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Canyon Mining Corporation: Heavy Mobile Equipment Procurement
Laseter, Timothy M.; Katz, Arnon; Choi, SihyunCase DARDEN-OM-1392-EService and Operations ManagementCanyon Mining intends to negotiate a long-term contract for haul trucks to use for surface mining, and a team from Censeo Consulting Group is tasked with developing a methodology to track cost changes over the past contract as input into the negotiation. The current project’s primary objective is to estimate the year-over-year trend in factory manufacturing margins for two different capacity trucks from two different equipment suppliers. These es...Starting at €8.20
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The Internet of Things
Laseter, Timothy M.; Frazer, Anne; Boatright, BenjaminTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1792-EService and Operations ManagementThe Internet of Things (IoT) can be generally explained as a network of objects that collect data regarding their surroundings and transfer it across the internet to various systems. While the addition of more information can improve a business’s data-driven decision-making, should all businesses invest in IoT? This technical note explores IoT technologies, discusses how it is being used in industry, brings up some advantages and disadvantages, o...Starting at €8.20
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Artificial Intelligence in Business: Machines and Management
Laseter, Timothy M.; Frazer, Anne; Boatright, BenjaminTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1778Service and Operations ManagementThis technical note offers an overview of artificial intelligence (AI) and some ways in which machine learning is leveraged to build this type of intelligence. The note also explores two schools of thought around AI’s potential, discusses the possible rolStarting at €8.20
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Cloud Computing
Laseter, Timothy M.; Coughenour, Alyssa; Webb, Jane; Boatright, Benjamin; Shaloudegi, KTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1784Service and Operations ManagementThis technical note provides a general overview of cloud computing and how businesses are using it to achieve their digital goals. Specifically, this note outlines the different service models that cloud computing supports, including Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service, and Software-as-a-Service. The note also details some of the advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing, and it reviews the cloud computing industry and some o...Starting at €8.20
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Port Aventura
Huete, Luis María; Kuppers V.; Segarra, José AntonioCase P-891-EService and Operations ManagementPortaventura faced the "champagne effect" in its second season. This consisted of a drop in the number of visitors, which all theme parks and amusement parks experienced in their second year of operations once the novelty had worn off. Portaventura decided to avoid this effect. In fact, their plans were ambitious: to achieve more than 3 million visitors, improve the yield of the project and create the best conditions for shareholders so that they...Starting at €8.20
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Port Aventura
Huete, Luis María; Kuppers V.; Segarra, José AntonioCase P-891Service and Operations ManagementPort Aventura se enfrenta al "efecto champán" en su segunda temporada. Este fenómeno consistía en la bajada del número de visitantes que históricamente experimentaban todos los parques temáticos y de atracciones en su segundo año de operaciones, una vez disipada la curiosidad de la novedad. Port Aventura estaba decidida a que no le ocurriese lo mismo. De hecho sus planes eran ambiciosos: superar con creces los tres millones de visitantes, mejorar...Starting at €8.20
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Hotel Arts Barcelona. El estilo Ritz-Carlton en Europa
Huete, Luis María; Kuppers V.Case P-893Service and Operations ManagementEn noviembre de 1996 muchos empleados cumplirían tres años en el hotel y, por lo tanto, podrían pasar a tener el status de empleados fijos. La empresa barajaba la posibilidad de que las personas que estaban haciendo bien su trabajo pasaran a ser fijos. Ello supondría aceptar un importante pasivo laboral. El caso plantea el problema de qué decisión tomar ante dicho dilema. El caso describe el enfoque de gestión de la calidad de los servicios de Ri...Starting at €8.20
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Hotel Arts Barcelona. The Ritz-Carlton style in Europe
Huete, Luis María; Kuppers V.Case P-893-EService and Operations ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Data Quality and Data Engineering
Laseter, Timothy M.; Frazer, Anne; Boatright, BenjaminTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1790-EService and Operations ManagementAs companies increasingly rely on data and analytics to make decisions and improve their operations, it becomes clear that data quality can be a major issue. The insights gleaned from data analytics are useful only if the data is of high quality. This note summarizes some common issues that can result in low-quality data and explores the crucial task of data engineering. This note is taught at Darden in the second-year elective, “Digital Operat...Starting at €8.20
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Digital Twin: Representing the Real
Laseter, Timothy M.; Frazer, Anne; Boatright, BenjaminTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1785-EService and Operations ManagementA digital twin can be described as a digital model of a real object. But what makes it different from a prototype? How are digital twins being used in business settings outside manufacturing? How do they relate to machine learning and augmented reality? When digital twins meet their fullest potential, they enable businesses to optimize operations by managing their assets more efficiently, generating higher productivity, and reducing costs. This t...Starting at €8.20