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Rivian Charging Ahead
Laseter, Timothy M.; Sesia, AldoCase DARDEN-OM-1749Service and Operations ManagementIn fall 2021, start-up Rivian was poised to begin delivery of its first electrical vehicles (EVs) to external customers after several delays. The company had over 70,000 preorders for its R1T (pickup truck) and R1S (SUV) models. On November 11, the company went public, raising approximately $12 billion in the largest US IPO since Facebook. Early investors were bullish on Rivian. The company’s success would depend in part on the availability of ...Starting at €8.20
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Rivian Charging Ahead - Teaching note
Laseter, Timothy M.; Thomas, Doug; Sesia, AldoTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1749TNService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1749Starting at €0.00
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Organizational Alignment, Performance, and Change in Professional Service Firms
Gabarro, John J.Case HBS-908416-ELeadership and People ManagementThis note describes the relationship between organizational alignment and performance in professional service firms and how to use McKinsey 7S Alignment to diagnose a firm's or practice's alignment, identify misalignments and determine how to bring about the changes needed to re-align.Starting at €8.20
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Pyrex
Laseter, Timothy M.; Baran, LeenaCase DARDEN-OM-1323-EService and Operations ManagementThe global sourcing department at World Kitchen faces a make/buy decision that could result in closing a 90-year-old facility in Pennsylvania. Concerns about labor costs and capital investment both come to the fore owing to ongoing union negotiations and the upcoming need for a major refurbishment of the glass-making furnace. Although many potential suppliers offer lower labor costs, tariffs, transportation, and quality must be factored into the ...Starting at €8.20
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Canyon Mining Corporation: Heavy Mobile Equipment Procurement
Laseter, Timothy M.; Katz, Arnon; Choi, SihyunCase DARDEN-OM-1392-EService and Operations ManagementCanyon Mining intends to negotiate a long-term contract for haul trucks to use for surface mining, and a team from Censeo Consulting Group is tasked with developing a methodology to track cost changes over the past contract as input into the negotiation. The current project’s primary objective is to estimate the year-over-year trend in factory manufacturing margins for two different capacity trucks from two different equipment suppliers. These es...Starting at €8.20
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Jamie Turner at MLI, Inc.
Gabarro, John J.; Kaftan, ColleenCase HBS-4254-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case describes the evolution of an interpersonal mismatch between a previously successful manager, Jamie Turner, and his new boss, Pat Cardullo. Turner, a 32-year-old MBA graduate, has been recruited by Cardullo to be vice president of marketing and sales at Modern Lighting Industries, Inc. (MLI). MLI, a struggling regional distributor of industrial lighting systems and equipment based in Chicago, has recently been acquired by a division of t...Starting at €8.20