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Cómo el diseño puede mejorar la rentabilidad y el impacto social
Sosa, Manuel E.Article ART-3169Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementMuchos directivos enfocan los problemas con la mentalidad de un ingeniero: hacer bien un producto y asegurarse de que funciona. Los diseñadores, en cambio, se preguntan primero si el producto en cuestión es el más adecuado. En este artículo, el autor expone cómo las empresas pueden crear una cultura del diseño y pone como ejemplos el EGGS Design de Oslo y el ArtCenter College of Design de Pasadena. También explica que la clave para conseguirlo es...Starting at €8.20
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How Design Can Boost Social Impact and Business Results
Sosa, Manuel E.Article ART-3169-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementMany managers approach problems with an engineering mindset: build it the right way and make sure it works. Designers, on the other hand, approach problems with the question: are we building the right thing in the first place? In this article, the author discusses how companies can build a design culture, using examples from EGGS Design in Oslo, Norway, and ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California. The key, he says, is to bring togethe...Starting at €8.20
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Sus ingenieros hablan entre s cuando deben hacerlo
Sosa, Manuel E.; Eppinger, Steven D.; Rowles, Craig M.Article HBS-R0711JService and Operations ManagementLa comunicación no puede estar en la mente de los gerentes en empresas que diseñan productos complejos y de alta ingeniería, pero debería ser. Cuando se producen errores, a menudo es porque los equipos de los componentes del producto no pueden hablar. Las consecuencias pueden ser enormes: Ford y Bridgestone Firestone perdieron mil millones por no coordinar el diseño de la Explorer con el diseño de sus neumáticos. Los principales retrasos y sobrec...Starting at €8.20
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Are Your Engineers Talking to One Another When They Should
Sosa, Manuel E.; Eppinger, Steven D.; Rowles, Craig M.Article HBS-R0711J-EService and Operations ManagementCommunication may not be on managers' minds at companies that design complex, highly engineered products, but it should be. When mistakes take place, it's often because product-component teams fail to talk. The consequences can be huge: Ford and Bridgestone Firestone lost billions by not coordinating the design of the Explorer with the design of its tires. The major delays and cost overruns involved in the development of Airbus's A380 "super jumb...Starting at €8.20
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Preventing Another Madoff: Reengineering the SEC's Investigation Process
Fagan, MarkCase HBS-KS1138-EService and Operations ManagementBernard Madoff perpetrated a $60 billion fraud that lasted for more than a decade. The fallout ruined the lives of many of his investors and significantly damaged the reputation of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). How did the federal agency entrusted to protect investors fail to discover the Ponzi scheme? The question is more salient because a financial expert alerted the SEC to the likely fraud and was ignored, not just once, but ma...Starting at €8.20
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Improving the Flow of People: The Victoria Station Redesign
Fagan, Mark; Stuart, GuyCase HBS-KS1244-EService and Operations ManagementTransport for London is in charge of an extensive network of Underground (metro) stations, some of which are more congested than others. This case looks at capacity planning, with the heavy-traffic Victoria Station as its primary focus. The case provides an overview of the main activities an Underground rider must carry out to either enter the station and eventually board the train, or else alight from the train and exit the station. The case pro...Starting at €8.20
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Transforma tu empresa con el Design Thinking
Vilà, Joaquim; Camps, Xavier; Sosa, Manuel E.; Liedtka, Jeanne M.Dossier DOS-37Innovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyTransformar la empresa requiere un enfoque de dirección que permita el cambio ordenado. El design thinking puede jugar un papel imprescindible en este proceso.Starting at €15.00
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Transformation Through Design Thinking
Vilà, Joaquim; Camps, Xavier; Sosa, Manuel E.; Liedtka, Jeanne M.Dossier DOS-37-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyDesign thinking is a vital tool for growth and innovation. This dossier shows you how to use it successfully.Starting at €15.00
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Out Foxing the Flu
Fagan, Mark; Perez, DanteCase HBS-KS1143-EService and Operations ManagementEfficiently and effectively providing flu shots on a college campus is the challenge that faces the school's director of health services. After a failed flu shot program the year prior and the resulting epidemic, the director must ensure students, faculty and staff receive the shot this year. Benchmarking reveals that a single day flu shot marathon has been successful on other campuses but lines must be managed to limit waiting time. The reader i...Starting at €8.20
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Queuing Theory to the Rescue: Managing Security Screening Lines at Logan Airport
Fagan, Mark; Perez, DanteCase HBS-KS1152-EService and Operations ManagementLines at airports, at the ticket counter, security screening or at the gate, make air travel a stressful experience. Queues are especially problematic during peak travel periods when space and processing capacity are constrained. These are the concerns on the mind of an Assistant Federal Security Director as she plans for the expansion of flights at one of Boston Logan Airport's terminals. Space limitations restrict the number of screening lanes....Starting at €8.20