Carestream Health Inc.: When Disruption Hits a Lean Supply Chain

  • Reference: IVEY-9B19D023-E

  • Year: 2014

  • Number of pages: 6

  • Geographic Setting: China

  • Publication Date: Dec 11, 2019

  • Fecha de edición: Dec 11, 2019

  • Source: Ivey Business School (Canada)

  • Type of Document: Case

  • Industry Setting: Manufacturing;

Grouped product items
Format Language Reference Use Qty Price Preview
pdf English IVEY-9B19D023-E
As low as €8.20
Preview

You already have a subscription

To order please contact the person in charge of academic purchases in your university.
You'll be able to order once your profile has been validated.

Description

In October 2014, Carestream Health Inc. (Xiamen) (CHX) was faced with a supply chain disruption caused by a labour dispute involving most of the ports on the west coast of the United States. The work-to-rule strike was having a considerable impact on the

Learning Objective

This case is suitable for use in undergraduate- and graduate-level courses on operations management (lean management module) or supply chain management. After working through the case and assignment questions, students will be able to ·understand the re

Keywords

lean management Supply Chain