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Groupon: cambiar los hábitos de compra
Sieber, Sandra; Káganer, Evgeny; Al Turaigi, Tariq; Tatarinov, KatherineCase SI-187Innovation and Change, Knowledge and CommunicationEl meteórico ascenso de Groupon sin duda había sido excepcional, hasta el punto de que la revista Forbes lo había calificado como "el mayor crecimiento que una empresa ha experimentado jamás". Al lograr decenas de millones de usuarios desde 2008, muchos pensaron que Groupon iba a cambiar el modo en que consumíamos y disfrutábamos de nuestro tiempo libre. Sin embargo, el 2 de junio de 2011 la empresa lanzó una OPV y no todos quedaron tan impresion...Starting at €8.20
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Android y iPhone: ¿listos para hacer negocios
Sieber, Sandra; Tatarinov, KatherineCase SI-188Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeEste caso analiza los cambios que están teniendo lugar en el sector móvil, en particular, con respecto a los teléfonos inteligentes (más comúnmente conocidos como smartphones) y las tabletas de las cuatro compañías más importantes del mercado actual. En el documento se comparan sus cuatro estrategias y se analizan los productos de cada competidor. Después, se resumen las tendencias y los importantes desarrollos tecnológicos que afectarán a este m...Starting at €8.20
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Innovis Telecom: Entrepreneurial Internationalization - Teaching Note
Ariño, Africa; Tatarinov, KatherineTeaching Note SMT-116-EDecision Analysis, Service and Operations Management, StrategyInnovis was a telecom services start-up founded in 2010 in India. Due to certain government regulations banning the import of telecom equipment from China, Innovis managers saw that the survival of the company was at risk and that it would have a greater competitive advantage if it were to provide its services in countries outside India. Within the first five years of its existence, and with limited resources, the company had already expanded to ...Starting at €0.00
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IZAR
Grasas, Alex; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1056Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe el desarrollo de un proyecto de construcción de una plataforma de producción y perforación de petróleo flotante (FPSO) en el astillero de Fene, una de las unidades de negocio de la empresa española de construcción naval y militar Izar. Este proyecto supone una novedad para la empresa, ya que se utilizó por primera vez el método de cadena crítica, una aplicación de la teoría de las limitaciones de Goldratt a la gestión de proyecto...Starting at €8.20
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Olapic on Amazon.com's Cloud - Teaching Note
Zamora, Javier; Tatarinov, KatherineTeaching Note SIT-18-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeOn the morning of April 21, 2011, Alex Dantart, CTO of Olapic, was about to run the final tests on his New York-based IT startup company's new service, uPhoto. The launch date for this innovative photo crowdsourcing service, commissioned by Olapic's first corporate client - the New York Daily News (NYDN), was slated for the end of April. Although it seemed like the Internet connection was working, Dantart was puzzled when he realized that he coul...Starting at €0.00
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Barcelona Air Control Center (ACC)
Grasas, Alex; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1052-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes air traffic management, taking the Barcelona Air Control Centre as an example. The air traffic controller plays a crucial role in air traffic management. The case also describes this role and details the air traffic controller's functions and responsibilities.Starting at €8.20
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Inventory Management - Safety Stock
Grasas, Alex; Ribera, JaumeTechnical Note PN-428-EService and Operations ManagementThis note presents the concept of safety stock as a way of protecting the company against uncertainty in stock behavior. It contains a number of examples and a spreadsheet that calculates the size of the safety stock, taking into account the parameters that affect it. It continues with a discussion of advanced aspects related with safety stocks.Starting at €8.20
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Input/Output Curves
Grasas, Alex; Ribera, JaumeTechnical Note PN-424-EService and Operations ManagementThis note presents the input/output curves, how to plot them and their meaning. The input/output curves represent the inputs and outputs of the flowchart of any process. They can be used to study different parameters of the process, such as lead times, the average number of elements in the system, etc. These concepts are discussed using an example.Starting at €8.20
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Groupon: Changing Shopping as We Know It
Sieber, Sandra; Káganer, Evgeny; Al Turaigi, Tariq; Tatarinov, KatherineCase SI-187-EInnovation and Change, Knowledge and CommunicationGroupon's meteoric rise was nothing short of exceptional, and it was one that had Forbes Magazine calling it "the fastest growing company ever." Acquiring tens of millions of users since 2008 led many to believe that Groupon was about to change the way people consumed and enjoyed their free time. However, on June 2, 2011, the company filed for an IPO and not everyone was impressed. Many voices berated the business model and the high marketing cos...Starting at €8.20
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Decisiones sobre inversión y localización de plantas
Grasas, Alex; Blasi, Alexandre; Ribera, JaumeTechnical Note PN-434Service and Operations ManagementEste documento describe el proceso de decisión de inversión y localización de plantas por etapas, desde su inicio, cuando la compañía se plantea dicha decisión, hasta que la nueva inversión/planta está plenamente operativa, poniendo énfasis en los aspectos que mejor determinan la elección. Se detallan especialmente los aspectos intangibles de estas decisiones, ya que su peso es determinante y son los peor comprendidos. Para completar la visión de...Starting at €8.20