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Supply Chain Collaboration at JD.com
Yinan Qi; Paul W. Beamish; Xin Li; Ke GongCase IVEY-9B21D009-EService and Operations Management, StrategyAt the November 2019 Open Day conference, the vice-president of JD.com shared his understanding of the role that supplier collaboration played in an uncertain environment. Through 15 years of fast growth, JD.com had become the largest business-to-consumer platform in China with more than 30,000 suppliers. Using a boundless retail strategy, JD.com had to build a seamless channel from supplier to customer, which required a close look at how to coll...Starting at €8.20
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Final Voyage of the Challenger (Spanish Version)
Hauptman, Oscar; Iwaki, GeorgeCase HBS-607S13Service and Operations ManagementProporciona un resumen de los detalles técnicos y organizativos que condujo a la decisión de lanzar el transbordador espacial Challenger, y al accidente subsiguiente. Los detalles de diseño y pruebas hitos del transbordador espacial, con un enfoque en el cohete sólido Booster, ofrecen oportunidades para la gestión de proyectos y análisis de la organización. estructura de gestión de riesgos de la NASA y su uso para el programa del transbordador es...Starting at €8.20
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Firstwell Corporation and the Production Mandate Question
Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B12M024-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyTwo facilities owned by a large U.S.-based multinational enterprise (one in Canada, one in the United States) are competing for a regional manufacturing and distribution mandate. The head of Firstwell’s global operating committee must decide whether the proposal from Firstwell Canada is best not only for the Kingston, Ontario, plant but also for Firstwell Corporation worldwide. The decision could signal a major shift in parent–subsidiary relation...Starting at €8.20
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Mattel and the Toy Recalls (B)
Hari Bapuji; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B08M011-EMarketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis case, which outlines the product recall, is a supplement to Mattel and the Toy Recalls (A).Starting at €5.74
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Online Piracy: Jaywalking or Theft
Alex Beamish; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B09C018-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementIn September 2009, Brian Lee purchased a computer game developed by a major company and, like other customers, he was experiencing difficulty running it. The source of the problems was a highly restrictive system of digital rights management (DRM), which, while more or less universally disliked, was causing serious technical problems for a minority of users. Lee began to share his experience on the company's message board and was engaging in a de...Starting at €8.20