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Reference no. IMD-6-0223
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Carlos Cordon (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Thomas E Vollmann (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Petri Lehtivaara (International Institute for Management Development (IMD))
Published by: International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Originally published in: 2000
Version: 27.12.2002
Length: 4 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Outsourcing; Purchasing; New product introduction
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Abstract

A large medical electronics firm is refining its outsourcing policies and the new ways in which it needs to work with its suppliers. The firm begins with an objective to purchase assemblies instead of components. This objective evolves until the supplier takes over a large part of the engineering design as well as the product data base creation and maintenance. Many problems are encountered, but the product does come to market and is successful.
Location:
Germany
Industry:
Medical electronics
Size:
Large multinational
Other setting(s):
1997
Teaching note
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Reference no. IMD-6-0205-T
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Carlos Cordon (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Denyse Julien (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Thomas E Vollmann (International Institute for Management Development (IMD))
Published by: International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Originally published in: 1999
Version: 26.03.2003
Length: 15 pages
Data source: Field research
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Case
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Reference no. IMD-6-0205
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Carlos Cordon (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Thomas E Vollmann (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Denyse Julien (International Institute for Management Development (IMD))
Published by: International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Originally published in: 1998
Version: 27.12.2002
Length: 9 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Outsourcing; Purchasing; New product introduction
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Case
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Reference no. IMD-6-0206
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Carlos Cordon (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Thomas E Vollmann (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Denyse Julien (International Institute for Management Development (IMD))
Published by: International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Originally published in: 1998
Version: 27.12.2002
Length: 8 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Outsourcing; Purchasing; Policy development
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Case
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Reference no. IMD-6-0207
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Carlos Cordon (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Thomas E Vollmann (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Denyse Julien (International Institute for Management Development (IMD))
Published by: International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Originally published in: 1998
Version: 27.12.2002
Length: 6 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Outsourcing; Supplier partnering
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Supporting video
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Reference no. IMD-6-0205-V
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Thomas E Vollmann (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Carlos Cordon (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Denyse Julien (International Institute for Management Development (IMD))
Published by: International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Published in: 1998
Length: 9 minutes
Data source: Field research
Topics: Outsourcing; Purchasing; New product introduction
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Abstract

A large medical electronics firm is refining its outsourcing policies and the new ways in which it needs to work with its suppliers. The firm begins with an objective to purchase assemblies instead of components. This objective evolves until the supplier takes over a large part of the engineering design as well as the product data base creation and maintenance. Many problems are encountered, but the product does come to market and is successful.

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Location:
Germany
Industry:
Medical electronics
Size:
Large multinational
Other setting(s):
1997

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Teaching note
-
Reference no. IMD-6-0205-T
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Carlos Cordon (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Denyse Julien (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Thomas E Vollmann (International Institute for Management Development (IMD))
Published by: International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Originally published in: 1999
Version: 26.03.2003
Length: 15 pages
Data source: Field research
View full details
Case
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Reference no. IMD-6-0205
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Carlos Cordon (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Thomas E Vollmann (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Denyse Julien (International Institute for Management Development (IMD))
Published by: International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Originally published in: 1998
Version: 27.12.2002
Length: 9 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Outsourcing; Purchasing; New product introduction
View full details
Case
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Reference no. IMD-6-0206
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Carlos Cordon (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Thomas E Vollmann (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Denyse Julien (International Institute for Management Development (IMD))
Published by: International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Originally published in: 1998
Version: 27.12.2002
Length: 8 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Outsourcing; Purchasing; Policy development
View full details
Case
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Reference no. IMD-6-0207
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Carlos Cordon (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Thomas E Vollmann (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Denyse Julien (International Institute for Management Development (IMD))
Published by: International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Originally published in: 1998
Version: 27.12.2002
Length: 6 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Outsourcing; Supplier partnering
View full details
Supporting video
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Reference no. IMD-6-0205-V
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Thomas E Vollmann (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Carlos Cordon (International Institute for Management Development (IMD)); Denyse Julien (International Institute for Management Development (IMD))
Published by: International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Published in: 1998
Length: 9 minutes
Data source: Field research
Topics: Outsourcing; Purchasing; New product introduction
Notes: Customers are advised to view the preview copy before ordering. File size 814.6MB. Click for more information.
View full details