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  • October 2019
  • Supplement

Airbus vs. Boeing (H): Wing Cracks and Battery Fires (2013)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes an issue with the batteries of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner planes overheating and sometimes catching fire in 2013. The planes were grounded for several months until Boeing introduced new safety measures. The case also discusses a problem with cracks on...  View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Air Transportation; Projects; Competition; safety; Manufacturing Industry; Air Transportation Industry; United States; Europe
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  • September 2017 (Revised August 2018)
  • Supplement

The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (D)
By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Saloni Chaturvedi
This supplements the (A) case by summarizing key developments in the Bangladesh ready-made garment industry after the fire at Tazreen Fashions factory, including formation of the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Accord (“Accord”) and the Alliance for Bangladesh...  View Details
Keywords: Apparel; Bangladesh; Corporate Responsibility; Human Rights; Labor; safety; Supply Chains; Working Conditions; Labor; Working Conditions; Supply Chain; safety; Rights; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Apparel And Accessories Industry; Bangladesh
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  • October 1991 (Revised January 2000)
  • Case

Workplace Safety at Alcoa (A)
By: Kim B. Clark and Joshua D. Margolis
Examines the challenge facing the managers of a large aluminum manufacturing plant in its drive to improve workplace safety. The CEO of the company has made safety a top priority. The plant has made good progress in reducing the injury rate, but now confronts the need...  View Details
Keywords: Working Conditions; safety; Problems And Challenges; Change Management; Operations; Resignation And Termination; Factories, Labs, And Plants; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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