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Chemical Fusion (B)
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Sabrià, FredericCase AD-363-EDecision AnalysisThe multinational IQI has sold Química del Vallès, three years after acquiring it, so the previous plan for producing pyriclamate becomes optimal for it. However, the plan of recent years was more satisfactory for it overall. The problem that must be solved is how to encourage Química del Vallès to maintain the latest plan instead of replacing it with the old one. This case is based on the case "Química del Vallès (B)" by the same authors (AD-230...Starting at €5.74
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Chemical Fusion (A)
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Sabrià, FredericCase AD-362-EDecision AnalysisDay after day, Química del Vallès is faced with the decision of how many liters of pyriclamate to produce for daily sale to the Spanish subsidiary of IQI, an English multinational. The drums of pyriclamate that are not required by the multinational should be discarded since it is a highly unstable chemical compound. Later, Química del Vallès is acquired by IQI, which makes it reasonable to assume that the production policy must be changed to obta...Starting at €8.20
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Cunicarn y el concepto de interproveedor
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Romances, RogerCase AD-350Decision AnalysisEl caso presenta la situación de un interproveedor de Mercadona, Cunicarn, que abastece de carne de conejo a estos supermercados. En él se plantea el modo de hacer más eficientes los procesos de la cadena de valor en el sector cunícula, desde la cría hasta la entrega del producto al cliente. Curnicarn se pregunta si sería posible establecer con sus proveedores de conejos una relación similar a la que mantiene con Mercadona como interproveedor y, ...Starting at €8.20
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Fusión Química (B)
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Sabrià, FredericCase AD-363Decision AnalysisLa multinacional IQI vende, tres años después de su adquisición, Química del Vallés, por lo que el plan anterior de producción de piriclamato pasa a ser óptimo para esta. Sin embargo, el plan de los últimos años le resultaba globalmente más satisfactorio. El problema que debe resolverse es cómo incentivar a Química del Vallés para que lo mantenga en lugar de sustituirlo por el antiguo. Este caso está basado en el caso "Química del Vallés (B)" de ...Starting at €5.74
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In Service for Sight (Spanish version)
Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-506S02MarketingStarting as a modest 20-bed hospital, Aravind had grown into a 1,400-bed hospital complex by 1992. It had by then screened 3.65 million patients and performed 335,000 cataract surgeries, nearly 70% of them free of cost for the poorest of India's blind population. Aravind's founder, Dr. Venkataswamy, now 74 years old, had a goal to spread the Aravind model to every nook and corner of India, Asia, and Africa. The case sets the stage for developing ...Starting at €8.20
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Cardiac Care for the Poor (A) (Spanish version)
Khanna, Tarun; Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-514S15Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityDescribes the mission, vision, and strategy of a team of entrepreneurs headed by a charismatic heart surgeon who founded a heart hospital in Bangalore, India. The purpose of the hospital was to offer health care for the masses. This tertiary care hospital performed over 4,000 surgeries a year (approximately half on pediatric patients), which is more than that performed by The Cleveland Clinic and the Mayo Clinic (ranked #1 and #2 in the United St...Starting at €8.20
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Aurolab: Bringing First-World Technology to the Third-World Blind
Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-507061-EStrategyAurolab is the in-house producer of IOLs (required in cataract surgery) for the Aravind Eye Care System, a group of charity hospitals with the largest volume of eye surgery in the world. Aurolab's manufacturing capability and capacity had long exceeded the requirements of Aravind. With its impending move to a new, world-class facility, fundamental questions of strategic direction and mission fulfillment gained renewed attention among the organiza...Starting at €8.20
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Manila Water Company
Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-508004-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In 1997, the Philippines government privatized its water utility in the metropolitan Manila area. The East Zone concession was won by Manila Water Company and the West Zone concession by Maynilad Water Services. Over the next decade, Manila Water turned in an impressive and profitable performance, while Maynilad failed. Describes the management actions of Manila Water and po...Starting at €8.20
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Repositioning CARE USA
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Lee, KatharineCase HBS-509005-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. CARE USA, a large ($600 million) international nonprofit/NGO, had recently revamped its external branding and positioning in support of its international development work. The case lays out the challenges facing its new CEO, Helene Gayle, as she manages through the organization's transition.Starting at €8.20
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Fernando Losada en Freixenet
Concha, A.; Ariño, Miguel AngelCase AD-261Decision Analysis, EconomicsEl caso permite analizar la evolución del sector del cava en España, y de la compañía Freixenet, así como el impacto de la situación económica en el país, en la evolución del sector del cava y de las ventas de la compañía en el mercado interior español.Starting at €8.20