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Learning to Lead at Toyota (Spanish version)
Spear, Steven J.Article HBS-R0405ELeadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Many companies have tried to copy Toyota's famous production system--but without success. Part of the reason why, says the author, is that imitators fail to recognize the underlying principles of the Toyota Production System (TPS), focusing instead on specific tool...Starting at €8.20
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Six Sigma Implementation at Maple Leaf Foods (Spanish version)
P. Fraser JohnsonCase IVEY-9B05DS016Service and Operations ManagementSix Sigma has become a popular management philosophy adopted by several large companies including Maple Leaf Foods as a means of reducing waste systematically. The plant manager at the Rivermede plant is preparing for a meeting with the senior manager to discuss the new initiative Six Sigma @ the Edge. Based on the success of Six Sigma at this plant, it was chosen as a pilot for this new initiative. Students will develop a deeper understanding of...Starting at €8.20
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New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. (Spanish version)
Bowen, H. Kent; Huckman, Robert S.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-609S04Service and Operations ManagementConsiders whether New Balance, one of the world's five largest manufacturers of athletic footwear, should respond to Adidas' planned acquisition of Reebok--a transaction that would join the second- and third-largest companies in the industry. Highlights the unique aspects of New Balance's strategy--focusing on fit and performance by offering long-lived shoes in a wide variety of widths and eschewing celebrity endorsement of its products--and disc...Starting at €8.20
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Lean at Wipro Technologies (Spanish version)
Staats, Bradley R.; Upton, David M.Case HBS-608S07StrategyWipro Technologies, a rapidly growing software services firm based in India, decided to use principles from the Toyota Production System (also known as lean) to fundamentally change their operating model. Looks at why Wipro chose to use lean and how they went about implementing it in a novel context such as this. Provides detail of Wipro's internal and external environment, which was necessitating the change (shift from delivering a low-cost prod...Starting at €8.20
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Six Sigma Implementation at Maple Leaf Foods
P. Fraser JohnsonCase IVEY-9B05D016-EService and Operations ManagementSix Sigma has become a popular management philosophy adopted by several large companies including Maple Leaf Foods as a means of reducing waste systematically. The plant manager at the Rivermede plant is preparing for a meeting with the senior manager to discuss the new initiative Six Sigma @ the Edge. Based on the success of Six Sigma at this plant, it was chosen as a pilot for this new initiative. Students will develop a deeper understanding of...Starting at €8.20
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The Contradictions That Drive Toyota's Success
Takeuchi, Hirotaka; Osono, Emi; Shimizu, NorihikoArticle HBS-R0806F-ELeadership and People ManagementToyota has become one of the world's greatest companies only because it developed the Toyota Production System, right? Wrong, say Takeuchi, Osono, and Shimizu of Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo. Another factor, overlooked until now, is just as important to the company's success: Toyota's culture of contradictions. TPS is a "hard" innovation that allows the company to continuously improve the way it manufactures vehicles. Toyota has also mastered...Starting at €8.20
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Gene Cattie Enterprises
Weiss, Elliott N.Case DARDEN-OM-1359-EService and Operations ManagementThis case concerns Gene Cattie Enterprises (GCE), a manufacturer of a variety of fabricated metal house accessories, including mailboxes and window boxes. Founded in 2001 by Gene Cattie, a former HR professional for a large diversified financial-services company, GCE manufactures window boxes in five basic colors in a small plant in central Virginia. Historically, GCE has competed by providing a low-cost, high-quality product, sold mostly to spec...Starting at €8.20
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Managing Change in Operations
Landel, Robert D.; Goldberg, RebeccaTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1376-EService and Operations ManagementThis note's focus is how the robustness of an organization may be due in large part to its ability to build a continuous-improvement cycle solidly into the infrastructure of its culture and operations. Students will learn that when internal or external pressures cause a company to undertake an operational improvement process such as Six Sigma or Lean, managing the human aspects of implementation is critical and utilizing the appropriate tools and...Starting at €8.20
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Czech Mate: Jake and Dan's Marvelous Adventure (A)
Weiss, Elliott N.; Collier, Rob; Kadish, MikeCase DARDEN-OM-1390-EService and Operations ManagementTwo MBA students involved in a weeklong kaizen event at a manufacturing plant in the Czech Republic must increase productivity and reduce gross inventory despite an uncooperative work group. Lean manufacturing principles are analyzed in the context of a deadline-driven process.Starting at €8.20
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The "Three Strikes" Law in California (Sequel): The Impact
Donahue, John D.; Scott, EstherCase HBS-HKS113-EStrategyThis sequel is the second part of this three part case. The main case (case 1908.0) provides background on the California three strikes law, and then briefly describes the proponents and opponents of the ballot measure, and the arguments each side put forward. The next two parts can be read sequentially in class. This brief sequel summarizes the impact of the ballot initiative-which was overwhelmingly approved by voters-on both the state priso...Starting at €8.20