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Perfect Planning
Laura Methot; Julie Barker-Merz; Carolina Aguilera; Steve JacobsArticle IVEY-9B16TB01-EService and Operations ManagementDefining a perfect day is a powerful way of getting employees focused so that they can achieve profoundly new performance. This article examines this simple, practical approach to improving performance and helping organizations clarify what needs to happen to prepare for sustained, long-term change. Companies that have succeeded with the perfect-day approach have taken four steps. First, leaders have aligned senior management around a definition ...Starting at €8.20
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Beware the Black Hole of Transformation
Brian McConnellArticle IVEY-9B16TC07-EService and Operations ManagementMost business transformation projects fail. Over the past 30 years, countless studies have shown that transformation program managers face the dangers of being sucked into a transformation trap, along with buckets of wasted money. Based on the author’s experience, programs continue to fail at an alarming rate because there are actually three problems that need to be addressed: unengaged leadership, weak governance, and misunderstanding change. Be...Starting at €8.20
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LYFEN: Building a Supply Chain to Create Competitive Advantage - Teaching Note
Haitao Yin; Ruiyu Zhu; P. Fraser JohnsonTeaching Note IVEY-8B19D007-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product 9B19D007.Starting at €0.00
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Six Sigma at Cintas Corporation
P. Fraser Johnson; Adam BortolussiCase IVEY-9B10D009-EService and Operations ManagementThe green belt specialist at the Cintas Torlake facility near Toronto had four days before he was to present his recommendations to the executive steering committee (ESC) for correcting the capacity problem in the mat department, which was causing product shortages and negatively affecting customer satisfaction. The case provides data that students can use to analyze the processes used at the company for cleaning and replacing mats for its approx...Starting at €8.20
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A Note on Queuing Models
Rasha Kashef; Felipe RodriguesTechnical Note IVEY-9B19E006-EDecision AnalysisQueues (or waiting lines) are common in modern life. We wait in lines at the campus cafeteria, to board an airplane, in the emergency room, and when we call a company for customer service. We even wait for applications to be initiated and processed by our smartphone processors, and our online orders wait to be fulfilled at companies’ warehouses before being shipped to us. How long we wait in line depends on several factors and parameters. It may ...Starting at €8.20
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Namratha Oil Refineries Pvt. Ltd.: Tackling Oil Giveaway
Amol S. Dhaigude; Vasanth Kamath VP; Arun P. SasiCase IVEY-9B19E022-EDecision Analysis, EntrepreneurshipIn March 2017, the director of operations at Namratha Oil Refineries Pvt. Ltd., a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-quality packaged coconut oil in southwest India, faced a challenge. Because of inefficiencies in the company’s packaging divisioStarting at €8.20
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Namratha Oil Refineries Pvt. Ltd.: Tackling Oil Giveaway - Teaching Note
Amol S. Dhaigude; Vasanth Kamath VP; Arun P. SasiTeaching Note IVEY-8B19E022-EDecision AnalysisTeaching note for product 9B19E022.Starting at €0.00
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Singapore Post Ltd.: Recurrent Service Failures - Teaching Note
Thompson S.H. Teo; Jitao Chen; Felicia, Li Peng Lim; Yu Zhen Goh; Qian Bing Lim; Pei Yi Lee; Shi Khin Tan; Vanessa Jia Hui KwaTeaching Note IVEY-8B19D021-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product 9B19D021.Starting at €0.00
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Lajpal Tea: Black Gold at Stake-Supplier Selection
Alison Konrad; Abdul Rehman Shaikh; Asad Ali QaziCase IVEY-9B19D020-EService and Operations ManagementIn September 2014, the national logistics manager at Lajpal Tea Pvt. Limited (Lajpal Tea), a leading tea brand in Pakistan, received notice that one of his key logistics service providers would soon terminate his service contract for transportation servicStarting at €8.20
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AIESEC in Lebanon: Volunteer Engagement Policies
Alain Daou; Haitham Khoury; Mohammad JackwalaCase IVEY-9B20E001-EDecision Analysis, StrategyOn July 3, 2018, the president of AIESEC in Lebanon was pacing around the lobby of the conference venue before the morning plenary session. As one of the world’s largest youth-run organizations, AIESEC developed the youth of the world by sending them on cross-cultural exchange programs. The Lebanon chapter of AIESEC was established in 2011 and grew steadily in its early stages, until it began struggling with commitment and motivation problems at ...Starting at €8.20