The Loewe Group (A): A New Industrial Model and Commitment to Lean Management? (Portuguese version)
Loewe is one of the brands of the LVMH group, particularly well-known for its leather goods. Loewe has its own factories and also uses external suppliers for the manufacture of its products. In this case, company management must decide whether to move toward the industrial model of the LVMH group's other brands and fully outsource production, or instead convert its main factory into a center of excellence capable of generating a competitive advantage for the company.
The European Foundation for Management Development (EMFD) has granted this case the "Highly Commended" mention for its outstanding quality within the framework of its 2013 Case Writing Competition.
The European Foundation for Management Development (EMFD) has granted this case the "Highly Commended" mention for its outstanding quality within the framework of its 2013 Case Writing Competition.
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Loewe is one of the brands of the LVMH group, particularly well-known for its leather goods. Loewe has its own factories and also uses external suppliers for the manufacture of its products. In this case, company management must decide whether to move toward the industrial model of the LVMH group's other brands and fully outsource production, or instead convert its main factory into a center of excellence capable of generating a competitive advantage for the company.
The European Foundation for Management Development (EMFD) has granted this case the "Highly Commended" mention for its outstanding quality within the framework of its 2013 Case Writing Competition.
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The European Foundation for Management Development (EMFD) has granted this case the "Highly Commended" mention for its outstanding quality within the framework of its 2013 Case Writing Competition.
Year: 2008
Geographic Setting: Spain
Learning Objective
The two main objectives of the case are to illustrate to students:
- The critical importance of having a clear industrial vision for a consumer goods business, and how a strong operations model can be a source of competitive advantage in this context (strategic level).
- How superior operational performance is the result of improvements in terms of both the “physics” of operations (layouts, flows, stocks, tech.), as well as the “chemistry” of the operation (incentives, job designs, organizational structure, etc.). In more detail, this breaks into:
- Understanding the key success factors of lean management in industrial practice (pull flow, WIP balancing, SMED, etc.).
- Discussing how we can increase people’s productivity by taking into account properly human and organizational factors in operations management.
To support this objective, students should be given the technical note titled “Human and Organizational Factors in Operations Management” (PN-487-E) prior to class, together with the Case A.
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