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Prodesdir (A)
Rosanas, Josep MariaCase C-684Accounting and ControlEste es el primero de una serie de tres casos (Prodesdir A, B, y C) en la que se pretende impartir los conceptos fundamentales en contabilidad de costes. La empresa Prodesdir tiene tres productos y está trabajando por debajo de su capacidad. Uno de los tres productos no es rentable, basado en el análisis el coste completo. Se pide las posibles medidas a tomar y se propone como ejercicios el cálculo del punto de equilibrio, la preparación de la cu...Starting at €8.20
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Prodesdir (C)
Rosanas, Josep MariaCase C-686Accounting and ControlContinuación de los dos anteriores, y plantea cómo manejarse en una situación en la que el aumento de demanda ha hecho que ya se llegue al límite de capacidad en por lo menos dos aspectos: la mano de obra cualificada, y las máquinas. Puede utilizarse para introducir los conceptos básicos en programación lineal. Se recomienda, como en los dos casos que le preceden, su utilización con hoja de cálculo.Starting at €5.74
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DASA
Rosanas, Josep MariaCase C-648-EAccounting and ControlThe case is intenden to illustrate the use of flexible budgets in manufacturing settings, for overhead control and performance evaluation purposes. A simple situation in a cost center is presented, and an explanation of cost behavior is provided, where different overhead items may vary with different variables. Possible interaction betweendirect labor inefficiencies and different overheads (indirect labor, energy use, scrap, and so on) should be ...Starting at €8.20
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Open Innovation at Siemens
Lakhani, Karim R.; Hutter, Katja; Pokrywa, Stephanie Healy; Fuller, JohannCase HBS-613100-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes Siemens, a worldwide innovator in the Energy, Healthcare, Industry, and Infrastructure & Cities sectors, and its efforts to develop and commercialize new R&D through open innovation, including internal and external crowdsourcing contests. Emphasis is placed on exploring actual open innovation initiatives within Siemens and their outcomes. These include creating internal social- and knowledge-sharing networks and utilzing third ...Starting at €8.20
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SAP 2014: Reaching for the Cloud
Lakhani, Karim R.; Iansiti, Marco; Fisher, NoahCase HBS-614052-EService and Operations ManagementIn May 2014, Bill McDermott will become the sole CEO of SAP AG, the world leader in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) field. The case occurs in January 2014 at SAP's investors meeting, at a time when the company's stock is near record high. A 2010 strategy committed the company to a transition to cloud computing. The main driver behind this transition was the development of SAP HANA, an in-memory computing technology that combined database, ...Starting at €8.20
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Bayern Munich in China
Lakhani, Karim R.; Schmidt, Sascha L.; Norris, Michael; Herman, KerryCase HBS-617025-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2015, German football club Bayern Munich is considering how to enter the Chinese market. Should it build its own infrastructure or rely on third-party partnerships to reach this massive football fanbase?Starting at €8.20
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COSESA
Cugueró-Escofet, Natàlia; Rosanas, Josep MariaCase C-767Accounting and Control, Leadership and People ManagementCOSESA forma parte de un grupo de empresas en el que ha habido un relevo familiar. Por tanto, la segunda generación es la que actualmente dirige la empresa. El problema que surge es cómo integrar dos sistemas de valores y dirección. El nuevo director de ventas, aunque genera muy buenos resultados, tiene muy mala relación con el resto de la organización. Se trata de ver qué soluciones existen y de analizar qué consecuencias tendría cada una....Starting at €8.20
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Prodesdir (B) (Portuguese Version, Portugal)
Rosanas, Josep MariaCase C-685-PPAccounting and ControlThis case is about a situation that follows that of the Prodesdir A case study. Demand has grown considerably and may reach production capacity. Students are asked how they will manage this situation and whether it is logical from an accounting perspective to distribute the fixed costs according to the actual production volume. As in the previous case study, the use of a spreadsheet is recommended for case preparation and presentation.Starting at €5.74
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Format, S.A.
Cugueró-Escofet, Natàlia; Rosanas, Josep MariaCase C-760-EAccounting and Control, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision AnalysisThis case study involves a commercial bank, Invest & Right, and an executive training company, Format, that is part of the bank's group of companies. In one situation, the bank sends Format an order for an executive training course. When the bank's training department director receives Format's quote, he says they will opt for an outside vendor. This decision triggers a conflict between the human resources manager and Format's CEO. The document ...Starting at €8.20
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Las cuentas del Fútbol Club Barcelona
Amat, Oriol; Rosanas, Josep Maria; Prat N.; Badia, MarcCase C-705Accounting and ControlSe presentan los Estados Financieros de 1997 y 1998 del Fútbol Club Barcelona, y las críticas a los mismos efectuadas por el grupo de oposición a la actual directiva "L'Elefant Blau". Se trata de discutir si estas críticas pueden estar justificadas o no, y cuáles deben ser los criterios para establecer unos estados finanecieros para la entidad.Starting at €8.20