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Pitney Bowes: Employer Health Strategy
Porter, Michael E.; Baron, Jennifer F.Case HBS-709458-EService and Operations ManagementPitney Bowes, a Fortune 500 mail and document management firm, offered its first health plans in the years following World War II. Over the ensuing decades, Pitney Bowes adapted its approach to employee health amid rising health care costs, shifting employer attitudes towards health benefits, and a rapidly changing policy environment. By 2008, the firm was widely regarded as an innovator in employee health, having dedicated substantial time and r...Starting at €8.20
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Commonwealth Care Alliance: Elderly and Disabled Care, Teaching Note
Porter, Michael E.; Baron, Jennifer F.Teaching Note HBS-709467-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for [708502].Starting at €0.00
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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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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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AIC Netbooks: Optimizing Product Assembly (Spanish Version)
Wheelwright, Steven C.; Yong, SunruCase HBS-412S08Service and Operations ManagementSistemas AIC, que se encuentra en Taichung, Taiwán, es un fabricante de placas de circuito impreso, sobre todo para las placas base y tarjetas de vídeo para ordenadores personales. La firma se considera un fabricante de diseños originales (ODM) y toma un papel activo en la innovación y el diseño de cada nueva generación de componentes. Al hacer de la casa de diseño y desarrollo, la compañía ha sido capaz de fomentar las relaciones exclusiva, a la...Starting at €8.20
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Commonwealth Care Alliance: Elderly and Disabled Care
Porter, Michael E.; Baron, Jennifer F.Case HBS-708502-EService and Operations ManagementIndividuals enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid, known as dual eligibles, are among the highest-cost beneficiaries in the US. Commonwealth Care Alliance, a small nonprofit insurer and care delivery system in Massachusetts, operated under a public demonstration program designed to provide comprehensive coverage and care for the elderly dual eligible population. Led by Dr. Robert Master, Commonwealth Care Alliance worked with its contracted prov...Starting at €8.20
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Bergerac Systems: The Challenge of Backward Integration, Teaching Note
Garvin, David A.; Yong, SunruTeaching Note HBS-4382-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for Product # 4381Starting at €0.00
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AIC Netbooks: Optimizing Product Assembly
Wheelwright, Steven C.; Yong, SunruCase HBS-4245-EService and Operations ManagementAIC Systems, located in Taichung, Taiwan, is a manufacturer of printed circuit boards, primarily for motherboards and video cards for personal computers. The firm is considered an original design manufacturer (ODM) and takes an active role in innovating and designing each new generation of components. By doing in-house design and development, the company has been able to foster exclusive, long-term relationships with its customers. The firm decid...Starting at €8.20
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Bergerac Systems: The Challenge of Backward Integration
Garvin, David A.; Yong, SunruCase HBS-4381-EService and Operations ManagementBergerac Systems is a small, rapidly growing manufacturer of diagnostic instruments used in veterinary practices. The company introduced the OmniVue chemistry analyzer, which enables veterinarians to run a wide range of blood and blood chemistry tests on their animal patients in the office instead of sending them to outside laboratories. OmniVue is easy to operate and produces highly reliable results using a proprietary cartridge for holding the ...Starting at €8.20