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Transformation of Pratt & Whitney North Haven (C)

By: H. Kent Bowen, Linda A. Hill, Andrew P. Burtis, Sylvie Ryckebusch and John Schiavone
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Abstract

As part of the Pratt & Whitney North Haven restructuring effort, Ed Northern and his business unit managers are encouraging workers to make decisions and take an active role in improving the manufacturing process at North Haven. Business Unit Manager Tom Hutton has empowered a group of hourly workers to purchase grit blast equipment for two cells. The capital purchase decision runs into some problems when the two cells, the vapor coat and pack coat cells, fail to reach an agreement about which equipment to purchase.

Keywords

Restructuring; Decisions; Capital; Human Resources; Agreements and Arrangements; Production; Problems and Challenges

Citation

Bowen, H. Kent, Linda A. Hill, Andrew P. Burtis, Sylvie Ryckebusch, and John Schiavone. "Transformation of Pratt & Whitney North Haven (C)." Harvard Business School Case 696-068, November 1995.
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H. Kent Bowen

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Linda A. Hill

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Related Work

    • February 1999 (Revised June 1999)
    • Faculty Research

    Transformation of Pratt & Whitney North Haven (Abridged)

    By: H. Kent Bowen, Jeffrey L. Bradach, Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
    • December 1995
    • Faculty Research

    Transformation of Pratt & Whitney North Haven (E)

    By: H. Kent Bowen, Linda A. Hill, Andrew P. Burtis, Sylvie Ryckebusch and John Schiavone
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  • Transformation of Pratt & Whitney North Haven (Abridged) By: H. Kent Bowen, Jeffrey L. Bradach, Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
  • Transformation of Pratt & Whitney North Haven (E) By: H. Kent Bowen, Linda A. Hill, Andrew P. Burtis, Sylvie Ryckebusch and John Schiavone
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