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- March 2016
- Article
Highway to Success: The Impact of the Golden Quadrilateral Project for the Location and Performance of Indian Manufacturing
By: Ejaz Ghani, Arti Grover Goswami and William R. Kerr
We investigate the impact of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway project on the Indian organized manufacturing sector using enterprise data. The GQ project upgraded the quality and width of 5,846 km of roads in India. We use a difference-in-difference estimation...
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Keywords:
Highways;
Roads;
India;
Development;
Manufacturing;
Density;
Rent;
Infrastructure;
Manufacturing Industry;
India
Ghani, Ejaz, Arti Grover Goswami, and William R. Kerr. "Highway to Success: The Impact of the Golden Quadrilateral Project for the Location and Performance of Indian Manufacturing." Economic Journal 126, no. 591 (March 2016): 317–357.
- March 1989
- Background Note
Industrial Distribution Systems
A comprehensive description of industrial distribution systems. Written from the perspective of industrial products manufacturers, concerned about building and managing channels systems for taking products from point of manufacture to point of use. Covers: 1) channels...
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Corey, E. Raymond. "Industrial Distribution Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 589-101, March 1989.
- 1990
- Book
Measures for Manufacturing Excellence
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords:
Manufacturing Industry
Kaplan, Robert S., ed. Measures for Manufacturing Excellence. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1990.
- August 1997 (Revised December 2003)
- Teaching Note
Monterrey Manufacturing Company TN
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Teaching Note for (9-197-023).
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Keywords:
Manufacturing Industry
- Article
U.S. Multinationals in British Manufacturing before 1962
By: G. Jones and Frances Bostock
This article presents a new database on U.S. multinationals active in British manufacturing between 1907 and 1962. Britain was the largest European host economy for U.S. direct investment in manufacturing and the second largest host worldwide. This article identifies...
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Keywords:
Production;
Trade;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Research and Development;
Business Subsidiaries;
Policy;
Investment;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States;
Great Britain
Jones, G., and Frances Bostock. "U.S. Multinationals in British Manufacturing before 1962." Business History Review 70, no. 2 (Summer 1996): 207–256.
- March 2011
- Case
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company in 2011
By: Willy Shih and Jia Cheng
When David Wang took over as the CEO of SMIC, he knew that if he was to capitalize on the company's strategic location in the China market, he would have to transform the company mindset and its operating structure from its roots in the manufacturing of DRAMs to the...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Resource Allocation;
Market Entry and Exit;
Business Processes;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Customization and Personalization;
Semiconductor Industry;
China
Shih, Willy, and Jia Cheng. "Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company in 2011." Harvard Business School Case 611-053, March 2011.
- Article
Pricing and Production Flexibility: An Empirical Analysis of the U.S. Automotive Industry
By: Antonio Moreno and Christian Terwiesch
We use a detailed data set from the U.S. auto industry spanning from 2002 to 2009 and a variety of econometric methods to characterize the relationship between the availability of production mix flexibility and firms’ use of responsive pricing. We find that production...
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Keywords:
Empirical Operations Management;
Flexibility;
Pricing;
Automotive Industry;
Production;
Price;
Management;
Analysis;
Auto Industry;
United States
Moreno, Antonio, and Christian Terwiesch. "Pricing and Production Flexibility: An Empirical Analysis of the U.S. Automotive Industry." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 17, no. 4 (Fall 2015): 428–444.
- 20 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster
Globalization hasn't made manufacturing clusters obsolete, but the geographically concentrated pockets of industry have to be smart to ensure their survival, according to new research from Harvard Business...
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- June 1998
- Case
Hilton Manufacturing Company (B)
By: Thomas R. Piper
Keywords:
Manufacturing Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Hilton Manufacturing Company (B)." Harvard Business School Case 298-167, June 1998.
- October 1992
- Case
Towle Manufacturing Company 1983
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
Keywords:
Manufacturing Industry
Luehrman, Timothy A. "Towle Manufacturing Company 1983." Harvard Business School Case 293-021, October 1992.
Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
Companies compete on the decisions they make. For years—even decades—in response to intensifying global competition, companies decided to outsource their manufacturing operations in order to reduce costs. But we are now seeing the alarming long-term effect of those...
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- November 1967 (Revised September 1982)
- Case
Dennison Manufacturing Co. (C)
Keywords:
Manufacturing Industry
Stevenson, Howard H. "Dennison Manufacturing Co. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 313-119, November 1967. (Revised September 1982.)
- June 1993 (Revised May 2004)
- Teaching Note
Hilton Manufacturing Company TN
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Teaching Note for (9-192-063).
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Keywords:
Manufacturing Industry
- March 1972 (Revised January 1974)
- Case
Richfield Manufacturing Co. (A)
By: Wickham Skinner and Richard P. Olsen
Keywords:
Manufacturing Industry
Skinner, Wickham, and Richard P. Olsen. "Richfield Manufacturing Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 672-113, March 1972. (Revised January 1974.)
- April 1986 (Revised March 1987)
- Case
U.S. Competitiveness in Manufacturing
By: Norman A. Berg
Berg, Norman A. "U.S. Competitiveness in Manufacturing." Harvard Business School Case 386-133, April 1986. (Revised March 1987.)
- April 2014 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
GE and the Industrial Internet
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Marco Iansiti and Kerry Herman
CEO Jeff Immelt considers whether GE is moving fast enough on its new Industrial Internet initiative. The undertaking includes building out an Industrial Internet, connecting machines and devices, collecting their data and operations, and providing services to clients...
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Keywords:
Technology;
Operations Management;
Strategy;
Big Data;
Business Analysis;
Corporate Strategy;
Digital Technology;
Digital Innovation;
General Management;
General Strategy;
Global Competitiveness;
Global Strategy;
Innovation;
Innovation And Management;
Industrial Internet;
GE;
Innovation and Invention;
Information Technology;
Analytics and Data Science;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
North and Central America;
Asia;
Europe;
Middle East;
Latin America
Lakhani, Karim R., Marco Iansiti, and Kerry Herman. "GE and the Industrial Internet." Harvard Business School Case 614-032, April 2014. (Revised March 2015.)
- July 2004 (Revised October 2004)
- Teaching Note
Superior Manufacturing Company (TN)
By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen
Teaching Note to (9-105-010).
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Keywords:
Manufacturing Industry
- April 1993
- Teaching Note
Koito Manufacturing Ltd. (TN)
By: W. Carl Kester
Teaching Note for (9-291-027).
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- 1986
- Chapter
Marketing Advanced Manufacturing Processes
By: D. A. Leonard-Barton and J. Gogan
- 23 May 2016
- News