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Bicing: Bike-Sharing in Barcelona
Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase P-1164-EService and Operations ManagementMonday mornings were tough for Toni Roig. During the months of June and July, he had received phone calls from the mayor¿s office every other Monday. The topic was always the same: ¿Did you read the newspapers?¿ In the second summer since the introduction of the Barcelona bike-sharing system, Bicing, which was managed by his department at BSM, the week-end press carried dozens of readers¿ letters and opinion articles criticizing Bicing. This seem...Starting at €8.20
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Indo dota a su red de ventas de una nueva tecnología móvil (A)
Almenar, E.; Comín, Marta; Sieber, SandraCase SI-168Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and CommunicationEn 2006, el fabricante óptico Indo se planteó dar un giro a la manera de trabajar del equipo de ventas de la división de gafas. La sustitución del material físico por información "on line" permitiría a sus comerciales trabajar con mayor agilidad y disponer de información siempre actualizada. Pero el nuevo sistema podía causar reticencias entre los clientes, acostumbrados a tocar el producto, y entre los mismos comerciales, reacios a cambiar un mo...Starting at €8.20
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Indo Gives its Sales Force New Mobility Technology (A)
Almenar, E.; Comín, Marta; Sieber, SandraCase SI-168-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and CommunicationIn 2006, Indo, an optics manufacturer, decided to change the working method of its sales division for glasses. Physical material was replaced with online information that facilitated the work of the sales personnel and ensured they always had the most up-to-date information. But the new system was not completely accepted by clients, who were used to touching the product. Even some members of the sales staff were wary about changing an effective w...Starting at €8.20
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Indo Gives its Sales Force New Mobily Technology (B)
Almenar, E.; Comín, Marta; Sieber, SandraCase SI-169-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and CommunicationAfter introducing a new sales system for glasses as a pilot program, Indo, an optical company, expanded the scope of its experiment to check the results. The case study describes how the sales personnel and clients accepted the change from a partially computerized system to one that was thoroughly computerized.Starting at €5.74
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Carsharing in Barcelona: Avancar (Chinese Version)
Alegre, M.; Lago, Alejandro; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase P-1088-ZHService and Operations ManagementAvancar started offering car sharing services in Barcelona in 2004. As in most car sharing businesses, customers would typically make car reservations by the hour, and pick up and drop off the cars on their own (self-service). By 2008, the company had 2000 customers sharing more than 100 vehicles. As Avancar kept growing, it had the possibility of modifying the design of the service process and the management of its capacity. This was especially ...Starting at €8.20
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Symington Family Estates
Martínez de Albéniz, Victor; Amorim, PedroCase P-1195-EService and Operations ManagementIt was the end of October 2018. Charles Symington was drinking a glass of Graham's 20 Year Old Port together with Rob Symington who had just joined the company after a successful entrepreneurial initiative. Rob would help steer the future of the family-owned business. Both were discussing what decisions to make in the upcoming months, regarding the vintage that had just ended. The quality of the wines to be produced with 2018's vintage was outsta...Starting at €8.20
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Distribution Strategy at Mango
Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase OIT-33-EService and Operations ManagementAntonio Pascual, director of Supply Chain at Mango, was reviewing the initial supply chain indicators for 2021 and reflecting over the struggles of recent months. In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had triggered a global health crisis and caused a severe downturn that had been particularly difficult for fashion retailers, due to the forced closure of stores for many months. Fortunately, Mango had stood strong, with online sales growing signific...Starting at €8.20
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Estrategia omnicanal en Camper
Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase P-1174Service and Operations ManagementMiguel Fluxá, director general de Camper, acababa de regresar de visitar a un cliente, que, además de vender zapatos Camper, estaba entregando ropa de tienda a clientes online. Le pareció una idea inspiradora. Miguel se apresuró a ver a Sito Luis, Director Comercial (CCO) de Camper, para preguntarle si sería posible conectar los pedidos de Camper.com con el stock de la red de tiendas Camper en todo el mundo. Sito respondió que, en principio, debe...Starting at €8.20
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Carsharing en Barcelona: Avancar
Alegre, M.; Lago, Alejandro; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase P-1088Service and Operations ManagementAvancar empezó ofreciendo servicios de "carsharing" en Barcelona en 2004. Como en la mayoría de las empresas de "carsharing" los clientes solían reservar coches por horas, y recogían y devolvían los vehículos por su cuenta (autoservicio). En 2008, la empresa contaba con 2.000 clientes que compartían más de cien vehículos. Como Avancar no dejaba de crecer, tuvo la posibilidad de modificar el diseño del proceso de servicios y la gestión de su capac...Starting at €8.20
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Indo dota a su red de ventas de una nueva tecnología móvil (B)
Almenar, E.; Comín, Marta; Sieber, SandraCase SI-169Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and CommunicationTras haber introducido un nuevo sistema de ventas de gafas en una prueba piloto, la empresa óptica Indo amplió el alcance de su experimento para comprobar la fiabilidad de los resultados. El caso describe cómo aceptaron comerciales y clientes el cambio de un sistema parcialmente informatizado a otro digitalizado en gran medida.Starting at €5.74