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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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Publish or Protect? (Spanish version)
Shih, Willy; Chai, SenCase HBS-615S15Service and Operations ManagementShould they patent inventions coming out of their manufacturing process development work, should they keep them as trade secrets, or should they publish them so that they would go into the public domain and nobody else could patent them? They wish to preserve their freedom to practice, but they are very concerned about competitors' ability to benefit from LEGO Group's R&D investments or alternately interfere with its freedom to operate.Starting at €8.20
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Does America Really Need Manufacturing
Pisano, Gary P.; Shih, WillyArticle HBS-R1203G-EService and Operations ManagementToo many U.S. companies base decisions about where to locate production largely on narrow financial criteria. They don't consider whether keeping manufacturing at home makes more sense strategically or take into account the impact it might have on their ability to innovate. The result has been an exodus of manufacturing from America, which has weakened the capabilities that domestic firms need to keep inventing high-quality, cost-competitive prod...Starting at €8.20
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Why You Need to Align Your Business With the Biosphere's Rules
Unruh, Gregory C.Book Chapter HBS-5934BC-EService and Operations ManagementDon't use too many fossil fuels. Don't waste paper. For years, companies have been hearing what not to do when it comes to making their business practices more sustainable. But what can you do to make your company both ecologically responsible and financially profitable? Turn to the oldest model of efficient profit-making in existence: the Earth. The same principles that allow nature to continuously produce value are the same ones that will help ...Starting at €8.20
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Power Autonomy: Using the Biosphere's Rules to Renew Your Company With Renewable Energy
Unruh, Gregory C.Book Chapter HBS-5938BC-EService and Operations ManagementExcessive global dependence on fossil fuels is a zero-sum competition that can cost your business dearly. While scientists may disagree about the impact of current levels of climate-changing greenhouse gases, they are essentially unanimous that the forecasted increases will be environmentally ruinous-and potentially ruinous for your company's productivity and reputation. Just as plants carry their energy technology within their structure, your co...Starting at €8.20
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Building the Ecosystem: A Lesson from the Biosphere-Your Business's Green Growth Can Cause Creative Destruction in Your Industry
Unruh, Gregory C.Book Chapter HBS-5946BC-EService and Operations ManagementThe process of release and restructuring-of creative destruction-is what keeps the biosphere productive and allows it to fill even the most extreme environments. As you steer your business toward green growth, you may be undertaking innovations that can foster similar destruction in your industry. You don't have to wait for conditions to change, however, because business doesn't respond only to the external environment. This chapter outlines how ...Starting at €8.20