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Zara: moda rápida
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1152MarketingInditex, minorista de ropa en España, ha establecido un sistema extremadamente rápido de respuesta para su cadena de Zara. En vez de predecir con una antelación de meses lo que desearán usar las mujeres en la temporada, Zara observa qué está vendiendo y qué no, y ajusta continuamente lo que produce y comercializa sobre esa base. Impulsado por el éxito de Zara, Inditex se ha expandido a 39 países, convirtiéndose en uno de los minoristas más global...Starting at €8.20
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Tejidos Especiales Edentel 4.0 (B)
Lago, Alejandro; Sabrià, FredericCase P-1170Service and Operations ManagementPresenta las pruebas planeadas por el director de del Departamento de Producción de Tejidos Especiales Edentel para cumplir, de la mejor forma posible, los plazos de entrega. Este caso está basado en el caso "Tejidos Especiales Edentel", P-988, del prof. Riverola.Starting at €5.74
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Additive Manufacturing at Etnia Barcelona
Calvo, Eduard; Lago, Alejandro; Sabrià, FedeCase P-1155-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementEtnia Barcelona, a niche manufacturer of high-quality fashion eyewear, is considering its next move in light of the advances being made in additive manufacturing, which could require the company to rethink everything from product design to capacity footprint and logistics. The case covers the company's design-to-sale process, raw material procurement, and manufacturing operations. Etnia Barcelona has seen steady growth in revenues since its found...Starting at €8.20
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Tejidos Especiales Edentel 4.0 (B)
Lago, Alejandro; Sabrià, FredericCase P-1170-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes the trials that the head of the Production Department at Tejidos Especiales Edentel is planning in order to meet delivery dates in the best way possible. This case is based on the case "Tejidos Especiales Edentel," P-988, by Professor Josep Riverola.Starting at €5.74
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Metro Bank: The British Banking Revolution Begins
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1112-EFinance, Service and Operations Management, StrategyVernon W. Hill has created quite a unique bank fully focused on delivering great customer service. Previously, in the United States, his approach has been highly successful. The question is: will he be able to replicate the success in the U.K. and lead to a banking revolution? But to answer this question, one first has to fully understand what the business model is all about.Starting at €8.20
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Eurostar and the Channel Tunnel Incident (A)
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Lago, Alejandro; Valadas, JorgeCase M-1251-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementThis case describes the ordeal experienced by passengers who were trapped under in English channel on December 2009 and poses questions related to how managers should react to the situation. The main issues that come out in the case relate to how the firm should react to this service failure.Starting at €8.20
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Kids&Us: International Expansion
Girbal, Albert; Lago, AlejandroCase P-1151-EService and Operations ManagementKids&Us is a successful family business founded by Natàlia Perarnau and Quim Serracanta. In Spain, the company has revolutionized methods used to teach children English from a very early age. The Kids&Us method is an innovative system that uses eye-catching materials with stories and characters that appeal to children, interactive classes in which songs play a key role, and CDs to facilitate repetition of content at home. The business model is ba...Starting at €8.20
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Allianz: The Iberian Project
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1107-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementIn December 2007, the Allianz Group created a special taskforce to study the possible integration of the subsidiaries in Spain and Portugal. The different alternatives to be analyzed ranged from a complete merger of the two companies to sharing only some key back-office operations. Although companies in both countries had similar products and structures, their operational philosophies were rather different, since Spain had decentralized many acti...Starting at €8.20
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Revitalizar Philips (A)
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Lupu, Raluca; Herlicq, Bruno; Nueno, PedroCase E-54EntrepreneurshipDespués de un 2000 brillante, Philips está haciendo frente a las dificultades de una ralentización económica mundial que ha golpeado duramente el sector de la tecnología particularmente, y al cambio de consejero delegado. En 2002, el presidente y consejero delegado de Philips, así como el equipo de la alta dirección, deben reformular su estrategia para revitalizar a la compañía.Starting at €8.20
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El liderazgo en Internet (B): Barnes & Nobles contra Amazon.com en 2005
Ghemawat, PankajCase HBS-706S02StrategyComplementa el caso (A). Una versión reescrita de un suplemento antes.Starting at €5.74