In 1997, Mike Volkema encountered difficulties in trying to revive the once dynamic organization. Volkema wondered how he could include advances to subsidiaries, such as business innovation model Miller SQA's website, the company as a whole, as well as enhancing the product focus, which made a great Herman Miller. This case in detail Herman Miller project development business model for each of the targeted segments of the market and the evolution of his famous system of the office cubicle of a new design for the twenty-first century. Herman Miller traditional focus on product design has been expanded with a new emphasis on the target business model. Students can analyze the changes, including the expansion of the market, the reintegration of the fragmented value chain, and exchange opportunities throughout the organization that introduced Volkema to redirect the company to greater growth. More customer-oriented design of the business model is considered. Concludes with a series of questions for organizational processes and structures in order to firm management innovation on several fronts. Includes color exhibits.
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by Sandra J. Sucher Source: Harvard Business School 17 pages. Publication Date: October 24, 2001. Prod. #: 602024-PDF-ENG
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