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Jordan Cohen en Pfizer Works: construyendo la oficina del futuro
Wedell-Wedellsborg, Thomas; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-187Service and Operations ManagementJordan Cohen es director de Eficacia Organizativa en la importante compañía farmacéutica Pfizer. Ha establecido un sistema denominado pfizerWorks mediante el cual se externalizan tareas como la preparación de documentos Excel y PowerPoint o la investigación. En el caso se analiza su evolución a lo largo de un periodo de cinco años en el que se crea pfizerWorks partiendo de cero y se incorpora el sistema a la corporación.Starting at €8.20
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Kaizen in Translation: Suggestion Systems Across Cultures
Weiss, Elliott N.; Stevenson, DonaldTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1544-EService and Operations ManagementThough the world has recently been described as "flat," we contend that it is also "lumpy." Some managerial practices may be universal (i.e., applicable across all cultures), while others may have to be customized for location. In this technical note, we discuss the application of kaizen principles across cultures. When managers analyze kaizen with cultural values in mind, they may find the key to its practical success, and where relevant values ...Starting at €8.20
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Lean as a Universal Model of Excellence: It Is Not Just a Manufacturing Tool!
Weiss, Elliott N.; Stevenson, Donald; English, AustinTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1562-EService and Operations ManagementThis is a technical note that describes the history of Lean and explains why it is not just a manufacturing tool. It is used in Darden’s "Management of Service Operations" course elective.Starting at €8.20
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Defining Problems and Opportunities in New Product Development (Part 1)
Hutchison-Krupat, Jeremy; Chao, Raul O.; Stevenson, DonaldTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1579-EService and Operations ManagementDeveloping new products and services is an iterative process that involves (1) identifying a problem or opportunity that needs to be addressed, (2) generating concepts or solutions that address the problem, and (3) conducting experiments and tests to learn about the success or failure of those concepts. This note describes the first of these activities.Starting at €8.20
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Jordan Cohen at PfizerWorks: Building the Office of the Future
Wedell-Wedellsborg, Thomas; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-187-EService and Operations ManagementJordan Cohen is the Manager of organisational effectiveness within Pfizer, the large pharmaceutical company. He sets up a system called pfizerWorks that outsources tasks such as preparation of Excel, PowerPoint and research. This case follows his progress over a five year period as he sets it up from scratch to embedding pfizerWorks throughout the corporation.Starting at €8.20
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Jordan Cohen at PfizerWorks: Building the Office of the Future - Teaching Note
Miller, Paddy; Wedell-Wedellsborg, ThomasTeaching Note DPOT-40-EService and Operations ManagementThe case follows Jordan Cohen, a 40 year old manager in Pfizer¿s New York Headquarters, over a period of four years (2005-2009) as he conceived and built an innovative task outsourcing solution called pfizerWorks. pfizerWorks is a web-based service that allows individual employees in Pfizer to directly outsource ¿grunt work¿ of various kinds to teams working overseas, interacting directly with the suppliers and negotiating prices on a per-project...Starting at €0.00