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Napco in 2009: Sales Growth in the Middle East
Landel, Robert D.; Goldberg, Rebecca; Winkel, JoshCase DARDEN-OM-1458-EService and Operations ManagementThe background regarding sales for the two-case series "Napco in 2009: Relaunching the Five Stars Restaurants Project" cases A and B, is presented in this case. This case and the two-part series are designed to be used as a set; however, sufficient background is provided in the A case for instructors to use the two-part series independently of this background case.Starting at €8.20
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RelayFoods.com
Laseter, Timothy M.Case DARDEN-OM-1431-EService and Operations ManagementIn less than two years, the founders’ innovative model for addressing last-mile challenges in an online grocery retailing operation was working. Although still consuming cash, the three-month-old pilot expansion to another city was experiencing three-digit monthly sales growth. To date, the company had followed a philosophy of low-cost experimentation, as it explored terrain that had been inhospitable to its predecessors. But now Relay needed to ...Starting at €8.20
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Williams Controls (A)
Chen, Ming-Jer; Rettig, TonyCase DARDEN-S-0190-EStrategyWilliams Controls CEO, John Easton, has outlined the new strategic plan he wants to put in place to improve the company’s market opportunities and accelerate its growth. The plan involves embarking on an expansive acquisition spree designed to vertically integrate the company’s supply chain and simultaneously expand its product offering beyond the core electronic throttle control (ETC) business. Easton’s plan sounded compelling but complicated an...Starting at €8.20
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Napco in 2009: Relaunching the Five Stars Restaurants Project in the Middle East (B)
Landel, Robert D.; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-OM-1460-EService and Operations ManagementThis is the B case in the two-part series. The relaunch plan has been explained to Napco executives. It has been decided to require a six-month period of stability in Riyadh before moving forward with the rollout. This would allow them time to gather more customer feedback about the new process as well as address the remaining sales force and QC engineer engagement issues. During these six months, they planned to craft a more detailed plan. They ...Starting at €5.74
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Enchanting Travels (B)
Hess, Edward D.Case DARDEN-ENT-0167-EEntrepreneurshipBy the fall of 2011, Enchanting Travels had grown revenues over the last four years at a compounded annual rate of 51%. With this success, growth was on the founders’ minds: Should they continue to grow the business? And if so, how fast should they grow it? What investments would they have to make to grow it? By answering these questions based on the fundamental question of “why grow?,” the founders have decided on more growth for Enchanting Trav...Starting at €5.74
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Grupo Lo Monaco
Llano Irusta, Miguel AngelCase IIST-PI-128Service and Operations ManagementEl caso plantea como después de haber superado varias crisis, la empresa se enfrenta a principios del 2010, ante una situación sectorial y económica complicada con el lanzamiento de un producto personalizado con la idea de alcanzar ventas por 60 millones de euros. Las inquietudes del Presidente y fundador de la empresa para alcanzar ese objetivo son varias y complejas: la suspensión de la publicidad en TVE, el incremento de los precios en las cad...Starting at €8.20
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Problemas de calidad en La reina de la gamba
Llano Irusta, Miguel AngelCase IIST-PI-127Service and Operations ManagementEl caso se centra en la persona y dilemas de Ignacio Iriarte, quien acaba de ser contratado en la planta del Rey del Langostino, como Director de Gestión Total de la Calidad el mes pasado en la planta burgalesa de mariscos del grupo alimentario cántabro. Al volver de un curso de formación en el corporativo Ignacio descubre por su subordinado inmediato, que se ha tenido un problema en la línea de envasado del langostino en atmósfera modificada ...Starting at €8.20
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Marissa Mayer at Google
Thomas-Hunt, Melissa; Gethin-Jones, Meredith; Fleming, SusanCase DARDEN-OB-1028-ELeadership and People ManagementMarissa Mayer has been asked to think about factors that were impacting Google's ability to innovate and adjust its strategy so that the organization could remain one of the world’s foremost leaders in technology. In an industry (and at a company) that was changing and growing exponentially, it would be difficult to pinpoint specific variables and trends. But Mayer knew that one element crucial to Google’s ongoing success would be its ability to ...Starting at €8.20
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Haynsworth's Inc.: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Rourke, BradCase DARDEN-ENT-0171-EEntrepreneurshipCharles Haynsworth III is the president of Haynsworth’s Inc., an office-supply firm in Danville, Virginia, that his grandfather founded. The store is a town institution and has been in operation and run by a member of the Haynsworth family since 1937. The case is set in 1997, as big-box retail stores and office-supply superstores are beginning to change the retail character of many towns throughout the United States. Haynsworth’s Inc.’s profits a...Starting at €8.20
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Contextualización del conflicto colombiano: Síntesís para entender la Operación Jaque
Montes S., Peter; Chacón B., Ana María; Torres, CarolinaTechnical Note INALDE-DGN-I-080Corporate GovernanceEste documento cuenta algunos hechos relevantes con el objetivo comprender los antecedentes de la Operación Jaque.Starting at €8.20