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RFID at the METRO Group (Spanish version)
Ton, Zeynep; Dessain, Vincent; Stachowiak-Joulain, MonikaCase HBS-610S05Service and Operations ManagementIntroduces radio frequency identification (RFID) as the next generation of automatic identification technologies that is expected to improve the performance of retail supply chains through reduced shrink, increased product availability, and improved labor productivity. Showcases the implementation of the technology by the METRO Group, the world's third-largest retailer. Places students in the position of Dr. Gerd Wolfram, managing director of MET...Starting at €8.20
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The Hidden Risk in Cutting Retail Payroll
Ton, ZeynepArticle HBS-F0803E-EService and Operations ManagementWhen retailers' sales slip, the biggest opportunity to boost profits comes from improving execution. To do that, research shows, managers may actually need to increase staff.Starting at €8.20
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Zara: Managing Stores for Fast Fashion
Ton, Zeynep; Corsi, Elena; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-610042-EService and Operations ManagementPablo Isla, the CEO of Zara, wanted to improve operational efficiencies in managing its store network. In particular, he wanted to improve labor productivity at the stores. He considered outsourcing certain store operations to third parties, changing the way store managers were compensated, and creating formal operating procedures for store operations. But he knew he had to be careful. Could an emphasis on improving labor productivity hurt other ...Starting at €8.20
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IBM Retail Business Assessment at Dillard's, Inc.: Managing Staffing Levels to Improve Conversion
Ton, ZeynepCase HBS-610051-EService and Operations ManagementThis case illustrates the challenges associated with matching staffing levels with variable workload in retail stores and highlights how decisions related to staffing and scheduling affect operational performance and the quality of labor at the stores. The case describes the tasks (both in-store logistics and customer service tasks) that are carried out by store employees at one Dillard's department store and presents nine weeks of traffic data a...Starting at €8.20
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RFID at the METRO Group, Teaching Note
Ton, ZeynepTeaching Note HBS-607157-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note to (606-053). An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €0.00
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The Home Depot, Inc., Teaching Note
Ton, ZeynepTeaching Note HBS-609101-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for [608093].Starting at €0.00
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The Container Store
Sandino, Tatiana; Ton, Zeynep; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-116020-EService and Operations ManagementThe Container Store (TCS) is a Texas-based retailer of organization and storage solutions. The company prides itself in taking care of its employees first and its co-founder and CEO Kip Tindell practices Conscious Capitalism. Since it beginnings in 1978, TCS grew to a chain of around 70 stores located in over 20 states by 2013. Tindell believed TCS's employee-first culture and the seven Foundation Principles, which guided the company, were what d...Starting at €8.20
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The Evolution of the Circus Industry (A)
Kim W., Chan; Williamson, Matt; Mauborgne, Renee; Bensaou, Ben M.Case INSEAD-4999A-ECorporate Governance, Service and Operations ManagementThis is the first of a two-case series. The first Case (A) discusses the evolution of the circus industry up until the emergence of Cirque du Soleil. This case provides a detailed discussion on the structure of the circus industry to make possible a rich analysis of how its industry attractiveness has changed over time and the challenges the industry now confronts. The case reveals that the industry had become a red ocean with limited profit and ...Starting at €8.20
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Even a Clown Can Do It: Cirque du Soleil Recreates Live Entertainment (case B)
Kim W., Chan; Williamson, Matt; Mauborgne, Renee; Bensaou, Ben M.Case INSEAD-4999B-ECorporate Governance, Service and Operations ManagementThis is the second of a two-case series. Cirque du Soleil very successfully entered a structurally unattractive circus industry. It was able to reinvent the industry and created a new market space by challenging the conventional assumptions about how to compete. It value innovated by shifting the buyer group from children (end-users of the traditional circus) to adults (purchasers of the traditional circus), drawing upon the distinctive strengths...Starting at €8.20
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Incluso un payaso puede hacerlo: el Cirque du Soleil recrea el espectáculo en vivo (Caso B)
Kim W., Chan; Williamson, Matt; Mauborgne, Renee; Bensaou, Ben M.Case INSEAD-4999BSPCorporate Governance, Service and Operations ManagementEste es el segundo de una serie de dos casos. Cirque du Soleil entró con mucho éxito una industria circense estructuralmente poco atractivo. Fue capaz de reinventar la industria y creó un nuevo espacio de mercado, desafiando las suposiciones convencionales sobre cómo competir. Innovó en el valor desplazando el grupo de compradores de los niños (usuarios finales del circo tradicional) a los adultos (compradores del circo tradicional), basándose en...Starting at €8.20