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United Breaks Guitars
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-202-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementUnited Continental Holdings, generally referred to as United for short, is one of the largest airlines in the world. Although it has its headquarters in Chicago (Illinois, United States), it operates nine different hubs, the other eight being Denver, Guam, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark (New Jersey), San Francisco, Tokyo (Japan) and Washington D.C. Like many companies in the transport sector, United claims: ?Our goal is to make every flight a posit...Starting at €8.20
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A Walk Through the United States
Bardolet Urgellès, David; Baucells Alibés, Manel; Ariño, Miguel AngelCase AD-374-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsThe case presents the well-known traveling salesman problem in the context of having to visit 48 U.S. State Capitals.Starting at €8.20
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United rompe guitarras
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-202Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementUnited Continental Holdings, llamada generalmente por la forma abreviada United, es una de las mayores aerolíneas del mundo. A pesar de tener la sede central en Chicago (Illinois, Estados Unidos), opera en ocho aeropuertos más: Denver, Guam, Houston, Los Ángeles, Newark (Nueva Jersey), San Francisco, Tokio (Japón) y Washington, D.C., lo que supone un total de nueve aeropuertos diferentes. Como muchas compañías del sector del transporte, United af...Starting at €8.20
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Un paseo por Estados Unidos
Bardolet Urgellès, David; Baucells Alibés, Manel; Ariño, Miguel AngelCase AD-374Decision Analysis, EconomicsEl caso presenta el bien conocido problema del representante en el contexto de visitar 48 ciudades de Estados Unidos.Starting at €8.20
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The EDP Foundation
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-178-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe EDP Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization that was created in December 2004 by the former Portuguese electricity monopolist EDP (Energias de Portugal). Around the end of 2009, the EDP Foundation was called to launch a corporate responsibility program associated with the construction of a huge dam in the Douro area, in northern Portugal. In this context, the EDP Foundation launched a new and innovative multistakeholder engagement pro...Starting at €8.20
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Glaxo: The acquisition of Wellcome
Canals, Jordi; Bardolet Urgellès, DavidCase ASE-386-EEconomicsThis case describes the changes in the world pharmaceutical industry in 1995 and presents the challenges for Glaxo (the leading European pharmaceutical firm) and the potential acquisition of Wellcome. This decision will differ from other acquisitions made by firms like Merck, oriented towards vertical integration and control over the distribution network. The main topics that the case covers are: industry analysis; value chain analysis; positioni...Starting at €8.20