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Excel Tips for Advanced Users
de Santiago, RafaelTechnical Note ADN-281-EDecision Analysis, FinanceThis technical note is meant to enhance the reader's ability to build Excel models or to use those developed by colleagues, clients, financial institutions or other parties. It is not an introduction to Excel (a working knowledge of the software is assumed throughout). This document cannot substitute practice. Mastering the use of Excel is a skill and, as is the case with any other type of applied knowledge, it is not enough to understand the con...Starting at €8.20
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SicherPro Security at Truckzeit
de Santiago, RafaelCase AD-346-EDecision Analysis, Service and Operations ManagementSicherPro offers global and specialized security services that, combined with the most advanced technologies, seek maximum efficiency for companies' business management. A typical problem the company faces is how to assign security officers in such a way that the customer's needs are met and, at the same time, the assignment is as efficient as possible. The case deals with the problem of assigning scarce resources (guards, in this case) in the mo...Starting at €8.20
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WoKou Robotics
de Santiago, RafaelCase AD-372-EDecision Analysis, Service and Operations ManagementWoKou Robotics is a global artificial intelligence company that manufactures two of its most popular robots in the same plant. Manufacturing is divided into several processes: robotic design, 3D printing and wiring. The case provides a natural scenario to introduce linear optimization techniques. The last part of the case is designed to encourage discussion of optimization in the presence of uncertainty (simulation methods) using the simulation o...Starting at €8.20
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Introducción a los árboles de decisión
de Santiago, Rafael; Gorecka-Pietrucha, JustynaTechnical Note ADN-278Decision AnalysisCuando se afronta una decisión compleja, la estructura del problema no siempre resulta obvia. Un diagrama de decisión puede ayudar a la persona encargada de la toma de decisiones a comprender la naturaleza del problema al que se enfrenta y evaluar el impacto del riesgo en la decisión final. También nos permite llevar a cabo un análisis de sensibilidad, con el que podemos evaluar la susceptibilidad de nuestra decisión inicial a pequeños cambios en...Starting at €8.20
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Language Exchange Club (LEC)
Baucells Alibés, Manel; de Santiago, Rafael; Malagrida, SergioCase AD-320-EService and Operations ManagementThe case deals with assigning people to jobs. It focuses particularly on how to streamline team creation as effectively as possible. Although the case deals specifically with forming groups in one of IESE's clubs, the methodology may be easily applied to any other type of team.Starting at €8.20
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An Introduction to Decision Trees (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
de Santiago, Rafael; Gorecka-Pietrucha, JustynaTechnical Note ADN-278-PBDecision AnalysisWhen facing a complex decision, the structure of the problem is oftentimes not obvious. A decision diagram can help the decision-maker understand the nature of the problem he or she is facing and evaluate the impact of risk on the final decision. It also allows us to carry out a sensitivity analysis, which investigates how sensitive our initial decision is to small changes in the relevant parameters.Starting at €8.20
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Bundesautobahnen Group
de Santiago, Rafael; García Centenera, Iñigo; Izquierdo, DavidCase AD-367-EDecision AnalysisBundesautobahnen Group, a German construction company, has won a public tender to build (the first stretch of) a freewayan expressway between Berlin and Bremen, with a budget of 170 million of euros. The company neededs to optimize the costs, matching the estimates offered in the tender and improving the project's margin. One of the most important stages was the optimization of the earthwork along the route.Starting at €8.20
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Espresso House
de Santiago, Rafael; Carreras, Julián; Palaniswami, Ramesh; Vilà, JenniferCase AD-390-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, FinanceThe financial attractiveness of branded coffee shops attracted investments from the private equity industry in 2005. The case analyzes how Palamon Capital Partners, a private equity firm, used quantitative analysis to assess the risk of a 5-year growth investment in Espresso House, a branded coffee shop chain in Sweden.Starting at €8.20
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Cómo funciona la mente del directivo
de Santiago, Rafael; Iyengar, Sheena; Brion, SebastienDossier DOS-19Decision Analysis, Leadership and People Management, MarketingCada día nos vemos obligados a tomar múltiples decisiones. Conocer los mecanismos de nuestra mente nos ayudará a dar en el blanco.Starting at €15.00
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Grenarello Gardens Preservation Foundation
de Santiago, RafaelCase AD-327-EAccounting and Control, Finance, Service and Operations ManagementThe case describes the recent creation of an Italian foundation whose mission is to foster and promote the preservation of historic gardens and parks. When the manager is asked to brief the City Council about the foundation¿s financial situation, he creates a tool to generate the financial reports simplifying the accounting process to a minimum. The case is meant to exploit the power of Microsoft Excel PivotTables and advanced Excel functions.Starting at €8.20