com/0144-3577.htm CASE RESEARCH Case research in operations management Chris Voss‚ Nikos Tsikriktsis and Mark Frohlich London Business School‚ London‚ UK Keywords Operations management‚ Research‚ Methodology‚ Case studies Abstract This paper reviews the use of case study research in operations management for theory development and testing. It draws on the literature on case research in a number of disciplines and uses examples drawn from operations management research. It provides guidelines
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Recreation and Cultural Resources Department has many strengths and opportunities. For example‚ Raleigh Parks are available for all ages and all people. Programs and sports leagues by the department are affordable for all individuals as well. In addition‚ the department offers opportunities for those in the community to get involved by offering many volunteering options. However‚ with strengths and opportunities there are also weaknesses and threats. Weaknesses of the department include the lack of indoor
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1. Strategy: Patagonia’s product differentiation as their strategy‚ through CSR‚ which involves sustainability‚ philanthropic initiatives‚ moral obligations‚ and reputation. They operate in ways to secure long-term economic performance by avoiding short-term behavior that is socially detrimental or environmentally wasteful. They do this all while keeping their quality high and having their core consumers in mind. Activities Patagonia employs to support the customer’s willingness to pay: Suppliers
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Control of sourcing Strategy Action Result Strategy Streamline the Front End of Supply Chain Streamlining is the removal of intermediaries in a supply chain—cutting out the middleman. Instead of going through traditional distribution models‚ which have various intermediate (such as a distributor‚ wholesaler‚ broker or agent) companies may now deal with every customer type directly. One notable benefit is a drop in the cost of servicing customers directly. Consequently‚ you will increase
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Conflict Management Plan 1. Identify the available conflict management strategies and their strengths and weaknesses. |Strategy |Strengths |Weaknesses | |Accommodating strategy Give the opposite |When the person involve get to know that is|The extended use will be tracked and may | |side what he wants. Is used when one of |wrong this strategy might help the group. |develop resentment
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Standardization in container 5 3.Evolution of container 6-7 4.Initiative standardization of container in Singapore 7 Part 1 Standardization of Containerization 5.Common type of pallet 8-10 6.Benefit of Standardization in pallet 11 7.Case Studies of successful standardisation project 12 Conclusion 13 Reference 14 Introduction Standardisation is increasingly recognised as a vital means to improve the efficiency and productivity of enterprises. As the national standards body for
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being made in other countries even though it was destined for a U.S. company. Technology has been a major force in the change of the marketplace. Social media has become an increasing role in business organizations and eventually will influence supply chains because they have a strong impact on the customers demand. The new CEO of SAB‚ Susan Weber‚ will have to embrace the new technology and keep up with it because it will be key to success. A good technique to organizational consolidation is collaborating
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1 How can postponement of product differentiation be used to improve supply chain profitability? Postponement‚ also known as "delayed differentiation‚" is a supply chain strategy that delays product differentiation at a point closer to the customer. This involves designing and developing standard or generic configurable products that can be customized quickly and inexpensively once actual consumer demand is known. Postponement also entails the implementation of specific inventory strategies to deploy
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OPRE 6366.502 Cisco Systems Case Study Report Assignment 1 DUE DATE: SUBMISSION DETAILS: MIDNIGHT on Wednesday‚ December 12‚ 2012 Your report must be fully contained within one file and submitted through eLearning. Your report will only be accepted through eLearning. Plan accordingly and wisely. Reports submitted after the due date will receive a 10% grade penalty for each day it is late. The time stamp on your eLearning submission will determine the late penalty. 1) This report will be completed
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Overview Sirius XM has unique strengths that they can apply to help foster their future success. The company offers their customers premium and exclusive broadcasting services which include the NFL‚ MLB‚ NASCAR‚ NBA‚ NHL‚ traffic‚ weather‚ and more. In conjunction with being able to offer premium and exclusive broadcasts‚ Sirius XM is not restricted in their content to the extreme that free radio stations are subjected to. Sirius XM has the advantage of operating in an industry where the high barriers
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