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Nokia: From In-house to Joint R&D
Marcus Moller Larsen; Torben PedersenCase IVEY-9B11M114-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis case describes the organizational and strategic challenges of outsourcing research and development (R&D) activities from Denmark to China. Nokia Denmark was founded in 1996 as a subsidiary of the Nokia Corporation and contained the largest Nokia R&D unit, concentrating on the development of mobile phones, outside Finland. In 2007, Nokia Denmark received instructions from corporate headquarters to drastically increase the number of mobile pho...Starting at €8.20
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Carlsberg in Emerging Markets
Michael W. Hansen; Torben Pedersen; Marcus Moller LarsenCase IVEY-9B11M009-EService and Operations Management, StrategyRisking becoming the target of a hostile takeover or being cornered as a small regional player in the global beer industry, the Danish brewery Carlsberg decided in the early 2000s to expand into rapidly growing emerging markets to pursue new arenas of growth. By 2008, this strategy had paid off, and Carlsberg was positioned among the five largest breweries in the world. In the Russian market — one of the fastest-growing markets in the world — Car...Starting at €8.20
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Vestas Wind Systems A/S - Exploiting Global R&D Synergies
Torben Pedersen; Marcus Moller LarsenCase IVEY-9B09M079-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyWith a change in management in 2005 came a radical reorganization and the announcement of several new strategic initiatives. Among the initiatives was the establishment of the Vestas Technology research and development (R&D) business unit with an aim of achieving global leadership in all core technology areas and, consequently, strengthening the core competence for the company. By 2008, Vestas had succeeded in setting up a global R&D network with...Starting at €8.20
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Lego Group: An Outsourcing Journey - Teaching Note
Marcus M. Larsen; Torben Pedersen; Soren Gantov FrolundeTeaching Note IVEY-8B10M94-EService and Operations Management, StrategyTeaching note for product 9B10M094.Starting at €0.00
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Club Med (A) (Spanish version)
Hart, Christopher W.L.; Arczynski, Dan; Maher, DanCase HBS-606S24Service and Operations ManagementEl rápido crecimiento filial estadounidense de una empresa internacional complejo busca identificar los factores que subyacen a su éxito. El caso describe las fuerzas que dan forma a la estructura de la industria, plantear la cuestión de donde es posible para el Club Med para establecer una ventaja competitiva sostenible. las fuentes clásicas de la ventaja competitiva se tratan, lo que lleva al papel de la cultura de la empresa en la creación de ...Starting at €8.20
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Danfoss — Global Manufacturing Footprint
Torben Pedersen; Jacob PyndtCase IVEY-9B11M049-EService and Operations Management, StrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - Supply Chain Management Award, 2012 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition. The case examines the supply chain, managerial, and organizational challenges facing a large European industrial company competing in a mature industry with strong price pressure. Established in the 1930s in Denmark, Danfoss initially produced automatic valves for refrigeration plants. The company has since grow...Starting at €8.20
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ISS & Nordea: Facility Management in the Nordic Region
Torben Pedersen; Bent PetersenCase IVEY-9B12D005-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategyNordea Bank had emerged as the largest financial group in the Nordic region. As part of its consolidated approach, Nordea’s top management had made the strategic decision to outsource a number of the company’s peripheral activities, such as catering, security, and cleaning, in order to focus on the core business of banking. In Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, some services had been outsourced to one of the leaders in the facility management (FM) mar...Starting at €8.20
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Florida Power Light Quality Improvement (QI) Story Exercise (A) (Spanish Version)
Hart, Christopher W.L.; Maher, Dan; Montelongo, MichaelCase HBS-612S04Service and Operations ManagementFlorida Power and Light (FPL) ha desarrollado un programa de mejora de la calidad ampliamente reconocido (PMC). Este ejercicio lleva a los estudiantes a través del proceso que una división de FPL utiliza en un intento de "mejorar el servicio." Específicamente, el proceso requiere que los estudiantes para definir "mejor servicio" en términos aplicables a la empresa de servicios públicos, determinar las causas de menos de un servicio perfecto, eleg...Starting at €8.20
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Florida Power Light Quality Improvement (QI) Story Exercise (B) (Spanish Version)
Hart, Christopher W.L.; Maher, Dan; Montelongo, MichaelCase HBS-612S05Service and Operations ManagementDiseñado para ser utilizado como un folleto en su clase después de la Florida Power Light Mejora de la Calidad (QI) Historia de ejercicio (A). Un reescrito versión de un caso anterior de los mismos autores.Starting at €5.74
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Lego Group: An Outsourcing Journey
Marcus Moller Larsen; Torben Pedersen; Dmitrij SlepniovCase IVEY-9B10M094-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThe last year's rather adventurous journey from 2004 to 2009 had taught the fifth-largest toy-maker in the world - the LEGO Group - the importance of managing the global supply chain effectively. In order to survive the largest internal financial crisis in its roughly 70 years of existence, the management had, among many initiatives, decided to offshore and outsource a major chunk of its production to Flextronics. In this pursuit of rapid cost-cu...Starting at €8.20