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A Rock and a Hard Place: The Conundrum of Online Grocery after COVID
Laseter, Timothy M.; Lert, DevinCaso DARDEN-OM-1733-EServicios y operacionesIn 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 succDesde 8,20 €
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A Rock and a Hard Place: The Conundrum of Online Grocery after COVID
Laseter, Timothy M.; Lert, DevinCaso DARDEN-OM-1733Servicios y operacionesIn 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...Desde 8,20 €
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Cooking.com
Laseter, Timothy M.; Rabinovich, Elliot; Ryan, MichaelCaso DARDEN-OM-1321-EServicios y operacionesThe 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...Desde 8,20 €
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Ecommerce Brands: Digital Scale
Laseter, Timothy M.; Thomas, Doug; Yemen, GerryCaso DARDEN-OM-1776Servicios y operacionesThis 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 ownedDesde 8,20 €
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Edison2
Laseter, Timothy M.; Hetman, Yaroslav; McHale, CarlyCaso DARDEN-OM-1461-EServicios y operacionesThe founder and CEO of Edison2 and his internationally renowned team of designers, engineers, and professional race car drivers had worked tirelessly for three years to design and build the Very Light Car (VLC), which won the 2010 X Prize competition. Now the CEO is considering what path Edison2 would follow. The only thing he had decided is that Edison2 should not attempt to become a traditional auto manufacturer, given the large amount of new c...Desde 8,20 €
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Mega Oil Corporation
Laseter, Timothy M.; Kelly, Dorothy C.Caso DARDEN-OM-1169-EServicios y operacionesScoping the situation at the Mega Oil Corporation, a major management-consulting firm, had been the easy part. The firm is seriously behind its best competitors and risks falling further behind unless changes are made to reorganize its worldwide staff functions. Now the more difficult task is identifying and prioritizing the actions to take.Desde 8,20 €
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Belton Semiconductors (B)
Laseter, Timothy M.; Murphy, Michael; Pederson, MattCaso DARDEN-BP-0557-EGobierno corporativoAfter more intense debate, Belton’s COO has acquiesced and agreed with the manager of a large management consulting firm on every major point. But a senior partner on the assessment, as well as the consultant’s mentor, thinks the results are disastrous.Desde 5,74 €
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Air International Thermal Systems
Laseter, Timothy M.; Sheppelman, Todd; Stewart, SteveCaso DARDEN-OM-1480-EServicios y operacionesThe automotive industry was particularly hard-hit by the 2008 financial crisis. But even more severely hit were the smaller component and systems suppliers to car companies such as Air International Thermal Systems (AITS). A managing director at Unitas Capital, a private equity firm based in Hong Kong, has been asked by a Unitas partner to look into the situation at AITS.Desde 8,20 €
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Elektrikraft: Global Sourcing Initiative (B)
Laseter, Timothy M.; Goldberg, RebeccaCaso DARDEN-OM-1485-EServicios y operacionesThe meeting of the electricity meters commodity strategy task force lasted all day, and the team made significant progress. After hours of deliberation, the task force decided that it would employ the consulting firm’s services and hold a reverse auction; however, the variety of meters required by the different sites and the varying prices according to delivery site forced the team to conclude that a single, common auction for all the meters and ...Desde 5,74 €
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U.S. Government Contractors
Laseter, Timothy M.; Bollinger, MartyCaso DARDEN-BP-0558-EGobierno corporativoUntil 2009, U.S. Government Contractors (USGC) had been growing by 12% to 15% a year, but starting in 2009, growth slowed to 2% to 4% a year as customer spending decelerated. Traditional competitors such as USGC were also challenged by new entrants to the market, including large non-U.S. companies and large commercial service companies. Many new entrants enjoyed advantages in scale and cost position that allowed them to undercut USGC on price, ca...Desde 8,20 €