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Fernández-Vega Eye Institute
Serrano, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1137-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementThe Fernández-Vega Eye Institute in Oviedo, Asturias, is possibly the most famous clinic in Spain in its specialty. It is not only notable for its high medical quality; the clinic has also optimized its provision of services using business criteria with the aim of improving the customer experience. Faced with a growing demand for its medical services, the institute's management has to decide between a series of specific options for increasing the...Starting at €8.20
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Roche: The Investment Decision Dilemma
Serrano, Alejandro; Kraiselburd, SantiagoCase P-1171-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementIn 2015, Roche launched an internal improvement program aimed at reducing the cost of its products, with an emphasis on manufacturing costs. Paul de Wit, the group head in charge of product supply-chain management, was assigned the task of figuring out the appropriate production batch size for each product, with the help of two representatives from the financial and supply-chain management departments. They tested three different approaches on a ...Starting at €8.20
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Mercadona and the Challenge of 2020
Serrano, Alejandro; Girbal, AlbertCase P-1176-EService and Operations ManagementAfter various decades of uninterrupted growth, Mercadona was completing its expansion in Spain and Portugal. Faced with this situation, it was natural in which direction the company strategy should head. Should it continue its expansion process into other countries, such as Italy? If so, what impact would the recent change of model from "integrated suppliers" to "totalers" have on the process?Starting at €8.20
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Fiore di Zucca
Serrano, Alejandro; Calvo, EduardCase P-1183-EService and Operations ManagementFiore di Zucca was one of Italy's leading producers of bags of ready-to-eat precooked vegetables. Francesco Ferrati, the chief operating officer, reviewed the results of a new policy of producing goods without waiting to receive orders from customers. He was satisfied with the improvement in customer response time. However, the inventory had expanded so much that one of the warehouses of finished products had almost come to a standstill twice due...Starting at €8.20
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Selección de proveedores en PepsiCo Europa
Serrano, Alejandro; Nadjia Gassner; Humberto Pardi; Girbal, AlbertCase P-1190Service and Operations ManagementEn 2018, PepsiCo se plantea incorporar a un nuevo proveedor de CO2 a su proceso de fabricación, en las plantas de Europa del Este. Dicho proveedor ofrece un precio muy competitivo. Sin embargo, los otros aspectos clave, como la fiabilidad, el nivel del servicio, etc., deberán estudiarse a fondo antes de tomar una decisión. Además, contar con un proveedor nuevo implicaría eliminar a uno de los ya existentes. ¿Cuál debería irse? La propuesta de Mig...Starting at €8.20
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Siemens AG: Global Development Strategy (A) (Spanish Version)
Thomke, Stefan; Nimgade, AshokCase HBS-604S22Service and Operations ManagementDescribe cómo Siemens, el gigante de la ingeniería eléctrica alemana, ha desarrollado y gestiona I + D global en su gran Información y Redes de Comunicaciones división (ICN). En 1994, Siemens abrió su centro de Bangalore (India), que ahora se ha convertido en uno de sus mayores centros regionales de desarrollo fuera de Alemania. Con Bangalore pidiendo una mayor independencia y autonomía de gestión de recursos, la alta dirección tiene que decidir ...Starting at €8.20
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Bank of America (A) (Spanish version)
Thomke, Stefan; Nimgade, AshokCase HBS-606S31Service and Operations ManagementDescribe cómo Bank of America es la creación de un sistema para la innovación de productos y servicios en su negocio de banca minorista. Se hace hincapié en el papel de la experimentación en algunos "laboratorios" de dos docenas de la vida real que sirven como plenamente operativos sucursales bancarias y como sitios para probar nuevas ideas y conceptos. Se centra en: 1) cómo aprender de la experimentación puede ser maximizada; 2) sistemas de ince...Starting at €8.20
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Suppliers Selection at Pepsico Europe (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Serrano, Alejandro; Nadjia Gassner; Humberto Pardi; Girbal Puig, AlbertCase P-1190-PBService and Operations ManagementIn 2018, Pepsico is considering adding a new supplier of CO2 to its manufacturing process in Eastern European plants. The new supplier offers a very competitive price, but other key aspects, such as reliability, service level, etc. should be carefully pondered before making a decision. Also, adding a new supplier implies removing one of the extant ones. Which one should be removed? The proposal made by Migdalski, head of purchasing in Eastern Eur...Starting at €8.20
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HCM Hospital: Invest to Grow? - Teaching Note
Serrano, AlejandroTeaching Note PT-83-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes a decision faced by Rafael Hernández, CEO of HCM Group, who has to decide whether to make a case to the board of directors supporting the expansion of the premises of HCM Hospital. If the expansion goes ahead, an actionable plan should be presented, including new activities to be carried out by the hospital. If the plan is not supported or some external factor prevents its deployment, a plan B is needed to rationalize the way s...Starting at €0.00
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Fernández-Vega Eye Institute (Portuguese version, Portugal)
Serrano, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1137-PPInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementThe Fernández-Vega Eye Institute in Oviedo, Asturias, is possibly the most famous clinic in Spain in its specialty. It is not only notable for its high medical quality; the clinic has also optimized its provision of services using business criteria with the aim of improving the customer experience. Faced with a growing demand for its medical services, the institute's management has to decide between a series of specific options for increasing the...Starting at €8.20