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You May Not Need Big Data After All
Ross, Jeanne W.; Beath, Cynthia M.; Quaadgras, AnneArticle HBS-R1312F-EInformation TechnologiesWhy do companies have so little to show for their investments in big data? The biggest reason is that they aren't doing a good job using the data they already have. They don't know how to manage the information embedded in their operating systems, analyze it in ways that enhance their understanding, and then make changes in response to new evidence and insights. The few companies that have adopted evidence-based decision making ensure that all de...Starting at €8.20
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Procter & Gamble: mejoramiento del valor para el consumidor vía rediseño de procesos
McKenney, James L.; Clark, Theodore H.Case HBS-110S20Information TechnologiesLa evolución del desarrollo de Procter & Gamble de la respuesta eficiente al consumidor (ECR) implicó una serie de ensayos, una decisión de distribuir los pañales sobre la base del movimiento del producto, un esfuerzo consciente para pasar a un nuevo medio de distribución en todas las líneas, un primer corte a un nuevo sistema, y por último, la evolución de la combinación existente de los sistemas informáticos integrados que unen la cadena de v...Starting at €8.20
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Theranos: Who Has Blood on Their Hands? (A)
Hsieh, Nien-he; Wing, Christina R.; Fournier, Emilie; Resman, AnnaCase HBS-619039-EInformation TechnologiesThis case covers the rise and fall of Theranos, the company founded by Elizabeth Holmes in 2004 to revolutionize the blood testing industry by creating a device that could provide from a small finger prick the same results and accuracy as intravenous blood draws. As founder and CEO, Holmes was hailed as the most successful female tech entrepreneur ever. In October 2015, however, a Wall Street Journal article exposed internal struggles and questio...Starting at €8.20
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Campbell Soup Company: Selling Channel Innovation to Customers
Ton, Zeynep; McKenney, James L.Case HBS-608141-EInformation TechnologiesCampbell Soup, like most food manufacturers, faced grocery chain and wholesale demand for its goods driven by Campbell's own promotional pricing structure rather than retail consumer demand. Former policies to encourage overstock created huge swings in production and inventory levels. Campbell's introduced continuous product replenishment (CPR) under which they would manage inventory for their customers, enabled by electronic data interchange to ...Starting at €8.20