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Micoderm: Prevention and treatment of diaper's dermatitis
Fernández, Albert; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-49-EDecision AnalysisA pharmaceutical company, LIDERM, has to decide the status of one of its more traditional products, Micoderm. Micoderm is currently among the medicines heavily subsidized by the Spanish health system, which ensures the product an important volume. On the other hand, the price the company can charge the end consumer is quite low, to the point that due to lack of price revision, it is currently loosing money. The company has to decide whether to wi...Starting at €8.20
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Grifos Pujol, S.A.
Simón, José María; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase ASN-14-EDecision Analysis, Innovation and ChangeStarting at €8.20
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SicherPro Security at Truckzeit
de Santiago, RafaelCase AD-346-EDecision Analysis, Service and Operations ManagementSicherPro offers global and specialized security services that, combined with the most advanced technologies, seek maximum efficiency for companies' business management. A typical problem the company faces is how to assign security officers in such a way that the customer's needs are met and, at the same time, the assignment is as efficient as possible. The case deals with the problem of assigning scarce resources (guards, in this case) in the mo...Starting at €8.20
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Chemical Fusion (B)
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Sabrià, FredericCase AD-363-EDecision AnalysisThe multinational IQI has sold Química del Vallès, three years after acquiring it, so the previous plan for producing pyriclamate becomes optimal for it. However, the plan of recent years was more satisfactory for it overall. The problem that must be solved is how to encourage Química del Vallès to maintain the latest plan instead of replacing it with the old one. This case is based on the case "Química del Vallès (B)" by the same authors (AD-230...Starting at €5.74
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The Sales Trend at Guarini
Osuna, Ignacio; Alegre, Inés; Canela, Miguel ÁngelCase AD-370-EDecision AnalysisGuarini, a European supermarket brand, has about 150 stores in Spain. Being able to track about a 70% of the purchases through customer debit cards, Julia García, Guarini's marketing director for Spain, feels herself compelled to exploit Guarini's database, which still remains largely underused. She plans a pilot study using data from one of the stores located in Barcelona. She collects weekly sales data covering two years and tries to estimate f...Starting at €8.20
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Rick's Café Americain
Palencia, Luis; Portillo, J.Case ASN-26-EDecision AnalysisAlbert Serra wants to open a themed coffee shop in Castelldefels, Barcelona. He has several options and needs to consider a number of issues such as: type of business (franchised or own concept), coffee distributor, target consumers, products served, pricing, staff, financing, risks incurred, etc. Above all, he needs to make up his mind as to whether he is really prepared for this type of business.Starting at €8.20
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Magic Diamonds
Baucells Alibés, Manel; Bardolet Urgellès, DavidCase AD-266-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsThe case uses optimization techniques to determine allocation of offices. The objective is to minimize the total traveling distances, rental cost of offices and differences for sales potential between zones. The solution obtained by linear programming is compared with the intuitive solution initially proposed.Starting at €8.20
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Chemical Fusion (A)
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Sabrià, FredericCase AD-362-EDecision AnalysisDay after day, Química del Vallès is faced with the decision of how many liters of pyriclamate to produce for daily sale to the Spanish subsidiary of IQI, an English multinational. The drums of pyriclamate that are not required by the multinational should be discarded since it is a highly unstable chemical compound. Later, Química del Vallès is acquired by IQI, which makes it reasonable to assume that the production policy must be changed to obta...Starting at €8.20
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BEMBI: A Modern Indian Culinary Experience (B): Growth Options in Difficult Times
Borwankar, Anjaney; Heukamp, FranzCase ASN-45-EDecision Analysis, Economics, EntrepreneurshipThis case describes the situation following the opening of the BEMBI restaurant, described in the A-case. (ASN-44-E). Different ways to expand are described along with the difficult external economic environment that puts stress on the team of founders.Starting at €5.74
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BCN Brand: Selling Barcelona Around the World
Sicart, Sara; Oliver, XavierCase M-1340-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, MarketingIn just three years and with 13 employees, Pablo Caralps created BCN Brand, an up-and-coming company with a presence in eight countries and an interesting portfolio: colored sneakers, polo shirts, bathing suits, cell phone cases, sunglasses, motorcycle helmets, leather goods, bicycles and even fire extinguishers. Its goal? To convey the feeling of never-ending summer and to export the Barcelona lifestyle - a strategy that has been a resounding s...Starting at €8.20