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- January 1987 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
Baker Precision Instruments, Inc.
By: Ramchandran Jaikumar, Roy Shapiro, Donald Rosenfield and Kathryn E. Stecke
A rapidly growing machine parts manufacturer is trying to decide whether to acquire an advanced Flexible Manufacturing System or Systems. The selection decisions must address the impact of new technology, the effect of setup times on production planning and capacity,...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Cost vs Benefits;
Machinery and Machining;
Production;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Management Systems;
Manufacturing Industry;
Industrial Products Industry
Jaikumar, Ramchandran, Roy Shapiro, Donald Rosenfield, and Kathryn E. Stecke. "Baker Precision Instruments, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 687-052, January 1987. (Revised January 2002.)
- October 1986 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
B-W Footwear
By: David B. Yoffie
As import penetration into the American footwear market reached 81% in 1986, B-W Footwear, along with all of its American competitors, was struggling. Supply lines were deteriorating, retailers and importers were gaining power, and the government had rejected two...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Management;
Globalization;
Government and Politics;
Business Strategy;
Trade;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
United States
Yoffie, David B. "B-W Footwear." Harvard Business School Case 387-022, October 1986. (Revised November 1988.)
- August 1986 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Mike Finkelstein (B)
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Charles Bryan and Ken Leet
Following his successful turnaround of WTXX, Waterbury, Mike Finkelstein joined Odyssey Partners with a mandate to build a communications company. From 1982-1985, he acquired three more stations, financing each as an independent partnership. However, increasing...
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Keywords:
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Cash;
Business or Company Management;
Bonds;
Cost vs Benefits;
SWOT Analysis;
Alignment;
Acquisition;
Financial Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Communications Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y., Charles Bryan, and Ken Leet. "Mike Finkelstein (B)." Harvard Business School Case 287-021, August 1986. (Revised May 2005.)
- June 1986
- Case
Premier Furniture Co.
By: Thomas R. Piper
A credit analyst for a furniture manufacturer is confronted with two customers who have exceeded their credit limits. The financial performance of each has been weak, and one of the customers has a highly leveraged balance sheet. Industry conditions are weak; the...
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Piper, Thomas R. "Premier Furniture Co." Harvard Business School Case 286-130, June 1986.
- 1986
- Article
The Role for Empirical Research in Management Accounting
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "The Role for Empirical Research in Management Accounting." Accounting, Organizations and Society 11, nos. 4-5 (1986): 429–452.
- November 1985 (Revised November 1987)
- Case
R&R
Outlines alternative mechanisms for getting into business. Shows the means by which an experienced entrepreneur can gain control over the necessary resources in order to lower the fixed costs of business entry. Provides a mechanism for discussing the role of...
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- May 1985 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Comdisco, Inc.
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Rita J. Seymour
Comdisco, the largest independent dealer and lessor of computers and peripheral equipment, needs financing in order to match its market's growth of 20-30% per year. The company has access to two types of risk capital, but there are substantial costs and risks...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Strategy;
Cost vs Benefits;
Capital Structure;
Financing and Loans;
Financial Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Computer Industry;
Distribution Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Rita J. Seymour. "Comdisco, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 285-109, May 1985. (Revised October 2001.)
- April 1985 (Revised September 1986)
- Case
CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (B)
Contains a description of some issues confronting management of CML Group as the company progresses toward making an initial public offering. Among the issues and topics addressed in the case are: considerations in choosing an underwriting team, the initial public...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Initial Public Offering;
Financial Markets;
Financial Strategy;
Planning;
Cost vs Benefits;
Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Consumer Products Industry;
Retail Industry
Sahlman, William A. "CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (B)." Harvard Business School Case 285-092, April 1985. (Revised September 1986.)
- March 1985 (Revised November 1985)
- Case
Wilmington Tap and Die
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The general manager of a division manufacturing taps and dies must decide whether to continue a major capital investment program. The program was designed to replace aging mechanical machines with modern, electronically controlled equipment. A post-audit, after an...
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Keywords:
Capital Budgeting;
Investment;
Accounting Audits;
Cost Management;
Technological Innovation;
Information Technology;
Performance Productivity;
Production;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Manufacturing Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Wilmington Tap and Die." Harvard Business School Case 185-124, March 1985. (Revised November 1985.)
- March 1985 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
Precision Parts, Inc. (A)
Contains a description of a decision confronting two entrepreneurs in mid-1981. They are considering purchasing a small manufacturer of precision electromechanical parts. Among the issues in the case are the following: 1) Should Taylor and Grayson buy Precision Parts,...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Venture Capital;
Financing and Loans;
Cost vs Benefits;
Investment Return;
Strategy;
Management Practices and Processes;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Outcome or Result;
Manufacturing Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Precision Parts, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-131, March 1985. (Revised November 1988.)
- 1985
- Chapter
Cost-Benefit Analysis Applied to Risks: Its Philosophy and Legitimacy
By: Dutch Leonard and Richard Zeckhauser
- December 1984
- Case
Expense Tracking System at Tiger Creek
By: Shoshana Zuboff
Mill manager Carl Adelman learns that a group of senior managers is soon to visit the Tiger Creek mill to learn more about the success of the newly implemented Expense Tracking System. The System had been installed on two paper machines to give workers real time cost...
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Zuboff, Shoshana. "Expense Tracking System at Tiger Creek." Harvard Business School Case 485-057, December 1984.
- July 1984 (Revised September 1986)
- Case
CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (A)
Describes a series of decisions confronting Charles Leighton, co-founder and chairman of the CML Group. CML is a successful participant in the leisure time industry with two lines of business: specialty retailing and recreational consumer products. The key issues in...
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Keywords:
Valuation;
Going Public;
Strategy;
Business or Company Management;
Cost vs Benefits;
SWOT Analysis;
Investment Banking;
Financing and Loans;
Planning;
Corporate Finance;
Retail Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Sahlman, William A. "CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-003, July 1984. (Revised September 1986.)
- Article
Evolution of Management Accounting
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords:
Cost Accounting
Kaplan, Robert S. "Evolution of Management Accounting." Accounting Review 59, no. 3 (July 1984): 390–418.
- April 1982 (Revised September 1986)
- Case
Ideal Standard France: Pat Paterson
A newly appointed country subsidiary manager must decide on action for an operation losing $1 million per month. He is constrained by price controls on one hand and sensitive union relations on the other. Furthermore a major loss-contributing plant has recently been...
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Transition;
Cost Management;
Management;
Crisis Management;
Labor and Management Relations
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Ideal Standard France: Pat Paterson." Harvard Business School Case 382-139, April 1982. (Revised September 1986.)
- January 1980 (Revised August 1986)
- Case
General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (A)
Describes the U.S. large turbine generator industry in early 1963, a period of severe price cutting and depressed industry conditions. Presents data to allow a structural analysis of the industry and an analysis of the strategies of the major players since 1946. The...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Machinery and Machining;
Cost Management;
Price;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Marketing Strategy;
Industry Structures;
Competition;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Porter, Michael E. "General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (A)." Harvard Business School Case 380-128, January 1980. (Revised August 1986.)
- 1977
- Book
Management Accounting and Control of Data Processing
By: R. L. Nolan
Nolan, R. L. Management Accounting and Control of Data Processing. NY: National Association of Accountants, 1977.
- September 1976
- Case
Del Norte Paper Co. (A)
Deals with a transfer pricing problem in a complex, international situation. A broad range of issues are present in the case, or are needed for a thorough case analysis. Such issues include: relevant costs; the appropriateness of profit centers; the appropriateness of...
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Sahlman, William A. "Del Norte Paper Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 177-034, September 1976.
- June 1975 (Revised July 1975)
- Background Note
Experience and Cost: Some Implications for Manufacturing Policy
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Experience and Cost: Some Implications for Manufacturing Policy." Harvard Business School Background Note 675-228, June 1975. (Revised July 1975.)
- August 1974 (Revised November 1974)
- Case
Reynolds Construction Company
By: Paul W. Marshall
Deals with the use of critical path method for the construction of remote control building, which is part of a water purification system. Discusses the necessity of determining the shortest possible time in which a job could be done without spending more money. Case...
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Keywords:
Buildings and Facilities;
Construction;
Cost Management;
Time Management;
Wastes and Waste Processing;
System;
Construction Industry
Marshall, Paul W. "Reynolds Construction Company." Harvard Business School Case 675-017, August 1974. (Revised November 1974.)