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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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Clifford Chance Spain
Villanueva, Julian; Vila, VictorianoCase M-1353-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn October 2016, Jaime Velázquez, managing partner of Clifford Chance in Spain ("CC"), was preparing for the monthly partners meeting. Although the firm had managed to successfully navigate the severe economic crisis and was now seeing solid growth, many dark clouds were approaching for the Spanish economy. For starters, the country had been without a government for almost a full year, after the political deadlock resulting from the second genera...Starting at €8.20
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Tempos Vega-Sicilia. Nota del Instructor
Llano Irusta, M. A.;Teaching Note IIST-PITN-220Service and Operations ManagementPor su peculiar modelo de negocio, el crecimiento en Tempos de Vega Sicilia no pasaba por el crecimiento de la producción, sino por el incremento anual de precios y la adquisición o creación de nuevas bodega y no descartaban que la expansión pudiera incluir llegar a nuevas regiones de España. Del crecimiento en Tempos de Vega Sicilia mucha gente opinaba y al CEO Pablo Álvarez le llegaban algunas de esas opiniones como, por ejemplo, subir mucho má...Starting at €0.00
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Aerolineas Intermundiales (AIM). Nota del Instructor
Llano Irusta, M. A.;Teaching Note IIST-PITN-208Service and Operations ManagementEl caso plantea como AIM a principios del siglo XXI quiso añadir un servicio más que ayudara a distinguir su servicio del de sus competidores. Después de hacer un estudio meticuloso y amplísimo buscando nuevas ideas, el vicepresidente de Servicio a Pasajeros de la AIM llegó a la conclusión de que el mercado se sentiría atraído y encantado si se sirvieran crepes suzette como postre. La azafata jefe, se mostró aprensiva; opinó categóricamente que a...Starting at €0.00
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Supplier Diversity in the City of Portland
Roy, Dwaipayan; Amodwala, Juhi;Case DARDEN-OM-1793-EService and Operations ManagementPriya Shah, a new consultant, had just begun a project with Biko Taylor, Chief Procurement Officer for the City of Portland, Oregon. A few weeks before, on April 20, 2022, the Portland City Council had passed ordinance 276, authorizing Taylor to pilot inclusive contracting policies designed to attract small diverse businesses (SDBs). Taylor hoped this pilot would help foster wealth creation for marginalized demographic groups by providing more ec...Starting at €8.20
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Mercadona Tech: separar la ducha de la bañera
Villanueva, Julian; Ferrándiz, LuisCase M-1396Information Technologies, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementEn Mayo de 2022 Mercadona, de la mano de su división de e-commerce, estaba considerando cómo seguir creciendo. Hasta ese momento se había desarrollado lo que era probablemente el único supermercado online rentable en España. El modelo logístico de colmenas estaba operando en tan solo tres ciudades: Valencia, Madrid y Barcelona. Después de seis años había llegado el momento de expandirse a nivel nacional. Mercadona facturaba 510 millones de euros ...Starting at €8.20
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Mercadona Tech: Separating the Shower From the Bathtub
Villanueva, Julian; Ferrándiz, LuisCase M-1396-EInformation Technologies, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn May 2022, Mercadona, along with its e-commerce division, was looking for ways to continue growing. They had developed what was probably the only profitable online supermarket in Spain up to the moment. The hive logistics model was operating in just three cities: Valencia, Madrid, and Barcelona. After six years, the time had come to expand domestically. Mercadona invoiced ?510m in e-commerce, but half of those sales (?263m) were done where the ...Starting at €8.20