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Mauboussin Japan: A French Gem in Asia
Delecolle, Thierry; Kamin, Ronald G.; Parguel, Beatrice; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-M-0853-EMarketingAs marketers love to teach students, differentiation must be the focal point of marketing strategy. But what happens when a firm's competitive set is shared by similar customers, perceived differentiation is weak among rivals, and loyalty is a thing of the past? This was the dilemma the French luxury jeweler Mauboussin faced: how to leverage its iconic brand to access new customers, domestically and abroad, and through new channels, while preserv...Starting at €8.20
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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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Arcadia Medical Center: Emergency Department Crowding (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Chao; Raul O.; Goldberg; RebeccaTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1468TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1468Starting 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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Vigeo and CSR - The Daughter of Globalization
Wicks, Andrew C.; Yemen, Gerry; Kamin, Ronald G.Case DARDEN-E-0372-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe Vigeo case is used in Darden's Global EMBA "Business Ethics" course. The case raises the issue of how we determine what constitutes a socially responsible business, and how to apply that idea in a global context. It therefore could also be used effectively in courses in Marketing, Finance, or Global Economies and Markets. With a global leadership and sustainability perspective, this field-based case uses Vigeo, a European leader among enviro...Starting at €8.20
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Husk Power Systems: Scaling Up a Start-Up - Teaching Note
Chao; Raul O.; Goldberg; RebeccaTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1415TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1415Starting at €0.00
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Husk Power Systems: Scaling Up a Start-Up
Chao; Raul O.; Sinha; Manoj; Goldberg; RebeccaCase DARDEN-OM-1415-EService and Operations ManagementHusk Power Systems (HPS) provides technologies that generate and distribute electrical power to rural villages in India. Since 2007; HPS has installed 60 mini power plants that power 25;000 households in more than 250 villages; impacting the lives of approximately 150;000 people in rural India. This case details the operational and strategic challenges associated with scaling up HPS; and provides details related to technology development; supplie...Starting at €8.20
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Sustainable Procurement at SNCF: An Impressionist's Approach to Transformation
Yemen, Gerry; Kamin, Ronald G.; Delchet-Cochet, KarenCase DARDEN-OB-1029-ELeadership and People ManagementWith a global leadership and sustainability perspective, this case uses SNCF, a state-owned railway and public service company based in France, to set the stage for an analysis of change management in a large company. It also allows for an exploration of sustainable development within the context of a large company. Written from the field, it depicts the firm’s overall strategy to adopt sustainable practices and provides an opportunity to introdu...Starting at €8.20
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Sustainable Procurement at SNCF: An Impressionist's Approach to Transformation - Teaching Note
Yemen, Gerry; Kamin, Ronald G.; Delchet-Cochet, KarenTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1029TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-1029Starting at €0.00