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- October 1980 (Revised January 1985)
- Case
International Harvester (A)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Evelyn T. Christiansen
- October 1980 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
International Harvester (B1)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Evelyn T. Christiansen
- August 1980
- Supplement
Corning Glass Works: Information Systems Planning, Supplement
- July 1980 (Revised December 1981)
- Case
Bethoney Manufacturing (B)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
- July 1980 (Revised December 1981)
- Supplement
Bethoney Manufacturing (C)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
- 1980
- Working Paper
Components of Manufacturing Inventories: A Structural Model of the Production Process
By: Alan J. Auerbach and Jerry R. Green
This paper presents a structural model of production and inventory accumulation based on the hypothesis of cost minimization. It differs from previous attempts in several respects. First, it integrates the analysis of input inventories with output inventories, treating... View Details
- March 1980 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
American Chemical Corp.
By: William E. Fruhan Jr. and John P. Goldsberry III
A large chemical manufacturer divests a plant that is acquired by a small specialty chemicals manufacturer. The acquisition decision is viewed from the vantage point of the small specialty chemicals manufacturer. View Details
- January 1980 (Revised August 1986)
- Case
General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (A)
Describes the U.S. large turbine generator industry in early 1963, a period of severe price cutting and depressed industry conditions. Presents data to allow a structural analysis of the industry and an analysis of the strategies of the major players since 1946. The... View Details
- January 1980
- Supplement
General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (C)
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
- November 1979 (Revised July 1986)
- Case
Boise Cascade: Manufactured Housing Division, Lafayette Region (A)
By: W. Earl Sasser
- April 1979 (Revised June 1988)
- Case
Chain Saw Industry in 1978
By: Michael E. Porter and David J. Collis
For use on the second day of a two-day sequence on the U.S. chain saw industry. Describes the evolution of the industry since 1974. Illustrates issues in industry evolution, the forces causing evolution, and the strategic issues raised by evolution. The discussion can... View Details
- March 1979 (Revised June 1985)
- Case
Chain Saw Industry in 1974
Describes the structure of the chain saw industry in 1974, when it is on the threshold of a major period of growth. Data are provided on each significant competitor. The discussion should center around strategies in a growing market for differently situated... View Details
- May 1978
- Case
B.F. Goodrich (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Ashis Gupta
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
- May 1978 (Revised February 1979)
- Supplement
B.F. Goodrich (C)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Ashis Gupta
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
- April 1978 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Cumberland Metal Industries (A): Model Year 1978 Negotiations with Beta Motors
Provides the background on Cumberland Metal Industries' entry into the automotive components market as a supplier of emission control equipment parts. Cumberland Metal must decide what bid to quote on Beta Motor's 1978 model year business. The company previously had a... View Details
- April 1978 (Revised January 1985)
- Case
Searle Medical Instruments Group (Abridged)
SMIG, a division of G.D. Searle, was a fast growing high market-share company in the field of nuclear medical instruments. It manufactured two basically different product lines, one very successful and the other less so. Although marketing was separate for these... View Details