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Wausau Equipment Company: A Lean Journey (C)
Landel, Robert D.; Gruia, SorinCase DARDEN-OM-1383-EService and Operations ManagementThis file contains slides that show the elements chosen by the senior management and consultants to reengage and relaunch the lean journey at Wausau Equipment Company, following its original failed implementation and necessitated by implementation and acceptance problems at the management level. A teaching note (OM-1354TN) is available.Starting at €5.74
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Appliances for Sale!—Business Strategy - Teaching Note
Blankenship Jr., Charles P.; Rowley, Daniel A.Teaching Note DARDEN-S-0344TN2-EStrategyTeaching Note for product S-0344Starting at €0.00
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Appliances for Sale!—Legal Analysis - Teaching Note
Blankenship Jr., Charles P.; Rowley, Daniel A.Teaching Note DARDEN-S-0344TN1-EStrategyTeaching Note for product S-0344Starting at €0.00
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Wausau Equipment Company: A Lean Journey (A)
Landel, Robert D.; Gruia, SorinCase DARDEN-OM-1354-EService and Operations ManagementA manufacturing company with a reputation for excellent service and quality and a command-and-control style of management with little communication across the organization decides to undertake a lean transformation, working closely with Lean Dynamics, a management consulting group with extensive lean-implementation experience. The challenges the company faces are examined in detail as are the lean implementation process, tools, and practices. But...Starting at €8.20
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Wausau Equipment Company: A Lean Journey (B)
Landel, Robert D.; Gruia, SorinCase DARDEN-OM-1382-EService and Operations ManagementThe lean initiative detailed in the (A) case, OM-1354, had reached a precarious stage. The machine and systems division of Wausau Equipment Company (WECO) had failed to sell several harvesting systems to customers to usually reliable buyers, and the competition was making important inroads in what was traditionally WECO country. The first wave of improvements made by the teams had not yet had any impact in the field. Enthusiasm to re-engage in th...Starting at €5.74
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Moral Relativism
Freeman, R. Edward; Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Gilbert, Daniel R. Jr.Technical Note DARDEN-E-0341-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis note provides an introduction to moral relativism, discusses the various ways it poses fundamental challenges to engaging in ethical reflection, and offers alternative ways of thinking about ethics that avoid the trap of relativism.Starting at €8.20
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Appliances for Sale!
Blankenship Jr., Charles P.; Rowley, Daniel A.Case DARDEN-S-0344-EStrategyThe General Electric Company’s (GE’s) iconic Appliances division enjoyed a significant role in the company throughout the 20th century, representing one of the most recognized engines of the GE brand. By the 21st century, however, GE had changed its focus to technology and infrastructure businesses, and GE Appliances’ contribution represented less than 5% of GE’s revenue and profit. Recognizing GE Appliances’ lack of fit with the strategic direct...Starting at €8.20