This number of cases (see also B [UVA-E-0108], C [UVA-E-0109], D [UVA-E-0110] and E [UVA-E-0147] cases) takes students on five project manufacturing solutions facing Albin Kalin, CEO Rohner Textil AG, a manufacturer of textile products in the north-eastern Switzerland. Faced with pressure from the public to use quieter machines and challenged more stringent environmental regulations, Kalin devoted himself to improving the environmental profile of the plant. He took a number of design rules based on the imperatives of the proposed William McDonough McDonough on the concept of "equal waste food." Given these strict environmental parameters Kalin tries to develop and manufacture materials for composting DesignTex, division of the American company Steelcase. The case is considered the choice of Kalina twisting yarn supplier. Two alternatives present significant differences in product quality, reliability and performance of "Hide
by Patricia H Werhane,, Michael E. Gorman, Matthew M Mehalik Source: Darden School of Business 8 pages. Publication Date: January 22, 1997. Prod. #: UV1821-PDF-ENG
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