Tthe Just-in-Time (JIT) implementation at Harley-Davidson Motor Company

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• CASE 1
• The Indian Railways' ambitious Kashmir Railway
  Project. This was one of its most important and
  difficult projects as it aimed to build a
  railroad connection through the Himalayan
  foothills linking Kashmir with the rest of India
• Question
• Q1.Understand issues and challenges in executing
  a large infrastructure project by studying the
  ambitious Kashmir Railway Project which once
  accomplished would be an engineering miracle. 

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• Q2.Appreciate the difficulties before the project
  managers due to the fragile geology and steep
  topography - presence of a major earthquake zone,
  extreme environmental conditions in terms of
  temperature, etc. 
• Q3.Appreciate the difficulties involved in the
  execution of large infrastructure projects in
  developing countries, and how these can be
  overcome.
• CASE 2
• Spain-based Mango MNG Holding SL (Mango), the
  flagship of a group of companies involved in
  design, manufacture, and distribution of garments
  and fashion accessories, sold garments for men
  and women and accessories through exclusive stores

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• Question
• Q1.Analyze Mango's business model. 
• Q2.Study the design, production, distribution,
  and store management processes at Mango. 
• Q3.Evaluate Mango's core and non-core
  activities. 
• Q4.Understand which processes can be managed
  in-house and which ones can be outsourced..

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• CASE 3
• T the Just-in-Time (JIT) implementation at
  Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson),
  a US-based motorcycle manufacturing company. JIT,
  a philosophy developed by Japanese companies,
  aims at reducing inventory
• Question
• Q1.To understand Just-in-time philosophy and its
  importance in reducing overall production cost
  and enhancing product quality.
• Q2.To understand how the JIT philosophy requires
  the alignment of operational strategies to
  achieve the goal.

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• Q3.To understand the important role of having a
  stable supplier network for achieving JIT.
• Q4.To understand that besides the use of
  statistical techniques in achieving JIT,
  employees' involvement is equally important.
• Q5.To discuss the challenges faced by
  Harley-Davidson since 2007.
• Q6.To explore operational strategies that
  Harley-Davidson can adopt to overcome those
  strategies. 

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• CASE 4
• The case discusses the master franchise model of
  the US-based Domino's Pizza Inc (Domino's).
  Domino's, which was started in the 1960s,
  expanded in international markets mainly through
  its master franchise model
• Question
• Q1.Understand the master franchise model of
  Domino's and its advantages.
• Q2.Examine some of the unique features of the
  master franchise model of Domino's.
• Q3.Analyze the store operations of Domino's.

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• Q4.Examine the training/support provided by
  Domino's to the franchisees.
• Q5.Understand how the master franchise model
  helped Domino's in facing the adverse impact of
  global economic slowdown successfully.

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