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Darden Business Publishing Gets Lean (C)
Weiss, Elliott N.; Goldberg, Rebecca; English, AustinCase DARDEN-OM-1499-EService and Operations ManagementThis third part of a three-part case provides an epilogue to the CPI initiative. One year later, the editorial office continues to see positive results.Starting at €5.74
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Darden Business Publishing Gets Lean (B)
Weiss, Elliott N.; Goldberg, Rebecca; English, AustinCase DARDEN-OM-1498-EService and Operations ManagementA consultant is enlisted to help an educational publisher streamline production using Lean principles. In the B case, the group prioritizes the problems it will address and identifies how success will be measured.Starting at €5.74
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Darden Business Publishing Gets Lean (A)
Weiss, Elliott N.; Goldberg, Rebecca; English, AustinCase DARDEN-OM-1497-EService and Operations ManagementDarden Business Publishing provides its own field case as a consultant is enlisted to help it streamline production using Lean principles. The case provides an overview of continuous improvement concepts applied in a service setting.Starting at €8.20
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A Brief Guide to A3
English, AustinTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1738-EService and Operations ManagementThis brief note provides a description of the A3 communication tool using classic problem-solving methodology associated with the Toyota Production System. A3 thinking may be used to assist communication of all aspects of problem solving, including proposStarting at €8.20
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Lean as a Universal Model of Excellence: It Is Not Just a Manufacturing Tool!
Weiss, Elliott N.; Stevenson, Donald; English, AustinTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1562-EService and Operations ManagementThis is a technical note that describes the history of Lean and explains why it is not just a manufacturing tool. It is used in Darden’s "Management of Service Operations" course elective.Starting at €8.20
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A3 Thinking
Weiss, Elliott N.; English, AustinTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1542-EService and Operations ManagementThis brief note provides a description of the A3 report, a classic problem-solving methodology associated with the Toyota Production System. A3 thinking may be used for many activities, including problem solving, proposal writing, and status reporting. The six elements of an A3 report are described briefly.Starting at €8.20
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A Brief Note on Hoshin Kanri: Strategy Deployment
Weiss, Elliott N.; English, AustinTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1710-EService and Operations ManagementHoshin kanri (HK), or strategy deployment, has been an integral part of the company management practices of some of the most successful Lean-practicing organizations. The purpose of this note is to give a very quick introduction to how it has been successfully used in small and medium-sized value streams to inject strategic meaning and tactical understanding to operational strategies and improvement plans. Done well, HK is an extraordinary tool...Starting at €8.20
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Quincy Lake Clinic
Weiss, Elliott N.; English, AustinCase DARDEN-OM-1699-EService and Operations ManagementOlga Zimmerman was the clinical operations director of the Quincy Lake Clinic (QLC), a provider-based primary and specialty care clinic. For the past four months, Zimmerman had been learning her new role and trying to change the organization using Lean concepts. She had many process-improvement opportunities and had been recording her observations during her frequent gemba walks. She had created a pile of sticky notes of various issues she though...Starting at €8.20
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Olena Tischler: Health Care Operations Management Intern
Weiss, Elliott N.; English, AustinCase DARDEN-OM-1730-EService and Operations ManagementOlena Tischler is embarking on her midpoint MBA internship, a position she developed with Northeast Regional Healthcare. The internship is divided among the operations of three different clinics and is focused on operational excellence. As the starting point of her summer analysis, Tischler ponders how each clinic defines "operations." After a hint that operations are not well defined within the health care environment, a timely dinner with her m...Starting at €8.20
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Improving the Body Imaging Division at the University of Virginia Health System
Weiss, Elliott N.; Goldberg, Rebecca; English, AustinCase DARDEN-OM-1597-EService and Operations ManagementThis field-based case explores the University of Virginia's Body Imaging Division (BID) along with the group's new director, Arun Krishnaraj, who is trying to assess and ameliorate the frustrations, confusions, delays, and other issues BID and its patients are dealing with. Krishnaraj knew instinctively that there was much untapped potential in BID and significant value that could be created for the patients receiving care there. In addition, the...Starting at €8.20