Publications
Publications
- July 2007
- HBS Case Collection
Kristen's Cookie Company (A) (Abridged)
By: Roger E. Bohn and Janice H. Hammond
Abstract
The student is starting his or her own business, baking make-to-order cookies. Basic times of each operation are laid out and the student is asked to determine the consequences for the operating system. Serves as an exercise and review of concepts such as capacity, bottlenecks, and throughput times. Students should be able to make several useful suggestions for improving the system.
Keywords
Entrepreneurship; Growth Management; SWOT Analysis; Operations; Outcome or Result; Performance Capacity
Citation
Bohn, Roger E., and Janice H. Hammond. "Kristen's Cookie Company (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 608-037, July 2007.