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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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Acesur - Nota del Instructor
Garrido Martinez, E.; Gómez González, C.Teaching Note IIST-PITN-187Service and Operations ManagementEste caso describe la historia de ACESUR, empresa dedicada, desde 1840, a la producción, envasado y comercialización de aceite de oliva, así como una larga tradición en el sector de los aceites vegetales. Una experiencia que la ha afianzado como líder en el sector del aceite de oliva y girasol en España, con exportaciones a cerca de un centenar de países de todo el mundo. En 2018, ante la volatilidad del precio en la materia prima y los requerimi...Starting at €0.00
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La Transformación Operativa de la fábrica de Nestlé de la Penilla. Nota del Instructor
Garrido Martinez, E.; Gómez González, C.Teaching Note IIST-PITN-167Service and Operations ManagementBajo la iniciativa corporativa Nestlé Continuous Excellence, la Fábrica de La Penilla había transformado su forma de trabajar en la línea de tabletas de chocolate. La mejora en eficiencia, flexibilidad y tiempo de respuesta eran evidentes, pero lo más importante había sido el cambio en la forma de trabajar y el cambio cultural que había supuesto la transformación. El caso describe el proceso de transformación y permite, por un lado, aprender de l...Starting at €0.00
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Acesur
Garrido Martinez, E.; Gómez González, C.Case IIST-PI-187Service and Operations ManagementEste caso describe la historia de ACESUR, empresa dedicada, desde 1840, a la producción, envasado y comercialización de aceite de oliva, así como una larga tradición en el sector de los aceites vegetales. Una experiencia que la ha afianzado como líder en el sector del aceite de oliva y girasol en España, con exportaciones a cerca de un centenar de países de todo el mundo. En 2018, ante la volatilidad del precio en la materia prima y los requerimi...Starting at €8.20
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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