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Mini Iron & Alloys Private Limited: Springing into a New Future
Rajiv Misra; Arohini Narain; Shloka JaiswalCase IVEY-9B20D020-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThe case details the challenges of running a small manufacturing enterprise in India. The current operations at Mini Iron & Alloys Private Limited (MIA), which produced springs for rail wagons, were stable, and business had grown. However, the demand forStarting at €8.20
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Chariot Comics: Faster Release
Rajiv Misra; Aniruddho ChakrabortyCase IVEY-9B13DS007Service and Operations Management, StrategyChariot Comics, a comic-book production house, is refining its processes for the production of comics. Currently, launching a comic requires 52 to 54 days, which the company wants to reduce to 45 days. Working toward this objective requires analysis of the current process and a review of the various alternatives to achieving the desired time reduction.Starting at €8.20
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Upgrading the Economy: Industrial Policy and Taiwan's Semiconductor Industry
Shih, Willy; Wang, Jyun-ChengCase HBS-609089-EService and Operations ManagementThe government-led creation and incubation of the semiconductor industry in Taiwan is a striking success for advocates of strong industrial policy. It has led to the island nation's domination of the global "foundry" business in which firms like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) manufacture the designs of "fabless" design companies. The two have a combined global market share of close ...Starting at €8.20
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Meagal Stelplast: Steering a New Path
Rajiv Misra; Achin KishoreCase IVEY-9B13D013-EService and Operations ManagementA family-owned business that manufactures automobile horns for the replacement market in Delhi, India is considering options to improve current operations and expand the business. The company is faced with numerous challenges: erratic demand, lack of brand, high warranty returns, lack of information, availability of skilled manpower and implementing modern methods of manufacturing. The company is also considering expanding beyond Delhi and manufa...Starting at €8.20
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Mini Iron & Alloys Private Limited: Springing into a New Future - Teaching Note
Rajiv Misra; Arohini Narain; Shloka JaiswalTeaching Note IVEY-8B20D020-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product 9B20D020.Starting at €0.00
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A Giant Among Women
Shih, Willy; Bernstein, Ethan S.; Bernstein, Maly Hout; Wang, Jyun-Cheng; Wei, Yi-LingCase HBS-610096-EService and Operations ManagementFew CEOs successfully manage the evolution of their companies from OEM outsourcer to branded manufacturer to expert consumer marketer as well as Tony Lo, CEO of Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd., now the largest bicycle manufacturer in the world. In the mid-1980s, Giant produced over a million bikes per year with the Giant brand on fewer than 15% of them; by 2008, Giant was producing 6.4 million bicycles with 70% carrying the Giant brand. And in 2010,...Starting at €8.20
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Sarda Farms: From Cows to Consumers
Rajiv MisraCase IVEY-9B16D020-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn 2016, the owner of Sarda Farms, a dairy farm in western India, was preparing for a meeting with the company’s senior management. Since the dairy’s launch in 2011, its production processes had stabilized; however, the daily demand for its milk was projected to increase substantially in six months, from 15,000 litres to 25,000 litres. Because the farm was already operating at near capacity, the output and efficiencies of all processes were under...Starting at €8.20
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Chariot Comics: Faster Release
Rajiv Misra; Aniruddho ChakrabortyCase IVEY-9B13D007-EService and Operations Management, StrategyChariot Comics, a comic-book production house, is refining its processes for the production of comics. Currently, launching a comic requires 52 to 54 days, which the company wants to reduce to 45 days. Working toward this objective requires analysis of the current process and a review of the various alternatives to achieving the desired time reduction.Starting at €8.20
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Tata Cummins: Ushering in a New Emission Standard
Rajiv MisraCase IVEY-9B14D006-EService and Operations Management, StrategyTata Cummins Limited (TCL), a leading manufacturer of diesel engines in India, faced a variety of challenges in meeting the October 2010 deadline for new automobile emissions standards. These standards are identified as Bharat Stage (BS) standards ranging from BS I to BS V. The subject of this case — the BS III standard — was introduced in 2005 for just 11 cities across India and then made mandatory for the entire country by October of 2010. At t...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