1.5.The Classic View of Operation Strategy The traditional view of manufacturing strategy was put forward by Wickham Skinner of the Harvard Business School. .Classical operations strategy thinking relates to the following issues: 1.Time horizon 2.Focus 3.Evaluation 4.Consistency1.5. The Classic View of Operation Strategy • The traditional view of manufacturing strategy was put forward by Wickham Skinner of the Harvard Business School. • Classical operations strategy thinking relates to the following issues: 1. Time horizon 2. Focus 3. Evaluation 4. Consistency