Small differences in how teams are run can have a big impact on the success of your efforts. Many initiatives do not fail because of a fatal miscalculation or because of insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation or skills to provide a solution. They fail because, as they often hear, “we had to be more of a …
Describes the reorganization of drug discovery at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) following the founding of GSK from the merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham. This reorganization brought nearly 2,000 researchers to six Centers of Excellence in Drug Discovery (CEDD). Each CEDD focused on a small group of therapeutic areas and had decision-making power over the development …
He anticipates an Australian innovation (not mentioned here) that Nobels Explosives would consider later. This is a shortened version of ICINobel’s Explosive Co. (IMD028) that takes Australian innovation into account.
World-famous toy manufacturer The LEGO Group (LEGO) is assembling an internal management team to produce a strategic report on LEGO’s various product lines and business activities. Lego threats have emerged in the toy industry in recent years. The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of Marvel Entertainment had a significant impact on valuable toy licensing deals. LEGO …
It describes the enormously successful efforts of a major utility company to introduce a comprehensive quality improvement program across the company. Designed for a comparative analysis of the quality improvement efforts outlined in Paul Revere Insurance Co. (A). Students learn that there is no “right way” to incorporate the concept of error prevention into an …
Manfield Coatings Co. Ltd. was founded in 1982 by Mr. Yuen ShuWah and was a specialized supplier in the production of custom industrial coatings for various industrial products. A quality management system was first introduced at Manfield in 1996. In 1997, Manfield obtained ISO 9001: 1994 certification. In the years that followed, Yuen continually requested …
Analyzes the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on the United States, Canada and Mexico, a decade after its entry into force in 1994. Given the impact of NAFTA on employment, exports, productivity and economic growth, policy makers had to decide if they wanted to continue with the free trade agreement negotiated …
Complement case (A).
This case requires a decision on the possible merger of three business travel centers in the Midwest. By combining front-end (reservation) operations, considerable cost savings can be achieved for service employees. The sensitivity of costs to the level of productivity of the service and customer waiting time is also examined. This case and related materials …
Fraunhofer is one of the largest applied research organizations in the world. With 17,000 employees and a budget of 1.6 billion euros, Fraunhofer has 60 institutes in Germany covering most areas of science. The case examines the consequences that Fraunhofer has for the competitiveness of the German economy. It also examines whether the organization of …