Production Planning - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jan 2002
News

Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)

demand and thus make Esquel's production planning as efficient as possible. Advances in engineering-from conserving natural resources such as energy and water to computerized color matching in the dyeing... View Details

04 Dec 2014
News

Hacking Health Care

for children with cystic fibrosis that teaches them skills to deal with their daily treatment regimens. The pace is scrappy and the conversation engaging. Since launching in 2012, HH hackathons have been held in major cities around the world, with early-2015 events... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

27 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?

had described the souk — a marketplace where you can buy products ranging from fresh food and spices to handicrafts and even gold — as a "must-see." Our plan for the afternoon was clear: Greg and I... View Details

30 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 31, 2006

productivity externalities in the host country generated by foreign multinational companies. We propose a mechanism that emphasizes the role of local financial markets in enabling foreign direct investment (FDI) to promote growth through... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Family CEOs Spend Less Time at Work

percent increase in firm productivity annually and a .1 percent increase in sales growth over a five-year window. And while the study considered the possibility that some CEOs might work more efficiently than others, "we didn't find any... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Charles Erwin Wilson

Despite his reluctance to produce military goods, Wilson was nonetheless an excellent manager during World War II and helped his company garner over $14 billion worth of military contracts. In the post war era, Wilson’s success continued as he returned the company to... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

01 Jun 2012
News

Good as Our Word

is one of those corners of finance that is very useful to understand, whether or not you work in finance,” he says. In 2008 and 2009, when the field of ratings seemed ripe for upheaval, Becker learned of several planned rating agency... View Details

Keywords: Maggie Starvish; Bond rating; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

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Carol Lauson

her major in college and worked full-time doing accounting for a small business. But by the time she graduated, "I wanted to do more planning and analysis." Carol's subsequent career took her through a financial rotational... View Details

01 Jun 2000
News

Managing the Map

You just can't see that far," says John D. Pratt (MBA '71), associate director and chief financial administrator of the Whitehead Institute. "Yet, if you're financing a new research facility, for example, sound planning generally requires... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs

01 Sep 2004
News

Home Sweet (Modular) Home

cracks began to appear in its carefully crafted production plan. The first order of modular homes languished on the assembly line for months as Greentech struggled to resolve a number of serious production-control issues. Stuntz now has... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

02 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 2

and David KironHarvard Business School Case 810-105 On January 5, 2010, 48-year-old Richard Canny was on his way to meet the governor of Indiana. He was reading his newly issued press release announcing that THINK planned to start... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Apr 2008
What Do You Think?

Who Owns Intellectual Property?

consumer who rips you off), same as the old boss (the corporation who ripped you off).'" So many questions, so little time and space. What do you think? Original Article Two Chinese students, entrepreneurs designing a start-up involving software and View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

April 1993 (Revised December 2001)
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General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (B)

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine Seger

Designed to look at outsourcing from the perspective of a major computer services company trying to get into the business. View Details

Keywords: Communication Technology; Business Startups; Business Plan; Business Strategy; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Financial Management; Management Teams; Communication Strategy; Organizational Design; Product Design; Accounting; Activity Based Costing and Management; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry

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15 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Stan Chang: “A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship”

Thomas Eisenmann, co-chair of the HBS Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and faculty co-chair for the MS/MBA program. Professor Eisenmann knew two previous students who now led the Product team at Sidewalk Labs and put Stan in touch with... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Entrepreneurship

10 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 10, 2009

or beat key benchmarks. This paper examines this hypothesis by testing how different types of marketing expenditures are used to boost earnings for a durable commodity consumer product which can be easily stockpiled by end-consumers as... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Fast Answer

Cost of doing business

guides providing information on the local legal and business context, including costs. Site Selection Magazine: Expansion planning information via state, country, industry and trend reports, project profiles and economic development... View Details

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?

If companies are willing to embrace a new model of health coverage—one that places control over costs and care directly in the hands of employees—the competitive forces that spur productivity and innovation in consumer markets can be... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger

01 Dec 2010
News

Money and Markets Dominate New Course Offerings

anticipate using financial statements to evaluate and pursue opportunities in global commerce and finance. Competing Globally is designed for those who will work as managers, analysts, or consultants to corporations that operate in multiple View Details

Keywords: curriculum

28 Jun 2011
News

Beyond Case Writing

interest in global health to the realization that an estimated 13 million people die each year for lack of low-cost products that could save their lives. Over the past seven years, she has conducted research projects in Zambia aimed at... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 2003
News

Respond to a Worthy Cause

national and international artists, expand the marketing efforts, and make a bigger impact in the battle against domestic violence.” Brown and Dietz signed on, and HBS faculty members Michael Watkins and Max Bazerman agreed to be their advisors. The three women crafted... View Details

Keywords: Michael Watkins; Arts, Entertainment

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