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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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American Connector Co. (A) (Spanish version)
Pisano, Gary P.; Rossi, SharonCase HBS-604S12Service and Operations ManagementAmerican Connector Co. is forced to reexamine operations at its Sunnyvale plant when a Japanese competitor announces plans to build an "ultimate" plant in the United States. Case examines issues related to benchmarking a competitor's manufacturing capabilities and productivity. Allows students to compare two companies' manufacturing strategies and their implications for productivity and flexibility.Starting at €8.20
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BMW: The 7-Series Project (B) (Spanish Version)
Pisano, Gary P.; Rossi, SharonCase HBS-612S08Service and Operations ManagementDescribe la decisión tomada en el proyecto de la serie 7 con respecto a la creación de prototipos y su impacto en la calidad.Starting at €5.74
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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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ITT Automotive: Global Manufacturing Strategy--1994 (Spanish Version)
Pisano, Gary P.; Rossi, SharonCase HBS-603S10Service and Operations ManagementITT Automotive está en el proceso de desarrollar un sistema de nueva generación de frenos antibloqueo (ABS), designado el MK-20. El caso se centra en el nivel de automatización que se utilizan en la producción de este nuevo sistema, y si todas las plantas deben utilizar la misma tecnología de proceso. Debido a la intensificación de la presión de costes y creciente demanda de menor costo ABS, el equipo de desarrollo y la administración superior ...Starting at €8.20
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Product–Market Alignment
Markou, Panos; Chao, Raul O.; Goldberg, Rebecca; Katz, Arnon; Kelly, A. MorganTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1706-EService and Operations ManagementThe ability to achieve product–market alignment (PMA) differentiates businesses that will thrive from those that will fail. Yet many find it difficult to create—and sustain—products that continuously generate value, even as their markets change. Traditionally, managers seeking to develop new products or reexamine current offerings have relied on frameworks that compare customer views on the desirability of various product features to the financia...Starting at €8.20
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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