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This case focuses on Dell’s efforts to develop an open-source, scalable, and cost-effective supply chain capable of delivering ocean plastics waste to its production facilities, and potentially to those of…

The president and CEO of Alexander & Thurston has expressed the opinion that there is too much spare-parts inventory in the system. He believes that, through better inventory management, inventory…

This note describes and defines concepts used by operation management professionals to categorize operations processes such as flow rate, Little’s Law, and inventory turns. Using this note, students can obtain…

You and your roommate are launching a calligraphy business out of your two-bedroom apartment. Will this business be profitable? That is the question students evaluate with “Creative Calligraphy Invitations (CCI).”…

Cisco’s story will expose students to supply chain risk management (SCRM). Cisco’s simulation of a flu outbreak in Asia will leave students with a better understanding of how to utilize…

Spreadsheet programs (e.g., Lotus, Excel, Quattro-Pro) make it very easy to solve linear and non-linear programming (LP and NLP) problems that previously could be solved only by using very specialized…

Reissco, a Tier 2 automotive supplier of chassis and safety technologies, is being squeezed by retail customers like Auto Zone who demand low prices and high service levels. In this…

Have you ever stepped into line at the grocery store and wondered how long you would be waiting there? This note answers that question by describing the average wait time…

A Tauber student intern team worked on-site in an Eestron factory. Their project was sponsored and supported by Switchco, whose new Picard product was in the early stages of ramp-up…

Imperfect Foods is a grocery delivery company providing lower-cost items that may have aesthetic shortcomings and would typically be discarded. Despite its laudable anti-waste goals, Imperfect Foods has received significant…