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Aciturri Aeronáutica: Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace Industry
Sachon, Marc; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase P-1161-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementAciturri Aeronáutica is a Tier 1 aerospace supplier serving Airbus and Boeing which is now looking at implementing additive manufacturing in its processes. The case looks at the numerous opportunities presented by this new technology for aerospace companies and manufacturing in general, but also its challenges.Starting at €8.20
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Net Working Capital (NWC) at Henkel
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Sachon, MarcCase F-810-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementThis case tracks Henkel's initiative in reducing its net working capital (NWC). The case can be used in a both a finance and a supply chain management class to illustrate net working capital and the link between the strategic/financial notions of NWC and operative efficiency of the supply chain.Starting at €8.20
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Healy Hudson: Soluciones de aprovisionamiento electrónico
Sachon, MarcCase P-1019Information Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementLa empresa, ubicada en Munich, Bavaria, es una pionera en el mundo de las adquisiciones electrónicas. Ha desarrollado un sistema de compras "on-line" para el sector del "Business-to-Business". En el año 2000 vendió dos productos de comercio electrónico: "Impact Ordering" e "Impact Sourcing". El primer producto era una sistema simple de pedido por catálogo electrónico, y el segundo producto estaba diseñado para el aprovisionamiento de productos co...Starting at €8.20
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Sunflower GmbH
Keppel, Michael; Sachon, MarcCase P-1130-EFinance, Innovation and Change, StrategyThe case describes the crisis situation of Sunflower, an owner-managed drugstore chain with more than 1,000 outlets in Germany. Sunflower was owned by 60 limited partners, organized in three shareholder groups, who positioned the company as a convenience store chain. A Board member with previous experience in the food discount business introduced an EDLP strategy at Sunflower. This triggered a crisis when suppliers lost their trust and sales bega...Starting at €8.20
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The Amango Project: Taking Online DVD Rental to Germany
Sachon, MarcCase P-1068-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes an innovative approach to online DVD rental pioneered by Netflix in a sector hampered by short life-cycle products (movies). The industry has a supply chain that is prone to misaligned incentives between echelons, resulting in product shortages and poor customer satisfaction. Amango hopes to import this business concept pioneered by Netflix to Germany. To be able to do so, the company must copy Netflix's operating system and ma...Starting at €8.20
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Call Center Collapse
Sachon, MarcCase P-1066-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes the problems one faces when managing a call center. Big Euro, a British company in the financial services sector, has started operations in the German-speaking market. It has installed a call center and during the first six months of operations customers complain about long waits. Big Euro is following an aggressive expansion strategy in the German market (where it offers some financial tools that are new to the market) and thu...Starting at €8.20
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El proyecto de Amango: implantar en Alemania el alquiler de DVDs por Internet
Sachon, MarcCase P-1068Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe una innovadora propuesta sobre el alquiler de DVD online, un proyecto ya iniciado por Netflix, en un sector que cuenta con la dificultad de comercializar productos con un ciclo de vida corto (películas). La industria tiene una cadena de suministro que es propensa a no incentivar de la misma manera a todos los sectores de la cadena, y tiene como resultado la escasez de producto y la poca satisfacción del cliente. Amango tiene la e...Starting at €8.20
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O lançamento da super bock "Mini" (B). Estudos de Mercado na Indústria Alimentar
Martins, Ramiro; Vilares Morgado, AndréCase AESE-M-A-687-PPMarketingEste caso está dividido em duas partes, A e B. A primeira deve ser distribuída aos alunos para estudo prévio, enquanto a segunda deve ser distribuída na aula.Na primeira parte, a situação é colocada no contexto e descrita. Os estudos de mercado qualitativos e quantitativos são apresentados, tal como as quatro decisões propostas. Na segunda parte do caso, encontramos um estudo adicional, a Análise Conjunta que permite uma avaliação destas quatro p...Starting at €5.74
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Vêgê (A) - Brand Repositioning in the Food Industry
Martins, Ramiro; Mendo, Susana; Vilares Morgado, AndréCase AESE-M-A-876(I)-EMarketingThe case studies the positioning of a brand within the food oils and fats industry, the business area of Sovena Consumer Goods, S,A. and the events occur in Portugal in 2006. The main character in the case, marketing manager Luis Pereira Santos, is faced with the necessity of taking a decision about the repositioning of one of the brands, VêGê oil. The case illustrates the principles of marketing positioning and presents two tools available to th...Starting at €8.20
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The Launching of the Super Bock Mini (A). Market Studies in the Food Industry
Martins, Ramiro; Porfírio, Mario; Vilares Morgado, AndréCase AESE-M-A-686(I)-EMarketingThis case is divided into two parts, A and B. The first should be given to the students for preliminary study, while the second should be kept for class distribution.In the first part the situation is placed in context and described. The qualitative and quantitative market studies are presented, as well as the four proposed decisions. In the second part of the case we find an additional study, the ?Conjoint Analysis?, which allows an evaluation o...Starting at €8.20