Case | HBS Case Collection | 2006 (Revised from original 1995 version)

Stonehaven, Inc.

by H. Kent Bowen and Ramchandran Jaikumar

Abstract

Stonehaven is a disguised version of a shoe factory located in Central Europe that must respond quickly to mix and volume changes for the U.S.-based company. Shoemaking involves several distinctly different processes, which must be designed and managed in a way to give high performance (lead time, cost, productivity).

Keywords: Operations; Business Processes; Performance Capacity; Change Management; Design; Consumer Products Industry; Europe; United States;

Citation:

Bowen, H. Kent, and Ramchandran Jaikumar. "Stonehaven, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 696-048, December 2006. (Revised from original August 1995 version.)