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- April 1991 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Harnischfeger Industries: Portal Cranes
Harnischfeger, the market-share leader, is facing increasing competition in the portal crane industry. The key question facing the company is how to respond to the competitive threat without undermining the attractiveness of the industry. The case discusses a number of...
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Brandenburger, Adam M. "Harnischfeger Industries: Portal Cranes." Harvard Business School Case 391-130, April 1991. (Revised November 1996.)
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Replicating Toyota's Success
The idea of human cloning is controversial, but cloning a successful business concept remains as desirable as ever. For HBS assistant professor Steven J. Spear, this pursuit led him to Toyota, whose perennial leadership in quality View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
of the Blackstone River in Northbridge, Massachusetts, the factory manufactures zinc-galvanized, plastic-coated welded wire mesh used to make lobster traps, security fencing, and other wire products, using a process Knott invented. The...
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- May 1997 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Reto S.A.
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
A company must decide whether to acquire new equipment to offer a new product line. The question is whether equipment will meet return on investment targets considering depreciation and taxation of profits. The equipment is acquired, but one year later better equipment...
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Bruns, William J., Jr. "Reto S.A." Harvard Business School Case 197-102, May 1997. (Revised May 2004.)
- 30 Oct 2018
- News
Paths of Victory
“We basically went from a revenue-generating ‘idea’ to fully proven and high-growth business model.” Vention currently employs a team of 25 working in growth and customer success, product engineering, and finance and operations, serving thousands of engineering and...
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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Entrepreneur’s Rwandan Start-Up Gets HBS Support
(SHE), and its first business, a Rwandan start-up that employs sixty women to manufacture and distribute low-cost sanitary pads. In recognition of her achievements, Scharpf in March was named the first HBS Social Entrepreneurship Fellow...
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- April 1980 (Revised December 1991)
- Case
Hampton Machine Tool Co.
A bank lending officer must decide whether to extend and increase a loan to a small machine tool company. Case provides sufficient data for preparation of cash budgets and pro forma financial statements in order to analyze the lending officer's problem. Other issues...
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Keywords:
Machinery and Machining;
Financing and Loans;
Financial Statements;
Manufacturing Industry
Mullins, David W., Jr. "Hampton Machine Tool Co." Harvard Business School Case 280-103, April 1980. (Revised December 1991.)
- April 1970 (Revised December 1983)
- Case
Norton Co. (A)
Introduces the "Norton Plan" designed to halt Norton's declining share of the grinding wheel market.
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Keywords:
Machinery and Machining;
Competitive Strategy;
Sales;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Corey, E. Raymond, and William E. Matthews. "Norton Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 570-001, April 1970. (Revised December 1983.)
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship
leave big business in 1970 to pursue an entrepreneurial opportunity with SABO, a small manufacturer of lawn-mower machinery with a market value of some 6 million deutsche marks. "I was particularly...
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- August 1997 (Revised June 2023)
- Case
Fabritek, 1992
Describes a large-volume automotive parts contract in a high-quality machine work company. Quality and delivery problems arise when one of the four men on the job is replaced with a high producer who cannot earn a substantial bonus because of machine interference.
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Keywords:
Machinery and Machining;
Compensation and Benefits;
Selection and Staffing;
Production;
Quality;
Manufacturing Industry
Hammond, Janice H. "Fabritek, 1992." Harvard Business School Case 698-014, August 1997. (Revised June 2023.)
- June 1994
- Case
Green Marketing at Rank Xerox
Xerox Corp. is on the verge of launching a new line of photocopiers made largely from refurbished or recycled parts. In spite of this reclaimed content, the company intends to position the machines as "new." The move is a response to growing environmental pressures in...
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Keywords:
Product Positioning;
Machinery and Machining;
Environmental Sustainability;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Europe
Rayport, Jeffrey F. "Green Marketing at Rank Xerox." Harvard Business School Case 594-047, June 1994.
- September 2014 (Revised March 2022)
- Case
Samuel Colt: An American Gun Maker
By: Tom Nicholas and Casey Verkamp
Samuel Colt not only perfected and patented the technology for a gun that could fire multiple times without reloading, but he also developed and applied early principles of mass production more completely than anyone had done before. Until the nineteenth century,...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Product Positioning;
Machinery and Machining;
Production;
Independent Innovation and Invention;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Nicholas, Tom, and Casey Verkamp. "Samuel Colt: An American Gun Maker." Harvard Business School Case 815-061, September 2014. (Revised March 2022.)
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Snappy Salute
Pinchuk: CEO of a precision-tool company doesn’t exactly fit the mold. As CEO of Snap-on, Nicholas Pinchuk (MBA ’76) heads a company that’s all about precise fits for its tools. But he himself is no standard-issue corporate chieftain. A longtime former resident of...
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- May 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Komatsu and Dresser: Putting Two Plus Two Together
By: Ashish Nanda
In 1987, Komatsu Ltd., looking to expand its presence in the U.S. earth-moving equipment (EME) industry, enters into a 50-50 joint venture with Dresser. The management of the Komatsu Dresser joint venture faces difficulty in bringing the two halves together. The rift...
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Keywords:
Integration;
Machinery and Machining;
Restructuring;
Joint Ventures;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Japan;
United States
Nanda, Ashish, and Georgia Levenson. "Komatsu and Dresser: Putting Two Plus Two Together." Harvard Business School Case 898-269, May 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
- 2007
- Case
The John Deere 8030 Tractor
By: Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble
This is not your grandfather's tractor! Deere & Company created a technological marvel when they created the 8030 tractor, with options such as GPS, AutoTrac, and a high-tech comfortable seat. The case study illustrates the challenges of launching a complex new product...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Machinery and Machining;
Product Launch;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Govindarajan, Vijay, and Chris Trimble. "The John Deere 8030 Tractor." 2007. (Case No. 2-0023.)
- February 1977 (Revised December 1985)
- Case
Deere & Co.: Industrial Equipment Operations
Describes the pricing of Deere's crawler tractors used in a variety of construction and industrial applications. Includes a strategic, multimillion-dollar move into the large bulldozer market as well as the pricing of tractors, accessories, and parts.
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Keywords:
Machinery and Machining;
Price;
Brands and Branding;
Market Entry and Exit;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Shapiro, Benson P. "Deere & Co.: Industrial Equipment Operations." Harvard Business School Case 577-112, February 1977. (Revised December 1985.)
- December 1991 (Revised February 1992)
- Case
Dayton Electric Corp.
Concerns a product redesign decision for one of the company's most successful motor products, its rectified power, medium D-C motor, the RPM. A one-year redesign program has proposed a design that comes close to meeting its stated cost and performance goals, but at the...
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Keywords:
Product Design;
Strategic Planning;
Research and Development;
Business Divisions;
Decisions;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Product Development;
Technological Innovation;
Machinery and Machining;
Manufacturing Industry;
Ohio
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Dayton Electric Corp." Harvard Business School Case 692-071, December 1991. (Revised February 1992.)
- September 2004 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
Metso Paper: Globalization of Finnish Metal Workshops
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Marikka Heikkila and Kalle Lyytinen
Metso Paper, the world's largest producer of paper machines, aims to transform itself into a knowledge- and information-based service and solution provider for the paper industry by aggressively exploiting information technologies. In the fall of 2002, Jorma Hujala, a...
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Keywords:
Production;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Information Technology;
Corporate Strategy;
Knowledge Management;
Machinery and Machining;
Expansion;
Service Delivery;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Finland
Applegate, Lynda M., Marikka Heikkila, and Kalle Lyytinen. "Metso Paper: Globalization of Finnish Metal Workshops." Harvard Business School Case 805-057, September 2004. (Revised December 2004.)
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)
Brooks Brothers, Marks & Spencer, and Nordstrom. What isn't known to consumers is the name behind all these labels-a family-owned textile and apparel manufacturer headquartered in Hong Kong called The Esquel Group. With seventeen plants...
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- July 1990
- Case
Ceramics Process Systems Corp. (B)
By: Kim B. Clark and Brent D. Barnett
Ceramics Process Systems (CPS) is an advanced ceramics company facing problems with lead time in product/process development, and late delivery of prototype parts to its customers. Engineering is confronted with difficult technical problems and multiple objectives...
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Business Processes;
Management Practices and Processes;
Supply Chain Management;
Machinery and Machining;
Goals and Objectives;
Resource Allocation;
Customer Satisfaction;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Manufacturing Industry
Clark, Kim B., and Brent D. Barnett. "Ceramics Process Systems Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 691-006, July 1990.