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Canyon Mining Corporation: Heavy Mobile Equipment Procurement
Laseter, Timothy M.; Katz, Arnon; Choi, SihyunCase DARDEN-OM-1392-EService and Operations ManagementCanyon Mining intends to negotiate a long-term contract for haul trucks to use for surface mining, and a team from Censeo Consulting Group is tasked with developing a methodology to track cost changes over the past contract as input into the negotiation. The current project’s primary objective is to estimate the year-over-year trend in factory manufacturing margins for two different capacity trucks from two different equipment suppliers. These es...Starting at €8.20
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FoldRite Furniture Company: Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand (Brief Case)
Bellisario, Afarin; Wheelwright, Steven C.Case HBS-4555-EService and Operations ManagementWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. Demand for folding and stackable chairs and tables at FoldRite Furniture Co. is unexpectedly strong. The company spent the previous two years improving manufacturing quality and efficiency, dropping poor-performing product lines, developing new products that are stylish and environmentally friendly, and inst...Starting at €8.20
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Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand (Brief Case) (Spanish version)
Bellisario, Afarin; Wheelwright, Steven C.Case HBS-412S07Service and Operations Managementproduction capacity, seasonal demand, risk management, operations strategy, aggregate planning, manufacturing, design changes and portable furniture.Starting at €8.20
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Product–Market Alignment
Markou, Panos; Chao, Raul O.; Goldberg, Rebecca; Katz, Arnon; Kelly, A. MorganTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1706-EService and Operations ManagementThe ability to achieve product–market alignment (PMA) differentiates businesses that will thrive from those that will fail. Yet many find it difficult to create—and sustain—products that continuously generate value, even as their markets change. Traditionally, managers seeking to develop new products or reexamine current offerings have relied on frameworks that compare customer views on the desirability of various product features to the financia...Starting at €8.20
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FoldRite Furniture Company: Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand, Teaching Note
Wheelwright, Steven C.; Bellisario, AfarinTeaching Note HBS-4556-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 4555.Starting at €0.00