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July, 2005 | SAGE Publications, Inc

Cases in Operations Management

Building Customer Value Through World-Class Operations

First Edition
Robert D. Klassen
- University of Western Ontario, Canada
Larry J. Menor
- University of Western Ontario, Canada
440 pages | July, 2005 | SAGE Publications, Inc
Paperback
ISBN: 9781412913713
$115.00
Paperback
ISBN: 9781412913713
The Ivey Casebook Series is a co-publishing partnership between SAGE Publications and the Richard Ivey School of Business at The University of Western Ontario. Due to their popularity in more than 60 countries, approximately 200 new cases are added to the Ivey School of Business library each year. Each of the casebooks comes equipped with instructor's resources on CD-ROM. These affordable collections will not only help students connect to real-world situations, but will benefit corporations seeking continued education in the field as well.  

Cases in Operations Management: Building Customer Value Through World-Class Operations is unique in its strong grounding in real-world decisions. The cases are structured into six chapters, each of which offers an overview of key concepts. Given that most managers will need to function effectively in an international context, the cases draw from challenges faced by experienced managers in such varied settings as China, France, India, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Trinidad, Vietnam, and others, in addition to the United States and Canada. These cases continue to illustrate basic concepts while expanding students' understanding of economic, political, and cultural concerns that must be interwoven into such key areas as process design, quality, and supply chain management.  

The following are represented in this casebook:
  • Strong decision orientation of real-world cases
  • Clear development of the link between business processes and customer value
  • Diversity of international case settings  Mixture of cases, simulations, and in-class exercises
  • Includes Instructors Resources on CD-ROM with detailed 6-10 page casenotes for each case, preparation questions for students to review before class, discussion questions, and suggested further readings.

The IVEY Casebook Series
Cases in Business Ethics
Cases in Entrepreneurship
Cases in Gender & Diversity in Organizations
Cases in Operations Management
Cases in Organizational Behavior
Cases in the Environment of Business
Cases in Alliance Management
Mergers and Acquisitions: Text and Cases

Introduction to the Ivey Casebook Series
Preface

Industrie Pininfarina: The New Customer Decision
Fell-Fab Products (A)
Unicon Concrete Products (H.K.) Ltd.

Earth Buddy®
Greaves Brewery
Quinte MRI
ING Direct Canada
Celestica Inc. - Memory Business Unit
Thera-Aid Medical Devices
Introduction to Process Simulation
Red Cross Mobile Blood Clinics - Improving Donor Service
Introduction to Inventory Control and Independent Demand
McLeod Motors Ltd.
Iron Ore Company of Ontario
VBF Tubing (Abridged)

Greaves Brewery: Bottle Replenishment
Yield Management at American Airlines
MacPherson Refrigeration Limited
Lamson Corporation (R)
Martin Trailers Limited
Illustrious Corporation

Note on Project Management Fundamentals
Gadget Toy Company
H.M.S. Pinafore
CPSim: The Critical Path Simulator (Windows Version)
Waterloo Regional Police Services: The CIMS Project

LongXi Machinery Works - Quality Improvement (A)
Blue Mountain Resorts: The Service Quality Journey
Noram Foods
Hillcrest Auto
Mutual Life of Canada - The Group Client Service Guarantee (A)

International Decorative Glass
Spin Master Toys (A): Finding a Manufacturer for E-Chargers
Dabbawallahs of Mumbai (A)
Daikin Industries
Grocery Gateway: Customer Delivery Operations
Ladner Building Products
Canadian Pharmaceutical Distribution Network

Butler Metal Products: Focusing the Factory
Mitel Semiconductor
Electrosteel Castings Limited
Blinds To Go: Invading the Sunshine State
ASIMCO International Casting Company (A)
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Navistar: Environmental Management (A)
Indian Oil Corporation Limited. - The Mathura Refinery
About the Editors

The Instructor's resources on CD-ROM come equipped with

* Detailed 6-10 page casenotes for each case
* Preparation questions for students to review before class
* Discussion questions
* Suggested further readings

  • strong decision orientation of real-world cases
  • clear development of the linkages between business processes and customer value
  • diversity of international case settings 
  • mixture of cases, simulations and in-class exercises