Planning Review: Volume 16 Issue 6
Table of contents
Sainthood for U.S. manufacturing? More managers are talking about heaven than going there
Dennis G. Severance, Jacque H. PassinoFundamental changes in product, process, and organization have rocked the manufacturing industry of this country during the last decade. In an effort to document the nature and…
Guidelines for a product technology strategy
Douglas L. ReplogleIn 1917, the American Locomotive and Baldwin Locomotive companies were among the 100 largest corporations in America. This gave them all the advantages associated with companies…
How to avoid the technical traps in product development
Robert FrumermanEvery company engaged in the development of new products can expect some failures. Since each successive stage of development increases in cost by roughly ten times, the cost of…
Taking a flyer on wind technology
Lester NeidellWe read case studies to train ourselves to make better business decisions. But some cases, like this one, aren't a model for decision analysis. The Wind Technology story recounts…
The sugar daddy gambit: Funding strategic alliances with Venture Capital
H. Lee Mathews, Thomas W. HarveyWhy is Tandem Computers, a $1 billion a year computer firm, buying a minority equity interest in a company with less than 50 employees? Why is Eastman Kodak, with more than $12…