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Abe Plough
In 1908, with $125 borrowed from his father, Plough formed Plough, Incorporated by selling Antiseptic Heating Oil door to door. Over the next 65 years, Plough transformed his company from a small manufacturer of toiletries to a... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Turning Point: Sparking Change
feel like a million dollars, because I had successfully defended my position in front of 70 people and a tough professor. I was in love with marketing from then on, but Chip Bupp, my operations and production management professor, showed... View Details
- 06 Apr 2017
- News
From Lobster Traps to Border Fencing
A Massachusetts firm that makes wire mesh for lobster traps says its technology could save millions in building the US-Mexico border wall proposed by President Donald Trump. "It's difficult to climb, it's difficult to cut—I think it just makes more sense than a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
IPA Meets IPO
KOCH: Putting shares of the company in the hands of the people who really believe in its product. Lots of business executives tout the importance of focusing on the customer. But craft brewmeister Jim Koch (MBA 1974), founder and chairman of the Boston Beer Company and... View Details
- July 2010 (Revised March 2015)
- Teaching Note
1366 Technologies
By: Ramana Nanda and Joseph B. Lassiter III
Teaching Note for 810005. View Details
- 19 Oct 2011
- News
A Good Look
Levy: Ingredients for beauty from an unlikely source. Photo courtesy Kerty Levy A company that manufactures the nutritional ingredients used in animal feed doesn’t seem like the most likely incubator for a beauty View Details
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
business in India during the decades of the 1970s and 1980s. Bajaj Auto, the leading two-wheeler manufacturer in India, for a long period could do little to fight a slow-moving bureaucracy in a highly regulated country deeply suspicious... View Details
- October 1981 (Revised April 1984)
- Case
H.J. Heinz Co.: The Administration of Policy (B)
Summarizes the investigation conducted by outside legal and accounting firms under the Heinz audit committee. Improper practices were found at three of the five Heinz domestic divisions and at a number of foreign operations. Presents restated financial data for the... View Details
Goodpaster, Kenneth E. "H.J. Heinz Co.: The Administration of Policy (B)." Harvard Business School Case 382-035, October 1981. (Revised April 1984.)
- December 2020 (Revised March 2025)
- Case
Responsive Working at PepsiCo UK (A): Designing a Turnaround
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Nancy Boghossian Staples
Facing a significant decline in revenues in 2016, David Gwilliam, Head of Transformation at PepsiCo UK introduced a new way of working (“Responsive Working”), which encompasses a set of work practices and some new team structures. The work practices comprise a set of 9... View Details
Keywords: SLAM Teams; Turnaround; Groups and Teams; Employees; Training; Decision Making; Planning; Performance Improvement; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United Kingdom; Europe
Edmondson, Amy C., and Nancy Boghossian Staples. "Responsive Working at PepsiCo UK (A): Designing a Turnaround." Harvard Business School Case 621-076, December 2020. (Revised March 2025.)
- April 1971 (Revised April 1983)
- Case
General Electric Co.--1970
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "General Electric Co.--1970." Harvard Business School Case 271-175, April 1971. (Revised April 1983.)
- April 2008 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
Ti-Tech (A)
By: Benson P. Shapiro, John T. Gourville and Craig E. Cline
This case concerns the selection and scheduling of orders by a small industrial titanium fabricator that recently has been plagued by poor deliveries and a lack of capacity. At the time of the case, Ti-Tech must decide which of four orders to accept, with capacity... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Metals and Minerals; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Supply Chain Management; Performance Capacity; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry
Shapiro, Benson P., John T. Gourville, and Craig E. Cline. "Ti-Tech (A)." Harvard Business School Case 508-095, April 2008. (Revised May 2012.)
- March 1989
- Supplement
Philips In-Car Entertainment (C)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and H. Jeff Smith
McFarlan, F. Warren, and H. Jeff Smith. "Philips In-Car Entertainment (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 189-155, March 1989.
- November 1981 (Revised June 1989)
- Case
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.: The Industry Replacement Passenger Tire Forecast
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.: The Industry Replacement Passenger Tire Forecast." Harvard Business School Case 182-152, November 1981. (Revised June 1989.)
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Grad’s “Claw” Goes to Market
Moeller and Forest competed last summer on the ABC reality show American Inventor; although they weren’t among the finalists, their product is the first from the show to be officially brought to market by a major corporation. (Gladiator... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 29 Jan 2010
- News
Thoughts on the iPad
- January 1995 (Revised August 1996)
- Case
Pacific Dunlop China (A): Beijing
Describes the predicament of an overworked Western plant manager in a Chinese joint venture. The fourth in a line of such managers, he must deal with the combined problems of an inability to delegate, different customs and practices, and difficulties in information... View Details
Keywords: Production; Joint Ventures; Management Skills; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Manufacturing Industry; Beijing
Upton, David M., and Richard Seet. "Pacific Dunlop China (A): Beijing." Harvard Business School Case 695-029, January 1995. (Revised August 1996.)
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Security Chief
manufacturing job. “The operations of a manufacturing business are very different from a capital business,” he adds. “Frankly, I’m still learning a lot every day.” And he’s putting that new knowledge into... View Details
- January 1995 (Revised June 1995)
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Cybertech Project (A), The
Describes the development and exploitation of a radical new computer-integrated technology in the largely manual meat-processing industry. The technology has been developed by the meat industry's research organization over a period of 15 years and is now ready for... View Details
Keywords: Production; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Information Technology; Product Marketing; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
Upton, David M. "Cybertech Project (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 695-030, January 1995. (Revised June 1995.)
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Introduction - The Response - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
The Message The Product The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography The Response: The Public Relations File Thus it is a fact and no mere boast that Kraft advertisements proclaim in the statement:... View Details
- 29 Jul 2021
- News
Support System
To the people of Ghana, shea butter is known as “women’s gold.” Used for everything from stretch marks to diaper rash, it’s a go-to product in high demand. And it offers employment opportunities for women willing to survey shea-nut trees... View Details