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Herman Miller Case Study
NAME: Koray Kendir

CASE 7: Herman Miller Inc.: The Reinvention and Renewal of an Iconic Manufacturer of Office Furniture

1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
|Timeframe |Country(s) Involved |Key Individuals & Titles |Company Type & Size |
| | | | |
|1905 to present |United States |Brian Walker |Furniture |
| |Central America |Mike Volkema |Small-Cap consumer goods |
|Analyze period |Near East | | |
|2006 - 2010 |Europe | | |
| |Africa | | |
| |UK | | |
| |China | | |
| |Japan | | |
| |Canada | | |
| |Australia | | |
| |South America | | |
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