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Carestream Health Inc.: When Disruption Hits a Lean Supply Chain
Stephan Vachon; Zhiduan Xu; De GaoCase IVEY-9B19D023-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn October 2014, Carestream Health Inc. (Xiamen) (CHX) was faced with a supply chain disruption caused by a labour dispute involving most of the ports on the west coast of the United States. The work-to-rule strike was having a considerable impact on theStarting at €8.20
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MGT Group: Reconstructing the Supply Chain After a Cross-border Factory Relocation
Zhiduan Xu; Shi Yun; Xu YongCase IVEY-9B11D009-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations Management, StrategyEstablished in 1945, MGT Group was headquartered in France. Its LSD factory was a well-known global engineering provider specializing in the design and manufacture of high-precision valves. At the end of 2007, MGT decided to close the LSD factory in France and relocate it to Fuzhou, China. Two people were put in charge of this project: Kevin Lurton, vice chief operations officer of MGT Control Systems Division, and Jian Li, the general manager of...Starting at €8.20
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Mass Customization in Haifei Bus Company
Zhiduan Xu; Tianyang Wang; Xiaowen Hu; Yan LuCase IVEY-9B16D021-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThe Haifei Bus Company (Haifei), the leader in bus manufacturing in China, specialized in research and development, production, and sales of passenger buses. In 2010, Haifei’s general manager was concerned with the business process re-engineering project the company had launched in 2009. The goal of this project was to transform Haifei’s standardized production mode to one of mass customization. The new mode would deliver a competitive advantage ...Starting at €8.20