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A Rock and a Hard Place: The Conundrum of Online Grocery after COVID
Laseter, Timothy M.; Lert, DevinCase DARDEN-OM-1733-EService and Operations ManagementIn the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, US retailers were scrambling to develop a sustainable business model for e-commerce grocery (e-Grocery). By 2021, many grocers were experimenting with different omnichannel strategies, but none had proven succStarting at €8.20
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A Rock and a Hard Place: The Conundrum of Online Grocery after COVID
Laseter, Timothy M.; Lert, DevinCase DARDEN-OM-1733Service and Operations ManagementIn the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, US retailers were scrambling to develop a sustainable business model for e-commerce grocery (e-Grocery). By 2021, many grocers were experimenting with different omnichannel strategies, but none had proven successful. e-Grocery presented significant challenges for brick-and-mortar retailers, and in an industry characterized by thin margins and price-conscious consumers, grocers were struggling to achie...Starting at €8.20
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Cooking.com
Laseter, Timothy M.; Rabinovich, Elliot; Ryan, MichaelCase DARDEN-OM-1321-EService and Operations ManagementThe president and founder of Cooking.com is examining the concept of cost-to-serve in her Internet retailing company. The need for continued sales growth, coupled with the necessity of keeping costs down, puts pressure on her to make sure that the company’s capacity-constrained fulfillment center carries products that offer the greatest profit potential, not just the highest gross margins. The company is already operating with a variety of fulfil...Starting at €8.20
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Ecommerce Brands: Digital Scale
Laseter, Timothy M.; Thomas, Doug; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OM-1776Service and Operations ManagementThis case uses Ecommerce Brands (ECB), an aggregator of online retailers focusing on the auto parts space, to prompt an analysis of the firm’s capabilities, scalability, and operations strategy. ECB was about to close on five online retailing brands ownedStarting at €8.20
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Epilogue
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonBook Chapter HBS-1019BC-EInformation TechnologiesIT has changed not only the way we work and conduct business, but also how we (and our customers) play, how we consume, and how we educate our next generations. And yet the IT phenomenon, so evident in the expenditures of every organization, has not yet achieved management attention equal to other areas, such as finance, marketing, operations, and human resources. The main problem according to the authors is the absence of systematic frameworks t...Starting at €8.20
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Chapter Sixteen Teaching Note: Standardization
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-8662-EInformation TechnologiesTeaching note for 1015BC.Starting at €0.00
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Chapter Eleven Teaching Note: Damage
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-8655-EInformation TechnologiesTeaching note for 1010BC.Starting at €0.00
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Chapter Twelve Teaching Note: Communication
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-8657-EInformation TechnologiesTeaching note for 1011BC.Starting at €0.00
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Boeing Co.: Moonshine Shop
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonCase HBS-607130-EStrategyDescribes how the "Moonshine Shop," a group of plant-savvy creative generalists, is helping a great industrial company become more innovative. Chronicles the history of the Moonshine Shop, its successes and failures, and describes innovations they've helped put in place. The group routinely creates savings equal to multiples of their own budge through front-lines process innovation and support of staff on-the-floor.Starting at €8.20
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Chapter Nineteen: Looking Forward
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonBook Chapter HBS-1018BC-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of Jim Barton, the new CIO of the fictional IVK Corporation, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make the CIO job the most volatile and high-turnover job in the business. Surprising everyone, Barton not only survives a tumultuous year in the job, but excels enough to garner several attractive job o...Starting at €8.20