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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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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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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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If This Is a Service Economy, Why Am I Still on Hold: An Introduction to the Four Fundamental Principles of Service Excellence
Frei, Frances X.; Morriss, AnneBook Chapter HBS-8921BC-EService and Operations ManagementMost companies treat service as a low-priority business operation, keeping it out of the spotlight until a customer complains. Then service gets to make a brief appearance--for as long as it takes to calm the customer down and fix whatever foul-up jeopardized the relationship. In "Uncommon Service," from which this chapter was taken, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss show how, in a volatile economy where the old rules of strategic advantage no longer...Starting at €8.20
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Now Multiply It All by Culture: Service Excellence as a Product of Organizational Design and Culture
Frei, Frances X.; Morriss, AnneBook Chapter HBS-8930BC-EService and Operations ManagementMost companies treat service as a low-priority business operation, keeping it out of the spotlight until a customer complains. Then service gets to make a brief appearance--for as long as it takes to calm the customer down and fix whatever foul-up jeopardized the relationship. In "Uncommon Service," from which this chapter was taken, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss show how, in a volatile economy where the old rules of strategic advantage no longer...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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Just in Time for the Holidays (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
McNulty, Eric; Johnson, M. Eric; Brandstatter, Horst; Hausman, Warren H.; Omrod, AnneArticle HBS-R0512A-EService and Operations ManagementIt's the busiest time of year for North Pole Workshops. Production is in high gear, and the elves are on overtime in the sprint toward Christmas. But an unexpected spike in demand for one toy may leave children around the world disappointed on Christmas morning, whether they've been naughty or nice. At the same time, another toy's popularity threatens to plummet, leaving Santa and his elves faced with the prospect of millions of unloved plaything...Starting at €8.20
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CVO Group: la expansión europea
Mitchell, Jordan; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-102Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementNorrie Sinclair, consejero delegado de CVO Group, una empresa de contratación de personal con sede en Budapest (Hungría) que opera en toda Europa del Este, está barajando dos tipos de expansión: una ampliación geográfica a Londres (Reino Unido) y una expansión hacia el alquiler de personal a través de la adquisición. En su búsqueda por un objetivo a adquirir, ha dado con Center Group, una empresa polaca dedicada al alquiler de personal y a la sub...Starting at €8.20
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Ivor Spencer: Putting a Price on Knowledge - Teaching Note
Mitchell, Jordan; Prats, Mª JuliaTeaching Note ET-9-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementAs of 2005, world-renowned toastmaster and butler trainer Ivor Spencer, aged 81, is trying to sell his business. His business derives revenues from five principal sources: a butler training school that runs six-week training sessions twice a year in London, England; agency fees by placing butler graduates in homes; a toastmaster training school that runs sessions once a year; customized courses for hotel and restaurant staff around the world; and...Starting at €0.00