Manufacturing Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2024
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Case Study: Ready for an Upgrade

Illustration by Alvaro Dominguez The Los Angeles–based startup Stell was borne of a pain point almost as old as recorded history itself: paperwork. One of Stell’s cofounders, Malory McLemore (MBA 2022), had landed a job as an engineer at Airbus after earning a... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2008
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Innovation, Inc.

in Massachusetts that manufactures high-quality folding bicycles. The case illustrates the difficulties faced by a new company introducing innovation within an established industry. “Montague’s creative insight was to develop a folding... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Mary Tripsas; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

13 Oct 2015
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October 13, 2015

manufacturing components and processes change, and IT security becomes the job of every function. Companies need different skills and expertise, which creates new imperatives for HR. In the marketing function, the ability to track a... View Details

01 Sep 2013
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Who Are We?

information. We owe it to those who passed away in the disaster to upgrade our systems to help save lives in any future calamity." —GE AGRICULTURE John Whiteside Grass Farmer, Wolf Creek Farm For years, the résumé of John Whiteside (MBA 1983) was classic HBS: He worked... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Julia Hanna; Dan Morrell; social media,; Twitter; SodaStream; consulting; consultant; CEO; farming; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing

01 Mar 2008
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Reimagining China and India

it’s not really clear what you bring to the table, and that’s a much more difficult sell. The benefits to the host country are far more palatable if you set up manufacturing operations from there because that immediately generates... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management; Retail Trade

02 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories 2007

shows how one of the forces that threatens established companies can also be a source of salvation: disruptive change. Plus: Innovation worksheets. Bringing 'Lean' Principles to Service Industries Toyota and other top manufacturing... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Jan 2004
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Donald P. Nielsen, MBA 1963

self-cleaning rat cages for psychology labs. Learning that pharmaceutical companies use large quantities of rats, they negotiated a deal with him and over the next few months also executed a roll-up strategy that eventually made them the... View Details

01 Jan 2006
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Philip L. Yeo, MBA 1976

which makes it slightly smaller than New York City. Yet with Yeo's hand on the rudder of its economy, it tacked from the manufacturing of labor-intensive finished goods like washing machines and televisions in the 1980s to the making of... View Details

15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008

bookmakers interact? Will Betfair.com naturally come to dominate the industry, and if so how should the bookmakers react? Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709417 Boston Teacher Residency: Developing a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 29

PublicationsEthical Breakdowns: Good People often Let Bad Things Happen. Why? Authors:Max H. Bazerman and Ann E. Tenbrunsel Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 4 (April 2011) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

December 1989 (Revised February 1993)
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Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (C)

By: Lynda M. Applegate

In 1989, Frito-Lay designed an information technology infrastructure to support time-based competition and organizational restructuring. The company planned to provide timely flexible information to all major decision makers at all levels. This case describes the... View Details

Keywords: Design; Information Technology; Information Infrastructure; Competitive Strategy; Time Management; Organizational Structure; Information Management; Strategic Planning; Performance Effectiveness; Decision Choices and Conditions; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry

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27 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Family CEOs Spend Less Time at Work

the Strategy unit at Harvard Business School who studies the curious relationship between managerial incentives and motivation. “Family CEOs are a very interesting group” "Family CEOs are a very interesting group," says Sadun, coauthor of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

05 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54553 May 2018 Harvard Business Manager Was kostet die Zeit? By: Thomke, Stefan H., Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Christina Kestel Abstract—A German luxury watch manufacturer... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Mar 2009
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Your Taxi Is Waiting

strategy to get us through this period of uncertainty, both with the Eclipse and with the broader economy. I see this as an interim step that will allow us to level off and get to the point where we can start climbing again.” ALL ABOARD:... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Air Transportation; Transportation

18 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

GM’s IPO: Back to the Future

made by Japanese manufacturers during that time. Now, however, the overall perceptions of key competitors have dramatically changed. Toyota, in particular, has a significantly diminished reputation due to highly publicized recent recalls.... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

05 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Radical Change, Entrepreneurial Opportunity

strategies of companies within those industries. In particular, I focus on how an industry gets defined: how consumers and other industry players make sense of, or frame, the industry, and the way that framing in turn affects how the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael J. Roberts; Technology

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Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

01 Mar 2013
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Alumni News | Bookshelf

When the economic crisis strikes, desperate to reduce serious losses, Von Allmen falls for a Ponzi scheme. Knecht explores the intersection of the yacht's construction, the lives of the men who labor on it, and a wealthy man's dream. Playing to Win: How View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing

21 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

of consumers towards high fee inferior products. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54865 forthcoming Manufacturing & Service Operations Management The Value of Fit Information in Online Retail: Evidence... View Details