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Share Now: Aiming for Profitable Growth (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Moscoso, Philip; Soto, ManuelCase P-1173-PBService and Operations Management, StrategyEl caso describe las recientes decisiones tomadas por la dirección de Share Now, la empresa líder en carsharing (resultante de la integración de car2go con Drive Now). Como parte de su plan estratégico para Madrid (España), la compañía ha decidido ampliar su zona de cobertura en 27 km2 y añadir 450 coches eléctricos a su flota. Además, se implementarán precios dinámicos, en función de la demanda. El principal reto de Share Now consiste en conse...Starting at €8.20
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Fernández-Vega Eye Institute
Serrano, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1137-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementThe Fernández-Vega Eye Institute in Oviedo, Asturias, is possibly the most famous clinic in Spain in its specialty. It is not only notable for its high medical quality; the clinic has also optimized its provision of services using business criteria with the aim of improving the customer experience. Faced with a growing demand for its medical services, the institute's management has to decide between a series of specific options for increasing the...Starting at €8.20
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The Loewe Group (B): A New Industrial Model and Commitment to Lean Management
Moscoso, Philip; Duque, MarinaCase P-1117-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementLoewe is one of the brands of the LVMH group, particularly well-known for its leather goods. Loewe has its own factories and also uses external suppliers for the manufacture of its products. In this case, company management must decide whether to move toward the industrial model of the LVMH group's other brands and fully outsource production, or instead convert its main factory into a center of excellence capable of generating a competitive advan...Starting at €5.74
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Barcelona: A Roman Village Becoming a Smart City (Abridged)
Carrasco, Carlos; Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1646-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyOn July 2, 2014, Josep Ramon Ferrer, director of the ICT and smart city strategy at Barcelona City Council, finished the second round of meetings with the companies selected to participate in the competitive dialogue to create City OS, Barcelona's operating system. City OS was one of the key milestones in Barcelona's smart city strategy. It aimed to enable the council to acquire and process data from urban operations in a rapid, efficient, effect...Starting at €8.20
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Fundación "La Caixa": exposiciones de arte
Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1103Service and Operations ManagementCon un presupuesto de 500 millones de euros en 2009, la Fundación "la Caixa" es la tercera fundación privada más grande de Europa. A través de ella, la caja de ahorros "la Caixa" gestiona su Obra Social. El objetivo fundacional de la Fundación es financiar e impulsar actividades de carácter social, educativo, cultural y científico. El presente caso se centra en la vertiente cultural e ilustra la producción de exposiciones de arte por parte de la ...Starting at €8.20
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Allianz: The Iberian Project
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1107-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementIn December 2007, the Allianz Group created a special taskforce to study the possible integration of the subsidiaries in Spain and Portugal. The different alternatives to be analyzed ranged from a complete merger of the two companies to sharing only some key back-office operations. Although companies in both countries had similar products and structures, their operational philosophies were rather different, since Spain had decentralized many acti...Starting at €8.20
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The "la Caixa" Foundation: Art Exhibitions
Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1103-EService and Operations ManagementWith a 2009 budget of 500 million euros, Fundación "la Caixa" is Europe's third largest private foundation. Through this foundation the "la Caixa" savings bank manages its Obra Social community projects. The founding objective of Fundación "la Caixa" is to finance and promote activities in the fields of social welfare, education, culture and science. The case focuses on the cultural aspect and illustrates the foundation's production of art exhibi...Starting at €8.20
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Fernández-Vega Eye Institute (Portuguese version, Portugal)
Serrano, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1137-PPInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementThe Fernández-Vega Eye Institute in Oviedo, Asturias, is possibly the most famous clinic in Spain in its specialty. It is not only notable for its high medical quality; the clinic has also optimized its provision of services using business criteria with the aim of improving the customer experience. Faced with a growing demand for its medical services, the institute's management has to decide between a series of specific options for increasing the...Starting at €8.20
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Share Now: How to Achieve Profitable Growth
Moscoso, Philip; Soto, ManuelCase P-1173-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThe case describes the recent decisions taken by the management of Share Now, a leading carsharing company (the result of a merger between Car2Go and Drive Now). As part of its strategic plan for the city of Madrid, the company has decided to increase its area of coverage by 27 km2, while adding another 450 electrical cars to the fleet. Furthermore, it will implement dynamic prices that change according to demand. Share Now's main challenge is to...Starting at €8.20
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Instituto Oftalmológico Fernández-Vega
Serrano, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1137Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementEl Instituto Oftalmológico Fernandez-Vega en Oviedo, Asturias, es posiblemente la clínica más famosa de Espaqa en su especialidad. No solo destaca por su altísima calidad médica, sino que, además, ha ido optimizando su prestación de servicios con criterios empresariales de cara a mejorar la experiencia del cliente. Frente a una creciente demanda por sus servicios médicos, la dirección del instituto debe decidir entre una serie de opciones concret...Starting at €8.20