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Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker (A) (Spanish version)
Snow, Daniel C.; Wheelwright, Steven C.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-607S43Service and Operations ManagementScharffen Berger, a premium brand chocolate, is growing rapidly and must decide where and when to add capacity in the production line and with what technology. The company must consider the demands of marketing, the impact on quality and reputation, and the economics of alternative approaches to increasing output in both the short term and long term. Provides an opportunity for students to examine the existing process technology and flow, to unde...Starting at €8.20
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital: Smoothing Material Flow through the Receiving Area
John Nicholas; Hussam Bachour; Paul SuettCase IVEY-9B19D006-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2016, the supply chain manager at Northwestern Memorial Hospital recognized that many problems occurring throughout the hospital originated at the hospital receiving area. Some problems had reached epic proportions: overstocking at par locations, stocking at temporary locations, misplaced items, expired items, and inaccurate inventory records. Most of the problems could be traced to the receiving area’s procedures and average three-day dock-to...Starting at €8.20
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Genentech--Capacity Planning (Spanish version)
Snow, Daniel C.; Wheelwright, Steven C.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-610S03Service and Operations ManagementWhile facilitating a complex clinical approval process over the next two to three years for a family of new cancer drugs, Genentech must develop a long-term capacity plan for a major class of new cancer products. Adding to the complexity and uncertainty is the fact that the lead time for planning, building, and certifying a new $600 million plus production-scale facility is five years. In addition, ensuring that the best process technology is inc...Starting at €8.20
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Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker (B)
Snow, Daniel C.Case HBS-610035-EService and Operations ManagementStarting at €5.74
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Integrating Avocent Corporation into Emerson Network Power, Teaching Note
Choudhury, Prithwiraj; Servello, Vincent M.Teaching Note HBS-616033-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for case 616032.Starting at €0.00
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ISRO: Explore Space or Exploit CubeSats
Choudhury, Prithwiraj; Khanna, Tarun; Lakhani, Karim R.; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-617062-EService and Operations ManagementThe Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) achieved global acclaim by launching successful missions to the moon and Mars at a fraction of the cost of prior Western missions. It is now faced with an important strategic dilemma-whether to continue exploring deep space in collaboration with NASA and other leading agencies, whether to leverage its infrastructure for societal uses, or whether to exploit a commercial opportunity related to launching...Starting at €8.20
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Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker (A)
Snow, Daniel C.; Wheelwright, Steven C.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-606043-EService and Operations ManagementScharffen Berger, a premium brand chocolate, is growing rapidly and must decide where and when to add capacity in the production line and with what technology. The company must consider the demands of marketing, the impact on quality and reputation, and the economics of alternative approaches to increasing output in both the short term and long term. Provides an opportunity for students to examine the existing process technology and flow, to unde...Starting at €8.20
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SpudSpy, Teaching Note
Fleming, Lee; Snow, Daniel C.Teaching Note HBS-607103-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note to (605-059). An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €0.00
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Columbus Tubing: Steel is Real
Snow, Daniel C.; Pisano, Gary P.; Corsi, Elena; Kristinsdottir, Gudrun UrfalinoCase HBS-609042-EService and Operations ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Columbus Tubing must choose to improve an old technology (steel) or to develop a new material (carbon fiber). The decision must take into account a complicated context: increased demand for the "old" steel products made in Italy, increasing power of carbon fiber manufacturing partners in Asia, growing wage rates in Asia, and high wage rates in Italy. Two plans have been pres...Starting at €8.20
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GitLab and the Future of All-Remote Work (B)
Choudhury, Prithwiraj; Salomon, EmmaCase HBS-620117-EService and Operations ManagementStarting at €5.74