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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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El imperativo de la sustentabilidad
Lubin, David A.; Esty, Daniel C.Article HBS-R1005AService and Operations ManagementLos ejecutivos saben que la forma en que responden al reto de la sostenibilidad afectará profundamente a la competitividad de sus organizaciones - y tal vez incluso su supervivencia. Sin embargo, la mayoría están luchando con la forma de integrar los esfuerzos ambientales en sus estrategias de negocio. Muchos tienen una mezcolanza de las iniciativas verdes, pero sin visión o plan general. El problema no es que no ven la sostenibilidad como una cu...Starting at €8.20
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The Sustainability Imperative
Lubin, David A.; Esty, Daniel C.Article HBS-R1005A-EService and Operations ManagementExecutives know that how they respond to the sustainability challenge will profoundly affect the competitiveness of their organizations - and perhaps even their survival. Yet most are struggling with how to integrate environmental efforts into their core business strategies. Many have a hodgepodge of green initiatives but no overarching vision or plan. The problem is not that they don't see sustainability as a strategic issue. Rather it's that th...Starting at €8.20
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The Handball Section at FC Barcelona
Martínez de Albéniz, Victor; Martínez-Frausto, RafaelCase P-1127-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThe season had just finished. It was July 2013. Toni Gerona, head coach for young talent development of the FC Barcelona Handball section, reflected on the team's achievements and the significance of those achievements for the club. The first team dominated the national tournament, winning their 20th championship title (Liga ASOBAL, the Spanish professional handball league). But the King's Cup (Copa del Rey) proved elusive as the team suffered a ...Starting at €8.20
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La Sección de Balonmano del FC Barcelona
Martínez de Albéniz, Victor; Martínez-Frausto, RafaelCase P-1127Service and Operations Management, StrategyEra julio de 2013 y la temporada acababa de terminar. Toni Gerona, el entrenador principal de desarrollo de talento juvenil de la División de Balonmano del FC Barcelona, reflexionaba sobre los logros del equipo y su importancia para el club. El primer equipo dominaba el campeonato nacional, y obtuvo su vigésimo título (Liga ASOBAL de balonmano español profesional). Pero se le resistió la Copa del Rey a causa de la derrota frente al Atlético de ...Starting at €8.20
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Green Rules to Drive Innovation
Esty, Daniel C.; Charnovitz, SteveArticle HBS-R1203L-EService and Operations ManagementIncoherent U.S. energy and climate policies have cast a pall over the entire economy and are putting U.S. companies at a serious global disadvantage. The authors offer 10 prescriptions for reforms, two of which they describe in detail. First, they argue that the U.S. should impose a gradually increasing carbon charge; this would help internalize environmental costs, drive investment in energy efficiency, encourage innovation in renewable power, a...Starting at €8.20
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The Handball Section at FC Barcelona (French Version)
Martínez de Albéniz, Victor; Martínez-Frausto, RafaelCase P-1127-FRService and Operations Management, StrategyThe season had just finished. It was July 2013. Toni Gerona, head coach for young talent development of the FC Barcelona Handball section, reflected on the team's achievements and the significance of those achievements for the club. The first team dominated the national tournament, winning their 20th championship title (Liga ASOBAL, the Spanish professional handball league). But the King's Cup (Copa del Rey) proved elusive as the team suffered a ...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