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Supply Chain Collaboration at JD.com
Yinan Qi; Paul W. Beamish; Xin Li; Ke GongCase IVEY-9B21D009-EService and Operations Management, StrategyAt the November 2019 Open Day conference, the vice-president of JD.com shared his understanding of the role that supplier collaboration played in an uncertain environment. Through 15 years of fast growth, JD.com had become the largest business-to-consumer platform in China with more than 30,000 suppliers. Using a boundless retail strategy, JD.com had to build a seamless channel from supplier to customer, which required a close look at how to coll...Starting at €8.20
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Constructors & Co. Chicago USA (B) - Nota del instructor
Rus, Salvador; Tàpies, JosepTeaching Note SMT-69Innovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyLa empresa Constructors & Co. es una empresa de construcción que a lo largo de las generaciones ha conseguido establecerse en el mercado y también ha sido capaz de diversificarse. Durante tres generaciones, la empresa ha tenido éxito a lo largo de los años. Pero en el paso de la tercera a la cuarta generación la empresa está estancada, sin capacidad para generar beneficios y sin un plan claro de sucesión del líder. El accionariado de la empresa ...Starting at €0.00
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Constructors & Co. Chicago USA (C)
Rus, Salvador; Tàpies, JosepCase SM-1546Innovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyEste tercer caso trata de mostrar la actuación de James Russell como presidente ejecutivo del grupo de empresas de la familia. En el caso Constructors & Co. B se vio la designación y las dificultades que encontraba en el desempeño de sus responsabilidades, así como las grandes dificultades que encontró para ser integrado en el grupo de empresas. La redacción de un informe completo que entregó a cada consejero y cada directivo le permitió hablar e...Starting at €5.74
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Firstwell Corporation and the Production Mandate Question
Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B12M024-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyTwo facilities owned by a large U.S.-based multinational enterprise (one in Canada, one in the United States) are competing for a regional manufacturing and distribution mandate. The head of Firstwell’s global operating committee must decide whether the proposal from Firstwell Canada is best not only for the Kingston, Ontario, plant but also for Firstwell Corporation worldwide. The decision could signal a major shift in parent–subsidiary relation...Starting at €8.20
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Mattel and the Toy Recalls (B)
Hari Bapuji; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B08M011-EMarketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis case, which outlines the product recall, is a supplement to Mattel and the Toy Recalls (A).Starting at €5.74
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Online Piracy: Jaywalking or Theft
Alex Beamish; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B09C018-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementIn September 2009, Brian Lee purchased a computer game developed by a major company and, like other customers, he was experiencing difficulty running it. The source of the problems was a highly restrictive system of digital rights management (DRM), which, while more or less universally disliked, was causing serious technical problems for a minority of users. Lee began to share his experience on the company's message board and was engaging in a de...Starting at €8.20
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Five Pillars for Doing Business in Africa
Mudida, Robert; Lago Esteban, AlejandroArticle ART-2670-EEconomics, Service and Operations Management, StrategyCompanies around the world are setting their sights on Africa as a new frontier for business. However, as with other emerging economies, African ones are tricky to navigate for the uninitiated. This article introduces the five pillars that companies need to consider in the African context. First the authors highlight the main macroeconomic trends; then they present a road map for companies planning to enter African markets. They draw on personal ...Starting at €8.20
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Constructors & Co. Chicago USA (C) - Nota del instructor
Rus, Salvador; Tàpies, JosepTeaching Note SMT-70Innovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyEl tercer caso trata de mostrar la actuación de James Russell como presidente ejecutivo del grupo de empresas de la familia. En el caso Constructors & Co. B se analizó la designación y las dificultades que encontraba en el desempeño de sus responsabilidades, así como las grandes dificultades que encontró para ser integrado en el grupo de empresas. La redacción de un informe completo, que entregó a cada consejero y cada directivo, le permitió habl...Starting at €0.00
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Constructors & Co. Chicago USA (A) - Nota del instructor
Rus, Salvador; Tàpies, JosepTeaching Note SMT-68Innovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyEste caso ilustra la evolución de una empresa familiar que desea cambiar su consejo de administración dando paso a la cuarta generación y, de este modo, ir facilitando el proceso de sucesión. En concreto se centra en las relaciones familiares e institucionales entre el padre ¿predecesor de la tercera generación- y el hijo ¿sucesor de la cuarta generación-. Se ve cómo dicha relaciones se mueven indistintamente y de forma indiferenciada. Es decir, ...Starting at €0.00
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Constructors & Co. Chicago, USA (B) (Portuguese Version, Portugal)
Rus, Salvador; Tàpies, JosepCase SM-1545-PPInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyConstructors & Co. is a construction company that has managed to establish itself in the market over the generations and has also been able to diversify. For three generations the company has been successful over the years. But in the transition from the third to the fourth generation, the company has been stagnant, without the ability to generate profits and without a clear succession plan for the leader. The shareholding of the company Construc...Starting at €5.74