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Washington Must Help the U.S. Regain the Lead in Manufacturing
Competitive strategy Digital ArticleThe federal government can and should play a much bigger role in helping American companies regain the lead in manufacturing. We need to invest a commensurate amount of federal R&D dollars in advanced manufacturing technologies as we do in other areas of science, technology, and engineering. The last administration created an assistant secretary for manufacturing […] -
Go Downstream: The New Profit Imperative in Manufacturing
Business models Magazine ArticleNow that providing services is more lucrative than making products, the old foundations for success in manufacturing are crumbling. Smart manufacturers are creating new business models to capture profits at the customer’s end of the value chain. -
How Kenvue De-Risked Its Supply Chain
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleThree capabilities the consumer health company invested in after demand surged during the pandemic. -
Does Manufacturing Need a JIT Revolution?
Operations and supply chain management Magazine ArticleJapanese companies are very, very good at manufacturing. A decade ago this was new and disturbing to Western managers. The Japanese had captured a substantial share of the U.S. automobile market, offering features, fits, and finishes at prices domestic producers were unable to match. Similar trends appeared in machine tools, copiers, and numerous other industries. […] -
Just How Important Is Manufacturing?
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleHaving a strong domestic manufacturing base is vital to the United States maintaining its world leadership in innovation. That is because advanced manufacturing... -
Crate & Barrel Holdings CEO Janet Hayes on Navigating Turbulent Times for Retail
Global Business Digital ArticleConsumers' tastes are changing fast, but one things remains: they value quality, value, and inspiration in their products. -
Manufacturing Companies Need to Sell Outcomes, Not Products
Operations and supply chain management Digital ArticleIt’s not straightforward, but technology will get you there. -
Bringing Manufacturing Back to the U.S. Is Easier Said Than Done
Economics Digital ArticleWhat will it take to reverse a decades-long shift to global supply chains? -
Time to Reform Job Shop Manufacturing
Operations and supply chain management Magazine ArticleAmerican industry is beginning to put its manufacturing house in order. Companies building high-volume standardized products like copiers, appliances, and automobiles are learning from their foreign rivals and emulating their commitment to ongoing product and process innovation. But one important segment of U.S. industry—job shop manufacturers—continues to postpone needed reforms. Many of these companies have […] -
Yesterday's Accounting Undermines Production
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleOutdated cost accounting and management control systems are an obstacle to the lasting success of new manufacturing technologies and procedures. They... -
Will Apple Spark a U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance?
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleSometimes, PR moves end up having bigger-than-anticipated effects. Just look at auto manufacturing in the South. -
Why You Should Offer a Take-Back Program for Your Old Products
Global Business Digital ArticleNew research suggests that consumers value a product more highly when its manufacturers take responsibility for its disposal. -
Community Financing Breathes Life into a New U.S. Manufacturing Firm
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleEven in this contentious election year, all sides agree on one issue: The loss of American manufacturing jobs over the past decade has been a disaster... -
Postindustrial Manufacturing
Operations and supply chain management Magazine ArticleAs global competition grows ever fiercer in manufacturing industries, American managers are adopting a new battle cry: “Beat ’em with technology or move—over there.” Indeed, since 1975, the boom in information-intensive processing technologies has been explosive. A close look at how U.S. managers are actually using these technologies, however, silences their battle cry in a […] -
Manufacturing’s New Economies of Scale
Operations and supply chain management Magazine ArticleIn the 1990s, manufacturing companies face the challenge of globally integrating their operations. Just as companies were forced to rationalize operations within individual plants in the 1980s, they must now do the same for their entire system of manufacturing facilities around the world. Multinationals that can no longer rely on sheer size and geographic reach […] -
Why Germany Still Has So Many Middle-Class Manufacturing Jobs
Global Business Digital ArticleMidsize companies create more inclusive growth. -
The Toyota Production System Works for Relationships, Too
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleWhen problems arise, pause the conversation. -
It’s Manufacturing’s Turn for Special Treatment
Economics Digital ArticleFollowing up on his pledge to provide greater support for manufacturing in his State of the Union address, President Obama has announced a proposal to cut the effective tax rate for manufacturers to 25%. A number of economists howled against this so-called “industrial policy” and criticized the president’s singling out manufacturing for “special treatment” — […] -
The Human Costs of Manufacturing Reform
Operations and supply chain management Magazine ArticleIf there is anything more powerful than an idea whose time has come, it is one that is the product of wishful thinking. Ask any manager or management consultant what the related essentials of manufacturing reform are, and the answer will likely come back: a just-in-time approach to eliminating waste, rigorous statistical process control to […] -
The First Step to Fixing U.S. Manufacturing
Technology & Operations ResearchThe industry depends on small suppliers, and they're struggling.
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General Motors: Packard Electric Division
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Packard Electric is the division of General Motors (GM) that does all of the electrical wiring and cabling for GM automobiles. They developed a new approach... -
Thermaware, Inc.
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Thermaware, Inc., a manufacturer of top-of-the-line industrial thermostat controllers, is considering moving toward a single-piece-flow system. From the... -
Saturn Corp.'s Module II Decision
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In the Spring of 1994, Saturn Corp. was setting sales records by attracting more than 25,000 buyers per month. Saturn officials believed there was a long-term... -
The US-China Trade War: Deal or No Deal?
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details The US-China trade war in 2019 led to major shifts in global trade and supply chains, highlighting the recent trend in deglobalization. This case discusses... -
Jackson Automotive Systems
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Jackson Automotive Systems produces automotive parts for advanced heating and air conditioning systems, engine cooling systems, fuel injection and transfer... -
Up, Up, and Away! Event Planning and Production in Las Vegas
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Event producer Dan Nelson is faced with a crisis involving a punctured sprinkler water line and a 1.5-ton forklift stuck in the resulting mud during set... -
Siemens Electric Motor Works (A) (Abridged)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Explores how a cost system can help support a firm's decision to change strategies. In the process, the students are introduced to a simple activity-based... -
Apple Pay
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details On September 9, 2014, in front of a packed audience in Cupertino, CA, Tim Cook, the chief executive officer of Apple, announced the much anticipated launch... -
Fresh Connections
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Mary Alice McKenzie is facing numerous issues in growing her Vermont-based fresh-prepared foods business. She must address immediate operational problems--such... -
Chaircraft Corp. (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Discusses the purchase and installation of automated cutting equipment in a medium-sized furniture factory. The equipment has so far failed to cut costs... -
Tesla Motors
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In mid-2013, Tesla Motors was riding a wave of success: It had launched its first really mass-produced car-the model S-to rave reviews; had recently raised... -
Kristen's Cookie Co. (A2)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Intended for distribution during class, this case contains one set of answers to the (A1) case. It introduces the concept of a Gantt chart and discusses... -
Fair Park Covid-19 Mass Vaccination Site (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details This case is an opportunity to apply the methods of the Toyota Production System (TPS) to the analysis of an everyday service application: administering... -
Just-in-Time Production Controlled by Kanban
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Describes the method of control of repetitive manufacturing as used at Toyota by Just-in-Time and Kanban. The objective is to facilitate an understanding... -
Transformation of Pratt & Whitney North Haven (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Pratt & Whitney is a leader in the development and manufacturing of gas turbine engines for commercial and military aircraft. Economic conditions for... -
Maestro Pizza (D): This Means War
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Maestro pizza opened its first store in 2013 after its founder, Khalid Al Omran, recognized an opportunity in Saudi Arabia to offer high quality pizza... -
Aptera: The First Time Around (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Aptera is on its second life. It originally began as a VC-backed electric car company in the 1990s. But that first life ended badly, as the company could... -
Boeing 787: Manufacturing a Dream
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Case traces the design and development of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Emphasis is on executive leadership and firm strategy in coordinating across a global... -
Liz Claiborne, Inc. and Ruentex Industries Ltd. (Abridged)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Details the evolution of a value-creating supplier-buyer partnership. Describes the buyer's (Liz Claiborne) manufacturing and marketing strategy, and... -
Balancing Exclusivity and Sustainability in the Luxury Fashion Industry: #Burnberry
Management Case Study11.95View Details The principle of building and maintaining a reputation of exclusivity has long been acknowledged as the key to the success of luxury brands. The way these...
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General Motors: Packard Electric Division
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Packard Electric is the division of General Motors (GM) that does all of the electrical wiring and cabling for GM automobiles. They developed a new approach... -
Thermaware, Inc.
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Thermaware, Inc., a manufacturer of top-of-the-line industrial thermostat controllers, is considering moving toward a single-piece-flow system. From the... -
Saturn Corp.'s Module II Decision
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In the Spring of 1994, Saturn Corp. was setting sales records by attracting more than 25,000 buyers per month. Saturn officials believed there was a long-term... -
Washington Must Help the U.S. Regain the Lead in Manufacturing
Competitive strategy Digital ArticleThe federal government can and should play a much bigger role in helping American companies regain the lead in manufacturing. We need to invest a commensurate amount of federal R&D dollars in advanced manufacturing technologies as we do in other areas of science, technology, and engineering. The last administration created an assistant secretary for manufacturing […] -
Go Downstream: The New Profit Imperative in Manufacturing
Business models Magazine ArticleNow that providing services is more lucrative than making products, the old foundations for success in manufacturing are crumbling. Smart manufacturers are creating new business models to capture profits at the customer’s end of the value chain. -
The US-China Trade War: Deal or No Deal?
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details The US-China trade war in 2019 led to major shifts in global trade and supply chains, highlighting the recent trend in deglobalization. This case discusses... -
How Kenvue De-Risked Its Supply Chain
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleThree capabilities the consumer health company invested in after demand surged during the pandemic. -
Jackson Automotive Systems
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Jackson Automotive Systems produces automotive parts for advanced heating and air conditioning systems, engine cooling systems, fuel injection and transfer... -
Up, Up, and Away! Event Planning and Production in Las Vegas
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Event producer Dan Nelson is faced with a crisis involving a punctured sprinkler water line and a 1.5-ton forklift stuck in the resulting mud during set... -
Does Manufacturing Need a JIT Revolution?
Operations and supply chain management Magazine ArticleJapanese companies are very, very good at manufacturing. A decade ago this was new and disturbing to Western managers. The Japanese had captured a substantial share of the U.S. automobile market, offering features, fits, and finishes at prices domestic producers were unable to match. Similar trends appeared in machine tools, copiers, and numerous other industries. […]