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Starbucks Corp.: Clouds in Your Coffee
Zimmerman, Alan; Weiss, Elliott N.Case DARDEN-OM-1328-EService and Operations ManagementThis case depicts the history of Starbucks Corporation, from its inception, in 1971, through 2007. The case highlights the conflict between large-scale efficiency and standardization versus providing customers with the "Starbucks Experience." As its consistent growth shows, Starbucks has managed this conflict skillfully, but as the company continues to expand, balancing these objectives becomes more difficult and complex.Starting at €8.20
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The Toyota Production System: “The Scent of the Cornered Ferret”
Zimmerman, Alan; Weiss, Elliott N.Case DARDEN-OM-1333-EService and Operations ManagementThis case provides a history of Toyota and describes the famed Toyota Production System (TPS). It follows the company from its founding, in 1933, up to 2007. The case can be used to introduce TPS as well as to discuss the factors necessary to sustain a corporate strategy through long periods of international growth.Starting at €8.20
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Six Sigma: A Basic Overview
Landel, Robert D.; Zimmerman, AlanTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1339-EService and Operations ManagementIn the nearly 30 years since it was introduced, Six Sigma has evolved to mean different things in different circumstances and in different organizations, so that now it is difficult to identify a single, universally accepted definition. The purpose of this note is to provide a basic overview of Six Sigma by explaining its underlying principles and most commonly utilized methods while providing a brief review of its history. Finally, this note pro...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon+Whole Foods: un nuevo actor en el sector
Audicana Arcas, J.; Arribas Hervás, L.; Andrade Nuñez, J.Case IIST-PI-189Service and Operations ManagementEn 16 de junio Amazon, con más de 300 millones de clientes activos y 380.000 empleados y ventas que superan los 135 billones de dólares norteamericanos (año 2016), anuncia su intención de adquirir Whole Foods por 13.7 billones de dólares. Whole Foods es un retailer con sede en Austín (Texas), ventas que exceden los $16 billones al año y más de 477 tiendas en EE.UU., Canadá y Reino Unid, y que ostenta el liderazgo en alimentos orgánicos y comida s...Starting at €8.20
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Unes Supermarkets e il Viaggiator Goloso: Building a Brand (Italian Version)
Audicana Arcas, J.; Loring Olmedo, S.; Andrade Nuñez, J.Case IIST-PI-190-I-ITService and Operations ManagementUNES is a young company of medium size supermarkets that has starred in a turnaround, evolving from losing money, to achieving it, listening to the market and making brave bets to respond to it ("Every day low prices, private brand, fresh, private brand Premium, pop-up shops, single brand supermarkets, alliance with Amazon, etc.), creating its own business model, "the supermarket against the tide". After several years of launching and managing pr...Starting at €8.20
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Kimpton Hotels - Setting Prices on Priceline (A)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. Wilson; Joel ReadCase IVEY-9B09E027-EDecision Analysis, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn June 2008, the Kimpton Hotels' area director of revenue management (director) for Washington, D.C. was trying to process the most recent customer information report from Priceline.com (Priceline). In an attempt to improve revenues during periods of lowStarting at €8.20
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Kimpton Hotels — Setting Prices on Priceline (C)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. Wilson; Joel ReadCase IVEY-9B09E029-ECorporate Governance, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementThe Kimpton Hotels' area director of revenue management (director) for Washington, D.C. was excited about using Priceline.com to help fill rooms on some of Kimpton's low-demand weekends. He estimated the coming weeks' demand across three rate classes and across three lengths of stay (LOS), and he wanted to make sure he did not use Priceline.com too aggressively by releasing too many rooms onto the site.Starting at €5.74
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OLGC Finds Its Match (B)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. WilsonCase IVEY-9B09E015-ECorporate Governance, Service and Operations ManagementThis supplement to OLGC Finds Its Match (A), product # 9B09E014, summarizes the results from a series of bets and provides the email response from the game provider following the discontinuation of this particular game.Starting at €5.74
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Alibaba Group: Un ecosistema al servicio de la digitalización global.
Audicana Arcas, J.; Martínez Jiménez, M.Case IIST-PI-211Service and Operations ManagementALIBABA era en 2020 la empresa de tecnología más poderosos de China y una de las principales del planeta. Su objetivo era facilitar los negocios en cualquier lugar del mundo, mediante la creación de un ecosistema donde cada empresa tenía libertad para fijar su estrategia. Su apuesta por España, cabeza de puente para Europa, se encontraba en sus años de despegue en un momento convulso tanto por las tensiones comerciales internacionales como por la...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba Group: An ecosystem at the service of global digitization
Audicana Arcas, J.; Martínez Jiménez, M.Case IIST-PI-211-E-EService and Operations ManagementBy 2020, ALIBABA was the most powerful technology company in China and one of the leading companies on the planet. Its goal was to facilitate business anywhere in the world by creating an ecosystem where each company was free to set its own strategy. Alibaba’s bet on Spain, a bridgehead for Europe, was taking-off the ground during times of upheaval due to tensions in international trade and the health situation caused by the COVID-20 pandemic. Th...Starting at €8.20