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      Reengineering Channel Reordering Processes to Improve Total Supply-Chain Performance

      By: Janice H. Hammond and T. H. Clark
      Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Performance
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      Hammond, Janice H., and T. H. Clark. "Reengineering Channel Reordering Processes to Improve Total Supply-Chain Performance." Production and Operations Management 6, no. 3 (Fall 1997): 248–265.
      • 1997
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      Finding Time: How Corporations, Individuals, and Families Can Benefit from New Work Practices

      By: Leslie Perlow
      Why do Americans work so hard? Are the long hours spent at work really necessary to increase organizational productivity? Perlow documents the work life of employees who assume that for their own success and the success of their organization they must put in extended... View Details
      Keywords: Time Management; Working Conditions; Work-Life Balance; Performance Productivity
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      Perlow, Leslie. Finding Time: How Corporations, Individuals, and Families Can Benefit from New Work Practices. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1997.
      • August 1997 (Revised June 1999)
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      Providian Trust: Tradition and Technology (A)

      By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
      A major trust company attempts to implement a major software system while simultaneously reengineering business processes. Providian Trust, a previously non-IT intensive organization, must completely reposition its management of technology to deal with IT's new... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Financial Institutions; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Financial Services Industry
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      McFarlan, F. Warren, and Melissa Dailey. "Providian Trust: Tradition and Technology (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-008, August 1997. (Revised June 1999.)
      • August 1997
      • Case

      Natural Blends, Inc.

      By: H. Kent Bowen, Ramchandran Jaikumar and Karen Krause
      Describes the continuous flow process used to generate orange juice concentrate. Production involves several tightly coupled process steps with varying production rates and setup times. Given production constraints and customer requirements, management choices must be... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Decisions; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Product; Performance Capacity; Performance Productivity
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      Bowen, H. Kent, Ramchandran Jaikumar, and Karen Krause. "Natural Blends, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 698-012, August 1997.
      • July 1997 (Revised February 1998)
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      Aladdin Knowledge Systems

      By: John A. Quelch
      The founder, president, and CEO of a leading software security company has just announced the $5.1 million cash acquisition of a key competitor. As a result, his company becomes the market share leader in Europe and number two in the United States. But now, he and the... View Details
      Keywords: Distribution; Marketing; Applications and Software; Globalization; Acquisition; Sales; Information Technology Industry; United States; Europe
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      Quelch, John A., and Robin Root. "Aladdin Knowledge Systems." Harvard Business School Case 598-018, July 1997. (Revised February 1998.)
      • July 1997 (Revised June 2001)
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      H.E. Butt Grocery Company: A Leader in ECR Implementation (B) (Abridged)

      By: Robert D. Austin and F. Warren McFarlan
      H.E. Butt Grocery Co. led the grocery industry in adopting many innovations, including category management, electronic data interchange, and continuous replenishment. They have also moved aggressively and profitably into newer applications such as Scanner-based payment... View Details
      Keywords: Information Management; Independent Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Invention; Business Organization; Risk and Uncertainty; Science-Based Business; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Risk Management; Electronics Industry; Computer Industry
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      Austin, Robert D., and F. Warren McFarlan. "H.E. Butt Grocery Company: A Leader in ECR Implementation (B) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 198-016, July 1997. (Revised June 2001.)
      • July 1997 (Revised August 1997)
      • Case

      numeric investors l.p.

      By: Andre F. Perold and Brian J. Tierney
      Numeric Investors manages equity portfolios with the use of a momentum model and a value model. The momentum model is based on earnings surprise and analysts' revisions of their earnings estimates. The firm offers long-short as well as long-only strategies, and its... View Details
      Keywords: Asset Management; Cost; Equity; Financial Strategy; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Management; Product Development; Performance Efficiency; Business Strategy
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      Perold, Andre F., and Brian J. Tierney. "numeric investors l.p." Harvard Business School Case 298-012, July 1997. (Revised August 1997.)
      • June 1997
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      Massachusetts General Hospital: CABG Surgery (B)

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Mikelle Eastley
      Once the CABG care path is implemented and other care paths begun, hospital staff and administration examine the resulting data. Further methods of improving care and reducing cost are presented for analysis. View Details
      Keywords: Cost Management; Policy; Retention; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Operations; Performance Improvement; Health Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C., and Mikelle Eastley. "Massachusetts General Hospital: CABG Surgery (B)." Harvard Business School Case 697-021, June 1997.
      • June 1997 (Revised May 1998)
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      Mobil USM&R (A2)

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Second of a two-part case on the development and use of a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) at Mobil's US Marketing and Refining Division. This case describes the completed BSC, and how this was linked to the BSCs of the independent business units and the internal service... View Details
      Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Performance Evaluation; Management Teams; Management Practices and Processes; Executive Compensation; Motivation and Incentives; Corporate Strategy; Energy Industry; Mining Industry; United States
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (A2)." Harvard Business School Case 197-121, June 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
      • June 1997 (Revised February 2000)
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      Walker and Company: Profit Plan Decisions

      By: Robert L. Simons and Ramsey Walker
      Ramsey Walker, a second-year MBA student, must decide how to control a family business as an absentee owner. After providing background details on the publishing industry, the case requires the reader to: 1) make a product segmentation decision; 2) prepare a profit... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Structure; Family and Family Relationships; Market Design; Management Systems; Planning; Profit; Performance Evaluation; Segmentation; Corporate Strategy; Investment Return; Publishing Industry
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      Simons, Robert L., and Ramsey Walker. "Walker and Company: Profit Plan Decisions." Harvard Business School Case 197-084, June 1997. (Revised February 2000.)
      • 1997
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      Effective Oversight: A Guide for Nonprofit Directors

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger
      Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Management; Performance Effectiveness
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      Herzlinger, Regina E. "Effective Oversight: A Guide for Nonprofit Directors." In Nonprofit Governance: The Executive's Guide, edited by V. Futter and G. Overton, 13–24. Chicago: American Bar Association, 1997.
      • May 1997 (Revised July 1997)
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      Vermeer Technologies (C): Negotiating the Future

      By: Ashish Nanda
      The success of the Vermeer software offering suddenly transforms the start-up into a sought after company. After arduous negotiations, Vermeer management is faced with the choice of continuing as an independent company or being acquired by Microsoft or Netscape. View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation; Applications and Software; Decision Making; Acquisition; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Information Technology Industry
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      Nanda, Ashish, and Georgia Levenson. "Vermeer Technologies (C): Negotiating the Future." Harvard Business School Case 397-081, May 1997. (Revised July 1997.)
      • May 1997
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      CompUSA

      By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan
      CompUSA was performing poorly until new management reorganized and redirected the business. Consequently, CompUSA became the top retailer in its industry. Management outlines its future plans. View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Change Management; Finance; Success; Performance Evaluation; Strategic Planning; Business Strategy; Computer Industry; Retail Industry; United States
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      Palepu, Krishna G., and Sarayu Srinivasan. "CompUSA." Harvard Business School Case 197-101, May 1997.
      • May 1997
      • Teaching Note

      Managing Product Development: Matching Technology with Context, Instructor's Note

      By: Marco Iansiti
      This overview to Managing Product Development (MPD) both previews course material, cases, exercises, and lectures--and provides its conceptual and academic underpinnings. Additionally, this note links these materials to the activities students will be undertaking in... View Details
      Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Product Development; Knowledge Management; Performance; Projects; Management Practices and Processes; Opportunities; Strategy; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques
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      Iansiti, Marco. "Managing Product Development: Matching Technology with Context, Instructor's Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 697-103, May 1997.
      • May 1997
      • Teaching Note

      Product Development Performance, Instructor's Note

      By: Marco Iansiti
      Focuses on what constitutes product development performance and how it is assessed. Performance, as explained in both the note and in the materials for this three-session module, refers to the performance of both the product and the organizational process producing it.... View Details
      Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Infrastructure; Product Development; Production; Performance Evaluation
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      Iansiti, Marco. "Product Development Performance, Instructor's Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 697-108, May 1997.
      • May 1997
      • Teaching Note

      Product Development Process, Organization and Improvement, Instructor's Note

      By: Marco Iansiti
      Explores how development projects fit (or do not fit) within a firm's development strategy and its wider competitive goals. Module materials, and this note, focus on two broad approaches to process design (sequential and flexible) that were originally introduced in the... View Details
      Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Management Practices and Processes; Product Development; Performance Improvement; Competition
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      Iansiti, Marco. "Product Development Process, Organization and Improvement, Instructor's Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 697-106, May 1997.
      • May 1997
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      Should Directors Grade Themselves?

      By: J. W. Lorsch
      Keywords: Management; Performance Evaluation
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      Lorsch, J. W. "Should Directors Grade Themselves?" Across the Board 34, no. 5 (May 1997).
      • April 1997
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      Peoria Engine Plant (A): (Abridged)

      By: Robert S. Kaplan and Amy P. Hutton
      Describes the cost control system used at an automobile engine plant for labor and overhead costs. The finance staff prepares daily, weekly, and monthly variance reports against budgets. Department supervisors, finance staff, and the plant manager discuss the use and... View Details
      Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Cost Management; Financial Reporting; Performance Improvement; Budgets and Budgeting; Auto Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S., and Amy P. Hutton. "Peoria Engine Plant (A): (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 197-099, April 1997.
      • April 1997
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      Romeo Engine Plant (Abridged)

      By: Robert S. Kaplan and Amy P. Hutton
      A newly reopened automobile engine plant has been organized along total quality and teamwork principles. Employees now solve problems and ensure quality, rather than watch parts being produced. New operating and financial systems have been installed to promote... View Details
      Keywords: Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Groups and Teams; Employees; Performance Improvement; Auto Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S., and Amy P. Hutton. "Romeo Engine Plant (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 197-100, April 1997.
      • April 1997
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      Display Technologies, Inc.

      By: Jonathan West, H. Kent Bowen and Ryota Matsui
      Display Technologies, Inc. (DTI) is a new joint venture between Toshiba and IBM Japan that is manufacturing the most advanced form of flat panel displays. With success in achieving significant production volumes, DTI has been asked to double its output as quickly as... View Details
      Keywords: Joint Ventures; Decision Choices and Conditions; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Production; Performance Expectations; Electronics Industry
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      West, Jonathan, H. Kent Bowen, and Ryota Matsui. "Display Technologies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 697-117, April 1997.
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