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The TSMC Way: Meeting Customer Needs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
Shih, Willy; Chien, Chen-Fu; Shih, Chintay; Chang, JackCase HBS-610003-EService and Operations ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. When L.C. Tu receives an emergency order, he is confronted with a range of production scheduling choices, each of which has unique costs and trade-offs. The case was designed to help students understand job-shop style production and the impact of disruptions and reactive scheduling. Students use two of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's mainstream processes as a ve...Starting at €8.20
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Why Sustainability Is Now the Key Driver of Innovation (Spanish version)
Nidumolu, Ram; Prahalad, C.K.; Rangaswami, M.R.Article HBS-R0909EService and Operations Management(1) viewing compliance as opportunity; (2) making value chains sustainable; (3) designing sustainable products and services; (4) developing new business models; and (5) creating next-practice platforms. The authors outline the challenges that each stage entails and the capabilities needed to tackle them. This HBR Spotlight article offers a framework for determining your company's green opportunities and an overview of what other organizations a...Starting at €8.20
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Why Sustainability Is Now the Key Driver of Innovation
Nidumolu, Ram; Prahalad, C.K.; Rangaswami, M.R.Article HBS-R0909E-EService and Operations ManagementWhen companies pursue sustainability, it's usually to demonstrate that they are socially responsible. They expect that the endeavor will add to their costs, deliver no immediate financial benefits, and quite possibly erode their competitiveness. Meanwhile, policy makers and activists argue that it will take tougher regulations and educated, organized consumers to force businesses to adopt sustainable practices. But, say the authors, the quest for...Starting at €8.20
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Chi Mei Optoelectronics
Shih, Willy; Yu, Howard; Shih, Chintay; Wang, Jyun-ChengCase HBS-608123-EService and Operations ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Chi Mei is a Taiwanese industrial group that makes a major diversification into the technology intensive TFT-LCD flat panel display industry. Because the diversification is far away from its core competence in petrochemicals, it is an opportunity to examine how the firm was able to become a global leader in the relatively short span of ten years. Such organic diversification...Starting at €8.20