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Gestione las experiencias, no las esperas
Bitran, Gabriel R.; Ferrer, Juan Carlos; Rocha e Oliveira, PauloArticle ART-1451Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementA los directivos les preocupa que sus clientes vean la espera como un engorro. Pero tal vez reducir el tiempo de espera no sea lo más conveniente, ya que los clientes no le dan tanta importancia. A partir de un estudio que aplica la psicología del comportamiento y los principios tradicionales del marketing a las operaciones, los autores proponen un nuevo modelo para ayudar a los negocios a gestionar la espera. Ofrecen seis ideas prácticas que mej...Starting at €8.20
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Linkality's Call Center
Bitran, Gabriel R.; Mitchell, Jordan; Rocha e Oliveira, PauloCase M-1221-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementLinkality is the 8th largest Internet service provider (ISP) in the United States, with a subscriber base of approximately 3 million users. The case is focused on the management of Linkalitys call center, where approximately 85% of all contact with existing customers takes place. Hal Paden, VP of Operations, is looking for ways to reduce operating costs while at the same time improving service quality levels. Shelly Townsend, the call center ma...Starting at €8.20
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Enterprise Resource Planning, Technology Note (Spanish Version)
Austin, Robert D.; Escalle, Cedric X.; Cotteleer, MarkCase HBS-602S25Service and Operations ManagementIntroduce los conceptos y las cuestiones relacionadas con la tecnología Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Comienza con un ejemplo estilizado de ERP en acción. Se proporciona aa breve historia de la industria de ERP, con referencia a los grandes eventos y jugadores. ejemplos de casos adicionales de implementaciones exitosas y no exitosas se ofrecen para mejorar la comprensión de los estudiantes de la ERP puede tener impacto sobre la organización...Starting at €8.20
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Tektronix, Inc.: Global ERP Implementation (Spanish Version)
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; Westerman, George; Cotteleer, MarkCase HBS-608S10Service and Operations ManagementExámenes de la aplicación de una solución de planificación de recursos empresariales (ERP) en los tres de sus divisiones de negocio globales de Tektronix. Este caso cuenta la historia de tres implementaciones, cada uno con su propio carácter y requisitos. gestores de Tektronix necesarios para sincronizar los requerimientos de cada división con la necesidad general de la compañía para estandarizar las prácticas comerciales y su deseo de adherirse ...Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Sourcing at Whirlpool China: Finding the Ideal Supplier
Martin Lockstrom; Thomas E. Callarman; Shengrong (Linda) ZhangCase IVEY-9B12D012-EService and Operations ManagementIt was April 10, 2011, when the head of Whirlpool’s Asia International Procurement Office in Shanghai was informed by his colleagues that the company was about to launch a new energy-efficient refrigerator model in just six months. For the new refrigerator model, the basic difference was in the motor; the current AC motor would need to be replaced with a DC motor, which was more efficient but also more expensive. He would have to find a suitable ...Starting at €8.20
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High-Tech Metal Components: Finding Local Suppliers
Martin Lockstrom; Shen LiCase IVEY-9B12D004-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn May 2009, High-Tech Metal Components (HTMC) inaugurated its brand new production plant of forgings and castings for automotive supplies in Suzhou, a city of 13 million close to Shanghai, China. After the successful installation of machinery and placement of workers, the company was prepared to begin production. A month later, the general manager of the Chinese division of HTMC received a phone call from the chief operating officer of its Germa...Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Sourcing at Whirlpool China: Finding the Ideal Supplier (Spanish Version)
Martin Lockstrom; Thomas E. Callarman; Shengrong (Linda) ZhangCase IVEY-9B12DS012Service and Operations ManagementIt was April 10, 2011, when the head of Whirlpool’s Asia International Procurement Office in Shanghai was informed by his colleagues that the company was about to launch a new energy-efficient refrigerator model in just six months. For the new refrigeratoStarting at €8.20
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Don't Manage Waits, Manage Experiences
Bitran, Gabriel R.; Ferrer, Juan Carlos; Rocha e Oliveira, PauloArticle ART-1451-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementManagers worry that their customers will perceive waiting as an annoyance, but simply reducing the wait time may not be the answer. Indeed, as the authors argue, that's an outdated solution less relevant for today's new breed of customer. Using research that blends behavioral psychology and traditional marketing principles with operations, the authors propose a new framework to help businesses make better decisions about wait management. They off...Starting at €8.20
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El centro de llamadas de Linkality
Bitran, Gabriel R.; Mitchell, Jordan; Rocha e Oliveira, PauloCase M-1221Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementLinkality ocupa el octavo lugar en el ranking estadounidense de proveedores de servicios de Internet (ISP), con una base de aproximadamente 3 millones de usuarios. El caso se centra en la dirección del centro de llamadas de Linkality, donde tiene lugar aproximadamente el 85% de todos los contactos con los usuarios. Hal Paden, vicepresidente de operaciones, tiene como objetivo buscar formas de reducir los costes operativos y al mismo tiempo mejora...Starting at €8.20
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Global Sourcing at Anheuser-Busch InBev: Tapping (Beer) into the Chinese Supplier Market
Martin Lockstrom; Thomas E. Callarman; Shengrong (Linda) ZhangCase IVEY-9B12D015-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThis case concerns the difficulties of global sourcing for InBev, an international brewery with branches in six geographical zones. In 2006, Pascal Baltussen came to China to set up the company's international procurement office and had it up and running by the end of the year. Not only were risks such as delivery delays and rising costs constantly lurking, but in 2010 his company, Brazilian-Belgian brewer InBev, acquired the almost equally large...Starting at €8.20