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The Martí Pig Farm Investment Decision (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Martínez Abascal, Eduardo; Gil, CristinaCase F-946-PBFinanceThe Martí family (Plana de Vic, Catalonia, Spain) has been dedicated for centuries to the pig farm industry. In 2014 they are considering a 3 million euro investment in a new farm. One of the sons suggests diversifying and investing in the stock market. The case discusses the pros and cons of every option, with special emphasis on the other criteria to decide different from risk and return, such as personal inclination, prestige, power, etc.Starting at €8.20
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Granja de Cerdos Martí. Decisión de inversión
Martínez Abascal, Eduardo; Gil, CristinaCase F-946FinanceLa familia Martí (Plana de Vic, Cataluña, España) se ha dedicado durante siglos a la industria porcina. En 2014 plantean una inversión de tres millones de euros en una nueva granja. Uno de los hijos sugiere diversificar e invertir en bolsa. El caso discute los pros y contras de cada opción, con especial énfasis en criterios alternativos con tal de decidir más allá del riesgo y del retorno: la inclinación personal, el prestigio, el poder, etc. Est...Starting at €8.20
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron: gestión de la COVID-19 (abreviado)
Ribera, Jaume; Markakis, Mihalis; Zhu, Weiming; Cebrián, Miguel; Esquerdo, Mariona; Arnal, LaiaCase P-1192Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe los cambios que se produjeron en el Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, el mayor hospital terciario en Barcelona, durante la pandemia de la COVID-19, cuando tuvo que transformarse en un hospital de enfermedades infeccionas dedicado al coronavirus en un tiempo récord, manteniendo el mismo personal. El director gerente del centro reflexiona sobre la preparación para la pandemia, la llegada de los primeros pacientes COVID, el escal...Starting at €8.20
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Revenue Management Forensics in Adriatic Wings
Egaña, Javier; Markakis, MihalisCase OIT-8-EService and Operations ManagementThe new Director of Pricing and Revenue Management of a company that rents sailboats in Croatia needs to evaluate the effectiveness of their proprietary algorithm for pricing and capacity allocation. The issue is that the algorithm is, practically, a "black box" to her, i.e., she can observe and analyze its outcomes, but she does not have meaningful access to its inner workings. Consequently, she asks her analysts to put together figures and stat...Starting at €8.20
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The Martí Pig Farm. Investment Decision
Martínez Abascal, Eduardo; Gil, CristinaCase F-946-EFinanceThe Martí family (Plana de Vic, Catalonia, Spain) has been dedicated for centuries to the pig farm industry. In 2014 they are considering a 3 million euro investment in a new farm. One of the sons suggests diversifying and investing in the stock market. The case discusses the pros and cons of every option, with special emphasis on the other criteria to decide different from risk and return, such as personal inclination, prestige, power, etc. This...Starting at €8.20
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COVID-19 Management at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (Abridged)
Ribera, Jaume; Markakis, Mihalis; Zhu, Weiming; Cebrián, Miguel; Esquerdo, Mariona; Arnal, LaiaCase P-1192-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementThe case describes the changes that occurred at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, the largest tertiary hospital in Barcelona, during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when it had to be transformed into an infectious disease hospital dedicated to the coronavirus in record time and with the same staff as before. The manager of the center reflected on the preparation for the pandemic, the arrival of the first COVID patients, the scaling u...Starting at €8.20
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron: gestión de la COVID-19
Ribera, Jaume; Markakis, Mihalis; Zhu, Weiming; Cebrián, MiguelCase P-1188Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe los cambios que se produjeron en el Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, el mayor hospital terciario en Barcelona, durante la pandemia de la COVID-19, cuando tuvo que transformarse en un hospital de enfermedades infeccionas dedicado al coronavirus en un tiempo récord, manteniendo el mismo personal. El director gerente del centro reflexiona sobre la preparación para la pandemia, la llegada de los primeros pacientes COVID, el escal...Starting at €8.20
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Athena Luxury Purses
Sabrià, Fede; Markakis, Mihalis; Sáez de Tejada Cuenca, AnnaCase OIT-5-EService and Operations ManagementAthena Luxury Purses needs a 12-month production plan to meet its monthly forecasted demand. We will work to create one based on what we know of the company's current production capacity, plus the cost of different capacity changes (such as hiring or firing employees, or overtime work) and the price and cost of the purses made.Starting at €8.20
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Casa Vicens: Pricing Strategy in Gaudí's First House
Markakis, MihalisCase OIT-9-EService and Operations ManagementCasa Vicens, the first house that the famous modernist architect Antoni Gaudí designed in the city of Barcelona, opened its gates to the public for the first time in 2017. This case looks at the challenges that its management team faced in late 2022, the year that the young company returned to its pre-pandemic levels of business. Specifically, Casa Vicens could be accommodating many more visitors than it did at the time, and revenues had to incre...Starting at €8.20
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Infinite Blue... With Finite Budget: Pricing a Cruise in the Aegean
Markakis, MihalisCase OIT-7-EService and Operations ManagementThe Director of Sales of a cruise line, operating in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, is exploring the "crazy" idea of her niece, an MBA student, that the company should offer cruises that are tailored to young people like her. To make a case to her aunt, and help her pitch the idea to the company's CEO, the niece decides to poll her MBA classmates on how much they would be willing to pay for her dream week-long cruise in the Aegean, if...Starting at €8.20