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Launching the New Iraqi Dinar
Williams, Reuben; Martínez de Albéniz, Victor; Lago, AlejandroCase P-1075-EService and Operations ManagementAfter the end of the Iraq war of 2003, the US-led administration in Iraq decided to introduce a new currency into the country. This was for several reasons: a) to use a currency without the head of Saddam Hussein on the notes, b) to give stability to the economy and c) to have more than just one domination of bill in circulation (up until then, the only bill in use was 250 dinars (20 US cents) and there were no coins). The design of the new money...Starting at €8.20
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Crocs (A): Revolutionizing and Industry's Supply Chain Model for Competitive Advantage
Holloway, C; , Lee, H; , Hoyt, D; , Silverman, A; , Marks, MCase SGSB-GS57A-EService and Operations ManagementEste caso analiza el crecimiento asombroso de Crocs, Inc., un fabricante de zapatos de plástico, desde 2003 hasta principios de 2007. Gran parte del crecimiento de la empresa fue posible gracias a una cadena de suministro altamente flexible que permitió a Crocs desarrollar productos adicionales dentro de la temporada de ventas. El modelo habitual en la industria de la moda era recibir órdenes mucho antes de cada temporada de ventas, y producir es...Starting at €8.20
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Johann Borgers Group: An Owner-Managed Automotive Supplier in the 21st Century
Sachon, MarcCase P-1080-EService and Operations ManagementBorgers Group, a fifth generation owner-managed family business producing textile-based sound-proofing solutions for the European automotive industry, has established production facilities all over Europe, including three factories in the Czech Republic. The company has a track record of quality and innovation and is a supplier to all automotive companies in Europe, including Audi, BMW, Bentley and Mercedes. While Borgers' largest production faci...Starting at €8.20
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Net Working Capital (NWC) at Henkel
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Sachon, MarcCase F-810-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementThis case tracks Henkel's initiative in reducing its net working capital (NWC). The case can be used in a both a finance and a supply chain management class to illustrate net working capital and the link between the strategic/financial notions of NWC and operative efficiency of the supply chain.Starting at €8.20
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Famosa. Global Production Strategy
Lago, AlejandroCase P-1085-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2003, Famosa, one of the top ten toy manufacturers in the world, underwent a restructuring process that entailed moving most of its production to China. This restructuring process forced the production manager to rethink the company's entire production strategy and face some fundamental challenges. On the one hand, production in China lowered costs but lengthened delivery times, which reduced flexibility in adapting production to demand. In a...Starting at €8.20
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Supply-Chain Management at W'Up Bottlery (B)
Ramdas, KamaliniCase DARDEN-OM-1352-EService and Operations ManagementAfter spending a day in a meeting room in August 2005, pondering how to improve supply-chain performance, Rajat Mehra’s team hit upon an idea that might enable dramatic reduction in the cost of stock-outs and excess inventory, through implementation of vendor-managed-inventory (VMI). This idea involved moving away from the current situation in which independent distributors placed orders for replenishment to the W’Up plant, which in turn shipped ...Starting at €5.74
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Supply-Chain Management at W'Up Bottlery (A)
Ramdas, KamaliniCase DARDEN-OM-1351-EService and Operations ManagementAt the W’Up Bottlery in Uttar Pradesh, India, Rajat Mehra, director of supply-chain management, mused over the W’Up plant’s supply-chain performance over the peak summer period that had just ended. The W’Up Bottlery, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited (HCCBPL), made Coca-Cola and other soft drinks for several regions within the Uttar Pradesh market. While inventories had gone down and fill rates h...Starting at €8.20
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Harris Corporation: Financial Benchmarking
Haskins, Mark E.Case DARDEN-C-2289-EAccounting and ControlThis field-based case describes the approach and decisions used by Harris Corporation’s vice president of supply chain management and operations to establish a set of financial benchmarks. It requires students to use those benchmarks to decide what areas need focus to potentially raise the company's financial results and elevate its financial performance through specific actions within its supply-chain group.Starting at €8.20
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Nomad Oil Corporation
Weiss, Elliott N.Case DARDEN-OM-1336-EService and Operations ManagementOliver Slophe, the manager of Nomad Oil's European Aviation Logistics, must evaluate his European distribution system for cost savings by rationalizing the inventory system and the distribution network. He must also evaluate a proposal for consolidating stock into one central warehouse. This case can be used to show the effects of inventory pooling.Starting at €8.20
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Nike Football Team Sports: Agility as an Engine for Growth
Mitchell, Jordan; Sachon, MarcCase P-1089-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2007 Nike EMEA decided to significantly grow Football Team Sports (FTS, people playing football in amateur clubs), which up to then had been a small part of its business. Nike had to face the challenge of how to serve the growing FTS business with a supply chain that traditionally relied on demand generation via marketing. Amateur clubs, on the other hand, would be heavily influenced by the popularity of the professional clubs - or latest resu...Starting at €8.20