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Fresh Connections (Spanish Version)
West, Jonathan; Harmeling, Susan S.; Kasper, Christian G.Case HBS-607S02Service and Operations ManagementMary Alice McKenzie se enfrenta a numerosos problemas en el crecimiento de su negocio de alimentos frescos preparados a base de Vermont. Ella tiene que hacer frente a problemas operacionales inmediatas - como los cuellos de botella y las decisiones de equipo de capital -, así como decidir sobre una posición estratégica a largo plazo. Este caso se investiga cómo se puede estructurar sus operaciones de hoy en día para aprovechar el crecimiento cont...Starting at €8.20
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Service With a Very Big Smile (Spanish version)
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F0705CService and Operations ManagementNew research confirms that the bigger the employees' smiles, the happier the customers.Starting at €8.20
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Nokia: From In-house to Joint R&D
Marcus Moller Larsen; Torben PedersenCase IVEY-9B11M114-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis case describes the organizational and strategic challenges of outsourcing research and development (R&D) activities from Denmark to China. Nokia Denmark was founded in 1996 as a subsidiary of the Nokia Corporation and contained the largest Nokia R&D unit, concentrating on the development of mobile phones, outside Finland. In 2007, Nokia Denmark received instructions from corporate headquarters to drastically increase the number of mobile pho...Starting at €8.20
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Carlsberg in Emerging Markets
Michael W. Hansen; Torben Pedersen; Marcus Moller LarsenCase IVEY-9B11M009-EService and Operations Management, StrategyRisking becoming the target of a hostile takeover or being cornered as a small regional player in the global beer industry, the Danish brewery Carlsberg decided in the early 2000s to expand into rapidly growing emerging markets to pursue new arenas of growth. By 2008, this strategy had paid off, and Carlsberg was positioned among the five largest breweries in the world. In the Russian market — one of the fastest-growing markets in the world — Car...Starting at €8.20
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Vestas Wind Systems A/S - Exploiting Global R&D Synergies
Torben Pedersen; Marcus Moller LarsenCase IVEY-9B09M079-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyWith a change in management in 2005 came a radical reorganization and the announcement of several new strategic initiatives. Among the initiatives was the establishment of the Vestas Technology research and development (R&D) business unit with an aim of achieving global leadership in all core technology areas and, consequently, strengthening the core competence for the company. By 2008, Vestas had succeeded in setting up a global R&D network with...Starting at €8.20
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How Machines Learn (And You Win)
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1511Z-EService and Operations ManagementA decision tree demonstrates how one cable company might spot service defectors early. Due to the highly graphical nature of the Vision Statement, we offer this reprint in color, PDF format only. We recommend printing it out in color to maximize its effectiveness.Starting at €8.20
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Lego Group: An Outsourcing Journey - Teaching Note
Marcus M. Larsen; Torben Pedersen; Soren Gantov FrolundeTeaching Note IVEY-8B10M94-EService and Operations Management, StrategyTeaching note for product 9B10M094.Starting at €0.00
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E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. (B) (Spanish Version)
West, Jonathan; Kasper, Christian G.Case HBS-610S20Service and Operations ManagementDuPont debe decidir si se debe iniciar una nueva soja no GM (genéticamente modificado) que es tolerante a los aerosoles químicos. A la vista de las presentaciones rápidas de los productos modificados genéticamente por parte de competidores, DuPont se enfrenta al reto de garantizar la preservación de la identidad de su nuevo producto a través de la red de distribución agrícola. DuPont tiene que elegir el mejor modelo de negocio para gestionar esta...Starting at €5.74
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Eli Lilly and Co.: Manufacturing Process Technology Strategy--1991 (Spanish Version)
Wheelwright, Steven C.; Pisano, Gary P.; West, JonathanCase HBS-616S07Service and Operations ManagementContornos de la evolución de la estrategia corporativa de fabricación de Lilly en la última década. El vicepresidente corporativo de fabricación debe decidir sobre la próxima fase de la estrategia de Lilly de la década de 1990, así como en qué medida y lo jugará el desarrollo del proceso a seguir. Proporciona datos que describen tres puntos diferentes en el proceso de desarrollo de productos a la que podría iniciarse la fabricación de desarrollo ...Starting at €8.20
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Danfoss — Global Manufacturing Footprint
Torben Pedersen; Jacob PyndtCase IVEY-9B11M049-EService and Operations Management, StrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - Supply Chain Management Award, 2012 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition. The case examines the supply chain, managerial, and organizational challenges facing a large European industrial company competing in a mature industry with strong price pressure. Established in the 1930s in Denmark, Danfoss initially produced automatic valves for refrigeration plants. The company has since grow...Starting at €8.20