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Integrative Analysis of Competitive Dynamics and Multipoint Competition: The Case of "Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry"
Chen, Ming-Jer; Hovick, MichaelTechnical Note DARDEN-S-0337-EStrategyThis technical note aims to guide discussion on three strategic moves that are designed for multipoint competition: thrust, feint, and gambit. It will examine how these moves might be applied for multipoint competition within the pet food industry. In the 1980s, pet food companies competed across many different subsegments of cat and dog food, requiring complex and creative multipoint competition strategies to win market shares.Starting at €8.20
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Key Elements of Flow, Time and Queue Management (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Lago, Alejandro; Yankovic, Natalia; Moscoso, PhilipTechnical Note PN-496-PBService and Operations ManagementThis note describes the essentials and key elements of flow, waiting line and time management. It explains the reasons for so many waits (lines) in processes in practice and explains which elements executives can act on to reduce how long their customers wait.Starting at €8.20
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Netflix: From "Clicks and Bricks" to Digital Movie Delivery (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, Philip; Sieber, SandraExercise PE-75-PBInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementNetflix is a U.S. provider of on-demand Internet streaming media and flat rate DVD-by-mail services. The company experienced incredible success since its beginnings in 1997. During 2010, revenue jumped 29% to $2.16 billion, and stock price increased 219% to $175.70. It also added 8 million subscribers, bringing its total to over 20 million. In the summer of 2011 the company first announced the spin-off of its traditional DVD rental operations fro...Starting at €8.20
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Share Now: Aiming for Profitable Growth (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Moscoso, Philip; Soto, ManuelCase P-1173-PBService and Operations Management, StrategyEl caso describe las recientes decisiones tomadas por la dirección de Share Now, la empresa líder en carsharing (resultante de la integración de car2go con Drive Now). Como parte de su plan estratégico para Madrid (España), la compañía ha decidido ampliar su zona de cobertura en 27 km2 y añadir 450 coches eléctricos a su flota. Además, se implementarán precios dinámicos, en función de la demanda. El principal reto de Share Now consiste en conse...Starting at €8.20
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Smithfield Foods: Activists and Acquisitions - Teaching Note
Chen, Ming-Jer; Jia, RuoTeaching Note DARDEN-S-0308TN-EStrategyTeaching note for product S-0308Starting at €0.00
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Boots Unlimited: Getting a Foot in the Door (A), (B), and (C) - Teaching Note
Farris, Paul W.; Goldberg, RebeccaTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0970TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0970Starting at €0.00
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Innovation Strategy at Microsoft: Clouds on the Horizon - Teaching Note
Chao, Raul O.; Goldberg, RebeccaTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1387TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1387Starting at €0.00
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United Beverages: Product Development Genius or One-Hit-Wonder? - Teaching Note
Chao, Raul O.; Goldberg, RebeccaTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1335TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1335Starting at €0.00
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Learning Team Muda Audit
Weiss, Elliott N.; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-OM-1688-EService and Operations ManagementThis case describes the meetings and development of a fictitious learning team at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. The purpose is to give students the opportunity to perform a waste audit on the learning processes of this team. The case gives students the opportunity to identify muda, non-value added activities, in a non-manufacturing environment. The case can be used in an operations course with the focus on process i...Starting at €8.20
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Wingtech Acquires Nexperia: Will the New Company Fly?
Chen, Ming-Jer; Chan, Yi Ping; Whittle, Mary SummersCase DARDEN-S-0329-EStrategyEarly in 2019, Wingtech CEO Xuezheng Zhang faced one of the biggest challenges of his career. China-based Wingtech, which Zhang had founded 13 years earlier, had rapidly grown into one of the world’s top manufacturers of mobile phones and intelligent devices. But Wingtech didn’t manufacture its products’ key component: microchips. Most of the chips it used were purchased from American and European manufacturers. Faced with growing anti-China sent...Starting at €8.20