In October 1941, a top envoy in secret U.S. military was sent Crosley Corporation of Cincinnati, Ohio, to ask for their help to create a weapon that would drastically strengthen the defense of the U.S. troops: the proximity fuze. This fuse will be an enemy aircraft shot down with the index of accuracy and higher than the previous weapon. The task will be difficult, as conventional wisdom held that it took at least four years for the gun to go from concept to production, while the proximity fuse was needed for a short period of time. In addition, the manufacturing process is complex, requiring hundreds of components produced by dozens of manufacturers, each Crosley would gather for the final product. Crosley would accept the appointment? "Hide
by Tom Nicholas, David Chen Source: Harvard Business School 22 pages. Publication Date: June 22, 2009. Prod. #: 809160-PDF-ENG
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