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- June 1990
- Background Note
Note on Manufacturing Strategic Planning
By: David A. Garvin
Garvin, David A. "Note on Manufacturing Strategic Planning." Harvard Business School Background Note 690-092, June 1990.
- September 2004 (Revised September 2006)
- Case
Harley-Davidson, Inc.: Motorcycle Manufacturer or Financing Company?
Harley-Davidson manufactures and sells motorcycles. It also provides financing for retail purchases and dealer stock. Although Harley's performance has been very strong, analysts and the press have questioned its use of a special-purpose entity to sell securities... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business or Company Management; Corporate Disclosure; Financial Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
Miller, Gregory S., and Jacob Cohen. "Harley-Davidson, Inc.: Motorcycle Manufacturer or Financing Company?" Harvard Business School Case 105-027, September 2004. (Revised September 2006.)
- September 1994
- Teaching Note
Towle Manufacturing Company, 1983 (TN)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
- 2012
- Working Paper
Is India's Manufacturing Sector Moving Away from Cities?
By: Ejaz Ghani, Arti Grover Goswami and William R. Kerr
This paper investigates the urbanization of the Indian manufacturing sector by combining enterprise data from formal and informal sectors. We find that plants in the formal sector are moving away from urban and into rural locations, while the informal sector is moving... View Details
Keywords: Urban Development; Policy; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Geographic Location; Education; Infrastructure; Manufacturing Industry; India
Ghani, Ejaz, Arti Grover Goswami, and William R. Kerr. "Is India's Manufacturing Sector Moving Away from Cities?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-090, April 2012.
- Article
The Challenge of Manufacturing Advantage
By: S. C. Wheelwright and H. K. Bowen
Keywords: Problems and Challenges
Wheelwright, S. C., and H. K. Bowen. "The Challenge of Manufacturing Advantage." Production and Operations Management 5, no. 1 (Spring 1996).
- October 1981
- Supplement
Henry Manufacturing Co.: Seating Chart
Schlesinger, Leonard A. "Henry Manufacturing Co.: Seating Chart." Harvard Business School Supplement 482-031, October 1981.
- February 1986 (Revised March 1990)
- Supplement
Copeland Corp.: Evolution of a Manufacturing Strategy--1975-82 (B)
By: David A. Garvin
In the (A) case, Copeland had to choose between focusing its Sidney plant by product line or by manufacturing process. Now that it has made that decision, a plant layout must be selected from two alternatives. View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Decisions; Product; Production; Design; Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Ohio
Garvin, David A. "Copeland Corp.: Evolution of a Manufacturing Strategy--1975-82 (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 686-089, February 1986. (Revised March 1990.)
- December 1987
- Supplement
Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (D), Glossary
Supplements the (A), (B), and (C) cases. A glossary of terms. View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (D), Glossary." Harvard Business School Supplement 588-043, December 1987.
- August 1986 (Revised November 1992)
- Case
Bethoney Manufacturing (A) and (B) (Condensed)
By: Michael Beer and Richard E. Walton
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
Beer, Michael, and Richard E. Walton. "Bethoney Manufacturing (A) and (B) (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 487-017, August 1986. (Revised November 1992.)
- August 1993 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
Prochnik: Privatization of a Polish Clothing Manufacturer
Prochnik was a large state-owned clothing manufacturer located in the textile-production-intensive region of Lodz, Poland. In the early months of economic reform, Prochnik was one of the first five state enterprises to be privatized through initial public offerings and... View Details
Loveman, Gary W., and David T. Kotchen. "Prochnik: Privatization of a Polish Clothing Manufacturer." Harvard Business School Case 394-038, August 1993. (Revised January 1994.)
- June 2005 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Alex Montana at ESH Manufacturing Co.
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Michael Kernish
Alex Montana sat at his desk pondering the career decision before him. Alex was director of the North American division of ESH Manufacturing, a $4.6 billion, Cleveland-based company with operations on three continents. ESH's CEO had just offered Montana a promotion to... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Personal Development and Career; Work-Life Balance; Manufacturing Industry; Cleveland
DeLong, Thomas J., and Michael Kernish. "Alex Montana at ESH Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 405-106, June 2005. (Revised May 2006.)
- May 1990 (Revised May 1995)
- Teaching Note
Murray Ohio Manufacturing Co., Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-187-178). View Details
- January 1988
- Background Note
Glossary for Manufacturing Cost Accounting Systems
Dearden, John. "Glossary for Manufacturing Cost Accounting Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 188-088, January 1988.
- January 1987
- Supplement
Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (C), Video
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (C), Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 887-517, January 1987.
- February 1984
- Supplement
Dennison Manufacturing Co.: Fastener Division (B)
Corey, E. Raymond, and Bobbi Carrey. "Dennison Manufacturing Co.: Fastener Division (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 584-082, February 1984.
- 19 Apr 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Is India’s Manufacturing Sector Moving Away from Cities?
- December 1976
- Supplement
Providence Furniture Manufacturing Co., Inc. (F)
Thurston, Philip H. "Providence Furniture Manufacturing Co., Inc. (F)." Harvard Business School Supplement 377-143, December 1976.
- October 1983 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Dennison Manufacturing Co.: Fastener Division (A)
Corey, E. Raymond, and Constance Kinnear. "Dennison Manufacturing Co.: Fastener Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 584-046, October 1983. (Revised June 1986.)
- June 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Chipmaking in the Desert: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's Global Expansion
By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit
On December 6, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Executive Chairman Mark Liu outlined the company’s ambitious plans to invest $40 billion to build semiconductor manufacturing plants in Phoenix. The event also celebrated the... View Details
Keywords: Geopolitical Units; Government and Politics; Government Legislation; Expansion; Market Entry and Exit; Semiconductor Industry; Taiwan; United States
Kirby, William C., and Noah B. Truwit. "Chipmaking in the Desert: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's Global Expansion." Harvard Business School Case 323-101, June 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- 1984
- Book
Restoring our Competitive Edge: Competing Through Manufacturing
By: Robert H. Hayes and Steven C. Wheelwright
Hayes, Robert H., and Steven C. Wheelwright. Restoring our Competitive Edge: Competing Through Manufacturing. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1984.