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Tug-of-War (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Sheffi, Yossi; Mozaffar, Shakeel; Moffat, Robert W., Jr.; Blascovich, John D.; Lahowchic, NickArticle HBS-R0509A-EService and Operations ManagementJack Emmons, the CEO of Voici Brands, knew his apparel company needed a supply chain overhaul. Over the past couple of years, sales had dropped because of late deliveries, stock-outs, and other supply problems. Meanwhile, a major competitor had significantly reduced its time to market and boosted its bottom line by outsourcing all its product lines to a dazzlingly efficient "supply chain city" in Shanghai. Unfortunately, Jack's company was just t...Starting at €8.20
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Philips Electronics in China
Nueno, Pedro; Subirats M.Case P-969-EService and Operations ManagementUnder fierce competition coming from world players and domestic companies, Rob Westerhof, General Manager and President of Philips Electronics China Group, was refining his company's strategy to maintain a position of leadership in China. Philips had grown fast (5 billion US dollars) in China, and had become a large and complex organization, including factories, joint ventures, wholy owned subsidiaries and sales and distribution networks, and emp...Starting at €8.20