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Ricoh España (B): ejecutando la transformación
Pascual, Mª Eugenia; Lladó, Miquel; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1616StrategyRicoh es un proveedor global de tecnología y servicios que ayuda a las organizaciones de todo el mundo a estar preparadas para un entorno cambiante en el puesto de trabajo, innovando en la forma de trabajar, de colaborar y de compartir información. El caso (B) explica el proceso de subasta, la adquisición y la integración de Aventia en la estructura de Ricoh. También analiza los resultados alcanzados hasta el momento del caso, verano de 2014. ...Starting at €5.74
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RFID at the METRO Group (Spanish version)
Ton, Zeynep; Dessain, Vincent; Stachowiak-Joulain, MonikaCase HBS-610S05Service and Operations ManagementIntroduces radio frequency identification (RFID) as the next generation of automatic identification technologies that is expected to improve the performance of retail supply chains through reduced shrink, increased product availability, and improved labor productivity. Showcases the implementation of the technology by the METRO Group, the world's third-largest retailer. Places students in the position of Dr. Gerd Wolfram, managing director of MET...Starting at €8.20
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Zara: Managing Stores for Fast Fashion
Ton, Zeynep; Corsi, Elena; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-610042-EService and Operations ManagementPablo Isla, the CEO of Zara, wanted to improve operational efficiencies in managing its store network. In particular, he wanted to improve labor productivity at the stores. He considered outsourcing certain store operations to third parties, changing the way store managers were compensated, and creating formal operating procedures for store operations. But he knew he had to be careful. Could an emphasis on improving labor productivity hurt other ...Starting at €8.20
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Reinventing Brainlab
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Dessain, Vincent; Misztal, KarolCase HBS-313069-EStrategyThe management of Germany's Brainlab AG, a leading provider of software-driven oncology and surgery solutions, needs to evaluate strategic options for proceeding without an exclusive hardware partner in its most profitable business segment.Starting at €8.20
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Spiegel-Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KG
Villalonga, Belen; Beyersdorfer, Daniela; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-208096-EDer Spiegel is Germany's most influential political news magazine. In the 1970's, its founder Rudolf Augstein gave a 50% ownership stake to his employees and sold another 25% to rival publisher Gruner+Jahr, but retained significant control during his lifetime by stipulating in the bylaws that every important business decision would require a 76% shareholder approval. When Augstein died in 2002, however, his co-owners exercised the option the same...Starting at €8.20
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Zara: Managing Stores for Fast Fashion (Spanish Version)
Ton, Zeynep; Corsi, Elena; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-614S07Service and Operations ManagementPablo Isla, el CEO de Zara, quería mejorar la eficiencia operativa en la gestión de su red de tiendas. En particular, quería mejorar la productividad laboral en las tiendas. A su juicio, la externalización de ciertas operaciones de la tienda a terceros, cambiando la forma fueron compensados gerentes de las tiendas, y la creación de procedimientos formales de operación para operaciones de la tienda. Pero sabía que tenía que tener cuidado. Podría...Starting at €8.20
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Ricoh España (A): ejecutando la transformación
Pascual, Mª Eugenia; Lladó, Miquel; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1615StrategyRicoh es un proveedor global de tecnología y servicios que ayuda a las organizaciones de todo el mundo a estar preparadas para un entorno cambiante en el puesto de trabajo, innovando en la forma de trabajar, de colaborar y de compartir información. El caso se centra en la situación de la subsidiaria española en un contexto de crisis económica, que se añade al impacto que la digitalización está teniendo en una empresa como ésta, tradicionalmente c...Starting at €8.20
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Ricoh Spain (B): Transforming the Business
Pascual, Mª Eugenia; Lladó, Miquel; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1616-EStrategyRicoh is a global technology and services provider that assists organizations around the world in preparing for a changing workplace environment by innovating the way firms work, collaborate, and share information. Case (B) details the auction process, the acquisition, and Aventia's integration into Ricoh's organizational structure. It also highlights the company's performance as of summer 2014, the time of the case.Starting at €5.74
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Ricoh Spain (A): Transforming the Business
Pascual, Mª Eugenia; Lladó, Miquel; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1615-EStrategyRicoh is a global technology and services provider that assists organizations around the world in preparing for a changing workplace environment by innovating the way firms work, collaborate, and share information. The case focuses on the situation of a Spanish subsidiary in the context of crisis that is further facing the impact of digitalization as a company traditionally focused on printing equipment and services. The case details the company...Starting at €8.20
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IT for Fast Fashion (Spanish version)
McAfee, Andrew; Sjoman, Anders; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-605S17Service and Operations ManagementIn 2003, Zara's CIO must decide whether to upgrade the retailer's IT infrastructure and capabilities. At the time of the case, the company relies on an out-of-date operating system for its store terminals and has no full-time network in place across stores. Despite these limitations, however, Zara's parent company, Inditex, has built an extraordinarily well-performing value chain that is by far the most responsive in the industry. The case descri...Starting at €8.20