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Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work (HBR Classic) (Spanish version)
Heskett, James L.; Jones, Thomas O.; Loveman, Gary W.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Schlesinger, Leonard A.Article HBS-R0807LService and Operations Managementinvestment in people, technology that supports frontline workers, revamped recruiting and training practices, and compensation linked to performance. They also express a vision of leadership in somewhat unconventional terms, referring to an organization's "patina of spirituality" and the "importance of the mundane." In this article, Heskett, Jones, Loveman, Sasser, and Schlesinger take a close look at the links in the service-profit chain, which...Starting at €8.20
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Coopers & Lybrand in Hungary (B) (Spanish version)
Loveman, Gary W.; Hallowell, RogerCase HBS-620S03Service and Operations ManagementCoopers & Lybrand open an office in Hungary.Starting at €5.74
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Booz.Allen & Hamilton: Vision 2000 (Spanish Version)
Loveman, Gary W.; O'Connell, JamieCase HBS-302S07Service and Operations ManagementEn 1993, Booz.Allen & Hamilton abandonaron su estructura organizativa anterior, altamente local. Fue motivada por el deseo de servir a los clientes multinacionales de manera más eficaz y proporcionar mayor valor a los clientes con las empresas más localizada mediante la recopilación de las mejores prácticas de todo el mundo. Siguiendo un plan titulado Visión 2000, la firma creada unificó dotación de personal de piscinas basado en la industria y (...Starting at €8.20
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Lean Knowledge Work
Staats, Bradley R.; Upton, David M.Article HBS-R1110G-EService and Operations ManagementMany manufacturing companies and some service firms have reaped considerable benefits by applying variations of the Toyota Production System, a method for making operations "lean" through relentless efforts to increase quality and efficiency and eliminate waste. But conventional wisdom holds that lean principles don't lend themselves to knowledge work, which involves judgment and expertise, not the sorts of repetitive, easily specified tasks foun...Starting at €8.20
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Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work (HBR Classic)
Heskett, James L.; Jones, Thomas O.; Loveman, Gary W.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Schlesinger, Leonard A.Article HBS-R0807L-EService and Operations ManagementThis article was originally published in March-April 1994 and was republished in July-August 2008 as an HBR Classic. This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. In exemplary service organizations, executives understand that they need to put customers and frontline workers at the center of their focus. Thos...Starting at €8.20
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Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
Upton, David M.; Kim, BowonCase HBS-609018-EService and Operations ManagementExplores the journey of aggressive learning and capability building in the operations of a major Korean Shipbuilder. While DSHM had once used its superior learning capability to topple its Japanese competition, it now faced the potential for a similar attack from new Chinese competitors. Without outsourcing some of its work to China, DSHM would become uncompetitive. However, in outsourcing the work, some skills would necessarily have to be transf...Starting at €8.20
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Australian Paper Manufacturers (A) (Spanish Version)
Upton, David M.; Margolis, Joshua D.Case HBS-602S13Service and Operations ManagementDescribe una empresa que ha roto un acuerdo cordial no escrita entre los tres fabricantes de papel australianos para dividir el mercado interno de tres maneras por segmento de mercado. Las invade la compañía de otro "territorio" con tecnología avanzada, la calidad y, sobre todo, mediante el uso de registro ambiental deficiente de la otra compañía para protegerse contra las represalias. El defensor se encuentra incapaz de responder mediante la adi...Starting at €8.20
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Laura Ashley and Federal Express Strategic Alliance (Spanish Version)
Loveman, Gary W.; Anthony, Robert T.Case HBS-602S14Service and Operations ManagementEn un esfuerzo por mejorar su sistema de distribución global y por lo tanto mejorar el servicio al cliente en sus tiendas de todo el mundo, Laura Ashley entró en una alianza estratégica pionera con Federal Express Business Logistics Services. Bajo los términos de una asociación poco estructurada, Federal Express realiza las mismas actividades de almacenaje y distribución anteriormente manejados por Laura Ashley. La alianza es considerar innovador...Starting at €8.20
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HMS Thetis and Apollo XIII (Spanish Version)
Upton, David M.; Carp, SariCase HBS-606S28Service and Operations ManagementExplora la gestión de desastres técnicos en los que el tiempo juega un papel central. Utiliza la experiencia de HMS Thetis y Apolo 13 a mirar a ambos enfoques exitosos y no exitosos.Starting at €8.20
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Pacific Dunlop China (A): Beijing (Spanish Version)
Upton, David M.; Seet, RichardCase HBS-607S28Service and Operations ManagementDescribe la situación de un gerente de planta Occidental con exceso de trabajo en una empresa conjunta chino. El cuarto en una línea de este tipo de gestores, que deben hacer frente a los problemas combinados de una incapacidad para delegar, costumbres y prácticas diferentes, y dificultades en la tecnología de la información y el control de la planta.Starting at €8.20