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Prosalud y el Seguro Nacional de Maternidad y Niñez (SNMN) (A)
Mintz P.; Savedoff W.; Pancorvo J.; Magdalene M.Case P-998Service and Operations ManagementBolivia y su realidad exige retos que en salud son múltiples. Dentro del contexto de reformas se encuentran necesidades de la población, políticas y lineamientos gubernamentales, la acción de los municipios y los esfuerzos privados. Particularmente, se presenta el aporte de una ONG: Prosalud y su desarrollo dentro del ámbito de salud boliviano. Circunstancialmente, el Secretario de Salud viene diseñando y sopesando un Programa para reducir las al...Starting at €8.20
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Prosalud and the Insurance Program for Mothers and Children (SNMN) (A)
Mintz P.; Savedoff W.; Pancorvo J.; Magdalene M.Case P-998-EService and Operations ManagementThe health situation in Bolivia faces numerous challenges, and reforms must take into account the requirements of different population groups, political, municipal and private sectors. Particular attention is paid to the contributions of an NGO called Prosalud. The Health Secretary is designing a program to reduce the high levels of mortality among pregnant women and children under five. The program leads to uncertainties both for the Health Secr...Starting at €8.20
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Assembling Smartphones: Takt Time Cycle Time
Shih, Willy; Bernstein, Ethan S.Case HBS-611012-EService and Operations ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. The case was prepared to be used as part of a process review in the first year Technology and Operations Management course at HBS. It offers students an opportunity to discuss the context of a manufacturing process choice, and then examine actual production numbers that resulted from a series of choices. While there isn't a traditional case issue, the discussion should focus...Starting at €8.20
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Assembling Smartphones: Takt Time Cycle Time, Teaching Note
Shih, WillyTeaching Note HBS-611013-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 611012.Starting at €0.00
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Assembling Smartphones: Takt Time Cycle Time (Spanish Version)
Shih, Willy; Bernstein, Ethan S.Case HBS-611S11Service and Operations ManagementPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. El caso fue preparado para ser utilizado como parte de un proceso de revisión en el primer año curso Tecnología y Gestión de Operaciones en HBS. Ofrece a los estudiantes la oportunidad de analizar el contexto de una elección proceso de fabricación y, a continuación, examinar los números reales de producción que resultaron de una serie de opciones. Si bien no es un tema trad...Starting at €8.20
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Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief: What Can We Learn from Commercial Supply Chains
Shih, Willy; Pierson, MargaretCase HBS-615003-EService and Operations ManagementOrganizing speedy and efficient supply operations for unpredictable major natural disasters was a continuing challenge for the U.S. military, and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti was both unique in its operational scope and political complexity. As he reviewed the after-action reports, George Topic, the Vice Director of the Center for Joint and Strategic Logistics at the National Defense University wondered how the performance of disaster relief effo...Starting at €8.20
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Conducting a Kaizen
Shih, WillyCase HBS-619016-EService and Operations ManagementKaizen, meaning change for the better in Japanese, is a set of activities directed at improving standardized work, equipment, and procedures for carrying out daily production or other business operations. It was popularized by Toyota as an integral part of its Toyota Production System. This note provides describes some of the underlying practices, and a simple outline for conducting a kaizen event.Starting at €8.20