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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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Glovo 1.0: Iniciando un nuevo modelo de negocio en el ultra-competitivo mercado de la última milla
Tapia Pagès, Albert; Carenzo, Mathieu; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1683Decision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyEn el contexto de la revolución digital y el uso masivo de dispositivos inteligentes conectados a Internet, los hábitos de consumo han cambiado radicalmente. Actualmente, una gran parte de la población compra desde su casa, y los consumidores pueden comparar y elegir productos entre una gran variedad de opciones y vendedores, por lo que la competencia es feroz. Las empresas locales, como los restaurantes, ya no compiten solo con la tienda de al l...Starting at €8.20
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Fórum Universal de las Culturas - Barcelona 2004
Lluch, María; Ribera, Jaume; Ricart, Joan EnricCase P-1069Service and Operations ManagementEn este documento se ha descrito cómo se realizó el Fórum Universal de las Cultures Barcelona 2004, desde sus inicios a finales de 1996, cuando sólo era una idea muy poco definida, hasta el 2004, cuando finalmente tubo lugar el acontecimiento, y operó durante 141 días, desde el 9 de mayo al 26 de septiembre. El caso plantea las distintas medidas a tomar para organizar un gran acontecimiento: búsqueda de patronos, financiación y estructuración de ...Starting at €8.20
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Introduction to Probability
Ricart, Joan EnricTechnical Note TMN-155-EDecision Analysis, Finance, Service and Operations ManagementLa nota contiene una sencilla introducción a la probabilidad desde una perspectiva no matemática. Se empieza con la definición de los conceptos básicos y los distintos enfoques para definir la probabilidad. Seguidamente se cubren las reglas básicas con un análisis más extensivo de los conceptos de independencia y probabilidad condicional. Finalmente se presentan las distribuciones discretas de probabilidad. (Also available in English).Starting at €8.20
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Booz.Allen & Hamilton: Vision 2000 (Spanish Version)
Loveman, Gary W.; O'Connell, JamieCase HBS-302S07Service and Operations ManagementEn 1993, Booz.Allen & Hamilton abandonaron su estructura organizativa anterior, altamente local. Fue motivada por el deseo de servir a los clientes multinacionales de manera más eficaz y proporcionar mayor valor a los clientes con las empresas más localizada mediante la recopilación de las mejores prácticas de todo el mundo. Siguiendo un plan titulado Visión 2000, la firma creada unificó dotación de personal de piscinas basado en la industria y (...Starting at €8.20
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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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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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Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle
Cross, TomCase DARDEN-OM-1375-EService and Operations ManagementSoldiers in Iraq are dying in increasing numbers from improvised explosive devices planted in roads by insurgents. Up-armored Humvees offer little to no protection. Specialty vehicles with v-shaped bottoms to deflect blasts had been developed in South Africa and Rhodesia in the 1970s.The MRAP Vehicle Joint Program Office's mission is to procure up to 20,000 of these commercial off-the-shelf vehicles and get them to Iraq within 30 months. Yet U.S....Starting at €8.20