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Bank of America (A) (Spanish version)
Thomke, Stefan; Nimgade, AshokCase HBS-606S31Service and Operations ManagementDescribe cómo Bank of America es la creación de un sistema para la innovación de productos y servicios en su negocio de banca minorista. Se hace hincapié en el papel de la experimentación en algunos "laboratorios" de dos docenas de la vida real que sirven como plenamente operativos sucursales bancarias y como sitios para probar nuevas ideas y conceptos. Se centra en: 1) cómo aprender de la experimentación puede ser maximizada; 2) sistemas de ince...Starting at €8.20
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Preventing Another Madoff: Reengineering the SEC's Investigation Process
Fagan, MarkCase HBS-KS1138-EService and Operations ManagementBernard Madoff perpetrated a $60 billion fraud that lasted for more than a decade. The fallout ruined the lives of many of his investors and significantly damaged the reputation of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). How did the federal agency entrusted to protect investors fail to discover the Ponzi scheme? The question is more salient because a financial expert alerted the SEC to the likely fraud and was ignored, not just once, but ma...Starting at €8.20
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Improving the Flow of People: The Victoria Station Redesign
Fagan, Mark; Stuart, GuyCase HBS-KS1244-EService and Operations ManagementTransport for London is in charge of an extensive network of Underground (metro) stations, some of which are more congested than others. This case looks at capacity planning, with the heavy-traffic Victoria Station as its primary focus. The case provides an overview of the main activities an Underground rider must carry out to either enter the station and eventually board the train, or else alight from the train and exit the station. The case pro...Starting at €8.20
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Innovation at 3M Corp. (A) (Spanish version)
Thomke, Stefan; Nimgade, AshokCase HBS-602S05Service and Operations Management(1) 3M's approach to the management of innovation and understanding market needs, (2) an in-depth description of the Lead User method and its potential as applied to the medical business, and (3) the managerial challenges of introducing novel methods into a successful organization.Starting at €8.20
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BMW AG: The Digital Auto Project (A) (Spanish Version)
Thomke, Stefan; Nimgade, AshokCase HBS-602S11Service and Operations ManagementDescribe cómo la empresa automovilística alemana BMW está tratando de reducir su tiempo de desarrollo a la mitad con la ayuda de las tecnologías asistidas por ordenador. Para aprovechar plenamente estas tecnologías en la industria del automóvil muy competitivo, BMW se enfrenta con el reto de cambiar sus procesos y organización, la construcción gradual de nuevas capacidades de desarrollo. Esta tensión entre el antiguo y el nuevo se desarrolla en e...Starting at €8.20