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Martínez Loriente: la carne de Mercadona - Nota del instructor
Garrido Martínez, Enrique; Vidal, AnyluTeaching Note IIST-PINT-125Service and Operations Management, StrategyEn 2011, el grupo Martínez Loriente continuaba capeando exitosamente los efectos de la crisis económica y de consumo, logrando superar los 470 millones de euros en facturación con el trabajo de más de 1.400 trabajadores en plantilla y con 11 millones de beneficio neto al cierre del año anterior. El grupo había experimentado una evolución espectacular desde sus inicios en 1999, cuando fue creada para suministrar en exclusiva productos cárnicos a M...Starting at €0.00
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Leading and Managing Change in Contracting and Acquisition
Cross, Tom; Davies, GregoryCase DARDEN-OM-1478-EService and Operations ManagementThe Chief of Contracting for the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) responsible for all U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contracting in 12 African nations has reviewed the results of several audits and inspections, including his own, on the state of DoD contracting in expeditionary environments. The reports are anything but encouraging. It is clear that the contracting operations at CJTF-HOA are on the verge of system and operati...Starting at €8.20
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Eagle Industries: Office Supplies Sourcing - Teaching Note
Cross, TomTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1181TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1181Starting at €0.00
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A Rush to Failure? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Cross, TomArticle HBS-R1104N-EService and Operations ManagementWhen a set of giant robotic arms developed for the International Space Station breaks down during a crisis, project manager Samantha Van Sant finds herself in the hot seat. Did her team compromise quality by pushing the contractors too hard on speed? How can she prevent future mishaps-should the arrangement with the contractors be renegotiated to include different incentives or more safeguards? Gary L. Moe, a director of McKinsey's Business Techn...Starting at €8.20
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A Rush to Failure (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Cross, TomArticle HBS-R1104Z-EService and Operations ManagementWhen a set of giant robotic arms developed for the International Space Station breaks down during a crisis, project manager Samantha Van Sant finds herself in the hot seat. Did her team compromise quality by pushing the contractors too hard on speed? How can she prevent future mishaps-should the arrangement with the contractors be renegotiated to include different incentives or more safeguards? Gary L. Moe, a director of McKinsey's Business Techn...Starting at €8.20
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Fairphone (B): Is It Really Worth It?
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Medack, AlexandraCase DARDEN-OM-1713-EService and Operations ManagementThis case is a follow-up to "Fairphone (A): Can a Start-Up Change an Industry?" (UVA-OM-1712). Fairphone's goals to keep producing an ethically sourced smartphone were noble, but "doing well by doing good" could only be an idealistic slogan unless Fairphone could figure out a way to be profitable. The company needed money to invest in its supply chain, to buy component inventory, and to pay for its own operations. When Fairphone began brainstorm...Starting at €5.74
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Regulations and Standards: Electronics Supply Chain
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Medack, AlexandraTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1714-EService and Operations ManagementStandards and regulations exist to ensure supply chains are not exploitative of the people, environments, and materials with which they interact. This technical note concentrates on two aspects of the process for electronics supply chains: the responsible sourcing of raw materials and end-of-use recycling. It is recommended for use with a companion technical note, "Electronics Supply Chain Overview" (UVA-OM-1716); as well as with the following ca...Starting at €8.20
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Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD): Five Failures and Counting (A)
Cross, TomCase DARDEN-OM-1185-EService and Operations ManagementTHAAD was a kinetic-energy weapon designed to protect the United States against enemy missile attack. But after $3.2 billion had been spent, the program was deemed a failure, as all five of the initial tests had missed the targets. This case is about how a strategic sourcing project ran into trouble and what options could be pursued to rescue the project, given the multiple stakeholders involved. The (B) case presents what actually happened.Starting at €8.20
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Martínez Loriente: la carne de Mercadona
Garrido Martínez, Enrique; Vidal, AnyluCase IIST-PI-125Service and Operations ManagementEn 2011, el grupo Martínez Loriente continuaba capeando exitosamente los efectos de la crisis económica y de consumo, logrando superar los 470 millones de euros en facturación con el trabajo de más de 1.400 trabajadores en plantilla y con 11 millones de beneficio neto al cierre del año anterior. El grupo había experimentado una evolución espectacular desde sus inicios en 1999, cuando fue creada para suministrar en exclusiva productos cárnicos a M...Starting at €8.20
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Zadisa: El problema de la falta de espacio en el almacén
Garrido Martinez, Enrique; Vidal, AnyluCase IIST-PI-137Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyZadisa, distribuidora y comercializadora de cerveza y bebidas en la zona de Zaragoza, recibe una propuesta por parte de uno de sus proveedores para integrarse a nivel logístico, de almacenaje y oficinas. La propuesta requería disponer de espacio para almacenaje de snacks, de servicio técnico y PLV y para uso de oficinas. Aceptarla significaba abrir nuevas líneas en un negocio centrado principalmente en la distribución de bebidas. Era la puerta de...Starting at €8.20