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Berlin Brandenburg International Airport
Teworte, Victoria; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase P-1142-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyJust after German reunification in 1990, plans were made for a single, new airport to concentrate all the traffic of the new capital Berlin. Twenty-five years later, Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) was still not operational. The project was amassing mistakes and had already seen four delays, due mainly to the fire detection system. At the end of December 2014, the Supervisory Board announced that the airport would finally open in t...Starting at €8.20
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The KLM Approach to Alliances
Mitchell, Jordan; Ariño, Africa; Ozcan, PinarCase SM-1530-EStrategyWhen it teamed up with Northwest Airlines of the US in 1989, KLM became Europe¿s first airline to begin a major cross-border airline alliance. What followed was a series of pan-continental alliances resulting in the formation of Star Alliance, oneworld and Skyteam. This case study highlights the main milestones in the development of KLM¿s major alliances focusing primarily on Northwest with additional details on relationships with Kenya Airways, ...Starting at €8.20
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Derivados financieros en Controladora Comercial Mexicana (CCM)
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-859FinanceEl objetivo pedagógico principal del caso de Comercial Mexicana es mostrar el uso y abuso de los derivados. Comercial Mexicana, que es el tercer mayor minorista de alimentos y otros artículos de México, hizo frente a una posible quiebra en 2008 después de especular con moneda extranjera, lo que expuso a la compañía a una deuda de 1.900 millones de dólares.Starting at €8.20
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Net Working Capital (NWC) at Henkel
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Sachon, MarcCase F-810-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementThis case tracks Henkel's initiative in reducing its net working capital (NWC). The case can be used in a both a finance and a supply chain management class to illustrate net working capital and the link between the strategic/financial notions of NWC and operative efficiency of the supply chain.Starting at €8.20
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Necesidades operativas de fondos en Henkel
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Sachon, MarcCase F-810Finance, Service and Operations ManagementEste caso explica la iniciativa de Henkel de reducir sus necesidades operativas de fondos (NOF). El documento puede utilizarse tanto en una clase de finanzas como en una de gestión de la cadena de suministro para ilustrar las NOF, pero también para ilustrar la relación entre las nociones estratégicas y financieras de las mismas y la eficiencia operativa de la cadena de suministro.Starting at €8.20
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CVO Group: la expansión europea
Mitchell, Jordan; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-102Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementNorrie Sinclair, consejero delegado de CVO Group, una empresa de contratación de personal con sede en Budapest (Hungría) que opera en toda Europa del Este, está barajando dos tipos de expansión: una ampliación geográfica a Londres (Reino Unido) y una expansión hacia el alquiler de personal a través de la adquisición. En su búsqueda por un objetivo a adquirir, ha dado con Center Group, una empresa polaca dedicada al alquiler de personal y a la sub...Starting at €8.20
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Aeropuerto Berlin Brandenburg International
Teworte, Victoria; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase P-1142Innovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyJusto después de la reunificación alemana de 1990, se prepararon planes para crear un nuevo único aeropuerto para concentrar todo el tráfico de la nueva capital Berlín. 25 años más tarde, el aeropuerto internacional Berlín Brandenburgo (BER) aún no estaba operativo. El proyecto acumulaba errores y había presenciado ya cuatro retrasos, debidos principalmente al sistema de detección de incendios. A finales de diciembre de 2014, el consejo superviso...Starting at €8.20
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CVO Group: the European Expansion
Mitchell, Jordan; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-102-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementNorrie Sinclair, CEO of CVO Group - a recruiting company based in Budapest, Hungary, with operations throughout Eastern Europe - is considering two types of expansion: geographic enlargement to London, UK and expanding into personnel leasing through acquisition. In his search for an acquisition target, he has come across Center Group, a company participating in both personnel leasing and payroll outsourcing in Poland. This case allows students t...Starting at €8.20
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Air Berlin's IPO
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-811-EFinanceThe CEO of Air Berlin must make a decision of whether he should delay Air Berlin's IPO and/or lower the price range in response to tepid reactions from the investment community. The case allows students to discuss the value of Air Berlin, the rationale for the IPO, and the strategy and timing of the IPO.Starting at €8.20
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Derivatives at Controladora Comercial Mexicana (CCM)
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-859-EFinanceThe main pedagogical objective of the Comercial Mexicana is to show the use and abuse of derivatives. Comercial Mexicana - Mexico's third largest retailer of food and other items - faced the possibility of bankruptcy in 2008 after speculating on foreign currency, which exposed the company to US$1.9 billion of debt. The case explains the derivative type (TARN or Target Accrual Redemption Note) and goes into detail on the perils of trying to make ...Starting at €8.20