Publications

April 1985
Case

SEEQ Technology--1984

Examines a decision about product and process technology facing a small, three-year old semiconductor company. The company must decide between pursuing a well-defined technology (N-MOS) with significant short-term advantages or an advanced technology (CMOS) that has... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Semiconductor Industry

September 1982 (Revised January 1997)
Teaching Note

Corning Glass Works: The Z-Glass Project, Teaching Note

Teaching Note for (9-681-091). View Details

September 1982
Teaching Note

Kalamazoo Plant: Parts Division, Acme Motors, Teaching Note

Keywords: Industrial Products Industry

April 1982 (Revised December 1984)
Case

Toyo Kogyo Co. Ltd. (A)

Keywords: Japan

January 1981 (Revised January 1982)
Case

Boise Cascade: Manufactured Housing Division, Lafayette Region (B)

Keywords: Housing; Construction Industry

January 1980 (Revised April 1994)
Case

New Balance Athletic Shoes

Faced with growth exceeding 100% per year, James Davis, president of New Balance, must decide how to meet the need for additional capacity. Several factors contribute to a climate of extreme uncertainty. Several options are considered, ranging from a second shift to... View Details

Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Strategy; Information; Growth Management; Organizational Design; Performance Capacity; Risk and Uncertainty; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Republic of Ireland

November 1994
Case

Pilkington Float Glass--1955

The case examines the development of the float glass process at Pilkington in the mid-1950s. Pilkington has pursued the development of a radically new process for flat glass production, but has experienced serious problems at each stage of development. The senior... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Technological Innovation; Product Development; Research and Development; Commercialization; Technology

November 1992
Supplement

Plus Development Corporation (C)

October 1992 (Revised October 1993)
Case

Lehigh Valley Industries (LVI)

Describes a situation confronting a manufacturer of forged parts that has recently undergone a leveraged buyout. The company is under pressure to improve operating performance dramatically. Describes several options designed to improve performance, including adding... View Details

Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Product; Production; Performance Improvement; Capital; Manufacturing Industry; Industrial Products Industry

July 1992
Teaching Note

Ceramics Process Systems (B) TN

Teaching Note for (9-691-006). View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

December 1986 (Revised January 1998)
Case

Chaparral Steel (Abridged)

Examines a major capacity expansion proposal of Chaparral Steel, a steel minimill. Gives students the opportunity to evaluate the proposed expansion in the context of the competitive environment, market demand, technological choice, and the demands of a global... View Details

Keywords: Expansion; Performance Capacity; Steel Industry

September 1982 (Revised January 1986)
Teaching Note

New Balance Athletic Shoes, Teaching Note

Teaching Note for (9-680-110). View Details

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry

September 1982 (Revised July 1994)
Teaching Note

Sedalia Engine Plant (A), Teaching Note

Teaching Note for (9-481-148). View Details

Keywords: Industrial Products Industry

April 1982 (Revised December 1984)
Case

Toyo Kogyo Co. Ltd. (B)

April 1981 (Revised January 1997)
Case

Corning Glass Works: The Z-Glass Project

Considers decisions facing the leader of a manufacturing staff project team assigned to a plant where yields have deteriorated sharply. The process is complex: the plant organization is not cooperative and there are deep disagreements about what is wrong and how to fix... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Production; Problems and Challenges; Conflict Management; Performance Productivity; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Groups and Teams; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States