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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron: gestión de la COVID-19 (abreviado)
Ribera, Jaume; Markakis, Mihalis; Zhu, Weiming; Cebrián, Miguel; Esquerdo, Mariona; Arnal, LaiaCase P-1192Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe los cambios que se produjeron en el Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, el mayor hospital terciario en Barcelona, durante la pandemia de la COVID-19, cuando tuvo que transformarse en un hospital de enfermedades infeccionas dedicado al coronavirus en un tiempo récord, manteniendo el mismo personal. El director gerente del centro reflexiona sobre la preparación para la pandemia, la llegada de los primeros pacientes COVID, el escal...Starting at €8.20
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Crocs (B): Hitting the Skids
Lee, H; , Hoyt, D; , Marks, MCase SGSB-GS57B-EService and Operations ManagementThrough 2007, Crocs grew rapidly, and its stock soared. In early 2008, the stock plunged, as analysts cited excess inventory. During 2008, revenues decreased, and the company restructured. The B case summarizes these developments, and asks what the company should do now.Starting at €5.74
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Revenue Management Forensics in Adriatic Wings
Egaña, Javier; Markakis, MihalisCase OIT-8-EService and Operations ManagementThe new Director of Pricing and Revenue Management of a company that rents sailboats in Croatia needs to evaluate the effectiveness of their proprietary algorithm for pricing and capacity allocation. The issue is that the algorithm is, practically, a "black box" to her, i.e., she can observe and analyze its outcomes, but she does not have meaningful access to its inner workings. Consequently, she asks her analysts to put together figures and stat...Starting at €8.20
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COVID-19 Management at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (Abridged)
Ribera, Jaume; Markakis, Mihalis; Zhu, Weiming; Cebrián, Miguel; Esquerdo, Mariona; Arnal, LaiaCase P-1192-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementThe case describes the changes that occurred at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, the largest tertiary hospital in Barcelona, during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when it had to be transformed into an infectious disease hospital dedicated to the coronavirus in record time and with the same staff as before. The manager of the center reflected on the preparation for the pandemic, the arrival of the first COVID patients, the scaling u...Starting at €8.20
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron: gestión de la COVID-19
Ribera, Jaume; Markakis, Mihalis; Zhu, Weiming; Cebrián, MiguelCase P-1188Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe los cambios que se produjeron en el Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, el mayor hospital terciario en Barcelona, durante la pandemia de la COVID-19, cuando tuvo que transformarse en un hospital de enfermedades infeccionas dedicado al coronavirus en un tiempo récord, manteniendo el mismo personal. El director gerente del centro reflexiona sobre la preparación para la pandemia, la llegada de los primeros pacientes COVID, el escal...Starting at €8.20
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Crocs (C ): Back from the Dead
Lee, H; , Hoyt, D; , Marks, MCase SGSB-GS57C-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2009, many thought Crocs was “dead.” The C case presents exhibits that illustrate the company’s recovery.Starting at €8.20
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MobiVi: Establishing Credit Lending, Micro Donations, and Allied Services in Vietnam Using Telecom Technologies
Lee, H; Tang, C; Masood, JCase SGSB-GS82-EService and Operations ManagementIn 1984, Trung Dung fled political persecution in Vietnam, the country of his birth, to arrive in the United States as a refugee with only $2 in his pocket. Over the next two decades, he proved his mettle as one of the most astute and successful Vietnamese-American entrepreneurs. Although Dung had never thought that he would return to Vietnam, the instinctive entrepreneur inside him recognized the opportunities presented by country’s rapidly de...Starting at €8.20
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Experian MicroAnalytics: Accelerating the Development of Monile Financial Services in Developing Markets
Lee, H; Tang, CCase SGSB-GS83-EService and Operations ManagementAs the world population exceeded 7 billion by the end of 2011, various agencies working to alleviate poverty had come to a general consensus that pure charity was not a sustainable solution. In the absence of venture capital and angel investors in developing markets, Microfinance (MF) was one of the most promising tools in the fight against poverty. MF institutions tended to focus on micro-lending, providing small loans to micro-entrepreneurs fro...Starting at €8.20
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Everything is ConnectedL A New Era of Sustainability at Li & Fung
Lee, H; MelvinCase SGSB-GS87-EService and Operations ManagementLi & Fung Limited (LF), a Hong Kong-based multinational, was a global leader in consumer goods design, development, sourcing, and distribution. LF managed the entire supply chain for retailers and brands around the world by working with a network of over 15,000 supplier companies in more than 40 economies in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The company faced rising expectations on safety compliance, environment, social, and working stand...Starting at €8.20
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Beef in Brazil: Shrinking Deforestation While Growing the Industry
Lee, H; Rammohan, SCase SGSB-GS88-EService and Operations ManagementIn June 2009, Greenpeace accused the cattle industry of contributing to deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Big brands that bought beef and leather were named as silent partners to the practice. Pressure from Greenpeace and the Brazilian government led to major changes. Meatpackers Bertin, JBS, Marfrig, and Minerva, responsible for one-third of exports, agreed to stop purchasing directly and indirectly from ranches that cleared more forest tha...Starting at €8.20