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The Value of a Satisfied Customer
Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaTechnical Note PN-368-EService and Operations ManagementKnowing the value of a customer is an important element in managing the service quality of an organization. By value of a customer we understand the net present value of the cash flows generated by this customer. Our experience shows that in those organizations where this value is known the personnel is more sensitive to losing customers and that these organizations launch many more initiatives to retain them, thus increasing the profitability of...Starting at €8.20
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Large-Scale Government Contracting of NGOs to Extend Basic Health Services to Poor Populations in Guatemala
Nieves I.; La Forgia G. M.; Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1006-EService and Operations ManagementThe case discusses the situation of the Basic Services Coverage Extension Program (PECSB) in Guatemala at the beginning of 2000. During its three years of existence, the program has proven to be successful in persuading a large number of NGOs to work with the government in extending health services coverage to poor native populations living in rural areas. The new government is wondering whether the existing "agreements" should be upgraded to con...Starting at €8.20
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CFWShops - Teaching Note
Rosenmöller, MagdaTeaching Note PT-50-EService and Operations ManagementCFWshops is a network of pharmacy franchises in Kenya, managed by the Sustainable Healthcare Foundation (SHF). SHF's parent company is the HealthStore Foundation, based in Minnesota, in the U.S. The HealthStore Foundation (HS), formerly Sustainable Healthcare Enterprise Foundation, is a nonprofit founded in 1997 by Scott Hillstrom to "prevent needless death and illness by sustainably improving access to essential medicines." Based on the basic c...Starting at €0.00
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Mútua de Terrassa: Rollout of the Health Care Information System (HCIS)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1087-EKnowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementAs of autumn 2006, a major Spanish hospital outside of Barcelona, Grup Mútua de Terrassa (MT), is implementing the second major phase of a new Health Care Information System (HCIS) along with Hewlett-Packard (HP) at eight centers for primary care. The HCIS project is a multi-year and multi-phase initiative which is the first in many steps towards a "paper-less" hospital. The hospital's management are wondering how the HCIS will change the way peo...Starting at €8.20
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Puig Doria Microcasting Process
Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-824-EService and Operations ManagementPuig Doria is a well-known jeweler in Barcelona. The case presents the process of jewelry design, manufacturing and sales. In some pieces where large productions are expected, the microcasting process can be used. The case describes the different manufacturing phases and allows for a computation of the process, basic characteristics: throughput time, capacity, bottlenecks, etc.Starting at €8.20
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Kristen's Cookies Company Revisited (C) - Exercise
Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaExercise PE-32-EService and Operations ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Public hospital self-government and competitiveness in the Santa Fe de Bogotá health services market
Gallardo H. M.; Morales L. G.; Pancorvo J.; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1002-EService and Operations ManagementSince the beginning of the decade, Colombia has been implementing an in-depth reform of the health system, advocating independent administrative and financial management of public hospitals within a framework of competition between health service providers. The country's capital city, Santa Fe de Bogotá, has 32 public hospitals which, in 1997, were set up as state social enterprises, implementing independent management systems. The case analyzes ...Starting at €8.20
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Innovating Healthcare in the Basque Country: Moving to Chronic Care Management
Mas, Núria; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1148-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Restructuring the Local Health System, Financing and Health Care Model: the case of Camaragibe
Levcovitz E.; Machado de Souza H.; Sánchez, J.; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-999-EService and Operations ManagementThis case describes the process of applying a new financing system and assistance model in the municipality of Camaragibe in north-east Brazil, in the framework of the restructuring of the Brazilian Basic Health System, demonstrating the advantages and implications of this new local health-care system. It also analyzes the attributes and shortcomings of programs of this type, and, especially, the precautions that must be taken, and their implicat...Starting at €8.20
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Innovating in the Pharmaceutical Supply System: the Chilean experience
Cohen, Jacob; Rosenhouse S.; Sánchez, J.; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1001-EService and Operations ManagementThis case describes the transformation undergone by the medical and pharmaceutical supply system in Chile in the early 1990s, as a result of the changing role of the National Heath Service's supply organization (CENABAST), managed by the Ministry of Health, which found itself forced to evolve from operational management (product purchasing, storage and distribution) to a role as a transaction facilitator/guarantor, due to its poor performance (bo...Starting at €8.20