15.769  Operations Strategy

Dear Class,

The slides used during discussions for Semantec 450 mm and Humanitarian Logistics have been uploaded on the stellar sites.  You may review/download the same.  Thanks,

Anshuman.

Dear Class,

We have the final project presentations and reports due on Tuesday, 9-Dec.  As Prof.Fine said in the last class, the presentations will be limited to 3-slides and 3-minutes.  Please send your slides (.ppt or .pptx) and reports by noon (12 pm) on 9-Dec.  I need to arrange them for the presentations.  We will have the following order for presentations:

A   Zara vs. Gap
B   Fedex vs. UPS
C   Dunkin Donuts vs. Starbucks
D   Dell vs. Apple (laptops)
E   Cloud computing
F   Walmart vs. Target
G   P&G  vs. J&J
H   Blockbuster vs. Netflix
I    Zara vs. H&M
J    KTF vs. LGT (Korea comm. business)
K   GM vs. Toyota
L    tbd (Hercalio & Stephen)
M   Igneous skis vs. PMGear.com
N   Hertz vs. Zipcar

Thanks,

Anshuman

Dear Class,

The updated syllabus with the questions related to the UN case has been updated at the stellar site.

Thanks,

Anshuman.

In addition, they will be inviting up to 6-7 students to the group lunch after the presentation (13:00 – 14:30 on Nov 20)

The Japan Club and the Operations Management Club are proud to sponsor:

                

"Seven-Eleven's U.S. Business Transformation"

       

E52-175 [Next to the Refresher Course]

Convenience stores first appeared in Japan in 1974.  After 30 years, convenience stores (and industry leader Seven-Eleven Japan) have now become an indispensable part of Japanese life.  Come learn about the strategies and challenges they face as they transform Seven-Eleven's U.S. business based on the company's success in Japan.  Key questions they will answer include:

"How can it implement the Seven-Eleven Japan business model in U.S. market?"
"Can a small retail shop business beat giant retailers like Wal-Mart?"
"Can the U.S. convenience stores change from simply offering gas, tobacco and liquor?"

Dear Class

The case scheduled for discussion tomorrow is Pharmacy Improvement at CVS.

Please review the current syllabus (available on Stellar) for the schedule of the remaining case discussions.  Thanks,

Anshuman.