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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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Eastman Tritan Product Development and Launch
Raz, Gal; Kraft, Tim; Elias, Allison; Hutchison-Krupat, JeremyCase DARDEN-OM-1540-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2007, Eastman Chemical (Eastman), a global specialty chemicals company based in Kingsport, Tennessee, was set to launch Tritan, Eastman’s latest specialty plastic. The development team was excited about Tritan because it demonstrated heat resistance and durability properties that might allow Eastman to compete in the lucrative polycarbonate plastics market. But the decision had not been made regarding which applications Eastman should target f...Starting at €8.20
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Sandvik Coromant Recycling Concept - Teaching Note
Raz, Gal; Schlosser, MichelTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1407TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1407Starting at €0.00
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Eastman Tritan - Teaching Note
Raz, Gal; Elias, Allison; Kraft, TimTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1494TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1494Starting at €0.00
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Zadisa: El problema de la falta de espacio en el almacén
Garrido Martinez, Enrique; Vidal, AnyluCase IIST-PI-137Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyZadisa, distribuidora y comercializadora de cerveza y bebidas en la zona de Zaragoza, recibe una propuesta por parte de uno de sus proveedores para integrarse a nivel logístico, de almacenaje y oficinas. La propuesta requería disponer de espacio para almacenaje de snacks, de servicio técnico y PLV y para uso de oficinas. Aceptarla significaba abrir nuevas líneas en un negocio centrado principalmente en la distribución de bebidas. Era la puerta de...Starting at €8.20
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Zadisa: El problema de la falta de espacio en el almacén (B)
Garrido Martinez, Enrique; Vidal, AnyluCase IIST-PI-138Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyEl caso B cuenta cuál fue su decisión y plantea la posibilidad de si conviene o no invertir algo más y comprometer más gasto de operación para conseguir más espacio en el almacén.Starting at €5.74
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Zadisa: El problema de la falta de espacio en el almacén - Nota del instructor
Garrido Martinez, Enrique; Vidal, AnyluTeaching Note IIST-PINT-137Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyZadisa, distribuidora y comercializadora de cerveza y bebidas en la zona de Zaragoza, recibe una propuesta por parte de uno de sus proveedores para integrarse a nivel logístico, de almacenaje y oficinas. La propuesta requería disponer de espacio para almacenaje de snacks, de servicio técnico y PLV y para uso de oficinas. Aceptarla significaba abrir nuevas líneas en un negocio centrado principalmente en la distribución de bebidas. Era la puerta de...Starting at €0.00
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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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Managing Inventories: The Newsvendor Model
Raz, GalTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1456-EService and Operations ManagementThis note uses the traditional newsvendor model to present strategies for inventory management when demand is uncertain. Methods for determining the critical ratio of overage and underage costs and the optimal stock level are discussed.Starting at €8.20
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Eastman Tritan
Raz, Gal; Kraft, Tim; Elias, AllisonCase DARDEN-OM-1494-EService and Operations ManagementThis case is used in Darden's Supply-Chain Operations elective. The field-based case gives supply-chain educators the ability to teach the newsvendor model with pricing under a capacity constraint using real-life decisions. By 2005, Eastman Chemical Company, based in Tennessee, had created a new specialty plastic, Tritan, which demonstrated heat resistance and durability properties that might allow Eastman to compete in the lucrative polycarbonat...Starting at €8.20