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Toy World, Inc. (Spanish version)
Kester, W. CarlCase HBS-203S15FinanceA shift from seasonal to level production of toys will change the seasonal cycle of Toy World's working capital needs and necessitate new bank credit arrangements. A rewritten version of an earlier case.Starting at €8.20
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Executive Shirt Co., Inc. (Spanish version)
Hammond, Janice H.; Ryckebusch, SylvieCase HBS-606S06Service and Operations ManagementThe Executive Shirt Co. is contemplating a move into custom-made shirts. The company's general manager has charged two of his managers to come up with plans for incorporating production of custom shirts into the existing manufacturing process.Starting at €8.20
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Rich-Con Steel (Spanish version)
McAfee, AndrewCase HBS-616S09Service and Operations ManagementOne month after "going live" with a new information system, Rich-Con Steel is in crisis. The new system was intended to give the company basic visibility and control over its business processes, but instead, visibility and control appear to have evaporated. Marty Sawyer, Rich-Con's president, must decide what action to take.Starting at €8.20
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Rich-Con Steel
McAfee, AndrewCase HBS-699133-EService and Operations ManagementOne month after "going live" with a new information system, Rich-Con Steel is in crisis. The new system was intended to give the company basic visibility and control over its business processes, but instead, visibility and control appear to have evaporated. Marty Sawyer, Rich-Con's president, must decide what action to take.Starting at €8.20
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Benetton (A) (Spanish version)
Heskett, James L.; Signorelli, SergioCase HBS-602S19Service and Operations ManagementThe world's largest manufacturer of woolen outerwear garments seeks to extend its retailing network to the United States from its base in Europe. A number of issues concerning marketing, manufacturing, and logistics strategy are raised by the proposed move along with specific questions about how the move should be managed. The case describes a well-thought-out, functionally integrated strategy for Europe in a way that allows assessment of its app...Starting at €8.20
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Paulie's Pastries
Palackel, Paul; Weiss, Elliott N.Case DARDEN-OM-1337-EService and Operations ManagementIn this case, the owners of a family bakery must determine a baking schedule to reduce operational costs for supplying pastries. From the demand and production information given, students must determine a schedule that reduces inventory and approaches single-piece flow. The case can be used as a vehicle to reinforce the scheduling concepts found in the book The Gold Mine.Starting at €8.20
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A Big (Double) Deal: Anadarko's Acquisition of Kerr-McGee and Western Gas Resources
Christensen, Clayton M.; Rising, Curtis B.Case HBS-610020-EStrategyOn June 23, 2006, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation announced that it was simultaneously acquiring two public companies, Kerr-McGee and Western Gas Resources, in all-cash deals. The total price was about $24 billion, a figure close to Anadarko's market cap at the time. The parallel deal flows and negotiations had been completed in a matter of months. The specific dynamics of this "deal" were extraordinary. Anadarko, Kerr-McGee and Western were all c...Starting at €8.20
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Assembling Smartphones: Takt Time Cycle Time, Teaching Note
Shih, WillyTeaching Note HBS-611013-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 611012.Starting at €0.00
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Assembling Smartphones: Takt Time Cycle Time
Shih, Willy; Bernstein, Ethan S.Case HBS-611012-EService and Operations ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. The case was prepared to be used as part of a process review in the first year Technology and Operations Management course at HBS. It offers students an opportunity to discuss the context of a manufacturing process choice, and then examine actual production numbers that resulted from a series of choices. While there isn't a traditional case issue, the discussion should focus...Starting at €8.20
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AIC Netbooks: Optimizing Product Assembly
Wheelwright, Steven C.; Yong, SunruCase HBS-4245-EService and Operations ManagementAIC Systems, located in Taichung, Taiwan, is a manufacturer of printed circuit boards, primarily for motherboards and video cards for personal computers. The firm is considered an original design manufacturer (ODM) and takes an active role in innovating and designing each new generation of components. By doing in-house design and development, the company has been able to foster exclusive, long-term relationships with its customers. The firm decid...Starting at €8.20