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  • September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
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Max Green: Work Patterns at Ditto (C)

By: Leslie A. Perlow
According to his managers, Max, a software engineer on a product development team, is an organizational superstar. Describes his life and provides a log of how Max spends his time. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Time Management; Groups and Teams; Work-Life Balance; Information Technology Industry
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Perlow, Leslie A. "Max Green: Work Patterns at Ditto (C)." Harvard Business School Compilation 404-057, September 2003. (Revised March 2004.)

    Antonio Moreno

    Antonio (Toni) Moreno is the Sicupira Family Associate Professor in the Technology and Operations Management Unit. He teaches courses related to technology and operations management in the MBA, executive, and doctoral programs. Before joining HBS, he was an... View Details

    Keywords: retailing; internet; e-commerce industry
    • January 1998 (Revised May 1999)
    • Case

    General Scanning, Inc. (A)

    By: H. Kent Bowen, Sean McClenaghan and Charles Tillen
    General Scanning, Inc. was founded by Jean Montagu and Pierre Brosens, two MIT mechanical engineers with an interest in developing innovative products based on the early application of lasers. They invented proprietary technology for laser beam positioning and scanning... View Details
    Keywords: Transition; Entrepreneurship; Management Practices and Processes; Product Development; Strategic Planning; Research and Development; Risk and Uncertainty; Commercialization; Manufacturing Industry
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    Bowen, H. Kent, Sean McClenaghan, and Charles Tillen. "General Scanning, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 698-036, January 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
    • October 1994
    • Case

    Isuzu Motors, Ltd.: Cost Creation Program

    Describes the various value engineering techniques used by Isuzu. Shows how Isuzu reduces the cost of its products while increasing their functionality within the constraints of a target cost. View Details
    Keywords: Cost Accounting; Cost Management
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    Cooper, Robin, and Takeo Yoshikawa. "Isuzu Motors, Ltd.: Cost Creation Program." Harvard Business School Case 195-054, October 1994.
    • November 1990 (Revised April 1999)
    • Case

    General Motors: Packard Electric Division

    By: Steven C. Wheelwright
    Packard Electric is the division of General Motors (GM) that does all of the electrical wiring and cabling for GM automobiles. They developed a new approach for passing the cables through the firewall between the engine and passenger compartments. The new technology... View Details
    Keywords: Business Divisions; Cost; Management Style; Product Design; Product Development; Production; Projects; Groups and Teams; Conflict and Resolution; Technology; Auto Industry
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    Wheelwright, Steven C. "General Motors: Packard Electric Division." Harvard Business School Case 691-030, November 1990. (Revised April 1999.)
    • August 1980 (Revised August 1985)
    • Case

    Teradyne, Inc.--1979: Semiconductor Test Division (A)

    By: Benson P. Shapiro
    In 1979, the management of Teradyne's Semiconductor Test Division had to make important decisions regarding the allocation of engineering resources in the face of increased competition. They had to choose between upgrading an existing product and developing a new one. View Details
    Keywords: Decisions; Resource Allocation; Product; Product Development; Competition; Semiconductor Industry
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    Shapiro, Benson P. "Teradyne, Inc.--1979: Semiconductor Test Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 581-023, August 1980. (Revised August 1985.)
    • October 2001 (Revised April 2002)
    • Case

    Calgene, Inc.

    By: Ray A. Goldberg and John T. Gourville
    In 1993, Calgene is on the verge of introducing the world's first genetically engineered plant product--a tomato will taste better and stay fresh longer. At the same time, it is using biotechnology to produce improved plant products for the cottonseed and the... View Details
    Keywords: Information Technology; Marketing Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Product Launch; Innovation Strategy; Social Issues; Production; Problems and Challenges; Biotechnology Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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    Goldberg, Ray A., and John T. Gourville. "Calgene, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 502-041, October 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
    • April 1995 (Revised July 1997)
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    General Instrument (A)

    A manufacturer of cable TV transmission equipment is faced with redesigning its network of international plants that make set-top converters and decoders. One possibility is to have each plant dedicated to manufacturing and engineering support for different product... View Details
    Keywords: Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Manufacturing Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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    Gray, Ann E., and James A. Costantini. "General Instrument (A)." Harvard Business School Case 695-056, April 1995. (Revised July 1997.)
    • September 2006 (Revised March 2007)
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    QuickBase

    By: Clayton M. Christensen and Mark Szigety
    Describes the challenge that engineers and marketing executives at Intuit Corp. faced when finding markets and applications for their QuickBase product. The breakthrough occurred when they abandoned their conventional modes of market segmentation, and instead strove to... View Details
    Keywords: Applications and Software; Engineering; Product Marketing; Segmentation; Jobs and Positions; Consumer Behavior; Information Technology Industry
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    Christensen, Clayton M., and Mark Szigety. "QuickBase." Harvard Business School Case 607-029, September 2006. (Revised March 2007.)
    • March 2010 (Revised August 2010)
    • Case

    Systems Infrastructure at Google (A)

    By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
    This case describes how a senior vice president of engineering at Google, Bill Coughran, leads a high-performing engineering organization. The case focuses specifically on Coughran's encouraging two teams of engineers to develop competing solutions for application... View Details
    Keywords: Independent Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Leadership Development; Product Design; Groups and Teams; Creativity; Motivation and Incentives; Competitive Strategy; Technology Industry; United States
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    Hill, Linda A., and Emily Stecker. "Systems Infrastructure at Google (A)." Harvard Business School Case 410-110, March 2010. (Revised August 2010.)
    • April 2021 (Revised June 2021)
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    IBM: Design Thinking

    By: Srikant M. Datar, Amram Migdal and Paul Hamilton
    This case describes the 2012-2020 effort at IBM to implement design thinking throughout the company and hire thousands of designers to serve on every product team alongside technical engineers and developers and product managers. IBM’s design transformation is told... View Details
    Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Divisions; Business Units; Business Organization; Change; Change Management; Transformation; Competency and Skills; Talent and Talent Management; Design; Human Resources; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Innovation and Invention; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Jobs and Positions; Job Design and Levels; Leading Change; Management; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Management Practices and Processes; Operations; Product; Product Design; Product Development; Organizations; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Strategy; Adaptation; Adoption; Technological Innovation; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States
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    Datar, Srikant M., Amram Migdal, and Paul Hamilton. "IBM: Design Thinking." Harvard Business School Case 121-007, April 2021. (Revised June 2021.)
    • March 2013
    • Case

    Singapore Metals Limited

    By: John T. Gourville
    Singapore Metals Limited (SML) has declining sales but has developed a new product (curled metal pile driver pads) that, in field tests, delivers customer benefits that are many times SML's manufacturing costs. Jonathan Lee and Alex Tan of SML's Engineered Products... View Details
    Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Marketing Strategy; Price; Business Strategy; Product Development; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Singapore
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    Gourville, John T. "Singapore Metals Limited." Harvard Business School Case 513-097, March 2013.
    • 16 May 2018
    • Blog Post

    Internship Success: Mutual Growth Brings Intern and Enterprise Together

    At HBS, Fernando Czapski, MBA 2019, was seeking an internship that would help him fulfill his career transition from engineering to product development. At Zillow, Melissa Tran, University Recruiting... View Details
    Keywords: Technology
    • 28 Oct 2010
    • News

    Lose manufacturing and you lose capacity for innovation

      Making the Right Technical Hire

      For many CEOs, particularly those running startups, hiring the right people is the single biggest determinant of whether a new business survives. And so it makes sense that the chief executive should be View Details

      • August 2019 (Revised March 2023)
      • Case

      Rand Fishkin at Moz (A)

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann
      In 2016, senior management at Moz, a venture capital–backed startup providing software tools for digital marketing professionals, must decide how to address a looming cash flow crisis precipitated by failed efforts to broaden its product line. Seattle-based Moz had... View Details
      Keywords: Startups; Scaling; Entrepreneurship; Failure; Business Startups; Diversification; Growth Management; Technology Industry
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R. "Rand Fishkin at Moz (A)." Harvard Business School Case 820-002, August 2019. (Revised March 2023.)
      • August 1989 (Revised October 1989)
      • Case

      Avon Co.

      Avon engineers developed a new type of electric adjustable speed drive. Executives began to make long-range plans for production and marketing. Members of the sales department wondered what pricing recommendations they should make to management on the basis of... View Details
      Keywords: Technological Innovation; Price; Product Development; Technology Industry
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      Corey, E. Raymond. "Avon Co." Harvard Business School Case 590-022, August 1989. (Revised October 1989.)
      • 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
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      Clark, Kim B. "Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 686-134, April 1986. (Revised May 1988.)

        Harvard MS/MBA

        The Harvard MS/MBA confers an MBA from HBS and a Master of Science in Engineering Sciences from Harvard's Paulson School of Engineering & Applied Sciences. Each year, the program enrolls about 30 students who have an undergraduate... View Details

        • April 1996 (Revised November 1996)
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        BAE Automated Systems (A): Denver International Airport Baggage-Handling System

        By: Lynda M. Applegate, Ramiro Montealegre, Carin-Isabel Knoop and H. James Nelson
        Describes the events surrounding the construction of the BAE baggage-handling system at the Denver International Airport. It looks specifically at project management, including decisions regarding budget, scheduling, and the overall management structure. Also examines... View Details
        Keywords: Management; Decisions; Contracts; Time Management; Problems and Challenges; Projects; Budgets and Budgeting; Construction Industry; Air Transportation Industry; Colorado
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        Applegate, Lynda M., Ramiro Montealegre, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and H. James Nelson. "BAE Automated Systems (A): Denver International Airport Baggage-Handling System." Harvard Business School Case 396-311, April 1996. (Revised November 1996.)
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