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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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Mercadona and the Challenge of 2020
Serrano, Alejandro; Girbal, AlbertCase P-1176-EService and Operations ManagementAfter various decades of uninterrupted growth, Mercadona was completing its expansion in Spain and Portugal. Faced with this situation, it was natural in which direction the company strategy should head. Should it continue its expansion process into other countries, such as Italy? If so, what impact would the recent change of model from "integrated suppliers" to "totalers" have on the process?Starting at €8.20
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Fiore di Zucca
Serrano, Alejandro; Calvo, EduardCase P-1183-EService and Operations ManagementFiore di Zucca was one of Italy's leading producers of bags of ready-to-eat precooked vegetables. Francesco Ferrati, the chief operating officer, reviewed the results of a new policy of producing goods without waiting to receive orders from customers. He was satisfied with the improvement in customer response time. However, the inventory had expanded so much that one of the warehouses of finished products had almost come to a standstill twice due...Starting at €8.20
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Vueling: The New Generation Airline (A)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1561-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyVueling (A) case follows start-up and growth of a Spanish low-cost carrier from 2004 until 2007. Barcelona-based Vueling set out to offer "high quality at low price" to travellers in South-Western Europe. The case describes the strategy and competitive situation, Vueling's business model, and the challenges the company faced in an increasingly competitive environment.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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Mercadona ante el reto del 2020
Serrano, Alejandro; Girbal, AlbertCase P-1176Service and Operations ManagementTras varias décadas de crecimiento continuado, Mercadona estaba finalizando su expansión por España y Portugal. Ante esta situación, era natural preguntarse en qué dirección encaminar la estrategia de la empresa. ¿Debía continuar su proceso de expansión hacia otros países, como, por ejemplo, Italia? En caso afirmativo, ¿cuál sería el impacto en este proceso del reciente cambio de modelo de proveedores clave, de "interproveedores" a "totalers"?...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
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Vueling: The New Generation Airline (B)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1562-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyVueling (B) case follows Vueling from its IPO (December 2006) until 2009 and the challenges it faced in reaching financial viability because of the strong competition of incumbents Iberia, Spanair and Clickair, and low cost giants Ryanair and Easyjet. The option of a merger with Clickair is discussed.Starting at €5.74
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Pompeii Brand
Serrano, Alejandro; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase P-1194-EService and Operations ManagementA start-up that sells barely 5 million euros worth of mid- to high-end sneakers a year (mainly in Spain) and must expand in Europe considers how to organize its structure of suppliers to improve its productive efficiency without falling victim to the cost of excess inventories. Part of the production comes from two suppliers in Spain and the rest from one in China. The company is also considering starting to work with a new supplier in Turkey. St...Starting at €8.20
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Más allá del 20/20: el modelo del Instituto Oftalmológico Fernández-Vega
Serrano, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase OIT-26Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementEl Instituto Oftalmológico Fernandez-Vega situado en Oviedo (Asturias) es, posiblemente, la clínica más conocida de España en su especialidad. No solo destaca por su altísima calidad médica, sino que, además, ha ido optimizado la prestación de sus servicios para mejorar la experiencia del cliente. Ante una creciente demanda de sus servicios médicos, la dirección del Instituto debe decidir entre varias opciones para aumentar la capacidad de la clí...Starting at €8.20