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• Case | HBS Case Collection | August 2000 (Revised August 2018)

  The Atchison Corporation (A)

  Joseph L. Bower

  A new general manager uses a profit-center-based system to shake up an old line company. He then faces the task of placating a board member upset by the human consequences. A rewritten version of an earlier case.

  Keywords: Transformation; Profit; Human Resources; Change Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Organizational Design;

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  Bower, Joseph L. "The Atchison Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 301-020, August 2000. (Revised August 2018.)  View Details

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• Supplement | HBS Case Collection | August 2000 (Revised August 2018)

  The Atchison Corporation (B)

  Joseph L. Bower

  Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement.

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  Bower, Joseph L. "The Atchison Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 301-021, August 2000. (Revised August 2018.)  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | September 1995 (Revised August 2018)

  Competitive Advantage through Operational Excellence

  Clayton M. Christensen and Rebecca Voorheis

  Nypro is the world's leading injection molder of precision plastic parts, operating a global network of 21 plants. Nypro's strategy is for each plant to offer identical capabilities, because its customers are global companies with worldwide sourcing needs. The case describes the way Nypro manages product and process innovation across the global plant network.

  Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Innovation and Management; Operations; Performance Consistency; Manufacturing Industry;

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  Christensen, Clayton M., and Rebecca Voorheis. "Competitive Advantage through Operational Excellence." Harvard Business School Case 696-061, September 1995. (Revised August 2018.)  View Details

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