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JetBlue Airways: Valentine's Day 2007
Huckman, Robert S.; Pisano, Gary P.; Fuller, Virginia A.Case HBS-608001-EService and Operations ManagementDescribes an operational crisis for JetBlue Airways during an ice storm in the eastern United States in February 2007 and chronicles the airline's immediate response. Provides detail concerning the history of the airline from its founding in 1999 through the February 2007 crisis, which forced the airline to cancel more than 1,000 flights over the course of six days. In addition, discusses the initial response to the crisis by CEO David Neeleman a...Starting at €8.20
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Plan Estratégico de Turismo de Barcelona 2015: Reeditar el efecto de las olimpiadas de Barcelona 92
Campoy, David; García Pont, Carlos; Rocha e Oliveira, PauloCase M-1293Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyEl tema central de este documento es la definición de los elementos clave que deben formar parte del Plan Estratégico de Turismo de Barcelona 2015. En él se repasa la historia de la estrategia turística de Barcelona, centrándose en los Juegos Olímpicos de 1992 y sus repercusiones en el sector turístico. Con ello se pone de relieve el estrecho vínculo entre el negocio del deporte y la táctica de posicionamiento estratégico de la ciudad y se subray...Starting at €8.20
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Macsa: Making the Transition from Products to Projects
García Pont, Carlos; Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Valadas, JorgeCase M-1255-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementMACSA competed in the coding and product identification industry, as it proportioned firms with the ability to trace all of its products form raw material to the end consumer. Their traditional strategy had been to sell "products" such as ink-jet printers, lasers, and labeling machines. In recent years, the company started to sell "projects" which included machines, software, and consulting. The case describes the challenges faced by the CEO and ...Starting at €8.20
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ITC eChoupal Initiative (Spanish version)
Upton, David M.; Fuller, Virginia A.Case HBS-606S02Service and Operations ManagementSoybean farmers in India have traditionally sold their product through ineffective and frequently dishonest physical marketplaces (mandi). Farmers are generally poor and often illiterate and are forced to be "price-takers" after an arduous journey to the mandi. They also have very limited access to information and education on farming techniques. Describes the use of Internet technologies to reach these farmers and, in particular, examines a new ...Starting at €8.20