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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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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Communicating corporate citizenship: MRW and corporate social responsibility (A)
Levy, Jan; Sánchez, Pablo; Rodríguez Badal, Miguel ÁngelCase DG-1375-EStrategyThis case describes the corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy of MRW, Spain's second largest express courier company, and explains how it affects the company's communication policy and business strategy. The case first briefly outlines the history of the company and fills in some background to help understand its current expansion policy. It then gives information about certain management issues that have been considered vital to the organ...Starting at €8.20
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La fría encrucijada del Grupo BYSE
Rodríguez Badal, Miguel Ángel; Ricart, Joan EnricCase DG-1248StrategyA finales de 1996, el Grupo BYSE es una de las compañías españolas más comprometidas y avanzadas en lo que atañe a su gestión medioambiental. Prueba de ello es que fabrica y comercializa los frigoríficos medioambientalmente más avanzados y una de sus plantas ha sido la primera en conseguir en España el registro EMAS. Sin embargo, BYSE está comercializando unos frigoríficos de una puerta, fabricados por una empresa italiana, que se distinguen por ...Starting at €8.20
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Hewlett Packard España: Metodología PDCA para la mejora de los procesos (A)
Rodríguez Badal, Miguel Ángel; Roure, JuanCase P-875Service and Operations ManagementEste caso presenta los diferentes pasos de la metodología PDCA a través de su aplicación a un proyecto de mejora de Hewlett Packard España.Starting at €8.20
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Bundesautobahnen Group
de Santiago, Rafael; García Centenera, Iñigo; Izquierdo, DavidCase AD-367-EDecision AnalysisBundesautobahnen Group, a German construction company, has won a public tender to build (the first stretch of) a freewayan expressway between Berlin and Bremen, with a budget of 170 million of euros. The company neededs to optimize the costs, matching the estimates offered in the tender and improving the project's margin. One of the most important stages was the optimization of the earthwork along the route.Starting at €8.20
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Espresso House
de Santiago, Rafael; Carreras, Julián; Palaniswami, Ramesh; Vilà, JenniferCase AD-390-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, FinanceThe financial attractiveness of branded coffee shops attracted investments from the private equity industry in 2005. The case analyzes how Palamon Capital Partners, a private equity firm, used quantitative analysis to assess the risk of a 5-year growth investment in Espresso House, a branded coffee shop chain in Sweden.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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Hewlett Packard España: Metodología PDCA para la mejora de los procesos (C)
Rodríguez Badal, Miguel Ángel; Roure, JuanCase P-877Service and Operations ManagementEste caso presenta los diferentes pasos de la metodología PDCA a través de su aplicación a un proyecto de mejora de Hewlett Packard España.Starting at €5.74