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MorphoSys AG: The Evolution of a Biotechnology Business Model
Pisano, Gary P.; Johnson, Ryan; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-611046-EService and Operations ManagementIn the biotech world, the 18-year-old Munich-based company MorphoSys was a rarity: it was profitable. The company achieved this profitability not by developing and selling its own drugs, but by licensing access to its proprietary library of human antibodies. Recently, the company decided to deviate from this model, and attempt to develop its own proprietary products. The case allows analysis of "license vs. vertically integrate" business model de...Starting at €8.20
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Chef Davide Oldani and Ristorante D'O
Pisano, Gary P.; Di Fiore, Alessandro; Corsi, Elena; Farri, ElisaCase HBS-613080-EService and Operations ManagementThis case examines the unique business model of Ristorante D'O, a high end gourmet restaurant located near Milan, Italy. Founded by Chef Davide Oldani, D'O offers meals at approximately one-third the price of other Michelin starred restaurants. Oldani has made this business model profitable by making a conscious set of operating strategy choices (menu, meal design, service process, lay-out, reservation process) that reduce waste and inefficiency,...Starting at €8.20
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VF Brands: Global Supply Chain Strategy, Teaching Note
Pisano, Gary P.Teaching Note HBS-614009-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 610022.Starting at €0.00
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Pfizer's Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI)
Pisano, Gary P.; Weber, James; Szydlowski, KaitlynCase HBS-615024-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2010, Pfizer established four small research units in New York, Boston, San Francisco, and San Diego located close to several premier Academic Medical Centers (AMCs), or hospitals with adjoining medical schools. The goal of these units was to redesign collaboration with Pfizer and academic medical researchers with the purpose of developing new, innovative drugs candidates for testing in patients. Project teams consisted of Pfizer scientists an...Starting at €8.20
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Sercomm: Operating in China Amid COVID-19 and Beyond
Choudhury, Prithwiraj; Pisano, Gary P.; Yining Cao, BonnieCase HBS-621005-EService and Operations ManagementThe COVID-19 pandemic had forced a production cut in the factory of Sercomm, one of the world's major telecom equipment producers, in China. The case explores and highlights the challenges that Chief Executive Officer James Wang faced: How could Sercomm rStarting at €8.20
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Monte Carlo Simulation
de Santiago, RafaelTechnical Note ADN-284-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementThis technical note introduces the basic concepts of Monte Carlo simulation, as well as the software to run the models (Crystal Ball). The requirements to follow the note are a working knowledge of probability distributions, decision trees and expected values, as well as being familiar with Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. As Monte Carlo simulation is better understood when applied to practical problems, the concepts and techniques are introduced by...Starting at €8.20
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DJ World Conference - Teaching Note
de Santiago, RafaelTeaching Note ADT-40-EDecision Analysis, Information Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementTokyo Music School (TOMS) has prepared some of the best DJs in the world for almost two decades. At the beginning of 2019, the school decided to organize an event that would bring together recent alumni with some of the best DJs in the world. The long-term vision was to make this event grow into a global convention for DJs. A number of world-renown disc jockeys have been invited to discuss and share their personal experiences regarding what it ta...Starting at €0.00
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Kahrvinger AS
de Santiago, RafaelCase AD-326-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementThe case deals with the notions of Cash Flow, Depreciation, and Working Capital. By looking at a simple investment project, the case is designed to go through the notions of Cash Flow and Net Present Value. It raises the issue of how to deal with the depreaciation, as wel as the Working Capital.Starting at €8.20
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Macros in Excel 2010
de Santiago, Rafael; Al Bekai, ImadTechnical Note ADN-276-EService and Operations ManagementThis technical note provides an introduction to using macros in Microsoft Excel 2010. It explains how to create, edit, save and call a macro, as well as how to use Solver with macros. Macros allow the automation of repetitive tasks like formatting, charting and other often-used spreadsheet tasks. The note gives an introduction to Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming language. This note is an updated version of the note "A Guided Tour t...Starting at €8.20
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PivotTables in Excel 2010
de Santiago, RafaelTechnical Note ADN-277-EAccounting and Control, Service and Operations ManagementThis technical note provides an introduction to using PivotTables in Microsoft Excel 2010. A PivotTable is a powerful tool that allows the user to analyze, sort, count, summarize, and organize data from a spreadsheet. A PivotTable is especially useful when you have a long list of figures to sum, and aggregated data or subtotals would help you look at the data from different perspectives and compare figures of similar data. This note is an updated...Starting at €8.20