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Panda Management Co. is the largest Chinese restaurant chain in the United States. At the time of the case, Panda is facing multiple problems in operations, mostly stemming from rapid growth, and must choose a path for expansion.
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Explores problems of network complexities and growth stresses in operations.
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United States; Restaurant industry; $225 million revenues; 2,000 employees; 2000
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<h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Panda Management Co., Inc.</h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">West, Jonathan</span> and <span class="person_name">Harmeling, Susan S.</span> (2000) <xhtml:em>Panda Management Co., Inc.</xhtml:em> Other. Harvard Business School.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Full text not available from this repository.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1225/601050">http://dx.doi.org/10.1225/601050</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">Description:
Panda Management Co. is the largest Chinese restaurant chain in the United States. At the time of the case, Panda is facing multiple problems in operations, mostly stemming from rapid growth, and must choose a path for expansion.
Learning Objective:
Explores problems of network complexities and growth stresses in operations.
Setting:
United States; Restaurant industry; $225 million revenues; 2,000 employees; 2000
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