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  • August 1995 (Revised December 2006)
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Stonehaven, Inc.

By: H. Kent Bowen and Ramchandran Jaikumar
  • Format:Print
  • | Pages:6
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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, August 1995. (Revised December 2006.)

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H. Kent Bowen

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