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Precocinados Doña Carmen
Garrido Martínez, Enrique; Gómez Del Sol, RaimundoCase IIST-PI-115Service and Operations ManagementEl caso "Precocinados Doña Carmen" describe el proceso de elaboración de tres productos: Pollo relleno, muslo de pollo relleno y pechuga de pollo rellena. A lo largo del caso se aportan los datos necesarios para poder hacer un completo análisis de las operaciones que allí se describen. La simulación del caso consiste en la representación de la realidad que plantea el caso utilizando fichas de LEGO y hace posible experimentar las técnicas de análi...Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Governance: The Jack Wright Series (B): Wright Gets Involved
Colley, John L.; Logan, George W.; Stettinius, Wallace; Carr, DabneyCase DARDEN-OM-1515-EService and Operations ManagementApproximately two months after agreeing to join the Mega Corporation board, Wright received a package of material for his first board meeting, which was to be held immediately after the annual meeting at which he was to be elected. This is the second case in a series of cases about corporate governance. It is a revision of UVA-OM-1084 and can be used in its place. The case is used in Darden's "Corporate Governance" course elective.Starting at €5.74
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Corporate Governance: The Jack Wright Series (C): The Board-Management Relationship
Colley, John L.; Logan, George W.; Stettinius, Wallace; Carr, DabneyCase DARDEN-OM-1516-EService and Operations ManagementJack Wright had been on the board of Mega Corporation for almost a year and was confident in his assessment of the ways in which the board and the corporate organization functioned. He recognized some pluses: a strong balance sheet, several good businesses, and some other businesses that could be sold; however, he also saw a number of issues that were not being addressed but needed attention. This case is one in a series of cases about corporate ...Starting at €5.74
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Corporate Governance: The Jack Wright Series (D): Time for Action
Colley, John L.; Logan, George W.; Stettinius, Wallace; Carr, DabneyCase DARDEN-OM-1517-EService and Operations ManagementThe board chairman dies of a heart attack and a special board meeting was set for a week after the funeral to discuss the situation. The first issue was the election of a chairman. This case is an addition to a series of cases concerning corporate governance. It is used in Darden's "Corporate Governance" course elective.Starting at €5.74
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La caseta de Feria
Garrido, Enrique; Gómez Del Sol, RaimundoCase IIST-PI-136Service and Operations ManagementEl caso plantea el problema operativo de montar una caseta de feria en un plazo de 20 días y con un presupuesto máximo de 19.058 €. Permite trabajar de una forma sencilla con algunos conceptos y herramientas útiles en la planificación de proyectos. Se puede aprender cómo elaborar la tabla de actividades de un proyecto, cómo calcular su duración identificando el camino crítico, cómo hacer el plan más económico para reducir la duración a 20 días y ...Starting at €8.20
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The “Caseta” at the Seville Fair
Garrido, Enrique; Gómez Del Sol, RaimundoCase IIST-PI-136-E-EService and Operations ManagementNine schoolmates find the opportunity of sharing a caseta at the Seville Fair , but there are only 20 days left for the Inauguration and the can only count on a budget of € 19,058. They think of all the tasks that have to be done, how long will they take, who would take care of each one, and how much they would need to expend in case they need to shorten the time, just to have everything ready in 20 days. They wonder if they the project can be fi...Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Governance: The Jack Wright Series (A): Board Selection and Organization
Colley, John L.; Logan, George W.; Stettinius, Wallace; Carr, DabneyCase DARDEN-OM-1514-EService and Operations ManagementJack Wright, CEO of Dryden Corporation, led his company to strong growth and profitability levels during the previous 10 years. Now he has been approached to join the board of directors of the Mega Corporation. The case requires students to consider the pros and cons of board membership and to decide whether they would recommend Wright join the board. This updated case is the first case study in a series of cases on corporate governance. It is me...Starting at €8.20
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Inés Rosales: Proceso de Innovación
Gómez Del Sol, Raimundo; Rodríguez Bouzo, SilviaCase IIST-PI-82Service and Operations ManagementEl caso plantea los esfuerzos de Innovación realizados por la nueva dirección de la empresa para transformar los ineficientes procesos de producción que existían en 1985, cuando fue adquirida por la propiedad actual, en un moderno sistema de operaciones con mayor capacidad de producción, una calidad garantizada y una productividad por persona cinco veces superior. Al mismo tiempo, la empresa ha preservado la esencia distintiva del producto manten...Starting at €8.20
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Omega Servicios Inmobiliarios
Gómez Del Sol, RaimundoCase IIST-PI-97Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe el modelo de gestión de un grupo de empresas que se dedica a la promoción y construcción de viviendas protegidas en el ámbito de la comunidad andaluza. Plantea los retos de futuro: crecimiento, alianzas, rentabilidad, y el efecto que las decisiones a tomar pudieran tener en el modelo de gestión implantado: en la calidad, en las personas, en la estrucutura,Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Governance: The Jack Wright Series: A Community Bank Problem: Legal Obligations of Directors
Colley, John L.; Logan, George W.; Stettinius, Wallace; Carr, DabneyCase DARDEN-OM-1513-EService and Operations ManagementOver the last 25 years or so, local banks rolled up through mergers into regional banks and often to national banks. This was the way that such banks as Bank of America and Wells Fargo were built. In 1993, an entrepreneur in a midsize Virginia city, like many others around the country, realized that this trend created an opportunity for new, independent, locally owned community banks and decided to organize one. This new case is an addition to a ...Starting at €8.20