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EU Holidays
Yew Hoong Wong; Singfat ChuCase IVEY-9B13E003-ECorporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThe profit margin for the travel agency industry in Singapore, which mostly offered travel packages to Asia and Europe, was very thin. An up-and-coming travel agency faced the dilemma of offering maximum customer satisfaction while keeping its operating cost (e.g., fees for its tour guides) low. Rather than simply assigning travel guides to tours by trial and error, a director of the travel agency decided to use an optimization template. This cas...Starting at €8.20
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Africam Safari: la pasión por la naturaleza y la vida salvaje
Pérez Pineda, Felipe; Sánchez Bazan, Gabriela; Rodriguez Regordosa, Herberto; Centro de Investigaciones; IESDE Business SchoolCase INCAE-12389Corporate GovernanceEl caso es sobre un parque de conservación y vida silvestre ubicado en el Estado de Puebla en México fundado por el Capitán Camacho - personaje de vida ejemplar - y dirigido por su hija Amy, la cual debe de tomar una decisión trascendental para la empresa la cual es la apertura de un segundo parque. Este material permite analizar los parámetros y variables a considerar para tomar la decisión, evaluar los riesgos asociados con la inversión, las va...Starting at €8.20
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Gobernar la institución es asunto de personas
Taracena Figueroa, EnriqueCase IPADE-DG 02 N 01Corporate GovernanceEstudia el modo como las acciones del Director General o Presidente de la Empresa inciden en la implantación de la estrategia de negocios. Explora las conexiones causales entre lo que la Persona de Vértice hace o deja de hacer, la marcha de la empresa y sus resultados. Ilustra esquemáticamente los aspectos sobre los cuales se puede diagnosticar la eficacia directiva.Starting at €8.20
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Denka Chemicals
Elly Miaw Ling Chia; Singfat ChuCase IVEY-9B14E007-ECorporate Governance, StrategyA manufacturer of over 75 grades of styrenic resins — used to make DVD cases, refrigerator trays, packaging materials and auto parts — faces a “transition loss” each time it switches production from one grade to another. A transition loss for each grade arises from the initial 16 metric tons produced, which are sub-standard and unsuitable for usage by customers. To the company, this implies a loss of resources (raw material and production cost) a...Starting at €8.20
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Africam Safari: la pasión por la naturaleza y la vida salvaje - Nota del intructor
Pérez Pineda, Felipe; Sánchez Bazan, Gabriela; Rodriguez Regordosa, HerbertoTeaching Note INCAE-12389NECorporate GovernanceNota del Instructor del caso “Africam Safari: la pasión por la naturaleza y la vida salvaje”.Starting at €0.00
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Una empresa bien gobernada necesita un proyecto global (PGE)
Taracena Figueroa, EnriqueCase IPADE-DG 09 N 01Corporate GovernanceExplora y propone el concepto de Proyecto Global de la Empresa. Parte del supuesto de que para que la empresa llegue a ser una Institución, es decir, adquiera vida propia, es necesario promover el compromiso de todas aquellas personas e instancias de las que depende su vida. Socios, directivos, empleados, clientes, proveedores, acreedores, etc. (los llamados stakeholders) deben encontrar razones para cuidar la empresa. Esto se logra vinculando el...Starting at €8.20
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Healthway Medical
Noel Yeo; Singfat ChuCase IVEY-9B13E007-ECorporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, StrategyA small publicly listed company is entertaining the idea of adding nursing home management to its medical value chain, which is currently focused on consultation. Management must rely on simulation in order to determine the feasibility of operating a nursing home according to admissions protocol and subsidies granted by a governmental agency.Starting at €8.20
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Precena Strategic Partners: Staff Relocation Cost Minimization
Singfat Chu; Takahisa TakadaCase IVEY-9B14E029-ECorporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, StrategyA Japanese management consultant company seeks to relocate some of its instructors for a period of between one and three months to Singapore in order to conduct its flagship course catering to Japanese expatriate managers. It must determine which instructors to select in order to minimize relocation costs while taking into account their productivity and availability and the number of courses booked over three future months. Cost minimization is c...Starting at €8.20