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Innovation Strategy at Microsoft: Clouds on the Horizon - Teaching Note
Chao, Raul O.; Goldberg, RebeccaTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1387TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1387Starting at €0.00
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United Beverages: Product Development Genius or One-Hit-Wonder? - Teaching Note
Chao, Raul O.; Goldberg, RebeccaTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1335TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1335Starting at €0.00
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The Ins and Outs of Open Innovation
Chao, Raul O.Technical Note DARDEN-OM-1495-EService and Operations ManagementThis technical note explores open innovation--initiatives that are executed with organizations or individuals outside the typical boundaries of the R&D organization. Through a broadening of the interpretation of open innovation, the note aims to help managers who are trying to be more open with their innovation initiatives. Understanding what works or what doesn’t work in different settings helps answer questions such as these: What types of proj...Starting at €8.20
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What Is Operations Management?
Chao, Raul O.Technical Note DARDEN-OM-1586-EService and Operations ManagementThis technical note outlines some basic concepts in operations management. This includes defining exactly what operations management is all about, explaining the key components of operations management, and understanding the types of decisions that are typically taken in operations management settings. The technical note is appropriate for an operations management course at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level.Starting at €8.20
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An Overview of Service Design
Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Arenas, RocioTechnical Note PN-478-EService and Operations ManagementThe purpose of this note is to review service design and new service development literature. In order to provide a comprehensive outlook on the subject, the note starts by reviewing the main concepts of product development and their applicability to service design. It then proceeds to describe the main ideas regarding service design and their linkage to the world of operations.Starting at €8.20
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The Service Activity Sequence in Healthcare
Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Arenas, RocioTechnical Note PN-485-EService and Operations ManagementImprovement in service operations is a key element in Health Care. Starting from the frame of reference provided by the Service Activity Sequence (SAS)[ [Muñoz-Seca, 2011], this note presents experiences on SAS activities. This note provides a brief summary of SAS and expands on examples on how health care providers are dealing with some of the SAS activities.Starting at €8.20
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How Operations Impacts Financial Performance
Chao, Raul O.; Goldberg, RebeccaTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1779-EService and Operations ManagementThis note explains the building blocks of common financial performance metrics and show how operations affect those metrics. Return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) are two key measures of the financial performance of a firm. ROA captures the operational aspects of the firm while ROE captures the financing decisions of the firm.Starting at €8.20
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Demanda de nuevas prestaciones
Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Arenas, RocioTechnical Note PN-489Service and Operations ManagementLa demanda de nuevas prestaciones o NFD (del inglés new features demand) es una nueva actividad en la estructura operativa de los servicios de una empresa. Su objetivo es sacar el máximo provecho de la interacción entre el agente que presta el servicio y el cliente. Esto se traduce en nuevos servicios y nuevas prestaciones para los servicios ya existentes. Las empresas sacarían mucho provecho de sus agentes de servicio extrayendo nuevas ideas que...Starting at €8.20
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Métodos de optimización japoneses
Arenas, Rocio; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizTechnical Note PN-490Service and Operations ManagementEn esta nota técnica presentamos una serie de herramientas de la industria de la fabricación japonesa. Tras examinar la literatura existente, hemos seleccionado cinco métodos específicos: 5S, Hoshin Kanri, Taguchi, Jidoka y Takt Time. Aunque han sido diseñadas para su aplicación en la industria de la fabricación, sería posible analizar su implantación en otros ámbitos. Su aplicación en el sector terciario, por ejemplo, podría dar lugar a nuevas ...Starting at €8.20
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Una visión general del diseño de servicios
Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Arenas, RocioTechnical Note PN-478Service and Operations ManagementEl propósito de esta nota es analizar la literatura sobre el diseño de servicios y el desarrollo de nuevos servicios. Para trazar una panorámica integral de la cuestión, la nota comenta en primer lugar los conceptos más importantes del desarrollo de productos y su aplicación en el ámbito del diseño de servicios. A continuación se describen las ideas principales sobre el diseño de servicios y su relación con el mundo de las operaciones.Starting at €8.20