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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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Sea Breeze Capital (B)
Menden, Lenka; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Kelly, Peter; Johnson, RobCase F-889Entrepreneurship, FinanceEn la primavera de 2012, Jordi Alves estaba enfrentando algunas decisiones difíciles. Un año antes, tras un proceso que había durado más de lo esperado, había logrado recaudar el primer fondo de búsqueda en España. Así, había dedicado un año entero a buscar una empresa para adquirirla y ahora tenía lo que parecían dos buenas adquisiciones sobre la mesa. La cuestión ahora era qué hacer. ¿Qué adquisición debía emprender? ¿Debía hacerlo? Además, no ...Starting at €5.74
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Schneider Drinks (B). Solicitud de préstamo adicional
Stodieck J.; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-774FinanceStarting at €5.74
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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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Visant Capital
Kelly, Peter; Liquido, Francisco; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase E-168-EEntrepreneurshipDhruv is an Indian search fund entrepreneur. His is only the second search fund in India. More than a year into his search, he has finally found a company for acquisition and it is time to bring it to investors. Will they like the company? Or will he have to keep searching?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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Rent-a-bike (A)
Fuhrmann T.; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Johnson, RobCase F-770-EFinanceRent-a-bike is a company that offers a network of publicly available bikes in a city. Customers can call a special phone number to receive a numerical code to open the bike's electronic lock and use it for a certain time. They can leave the bike at any place in town. For the service they pay 6 cents per minute, with a maximum of 15 EUR per day. Rent-a-bike was first launched in Munich in April 2000. Christian Hogl, the founder, realized that it w...Starting at €8.20