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Polimet
Sagarra R.Case P-900Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe la primera época de una empresa lanzada por dos cientificos. Inician sus actividades en el campo farmacéutico y buscando la beneficios se mueven hacia la cosmética, aprovechando sus fuertes conocimientos científicos. El caso acaba planteando cómo deben organizarse para poder aprovechar las oportunidades que el mercado les ofrece.Starting at €8.20
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Por qué es tan difícil encontrar dinero para un nuevo negocio
Sagarra R.Technical Note PN-379Service and Operations ManagementLa Nota Técnica es una reflexión sobre donde están las verdaderas dificultades para conseguir financiar un nuevo negocio.Starting at €8.20
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Administration: Organizing and Governing Innovation
Terwiesch, Christian; Ulrich, Karl T.Book Chapter HBS-3446BC-EService and Operations ManagementInnovation isn't just hoping for serendipity and counting on random inspirations--innovation can be managed as a process. Organizational decisions therefore must be made for innovation processes, and yet too often companies fail to make them. As a result, their decisions end up being made informally--if at all. This chapter focuses on four critical decisions that should shape the organization and governance of your innovation process. This chapte...Starting at €8.20
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Pro-mahe
Sagarra R.Case P-899Service and Operations ManagementEl caso presenta la aventura de dos emprendedores que lanzan un producto novedoso:pantalones deportivos con protecciones. A través del caso puede verse las dificultades de encontrar un fabricante para las primeras cortas series, las decisiones sobre el mejor modo de comercializarlo y la elección de la estrategia más adecuada para ocupar rapidamenteel mercado.Starting at €8.20
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Dimensión
Nueno, Pedro; Sagarra R.Case P-873Service and Operations ManagementDimensión es una empresa de reciente creación que nace en Sao Paulo, Brasil. Se dedica a la fabricación de los diferentes elementos, rótulos, paneles y cartelones, que surgen del desarrollo de una nueva imagen corporativa. El manual de implementación que elabora la empresa de comunicación especializada en imagen corporativa, da las especificaciones para la fabricación de dichos elementos. Su peculiar aparición en el mercado, y el reto que debe af...Starting at €8.20
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Introduction: Innovation Tournaments Help to Identify Exceptional Opportunities
Terwiesch, Christian; Ulrich, Karl T.Book Chapter HBS-3418BC-EService and Operations ManagementIn the game of innovation, no bet comes with a guarantee--there will always be risk involved. But that doesn't mean you can't become a better player by shifting the odds in your favor. Although some individual innovations can have fantastic returns, simply spending more on innovation overall won't necessarily lead to increased profits. A tool called the "return curve" will help you see the differences between marginal innovation opportunities and...Starting at €8.20
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Short-Term Profitability: Analyzing Near-Horizon Opportunities
Terwiesch, Christian; Ulrich, Karl T.Book Chapter HBS-3442BC-EService and Operations ManagementInnovation aims to create exceptional value. Deciding which of your opportunities is truly exceptional is thus a critical element of the innovation process. In the early rounds of an innovation tournament, opportunities with the most promise are identified subjectively, but in the later rounds, when the field of opportunities has narrowed, you should augment and enhance your subjective judgments with quantitative analysis. This chapter provides t...Starting at €8.20
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Interdependence: Forming Opportunity Portfolios--Understanding Innovations in Context
Terwiesch, Christian; Ulrich, Karl T.Book Chapter HBS-3443BC-EService and Operations ManagementYou can't maximize the success of a soccer team by hiring the best individual players. Similarly, you don't obtain the best innovation portfolio by picking those opportunities that are--in isolation--the most valuable. Considering each opportunity independently and simply selecting the most valuable ones fails because of interdependencies among them. Portfolio management, therefore, is about understanding interdependencies. This chapter introduce...Starting at €8.20
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Long-Term Profitability: Managing Far-Horizon Opportunities
Terwiesch, Christian; Ulrich, Karl T.Book Chapter HBS-3444BC-EService and Operations ManagementThe probability of success for a far-horizon innovation is low; when you're operating at innovation's frontiers, big risks will always plague you. The question for innovators isn't how to preclude them--it's which ones you should take and how to maximize your chances of success while minimizing the costs of failure. Far-horizon opportunities may not be right for every company, but this chapter will help you define your innovation frontier and red...Starting at €8.20