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Kiessling-Spedition: Distribution Planning for In-Night Express
Christian BrabänderCase IVEY-9B18D013-EService and Operations ManagementKiessling Spedition (Kiessling) was an international operating forwarder in Regenstauf (Eastern Bavaria), Germany, and a member of a large in-night express network. In April 2017, the company faced the problem of losing one of its major consigners. The consigner was a large wholesaler of automotive parts for the utility sector and had been feeding high volumes into Kiessling’s in-night system. This cancellation caused the volume and use of most o...Starting at €8.20
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Kiessling-Spedition: Distribution Planning for In-Night Express - Teaching Note
Christian BrabänderTeaching Note IVEY-8B18D013-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product 9B18D013.Starting at €0.00
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Eliminate the Middleman? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Huang, Ming-Hui; Riggs, Bruce K.; Lynn, Barry C.; Dongsheng, Wang; Gaffney, PaulArticle HBS-R0603A-EService and Operations ManagementGreg Jamison, the head of global sourcing at USTech, has a complicated situation on his hands. The U.S. consumer electronics giant has long outsourced much of the design and production of its branded offerings to TaiSource, an original design manufacturer, or ODM, in Taiwan. TaiSource, in turn, has moved most of its manufacturing to Beijing, giving USTech many of the cost benefits--and none of the hassles--of sourcing in China. But commodity prod...Starting at €8.20