Rohner Textil Ag (B)

This series of cases (see also the A [UVA-E-0107], C [UVA-E-0109], D [UVA-E-0110], and E [UVA-E-0147] cases) takes students through five design-and-manufacturing decisions confronting Albin Kalin, managing director of Rohner Textil AG, a textiles manufacturer in northeastern Switzerland. The B case finds Kalin facing a new problem. Steelcase has updated its manufacturing machinery, thus creating additional strength requirements for the compostable fabric Rohner has designed. Kalin must decide whether to coat the fabric with a chemical that has questionable environmental side effects to avoid losing his biggest customer.

Keywords: environmental issues, ethical issues, manufacturing strategy, international, Alternative Business Issue or Setting, diverse protagonist, gender (female protagonist), environmental

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Gorman, Michael E. and Werhane, Patricia H. and Mehalik, Matthew M., Rohner Textil Ag (B). Darden Case No.: UVA-E-0108, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=908147 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.908147