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Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.: Designing a Supply Chain Network
Yemen, Gerry; Raz, Gal; Davidson, Martin N.Case DARDEN-OM-1406-EService and Operations ManagementSupply chain network design choices and the challenges in implementing and understanding how alternatives influence firm performance are key management skills that can be applied to the case of a global company, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (K&S), and its expansion strategy. Suitable for the MBA, EMBA, GMBA, and executive education programs, the case explores the decision to expand the company’s tool bonding capacity in order to manage its ...Starting at €8.20
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Roche: The Investment Decision Dilemma
Serrano, Alejandro; Kraiselburd, SantiagoCase P-1171-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementIn 2015, Roche launched an internal improvement program aimed at reducing the cost of its products, with an emphasis on manufacturing costs. Paul de Wit, the group head in charge of product supply-chain management, was assigned the task of figuring out the appropriate production batch size for each product, with the help of two representatives from the financial and supply-chain management departments. They tested three different approaches on a ...Starting at €8.20
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VidaGas: VillageReach - The Mozambican Foundation for Community Development Joint Venture (Spanish Version)
Watson, Noel; Kraiselburd, SantiagoCase HBS-611S09Service and Operations ManagementTemas cubiertos: salud, cadena de suministro, los países en desarrollo, Capital de Riesgo Este caso describe la evolución de un gas licuado de petróleo (GLP) de puesta en marcha, se incubaron por dos sin fines de lucro, organizaciones no gubernamentales para ayudar a mejorar la cadena de vacuna frío en el norte de Mozambique . Estas ONG deben enfrentarse a la decisión de si y cómo vender su participación en la puesta en marcha. VillageReach y la ...Starting at €8.20
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Plaza, the Logistics Park of Zaragoza (Spanish Version)
Watson, Noel; Kraiselburd, SantiagoCase HBS-611S10Service and Operations ManagementEn el año 2000, el Gobierno de la Comunidad Autónoma de Arag n, España, hizo público un proyecto para el desarrollo de un parque logístico a gran escala en las afueras de la ciudad de Zaragoza. Con una superficie de casi 13 kilómetros cuadrados, PLAZA (un acrónimo de Plataforma Logística de Zaragoza) sería, de lejos aparcar bien construidas o en desarrollo en toda Europa los mayores logística. Este caso ilustra las motivaciones detrás de tal empr...Starting at €8.20
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VidaGas: VillageReach - The Mozambican Foundation for Community Development Joint Venture, Teaching Note
Watson, Noel; Kraiselburd, SantiagoTeaching Note HBS-609112-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for [609107].Starting at €0.00
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SCMS: Battling HIV/AIDS in Africa
Raman, Ananth; Watson, Noel; Kraiselburd, Santiago; Akili, EmmanuelCase HBS-613023-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2005, USAID and the U.S. President s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), created the Supply Chain Management System (SCMS) to procure and distribute essential medicines and supplies; provide technical assistance to transform existing supply chains; and collaborated with in-country and global partners to coordinate efforts. The new US Global Health Initiative (GHI) initialized in 2010 sought to build on these efforts through strengthened ...Starting at €8.20
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VidaGas: VillageReach - The Mozambican Foundation for Community Development Joint Venture
Watson, Noel; Kraiselburd, SantiagoCase HBS-609107-EService and Operations ManagementSubjects Covered: Healthcare, Supply Chain, Developing Countries, Venture Capital This case describes the evolution of a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) distributor start-up, incubated by two not-for-profit NGOs to help improve the vaccine cold chain in Northern Mozambique. These NGOs must face the decision whether and how to sell their participation in the start-up. VillageReach and the Mozambican Foundation for Community Development (FDC), both NGOs...Starting at €8.20
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., in China: Transferring Knowledge (B)
Yemen, Gerry; Raz, Gal; Davidson, Martin N.Case DARDEN-OM-1411-EService and Operations ManagementWhile much of the work on outsourcing to China focuses on the low cost and its tradeoffs, this case examines in depth the interaction between human capital and a firm’s cost and capabilities. Suitable for the MBA, EMBA, GEMBA, and executive education programs, the case presents a manufacturer of semiconductor assembly equipment looking to achieve growth in its wire bonding tools segment-in particular, capillaries and dicing saw blades-through geo...Starting at €5.74
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., in China: Transferring Knowledge (A) and (B) (Abridged)
Raz, Gal; Davidson, Martin N.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OM-1500-EService and Operations ManagementThis version condenses the two parts of “K&S Industries Inc. in China: Transferring Knowledge (A) and (B)” into a single-use case. Suitable for the MBA, EMBA, GEMBA, and executive education programs, the case presents a manufacturer of semiconductor assembly equipment looking to achieve growth in its wire bonding tools segment—in particular, capillaries and dicing saw blades—through geographic expansion. At the time, it manufactured capillaries i...Starting at €5.74
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., in China: Transferring Knowledge (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Raz, Gal; Yemen, Gerry; Davidson, Martin N.Teaching Note DARDEN-OM-1410TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1410Starting at €0.00