 2023 (Revised November 2023)
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Recycle & Re-Match: The Future of Soccer Turfs

By: George Serafeim, Lena Duchene and Carlota Moniz

By August 2023, Re-Match, an artificial turf waste-to-value company, had operations in Denmark and the Netherlands and had recycled over 160,000 tons of waste and plastic fiber. With recent capital injection from the VC firm Verdane and a dual revenue business model,... View Details

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23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS

other? Chandler: Having invented color television in the 1950s but then fallen behind Japanese manufacturers in the following decade, RCA decided it had to move into something else. In 1967, it settled on computers, a product the company... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

28 Jun 2022
Book

The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose

manufacturing company in England and had created a portfolio of brands that remain global powerhouses. The sense that business was at heart a moral enterprise was reinvented in a particularly powerful way by Milton Friedman and his... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

18 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 18

characteristics of the waste-to-energy operation, the market characteristics for waste disposal and energy, and the mechanisms regulators use to encourage production of renewable energy, we determine the profit-maximizing operating View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

environment are essential. High-performing organizations need ground rules so that people who do not follow them are legitimately held to account. Prepare your managers for the crucial role they will play in helping teams work well together during challenging times.... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

19 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 19

PublicationsSetting Health Priorities: Strategy versus Tactics Authors:Chu, Michael, David E. Bloom, and Elizabeth Cafiero Publication:Impact: The Magazine of PSI Abstract Health decision makers throughout the world are faced with a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

July 2022 (Revised February 2024)
Teaching Note

The DivaCup: Navigating Distribution and Growth

By: Ayelet Israeli

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 519-055. When the mother-daughter founders of DivaCup set out with a mission to disrupt the menstrual care industry with an innovative product form, they initially struggled to gain legitimacy and convince retailers to carry their unique... View Details

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March 2019 (Revised April 2021)
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The DivaCup: Navigating Distribution and Growth

By: Ayelet Israeli

When the mother-daughter founders of DivaCup set out with a mission to disrupt the menstrual care industry with an innovative product form, they initially struggled to gain legitimacy and convince retailers to carry their unique product. Fifteen years later, the... View Details

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25 Oct 2016
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October 25, 2016

about disruption, but you need a salesforce aligned with strategy to do something about it. This article discusses how investments in sales affect core levers of enterprise value creation (and destruction). Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 8

fundamental business model has not changed in more than 100 years: very smart outsiders go into organizations for a finite period of time and recommend solutions for the most difficult problems confronting their clients. But at traditional strategy-consulting firms,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Break Your Addiction to Service Heroes

words, you also need a management plan for your customers. To return to our manufacturing metaphor, the special challenge of service delivery is that your customers routinely wander onto the shop floor-unannounced-and tinker with the... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Service

29 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 29, 2007

these obstacles. Would he be able to free the grapes? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707472 Stryker Corp.: In-sourcing PCBs Harvard Business School Case 207-121 This case examines a proposed investment in the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Workout vs. Bailout: Should Government Take Advantage of the Buffett Effect?

Lind Equipment

Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

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First Look: April 19

Frito-Lay, Inc.: The Navigator Project (A)

First Look: July 19

Recycle & Re-Match: The Future of Soccer Turfs

Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS

The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose

First Look: October 18

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

First Look: March 19

The DivaCup: Navigating Distribution and Growth

The DivaCup: Navigating Distribution and Growth

October 25, 2016

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Break Your Addiction to Service Heroes

First Look: June 29, 2007

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