HBSP (USA)
-
Business Intelligence Software at SYSCO (Spanish version)
McAfee, Andrew; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-606S16Service and Operations ManagementThe large food service company SYSCO has decided to purchase business intelligence (BI) software, a technology intended to provide superior monitoring and analysis capabilities. Twila Day, assistant vice president of technology and applications, is in charge of the BI project and must determine exactly how much software to buy. She must also plan the BI implementation throughout the company. After conferring with Business Objects, the BI applicat...Starting at €8.20
-
Battle Over a Bank: Defining the Limits of Federal Power Under a New Constitution
Moss, David A.; Campasano, MarcCase HBS-716052-EEconomicsIn late February, 1791, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton submitted a report to President Washington defending his recent proposal for a national bank, which he hoped would bolster the American economy and assist the federal government in managing its finances. Congress had approved the plan, but some of the President's advisers warned that the federal government lacked the authority to establish a bank because the Constitution did not grant ...Starting at €8.20
-
Vandelay Industries, Inc. (Spanish version)
Upton, David M.; McAfee, AndrewCase HBS-606S27Service and Operations Managementconsultor de un ICS considera cuestiones en el inicio de una implementación a gran escala de software de SAP para un gran cliente. El software de planificación de recursos empresariales (ERP) integrará los procesos empresariales fragmentados, y así debe ser apoyado por toda la organización del cliente.Starting at €8.20
-
Los Grobo (Spanish version)
McAfee, Andrew; De Royere, AlexandraCase HBS-606S30Service and Operations ManagementEste caso se acompaña de un breve vídeo que se puede mostrar en clase o incluido en un Coursepack digital. Los instructores deben considerar el momento de hacer el video disponibles para los estudiantes, ya que puede revelar detalles clave de caso. Los Grobo, una empresa de grano de cultivo basados en la Argentina, debe decidir si se debe expandirse internacionalmente a la vecina Paraguay y Uruguay. Los Grobo ha construido una red de TI-equipad...Starting at €8.20
-
James Madison, the 'Federal Negative,' and the Making of the U.S. Constitution
Moss, David A.; Campasano, MarcCase HBS-716053-EEconomicsOn June 8th, 1787, at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, delegates from across the United States began discussing a curious proposal to expand federal power over the states. James Madison of Virginia had suggested that the new constitution include a "federal negative," which would give Congress the authority to veto any law passed by a state legislature. He viewed this as a critical safeguard against unchecked power at the state level...Starting at €8.20
-
Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference (Spanish version)
McAfee, Andrew; Brynjolfsson, ErikArticle HBS-R0807JInformation TechnologiesSince the mid-1990s, when the rate of spending on IT began to rise sharply, the spread between the leaders and laggards in an industry has widened. There are more winner-take-all markets. But the increased concentration has ramped up, rather than dampened, churn among the remaining players. And these dynamics are greatest in those industries that are more IT intensive. This pattern is already familiar to the makers of digital products, but it ha...Starting at €8.20
-
Pharmacy Service Improvement at CVS (A) (Spanish version)
McAfee, AndrewCase HBS-607S26Service and Operations ManagementCVS's retail pharmacy operations are functioning poorly and dissatisfying customers. Many customers are defecting as a result. A pharmacy service improvement team has documented the current prescription fulfillment process, its exception rates, and the problems generated by exceptions. The company must now decide how to change this process, and what information system changes to make in support of the redesigned process.Starting at €8.20
-
Conversation About Information Technology (Spanish Version)
McAfee, AndrewCase HBS-610S15Service and Operations ManagementDos gerentes discuten los beneficios, costos, oportunidades y dolores de cabeza de la informática empresarial. Los temas incluyen la seguridad, la formación, la Internet y la Web, la colaboración, la productividad, la Ley de Moore, el ordenador se bloquea, las actualizaciones de software de código abierto, los efectos de red, la informática empresarial, y la diferenciación competitiva a través de TI.Starting at €8.20
-
Regulating Radio in the Age of Broadcasting
Moss, David A.; Campasano, Marc; Donovan, ColinCase HBS-716043-EEconomicsWhen the Titanic tragically sank on April 15, 1912, potentially life-saving help was delayed as a result of failures in radio communication. In part as a result, Congress moved swiftly to regulate radio, passing the Radio Act of 1912 four months later. Although at this stage radio was still used principally for point-to-point, Morse code communications, the radio scene changed drastically in the early 1920s with the rise of broadcasting, as new p...Starting at €8.20
-
A Nation Divided: The United States and the Challenge of Secession
Moss, David A.; Campasano, MarcCase HBS-716048-EEconomicsAmericans elected Abraham Lincoln as the nation's first Republican president in November of 1860. Northern political leaders had formed the Republican Party only a few years before, in large measure to combat the spread of slavery. Southerners had long been wary of Northern hostility toward their "peculiar institution," and Lincoln's 1860 victory proved to be the last straw in this sectional rivalry that had deeply influenced American culture and...Starting at €8.20