IESE (España)
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SicherPro Security at Truckzeit
de Santiago, RafaelCase AD-346-EDecision Analysis, Service and Operations ManagementSicherPro offers global and specialized security services that, combined with the most advanced technologies, seek maximum efficiency for companies' business management. A typical problem the company faces is how to assign security officers in such a way that the customer's needs are met and, at the same time, the assignment is as efficient as possible. The case deals with the problem of assigning scarce resources (guards, in this case) in the mo...Starting at €8.20
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UFINET Telecom: un nuevo cambio en la propiedad (B)
Calleja, Luis Manuel; Elvira, Marta; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1680Corporate Governance, Information Technologies, StrategyEl presente caso relata la venta de la compañía de telecomunicaciones Ufinet en 2018, que divide el negocio en dos compañías: una para el mercado español (Lyntia Networks) y otra para el latinoamericano (Ufinet International). Aunque el fondo de inversión Cinven continuaba siendo el propietario mayoritario de Ufinet International, se incorporó al accionariado Enel, una multinacional italiana de gas y energía, con vistas a, posiblemente, adquirir ...Starting at €5.74
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Language Exchange Club (LEC)
Baucells Alibés, Manel; de Santiago, Rafael; Malagrida, SergioCase AD-320-EService and Operations ManagementThe case deals with assigning people to jobs. It focuses particularly on how to streamline team creation as effectively as possible. Although the case deals specifically with forming groups in one of IESE's clubs, the methodology may be easily applied to any other type of team.Starting at €8.20
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UEFA Euro 2008
de Santiago, Rafael; Martínez Pedraza, ManuelCase AD-322-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case deals with the valuation of the risk involved in a particular business situation, and how to hedge that risk by means of insurance. It allows to show the strength of Monte Carlo simulation when dealing with complex risks. It also allows to explain a frequent bias in the decision making process.Starting at €8.20
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Grenarello Gardens Preservation Foundation
de Santiago, RafaelCase AD-327-EAccounting and Control, Finance, Service and Operations ManagementThe case describes the recent creation of an Italian foundation whose mission is to foster and promote the preservation of historic gardens and parks. When the manager is asked to brief the City Council about the foundation¿s financial situation, he creates a tool to generate the financial reports simplifying the accounting process to a minimum. The case is meant to exploit the power of Microsoft Excel PivotTables and advanced Excel functions.Starting at €8.20
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UFINET Telecom: A New Change in Ownership (B)
Calleja, Luis Manuel; Elvira, Marta; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1680-ECorporate Governance, Information Technologies, StrategyThis case recounts the sale of the telecommunications company UFINET in 2018, which divided the business into two companies: one for the Spanish market (Lyntia Networks) and another for Latin America (Ufinet International). Even though the investment fund Cinven remains the majority owner of Ufinet International, it joined another shareholder, Enel, an Italian gas and energy multinational, which had the option of acquiring Ufinet International in...Starting at €5.74
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Netscape: Simulation Techniques for Company Valuation
de Santiago, RafaelCase AD-351-EDecision Analysis, FinanceThis case illustrates an approach to company valuation that is widely used throughout the finance industry. The focus, however, is not on valuation itself but rather on Monte Carlo simulation techniques.Starting at €8.20
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Tamklaan Medical Center
de Santiago, Rafael; Geren, BradleyCase AD-321-EService and Operations ManagementThis case deals with allocation of shifts corresponding to Emergency Department doctors in a hopital. The challenge lies in the fact that the assignment has to take into account legal constriants, as well as hospital policy constraints. The case shows how to automate such a process, reducing the manager's work load from 30 hours to less than 2.Starting at €8.20
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UEFA Euro 2008 (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
de Santiago, Rafael; Martínez Pedraza, ManuelCase AD-322-PBKnowledge and CommunicationThis case deals with the valuation of the risk involved in a particular business situation, and how to hedge that risk by means of insurance. It allows to show the strength of Monte Carlo simulation when dealing with complex risks. It also allows to explain a frequent bias in the decision making process.Starting at €8.20
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El DIA de mañana: ¿nueva propiedad para reflotar el negocio?
Calleja, Luis Manuel; Elvira, Marta; Proaño Vicente, Ángel; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1712Corporate Governance, StrategyEn el 2019, transcurridos siete años desde su salida a bolsa, DIA, la tercera cadena de supermercados más grande de España en ventas, estaba atravesando la crisis más importante de su historia. Ese año había evitado por muy poco la situación de quiebra técnica, gracias a la intervención de LetterOne, el fondo de inversión del magnate ruso Mikhail Fridman que, tras una larga, compleja y polémica toma de control, se había convertido en el máximo ac...Starting at €8.20