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Net Working Capital (NWC) at Henkel
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Sachon, MarcCase F-810-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementThis case tracks Henkel's initiative in reducing its net working capital (NWC). The case can be used in a both a finance and a supply chain management class to illustrate net working capital and the link between the strategic/financial notions of NWC and operative efficiency of the supply chain.Starting at €8.20
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Ivor Spencer: Formación de mayordomos de talla mundial: La valoración de los intangibles
Mitchell, Jordan; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-89Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementIvor Spencer, maestro de ceremonias de fama mundial y propietario de la escuela de mayordomos y secretarios personales Ivor Spencer, había oficiado más de 1.000 ceremonias de la familia real británica y había formado personalmente a más de 450 mayordomos. Desde 1981, Spencer venía gestionando la escuela, una sociedad limitada privada con un volumen de negocio de 152.266 libras esterlinas. Pero ahora, a sus 81 años, Spencer creía que era un moment...Starting at €8.20
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Linkality's Call Center
Bitran, Gabriel R.; Mitchell, Jordan; Rocha e Oliveira, PauloCase M-1221-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementLinkality is the 8th largest Internet service provider (ISP) in the United States, with a subscriber base of approximately 3 million users. The case is focused on the management of Linkalitys call center, where approximately 85% of all contact with existing customers takes place. Hal Paden, VP of Operations, is looking for ways to reduce operating costs while at the same time improving service quality levels. Shelly Townsend, the call center ma...Starting at €8.20
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Car Collision Center, Barcelona
Mitchell, Jordan; Sachon, MarcCase P-1077-EService and Operations ManagementCar Collision Center Barcelona is a business concept developed by a group of MBA students during their MBA. It aims to remedy the market inefficiency of having many small body shops in Barcelona, resulting in higher costs and longer process times. To do so, they want to pool demand for car body work after traffic accidents in a large facility and collaborate with insurance companies. These will benefit from projected lower costs of repair and low...Starting at €8.20
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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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Global Knowledge Management at Danone (A) (Abridged)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-613003-EService and Operations ManagementThis case explores French consumer goods company Danone's novel approach to knowledge management. In 2007, Human Resource Chief (Executive Vice President) Franck Mougin assessed the company's knowledge-sharing tools and considers his options going forward. Through informal knowledge marketplaces and sharing networks, Danone had helped managers connect with each other and share good practices peer-to-peer, rather than relying on traditional hierar...Starting at €8.20
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SF Express: From Delivery to E-Commerce
Zhu, Feng; Lane, DavidCase HBS-616003-EService and Operations ManagementShunfeng Express (SF), China's leading express delivery firm, in May 2014 opened the first 500 of several thousand Heike stores, which allowed consumers to buy and try out SF's own e-commerce offerings, in addition to other services. As an example of China's "online-to-offline" trend in e-commerce, Heike stores allowed SF to leverage its logistics and IT expertise to differentiate itself from its rivals in express delivery. As yet unclear was whe...Starting at €8.20
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Making Virtual Reality Real
Zhu, Feng; Mehta, Sarah; Lane, DavidCase HBS-617013-EService and Operations ManagementThis note describes virtual reality and augmented reality technologies, and describes the main consumer products on offer in 2016 and their manufacturers. It also surveys existing applications of virtual and augment reality technologies.Starting at €8.20
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Apple Bets on Augmented Reality
McDonald, Rory; Lane, David; Martin, MelCase HBS-621007-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2020, augmented reality (AR) was still a nascent technology with blockbuster potential, one which Apple was actively developing as its iPhone franchise waned. But the emergence of AR was uneven, including the disappointing Google Glass and the unexpectStarting at €8.20
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The U.S. Home Improvement Sector in 2020
Alvarez, Jose Luis; Lane, DavidCase HBS-521032-EService and Operations ManagementProvides an overview of the U.S. home improvement sector in 2020, reviewing sources of growth in the decade ending in 2020, with special attention to the impact of COVID-19 on market leaders Home Depot and Lowe's and the spike in online revenues for both. Also noted are ongoing supply chain and efficiency improvements at Home Depot, and ongoing turnaround efforts by African American CEO Marv Ellison at Lowe's.Starting at €8.20