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Eastman Tritan Product Development and Launch
Raz, Gal; Kraft, Tim; Elias, Allison; Hutchison-Krupat, JeremyCase DARDEN-OM-1540-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2007, Eastman Chemical (Eastman), a global specialty chemicals company based in Kingsport, Tennessee, was set to launch Tritan, Eastman’s latest specialty plastic. The development team was excited about Tritan because it demonstrated heat resistance and durability properties that might allow Eastman to compete in the lucrative polycarbonate plastics market. But the decision had not been made regarding which applications Eastman should target f...Starting at €8.20
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Eastman Tritan - Teaching Note
Raz, Gal; Elias, Allison; Kraft, TimTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1494TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1494Starting at €0.00
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Lotus F1 Team (Spanish Version)
Thomke, Stefan; Trichakis, Nikolaos; Lenhardt, Jerome; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-619S11Service and Operations Managementretention of high performing individuals, response to disruptive technological changes, and regulatory design in competitive environments.Starting at €8.20
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Credem: Banking on Cheese
Trichakis, Nikolaos; Tsoukalas, Gerry; Moloney, EmerCase HBS-615046-EService and Operations ManagementCredem, an Italian regional bank, grants loans to Parmigiano-Reggiano producers and holds the cheese as collateral in its own warehouse during the maturation process, essentially replacing part of the operations for the cheese producers and gaining deep operations expertise.Starting at €8.20
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Credem: Banking on Cheese, Teaching Note
Trichakis, NikolaosTeaching Note HBS-615071-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for case 615046.Starting at €0.00
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Curtis LLP: A Case on Cases
Trichakis, NikolaosCase HBS-616049-EService and Operations ManagementA product market firm faces an inventory investment decision in the face of demand uncertainty. To hedge against some of the uncertainty, the firm contemplates an additional fixed investment that would offer the flexibility of diverting inventory in case of weak sales. In a follow-up case, the repercussions of this flexibility are explored.Starting at €8.20
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Eastman Tritan
Raz, Gal; Kraft, Tim; Elias, AllisonCase DARDEN-OM-1494-EService and Operations ManagementThis case is used in Darden's Supply-Chain Operations elective. The field-based case gives supply-chain educators the ability to teach the newsvendor model with pricing under a capacity constraint using real-life decisions. By 2005, Eastman Chemical Company, based in Tennessee, had created a new specialty plastic, Tritan, which demonstrated heat resistance and durability properties that might allow Eastman to compete in the lucrative polycarbonat...Starting at €8.20
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Chevy Volt: Pricing and Capacity Decisions in Response to Government Incentives for the Electric Vehicle Industry
Raz, Gal; Ovchinnikov, Anton S.; Elias, AllisonCase DARDEN-OM-1519-EService and Operations ManagementAt the end of 2013, executives from General Motors (GM) must make decisions about what production capacity and price to allocate to the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle considering the costs of supply chain shift necessary to make changes in the assembly process. Concerns about battery life, price, and driving range have influenced most consumers' decisions to continue to purchase conventional fuel vehicles despite the U.S. federal government's im...Starting at €8.20
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Infection Control at Massachusetts General Hospital, Teaching Note
Trichakis, Nikolaos; Huckman, Robert S.Teaching Note HBS-615056-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for case 614044.Starting at €0.00
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Financing Curtis LLP
Trichakis, NikolaosCase HBS-616050-EService and Operations ManagementThis is a follow-up case to "Curtis LLP: A Case on Cases." It explores the challenges facing debtors when dealing with borrowing firms that have operational flexibility.Starting at €8.20