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IBM Retail Business Assessment at Dillard's, Inc.: Managing Staffing Levels to Improve Conversion
Ton, ZeynepCase HBS-610051-EService and Operations ManagementThis case illustrates the challenges associated with matching staffing levels with variable workload in retail stores and highlights how decisions related to staffing and scheduling affect operational performance and the quality of labor at the stores. The case describes the tasks (both in-store logistics and customer service tasks) that are carried out by store employees at one Dillard's department store and presents nine weeks of traffic data a...Starting at €8.20
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The Container Store
Sandino, Tatiana; Ton, Zeynep; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-116020-EService and Operations ManagementThe Container Store (TCS) is a Texas-based retailer of organization and storage solutions. The company prides itself in taking care of its employees first and its co-founder and CEO Kip Tindell practices Conscious Capitalism. Since it beginnings in 1978, TCS grew to a chain of around 70 stores located in over 20 states by 2013. Tindell believed TCS's employee-first culture and the seven Foundation Principles, which guided the company, were what d...Starting at €8.20
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Home Depot and Interconnected Retail
Alvarez, Jose B.; Ton, Zeynep; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-512036-EIn November 2011, just days before the holiday shopping rush, the senior leadership team of The Home Depot, Inc., (Home Depot), the world's largest home improvement chain, discussed how best to navigate the new interconnected world of retail. Retailers across the board faced a rapidly changing environment with the growing acceptance of on-line retailing that empowered customers by providing greater price transparency and more options. Marketing c...Starting at €8.20
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QuikTrip
Ton, ZeynepCase HBS-611045-EService and Operations ManagementQuikTrip, a large convenience store chain with over 500 stores, was known for its outstanding labor practices and fast, reliable, and friendly customer service. In November 2010, the CEO Chet Cadieux, had to decide how many new locations to open when QuikTrip entered a new market in North Carolina in 2011. Historically, QuikTrip had entered new markets slowly, opening 10 to 12 stores per year. And this slow growth worked well with its "people-fir...Starting at €8.20
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Operational Execution at Arrow Electronics (Spanish Version)
Raman, Ananth; Ton, ZeynepCase HBS-615S11Service and Operations Managementse describen las operaciones del centro de distribución (desde la toma de pedidos a la realización de pedidos) y la importancia de asistir a los detalles del proceso de Arrow Electronics, un gran distribuidor de componentes electrónicos y productos informáticos. El caso también detalla las acciones que toma la compañía para lograr y mantener registros precisos de inventario y la importancia de la precisión de registro de inventario a la estrategi...Starting at €8.20
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Home Depot and Interconnected Retail (Spanish Version)
Alvarez, Jose B.; Ton, Zeynep; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-518S06Knowledge and CommunicationEn noviembre de 2011, pocos días antes de la fiebre de compras navideñas, el equipo de liderazgo senior de The Home Depot, Inc., (Home Depot), la mayor cadena de mejoras para el hogar del mundo, discute la mejor manera de navegar por el nuevo mundo interconectado de venta al por menor. Las tiendas de toda la junta se enfrentaron a un entorno que cambia rápidamente con la creciente aceptación de la venta minorista en línea que los clientes faculta...Starting at €8.20