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- 25 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Planning for Surprises
just two suppliers, while Great Britain has five suppliers to reduce the risk of supply disruptions. While fear of lawsuits has played a role, the fundamental problem is that the economics of vaccine production are unattractive for...
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by Martha Lagace
- January 2013
- Case
Brannigan Foods: Strategic Marketing Planning
By: John A. Quelch and James T. Kindley
The soup division at Brannigan Foods contributes over 40% of the firm's revenue. The general manager is concerned that the soup industry is declining and that the soup division shows declining profits and market share, especially among the important baby boomer...
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United States;
Consumer Marketing;
Acquisitions;
Forecasting;
Quantitative Analysis;
Risk Management;
Decision Making;
Budgeting;
Supermarkets;
Strategic Planning;
Demand and Consumers;
Marketing Strategy;
Food;
Resource Allocation;
Acquisition;
Product Development;
Retail Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Quelch, John A., and James T. Kindley. "Brannigan Foods: Strategic Marketing Planning." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-545, January 2013.
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
year’s contest make their pitches. Each plan presents a solid solution to an unmet need, so much so that it seems virtually impossible to pick just one. In fact, the strong field forces a new coda to the contest’s history when Baby.com.br...
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- 06 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Innovator’s Battle Plan
satisfied, high-paying customers. In essence, incumbents can disassociate themselves from a business in exchange for a better one. How can we identify when flight is in progress? Changes in customer or product mix can be a clear sign of...
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- August 1986 (Revised September 2004)
- Case
Hanson Ski Products
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Julie H. Hertenstein
At the end of the budget cycle, the manager must test whether plans are feasible given financing arrangements and constraints. Cash needs are great due to seasonality. Needed loans must be calculated at five separate dates, and financial position projected. This is a...
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Budgets and Budgeting;
Capital Budgeting;
Cash Flow;
Financial Strategy;
Activity Based Costing and Management;
Financing and Loans;
Managerial Roles;
Credit;
Insurance
Bruns, William J., Jr., and Julie H. Hertenstein. "Hanson Ski Products." Harvard Business School Case 187-038, August 1986. (Revised September 2004.)
- December 1993 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Medical Products Co.
By: Robert H. Hayes
In early 1990, the company is contemplating changes in its European plant network for producing hypodermic products, including the total production capacity to be provided, the number and location of plants over which to spread this capacity, and which products should...
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Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Decision Making;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Cost;
Production;
Performance Capacity;
Performance Effectiveness;
Strategic Planning;
Competitive Strategy;
Health Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Europe
Hayes, Robert H. "Medical Products Co." Harvard Business School Case 694-065, December 1993. (Revised March 1995.)
- November 1998 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Explo Leisure Products
Tim Trowac and Dave Rahall, two former investment bankers, skillfully execute the leveraged buyout of a golf ball recycling company after working intensely on their due diligence, writing a business and financial plan, and developing the investment memorandum. Six...
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Selection and Staffing;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Business Plan;
Performance;
Management Teams;
Business Strategy;
Financial Strategy;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Green Technology Industry;
Sports Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G. "Explo Leisure Products." Harvard Business School Case 399-053, November 1998. (Revised July 2012.)
- December 1980 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Loctite Corp.: Industrial Products Group
By: John A. Quelch
A new product introduction strategy covering all elements of the marketing mix must be planned for equipment designed to dispense industrial adhesives. The equipment and adhesives are manufactured by the same company.
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Quelch, John A. "Loctite Corp.: Industrial Products Group." Harvard Business School Case 581-066, December 1980. (Revised July 1991.)
- December 2007 (Revised April 2008)
- Exercise
The Elcer Products Transaction: Confidential Information for Elcer Products Division President
By: James K. Sebenius and Guhan Subramanian
In a six-party negotiation exercise, the TNDA Corp. plans to sell Elcer Products Division to one of four potential buyers (industrial, financial, U.S., German). This case contains confidential information for the Elcer Divisional management role. Challenges include how...
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Mergers and Acquisitions;
Managerial Roles;
Negotiation Deal;
Negotiation Process;
Negotiation Tactics
Sebenius, James K., and Guhan Subramanian. "The Elcer Products Transaction: Confidential Information for Elcer Products Division President." Harvard Business School Exercise 908-036, December 2007. (Revised April 2008.)
- August 2020
- Teaching Plan
Obsidian: Product or Platform?
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Peter Barrett and Julia Kelley
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 620-018.
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- October 2013 (Revised August 2015)
- Supplement
Outotec (B): Action Plan
By: Robert J. Dolan and Doug J. Chung
Outotec was a market leader in providing mining solutions to large mining companies. The company’s specialization and proprietary technology created value for its customers and helped the firm differentiate from its competitors. Yet, Outotec was not pricing or...
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Value-based Pricing;
Bargaining Power Of Buyers;
Marketing;
Segmentation;
Price;
Policy;
Sales;
Management;
Value Creation;
Mining Industry
Dolan, Robert J., and Doug J. Chung. "Outotec (B): Action Plan." Harvard Business School Supplement 514-065, October 2013. (Revised August 2015.)
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Surveying Students’ Summer Plans
of commercial tech monetization, which includes wearable products in the health care category. The opportunity appealed to me in part because it uses so much of what I learned this year, including term sheets, market evaluation, and what...
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Julia Hanna
- 18 May 2011
- News
Man with a Plan
successful,” he added. Rane also gives the late HBS professor Marty Marshall much credit for what became the Yella Fella ads, since he “convinced me that consumers needed to connect with the owner of the business, someone whose word they could trust and whose View Details
- 1969
- Book
Industrial Planning in France
By: John McArthur and Bruce R. Scott
McArthur, John, and Bruce R. Scott. Industrial Planning in France. Boston: Harvard Business School, Division of Research, 1969.
- 22 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution
Every firm has two strategies, we learn early on in the pages of One Strategy: Organization, Planning, and Decision Making. "Explicit" strategy is the one you read about in your company's planning memos and PowerPoint slides....
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- May 2011
- Supplement
The Morrison Company, Faculty Spreadsheet (Brief Case)
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Paul Myers
- January 1995 (Revised November 2021)
- Case
Portfolio Planning at Ciba-Geigy and the Newport Investment Proposal
By: David J. Collis and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson
Covers the history of portfolio planning at CIBA-GEIGY, a leading Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical company, beginning with the introduction of the process in the mid-1980s. The discussion extends to the application of portfolio planning techniques to a specific...
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Investment Portfolio;
Corporate Strategy;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Chemicals;
Chemical Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Switzerland
Collis, David J., and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson. "Portfolio Planning at Ciba-Geigy and the Newport Investment Proposal." Harvard Business School Case 795-040, January 1995. (Revised November 2021.)
- June 1997 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Walker and Company: Profit Plan Decisions
By: Robert L. Simons and Ramsey Walker
Ramsey Walker, a second-year MBA student, must decide how to control a family business as an absentee owner. After providing background details on the publishing industry, the case requires the reader to: 1) make a product segmentation decision; 2) prepare a profit...
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Keywords:
Organizational Structure;
Family and Family Relationships;
Market Design;
Management Systems;
Planning;
Profit;
Performance Evaluation;
Segmentation;
Corporate Strategy;
Investment Return;
Publishing Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Ramsey Walker. "Walker and Company: Profit Plan Decisions." Harvard Business School Case 197-084, June 1997. (Revised February 2000.)
- May 2011
- Teaching Note
The Morrison Company (Brief Case)
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Paul Meyers
Teaching Note for 4564.
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- April 1980 (Revised July 1982)
- Case
Honeywell: Human Resource Planning (A)
By: Wickham Skinner
Skinner, Wickham. "Honeywell: Human Resource Planning (A)." Harvard Business School Case 680-133, April 1980. (Revised July 1982.)