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- November 2017
- Case
The Digital Factory – Siemens: Electronic Works Amberg
By: Rajiv Lal and Scott F. Johnson
The Electronic Works Amberg (EWA) was Siemens' most advanced factory. The plant built industrial automation equipment using state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques. Siemens was considering creating a consulting business for its manufacturing clients. Given the EWA's...
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Keywords:
Siemens;
Internet Of Things;
Industrie 4.0;
Manufacturing;
Consulting;
Digital Factory;
Ewa;
Amberg;
Electronic Works Amberg;
Information Technology;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Applications and Software;
Internet and the Web;
Production;
Manufacturing Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
Technology Industry;
Germany
Lal, Rajiv, and Scott F. Johnson. "The Digital Factory – Siemens: Electronic Works Amberg." Harvard Business School Case 518-054, November 2017.
- May 2016 (Revised April 2018)
- Case
Building the Digital Manufacturing Enterprise of the Future at Siemens
By: Willy Shih
This case describes the motivation for and the development of Siemens' digital manufacturing enterprise vision, which became the foundation for its implementation of Industrie 4.0. While the effort started with a purely defensive move by Anton Huber, head of the...
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Keywords:
Big Data;
Internet Of Things;
Internet Of Everything;
Industrie 4.0;
Digital Factory;
Digital Enterprise;
Digital Manufacturing;
Manufacturing;
Production Management;
Production Planning;
Computer Software;
Germany;
German Manufacturing;
Machinery and Machining;
Information Technology;
Digital Platforms;
Technological Innovation;
Production;
Supply Chain;
Applications and Software;
Information Infrastructure;
Internet and the Web;
Analytics and Data Science;
Manufacturing Industry;
Germany
Shih, Willy. "Building the Digital Manufacturing Enterprise of the Future at Siemens." Harvard Business School Case 616-060, May 2016. (Revised April 2018.)
- March 2021
- Case
VideaHealth: Building the AI Factory
By: Karim R. Lakhani and Amy Klopfenstein
Florian Hillen, co-founder and CEO of VideaHealth, a startup that used artificial intelligence (AI) to detect dental conditions on x-rays, spent the early years of his company laying the groundwork for an AI factory. A process for quickly building and iterating on new...
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Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence;
Innovation and Invention;
Disruptive Innovation;
Technological Innovation;
Information Technology;
Applications and Software;
Technology Adoption;
Digital Platforms;
Entrepreneurship;
AI and Machine Learning;
Technology Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
North and Central America;
United States;
Massachusetts;
Cambridge
Lakhani, Karim R., and Amy Klopfenstein. "VideaHealth: Building the AI Factory." Harvard Business School Case 621-021, March 2021.
- 02 Oct 2017
- What Do You Think?
Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?
Credit: pixelfit SUMMING UP How Will Digital Currencies Be Regulated? Blockchain technology has a brighter future than most digital currencies in general and Bitcoin in particular, judging from responses to...
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- March 2022
- Case
Unilever: Remote Work in Manufacturing
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury and Susie L. Ma
In December 2021, Unilever—one of the world’s largest producers of consumer goods—was in the midst of a pilot project to digitize its manufacturing facilities and enable remote work for factory employees. This was possible because of an earlier project to retrofit a...
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Keywords:
Change;
Globalization;
Information Technology;
Technology Adoption;
Human Resources;
Jobs and Positions;
Operations;
Education;
Training;
Manufacturing Industry
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Susie L. Ma. "Unilever: Remote Work in Manufacturing." Harvard Business School Case 622-030, March 2022.
- 25 Apr 2023
- Op-Ed
How SHEIN and Temu Conquered Fast Fashion—and Forged a New Business Model
information technology to directly match consumer demand to dispersed production by a collection of factories in China. This method of reaching customers should inspire any business that provides products or services that come from many...
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- Article
Why Every Organization Needs an Augmented Reality Strategy
By: Michael E. Porter and James E. Heppelmann
While the physical world is three-dimensional, most data is trapped on two-dimensional pages and screens. This gulf between the real and digital worlds prevents us from fully exploiting the volumes of information now available to us. Augmented reality (AR), a set of...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Performance Effectiveness
Porter, Michael E., and James E. Heppelmann. "Why Every Organization Needs an Augmented Reality Strategy." Harvard Business Review 95, no. 6 (November–December 2017): 46–57.
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
Business School Case 307-077 Describes the opportunities and strategy facing one of the most innovative global supply-chain companies, and the strategy it has chosen to deal with the expanding demand for its services. Li & Fung links thousands of View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 06 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness
line and realized that all the significant pieces used to make Kodak's digital cameras—lens, shutters, electronic screen displays—were manufactured far from the factory floor in Rochester, New York, largely...
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- Research Summary
Overview
My research focuses on two interrelated organizational trends that have become salient in the 21st century: workplace transparency (who gets to observe whom) and workplace connectivity (who gets to communicate with whom). Open offices and factories have made what was...
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Keywords:
Privacy;
Transparency;
Productivity;
Field Experiments;
Communication;
Design;
Human Resources;
Leadership;
Management;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Performance;
Groups and Teams;
Networks;
Behavior;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Satisfaction;
North America;
Europe;
Asia;
China;
Japan;
Latin America
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
Rockman, Sven Beckert, and David Waldstreicher. University of Pennsylvania Press, forthcoming Abstract The traditional story of modern management begins in the factories of England and New England, extending only much later to the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 17
By: Short, Jodi L., Michael W. Toffel, and Andrea R. Hugill Abstract—Outsourcing firms seeking to avoid reputational spillovers that can arise from dangerous, illegal, and unethical behavior at supply chain factories increasingly rely on...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2022
- HBS Case
How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)
Hills was running out of money and may not make it through the lean winter months, Smith and Cuscuna were surprised. Sales had been brisk. “They built a giant factory costing almost $7 million that required sales that were beyond their...
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by Pamela Reynolds
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
of the next blockbuster, why superstars are paid unimaginable sums, and how digital technologies are transforming the entertainment landscape. Full of inside stories about some of the world's most successful entertainment brands,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Mar 2021
- In Practice
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others
stronger for jobs in more digital industries.” The research team also found that weak ties are more important for people engaged in remote work, where they might not hear the latest information in their field around the proverbial water...
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by Michael Blanding
- 16 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.
management and digital marketing tools for entertainment venues and sports teams (largely unused during the pandemic), switched to targeting small- and medium-sized traditional businesses struggling to survive. Fourth Quadrant: Firms...
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- 23 Nov 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Vinyl Renaissance: Take Those Old Records Off the Shelf
how many people can be in a factory manufacturing machinery. We’re having a hard time getting parts for the machines. "Technology re-emergence is really a redefinition strategy. It’s redefining the product as something more than just the...
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- 03 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion
and layoffs. Questions that CEOs raised with us included: “What are best practices for digital terminations?” and “If the economy worsens and you have to consider reducing payroll, what’s the most effective way?” As we look ahead to what...
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by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 20 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry
lacked the funds necessary to build a DVD factory and exited the consumer electronic industry almost entirely at the end of the 1990s. Again, this relatively unknown story provides an intriguing opportunity for description and analysis by...
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