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Vicarsa (B): Arreglando un error en la venta
Torres, Óscar; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-37Service and Operations ManagementLa parte (B) de este caso suministra información no conocida durante la parte (A) e invita por ello a reflexionar sobre la cautela con la que hay que establecer soluciones en situaciones con información incompleta.Starting at €5.74
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Vicarsa (B): What Went Wrong with the Sale
Torres, Óscar; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-37-EService and Operations ManagementPart (B) of this case provides information not previously available in Part (A), leading to a chance to reflect on the caution necessary in solving problems with incomplete information.Starting at €5.74
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Nokia: From In-house to Joint R&D
Marcus Moller Larsen; Torben PedersenCase IVEY-9B11M114-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis case describes the organizational and strategic challenges of outsourcing research and development (R&D) activities from Denmark to China. Nokia Denmark was founded in 1996 as a subsidiary of the Nokia Corporation and contained the largest Nokia R&D unit, concentrating on the development of mobile phones, outside Finland. In 2007, Nokia Denmark received instructions from corporate headquarters to drastically increase the number of mobile pho...Starting at €8.20
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Carlsberg in Emerging Markets
Michael W. Hansen; Torben Pedersen; Marcus Moller LarsenCase IVEY-9B11M009-EService and Operations Management, StrategyRisking becoming the target of a hostile takeover or being cornered as a small regional player in the global beer industry, the Danish brewery Carlsberg decided in the early 2000s to expand into rapidly growing emerging markets to pursue new arenas of growth. By 2008, this strategy had paid off, and Carlsberg was positioned among the five largest breweries in the world. In the Russian market — one of the fastest-growing markets in the world — Car...Starting at €8.20
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Vestas Wind Systems A/S - Exploiting Global R&D Synergies
Torben Pedersen; Marcus Moller LarsenCase IVEY-9B09M079-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyWith a change in management in 2005 came a radical reorganization and the announcement of several new strategic initiatives. Among the initiatives was the establishment of the Vestas Technology research and development (R&D) business unit with an aim of achieving global leadership in all core technology areas and, consequently, strengthening the core competence for the company. By 2008, Vestas had succeeded in setting up a global R&D network with...Starting at €8.20
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Competitive-Cost Analysis: Cost-Driver Framework
Laseter, Timothy M.; Heckel, Ken; Huang, AngelaTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1254-EService and Operations ManagementThe first in a five-part series on competitive-cost analysis, this note introduces cost drivers, presents a conceptual framework for organizing them, and explains various applications of competitive-cost analysis. It also offers a set of principles to consider when developing cost models for competitive analysis.Starting at €8.20
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Competitive-Cost Analysis: Cost-Modeling Techniques
Laseter, Timothy M.; Heckel, Ken; Huang, AngelaTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1255-EService and Operations ManagementThe second in a five-part series on competitive-cost analysis, this note provides a general discussion of four specific tools that will further assist in analyzing cost drivers for competitive analysis. These techniques include teardown analysis, public data sources, scale curves, and utilization curves.Starting at €8.20
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Competitive-Cost Analysis: Scale and Utilization Calculations
Laseter, Timothy M.; Heckel, Ken; Huang, AngelaTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1256-EService and Operations ManagementThis third note in a five-part series on competitive-cost analysis provides detailed guidance on calculating scale curves and utilization effects.Starting at €8.20
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Lego Group: An Outsourcing Journey - Teaching Note
Marcus M. Larsen; Torben Pedersen; Soren Gantov FrolundeTeaching Note IVEY-8B10M94-EService and Operations Management, StrategyTeaching note for product 9B10M094.Starting at €0.00
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Danfoss — Global Manufacturing Footprint
Torben Pedersen; Jacob PyndtCase IVEY-9B11M049-EService and Operations Management, StrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - Supply Chain Management Award, 2012 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition. The case examines the supply chain, managerial, and organizational challenges facing a large European industrial company competing in a mature industry with strong price pressure. Established in the 1930s in Denmark, Danfoss initially produced automatic valves for refrigeration plants. The company has since grow...Starting at €8.20