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Merton Truck Co. (Spanish version)
Dhebar, AnirudhCase HBS-109S12Economicsa company manufactures two models of trucks in four manufacturing departments; it must determine the "optimal" production mix given information on selling price, production costs, and manufacturing capacity requirements.Starting at €8.20
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A Conceptual Framework (Spanish version)
Collis, David J.Case HBS-308S33Strategyresources, tasks, structure, and industries. This framework can be used to explain the value corporations add to their businesses, how they should be organized, and the limit to the scope of the firm. Finally, describes four steps involved in the formulation of a corporate strategy.Starting at €8.20
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Developing the World's Largest Commercial Jet (A) (Spanish version)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Kane, MichaelCase HBS-202S17FinanceIn July 2000, Airbus Industries' supervisory board is on the verge of approving a $13 billion investment for the development of a new super jumbo jet known as the A3XX that would seat from 550 to 1,000 passengers. Having secured approximately 20 orders for the new jet, the board must decide whether there is sufficient long-term demand for the A3XX to justify the investment. At the time, Airbus was predicting that the market for very large aircraf...Starting at €8.20
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United Beverages: Product Development Genius or One-Hit-Wonder?
Chao, Raul O.; Kavadias, Stylianos (Stelios)Case DARDEN-OM-1335-EService and Operations ManagementUnited Beverages' first product, GangBusters Interactive Beverages, has reached the stage of wide brand recognition. However, over the past 12 months, growth has stalled and the product development team at United Beverages is considering several ideas for future growth. The team must consider market and technical uncertainty, as well as resource allocation issues as they define the new product-development strategy for United Beverages.Starting at €8.20
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Grosvenor Group Limited, Teaching Note
Segel, Arthur I; Creo, BenTeaching Note HBS-209074-EFinanceTeaching Note for [207064].Starting at €0.00
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Young Division, Old Division (Spanish version)
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Collins, ElizabethCase HBS-310S13Leadership and People ManagementWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. CEO Jim Billings wants to attract energetic, entrepreneurial talent to Stone Finch, Inc., which comprises an older division that fabricates products like piping and tanks for water and wastewater processing plants, and a much newer division that develops biochemical solutions associated with water purificati...Starting at €8.20
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Amylin Pharmaceuticals: Diabetes and Beyond
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Gordon, RachelCase HBS-809011-EEntrepreneurshipGinger Graham, CEO of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, joined the company with the expectation of taking the company's signature drug, Symlin, to market. However, unforeseen regulatory challenges have put the approval process in jeopardy. At the same time the company has a second drug, Byetta, in its pipeline. Graham must decide how to manage the company's limited resources while also finalizing another deal that has huge future potential. Graham knows th...Starting at €8.20
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Supplier Development at SysInteg (A)
Landel, Robert D.; Karri, ChitanyaCase DARDEN-OM-1355-EService and Operations ManagementAn intern in the Supplier Development department at XS Inc. is participating in a two-day Value Stream Mapping (VSM) event at SysInteg. As this is XS’s first time sponsoring an improvement initiative led by a third party, it is under tight scrutiny by XS corporate-level senior management. XS considered this an opportunity to deploy external lean experts to convince some members of senior management who were skeptical about the lack of oversight o...Starting at €8.20
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Cisco Business Councils (2007): Unifying a Functional Enterprise with an Internal Governance System
Gulati, RanjayCase HBS-409062-ELeadership and People ManagementIn response to the 2001 market downturn, Cisco Systems implemented a major restructuring that transformed the company from a decentralized to centralized organization. While recognizing that a centralized, functional structure was necessary to avoid product and resource redundancies, it also risked making the company less customer-centric. To mitigate this risk, Cisco implemented a cross-functional system of executive-level councils that would br...Starting at €8.20
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La-Z-Boy
George Athanassakos; Muhammad Fuad FarooqiCase IVEY-9B08N022-EFinanceIn September, 2005 an investment analyst had recommended to the investment committee of Optimal Funds (the Fund) to invest $10 million in La-Z-Boy, in addition to the $20 million that the Fund had already invested. The analyst believed La-Z-Boy represented strong value yet, having only been on the job less than one year, he knew that he needed to provide sound judgment and analysis to convince the investment committee and to maintain his credibil...Starting at €8.20