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bKash: Financial Technology Innovation for Emerging Markets
Ishtiaq P Mahmood; Marleen Dieleman; Narmin TartilaCase IVEY-9B17M097-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe founder of bKash Limited (bKash), a successful mobile financial services (MFS) model pioneered in Bangladesh, built the company from scratch, targeting services at the lower socioeconomic segment of society and eventually acquiring 26 million customers. bKash has had a positive impact on the lives of countless poor people and has gained worldwide recognition for its innovative business model. The model required close collaboration with teleco...Starting at €8.20
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Sheng Siong Supermarket: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
Yi Rong Loh; Ye Jun Lee; Marleen DielemanCase IVEY-9B14M108-EEntrepreneurship, StrategySheng Siong was the third-largest supermarket chain in Singapore. Its chief executive officer co-founded it with his two brothers in 1985. Sheng Siong’s business model was well suited to cater to the price-sensitive and more traditional customer segment in Singapore, with a dominant presence in suburban areas called “heartlands.” It also had a unique corporate philosophy, which was influenced by the personal values of its founding family. However...Starting at €8.20
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Rodamas Group: Designing Strategies for Changing Realities in Emerging Economies
Marleen Dieleman; Shawkat KamalCase IVEY-9B09M049-EStrategyBy 2008, Rodamas Group, owned by the ethnic Chinese Tan family, was one of the top-20 business groups in Indonesia. The company started as a trading firm in 1951 and, over time, became a joint venture partner in manufacturing businesses with a range of mainly Japanese partners. In the 1980s, the company transferred to the second generation leader. The businesses included glass manufacturing (with Asahi), personal care products (with Kao), packagi...Starting at €8.20
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Multistrada Agro International: Non-Market Strategy in Indonesia
Marleen DielemanCase IVEY-9B17M007-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2016, a personal threat was made against the managing director of Multistrada Agro International, an Indonesian industrial forestry firm. The permits for the firm’s new rubber plantation overlapped with an existing palm oil plantation and the activities of local villagers, and also drew concern from outsiders who claimed to have rights over the land or wished to protect the environment. In sum, the venture altered the delicate balance of confl...Starting at €8.20
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The IOI Group: Creating a Malaysian Palm Oil Multinational
Marleen Dieleman; Megha MittalCase IVEY-9B10M068-EStrategyThe case discusses the story of the IOI Group, one of the largest palm oil players in Malaysia, which has seen rapid growth in the past two decades. Family-controlled since 1982, the IOI Group's main businesses initially were property and palm plantations. As a relative latecomer in the palm oil industry, it grew both organically and through acquisitions, and, in 2010, had sales of about US$4.3 billion and employed 30,000 people. Over the years, ...Starting at €8.20
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Hospital La Fe de Valencia: organización en áreas clínicas
Ribera, Jaume; Antoja, GabrielCase P-1143Innovation and ChangeEl director del Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe de Valencia se plantea si es el momento adecuado para expandir el modelo de áreas clínicas de gestión a todo el centro, tras haberlo probado en un servicio piloto. El reciente traslado físico a nuevas instalaciones proporciona una oportunidad especial para implantar estas nuevas áreas.Starting at €8.20
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Motores Rivero S. A. (MORSA)
Ribera, Jaume; Lago, AlejandroExercise PE-74Service and Operations ManagementEste ejercicio presenta las decisiones que debe tomar un directivo relacionadas con la gestión de inventarios de una pieza de motor. Es muy adecuado como introducción a la gestión de inventarios, ya que presenta diferentes situaciones en evolución y permite al profesor discutir el inventario de lotes y el de seguridad, así como el impacto de la incertidumbre en las existencias y en la disponibilidad de financiamiento a la hora de tomar decisiones...Starting at €8.20
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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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Fórum Universal de las Culturas - Barcelona 2004
Lluch, María; Ribera, Jaume; Ricart, Joan EnricCase P-1069Service and Operations ManagementEn este documento se ha descrito cómo se realizó el Fórum Universal de las Cultures Barcelona 2004, desde sus inicios a finales de 1996, cuando sólo era una idea muy poco definida, hasta el 2004, cuando finalmente tubo lugar el acontecimiento, y operó durante 141 días, desde el 9 de mayo al 26 de septiembre. El caso plantea las distintas medidas a tomar para organizar un gran acontecimiento: búsqueda de patronos, financiación y estructuración de ...Starting at €8.20
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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