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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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Laboratorios Bofarull (A)
Ballarín Fredes, Eduardo; Pérez Orive J. F.Case ASE-278EconomicsLaboratorios Bofarull es una sociedad de productos de veterinaria que está experimentando un nivel considerable de pérdidas. Un consultor aconseja comprar otro laboratorio para adquirir la «masa crítica» suficiente. Pero la dirección considera también la venta total o parcial de la?sociedad a una empresa multinacional. La gravedad de la situación requiere optar pronto por una de las alternativas planteadas.Starting at €8.20
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Laboratorios Bofarull (B)
Ballarín Fredes, Eduardo; Pérez Orive J. F.Case ASE-280EconomicsA & P (Animals & Pets) está dispuesta a adquirir la mayor parte de los activos de Laboratorios Bofarull. Pero antes de cerrar el trato, pide realizar un examen de «due dilligence» sobre esta empresa. El caso describe el proceso de «due dilligence» y su planteamiento inicial.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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El área de producción en Privalia
Serra, Mariona; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase P-1131Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementPrivalia es, en 2014, una empresa líder de distribución de moda por Internet en España, Italia, Brasil y México. Su modelo de negocio se basa en organizar campañas de venta muy cortas, de menos de una semana, en las que se liquidan excedentes de stock de marcas muy conocidas con descuentos sustanciales. El caso describe el proceso de preparación de las campañas y los problemas de complejidad y lentitud que ocasionan, principalmente ligados a la f...Starting at €8.20
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The Production Department at Privalia
Serra, Mariona; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase P-1131-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementPrivalia is, in 2014, a leading online fashion retail company in Spain, Italy, Brazil and Mexico. Its business model is based on organizing very short sales campaigns, of less than a week, in which surplus stock from very well-known brands is cleared at substantial discounts. The case describes the process of preparing campaigns and the problems of complexity and slowness that they cause, mainly linked to a lack of information and difficulty in p...Starting at €8.20