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Butterfly Edufields: Different Shades of Capacity
Kalyana C. Chejarla; Sourabh Bhattacharya; Siddhartha ModukuriCase IVEY-9B19D003-EService and Operations ManagementIn April 2017, Butterfly Edufields Pvt. Ltd., in Hyderabad, India, was experiencing a rapid growth in demand and needed to find ways to expand its capacity to meet this demand without significantly increasing costs. The company created innovative teaching and learning products for students in grades 1 through 10. Working with these products hands-on helped students understand various mathematics and science concepts such as magnetism, light, and ...Starting at €8.20
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Le Petit Chef (Spanish version)
MacCormack, Alan; Sucher, Sandra J.; Rangashayi, SurajCase HBS-610S16Service and Operations ManagementBrigitte Gagne, Le Petit Chef's director of microwave R&D, is deciding on the product development agenda for next year. She has to decide which of the available projects to fund, and evaluate the overall portfolio of projects currently under development. The recent poor performance of the firm prompts Gagne to think about reassessing the way projects are generated, evaluated, and selected at Le Petit Chef. However, Gagne has a pressing deadline t...Starting at €8.20
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Sustainability: Bringing Life to Your Business
Barcelona, Ricardo; Berrone, Pascual; Eccles, Robert G.; Van Wassenhove, Luk N.Dossier DOS-8-EAccounting and Control, Corporate Governance, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementA new era is dawning in which social, environmental and economic value creation is bubbling up on the horizon.Starting at €15.00
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Butterfly Edufields: Different Shades of Capacity - Teaching Note
Kalyana C. Chejarla; Sourabh Bhattacharya; Siddhartha ModukuriTeaching Note IVEY-8B19D003-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product 9B19D003.Starting at €0.00
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Inventory-Driven Costs (Spanish version)
Callioni, Gianpaolo; De Montgros, Xavier; Slagmulder, Regine; Van Wassenhove, Luk N.; Wright, LindaArticle HBS-R0503JService and Operations Managementcomponent devaluation costs for components still held in production; price protection costs incurred when product prices drop on goods distributors still have on their shelves; product return costs that have to be absorbed when distributors return and receive refunds on overstock items; and obsolescence costs for products still unsold when new models are introduced. By developing metrics to track those costs in a consistent way throughout the PC...Starting at €8.20
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La trampa de la experiencia
Sengupta, Kishore; Abdel-Hamid, Tarek K.; Van Wassenhove, Luk N.Article HBS-R0802FService and Operations ManagementCuando las empresas ponen gerentes avezados a cargo de proyectos importantes, que no esperan que el incumplimiento de plazos, excesos de presupuesto, y defectos rampantes. Sin embargo, eso es lo que los investigadores encontraron cuando probaron cientos de gerentes de proyecto con experiencia con los juegos de ordenador que simula los proyectos de desarrollo de software. El estudio, realizado por dos profesores de Insead y uno de Naval Postgradua...Starting at €8.20
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Differences at Work: Sameer (A)
Sucher, Sandra J.; Gordon, RachelCase HBS-609053-EService and Operations ManagementIn Differences at Work: Sameer (A) HBS Case No. 9-609-053 Sameer, an Indian Muslim, is a summer intern in a small, predominantly Jewish firm. Prompted by a conflict in the Middle East, members of the organization make a number of anti-Muslim jokes. Sameer wonders whether he should surface his discomfort; he otherwise enjoys the firm, and is hoping to be given a full-time job offer following his internship.Starting at €8.20
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Sostenibilidad: larga vida a su negocio
Barcelona, Ricardo; Berrone, Pascual; Eccles, Robert G.; Van Wassenhove, Luk N.Dossier DOS-8Accounting and Control, Corporate Governance, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementSe habla mucho de empresas sostenibles. Pero, ¿cómo integrar a la sociedad y el entorno en la cuenta de resultados?Starting at €15.00
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Xerox: cómo enfocar el conocimiento a nivel corporativo
Biren, Beatrix; Soumitra, Dutta; Van Wassenhove, Luk N.Case INSEAD-1891SPService and Operations ManagementLos directivos saben que hoy en día el conocimiento es el activo competitivo más importante de una organización. Pero la mayoría de ellos aún están estancados en los detalles prácticos. ¿Cómo puede una organización sacar provecho del conocimiento para tener éxito en el mercado? Está naciendo una nueva economía construida sobre los fundamentos del conocimiento y la innovación. Y en el centro hay trabajadores del conocimiento cuya misión no sólo es...Starting at €8.20
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Xerox: Building a Corporate Focus on Knowledge - Teaching note
Biren, Beatrix; Soumitra, Dutta; Van Wassenhove, Luk N.Teaching Note INSEAD-4891TN-EService and Operations ManagementLos directivos saben que hoy en día el conocimiento es el activo competitivo más importante de una organización. Pero la mayoría de ellos aún están estancados en los detalles prácticos. ¿Cómo puede una organización sacar provecho del conocimiento para tener éxito en el mercado? Está naciendo una nueva economía construida sobre los fundamentos del conocimiento y la innovación. Y en el centro hay trabajadores del conocimiento cuya misión no sólo es...Starting at €0.00