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Avalanche Corporation: Integrating Bayesian Analysis into the Production Decision-making Process
Owen P. Hall; Kenneth KoCase IVEY-9B11D006-EService and Operations ManagementThe director of operations at Avalanche Corporation was faced with some major decisions. The firm was experiencing considerable difficulties in matching supply with demand. As a result, the company was overproducing and had to sell the excess at a loss. At a recent board meeting, the vice president of marketing reported on a new snowboard product, the Avalanche Racer. She presented her rationale for introducing a new ski product at this time by h...Starting at €8.20
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Rougir Cosmetics International: Production Optimization
Owen P. Hall; Kenneth KoExercise IVEY-9B17D013-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementRougir Cosmetics International (RCI), founded in 2010 and with headquarters in California, experienced double-digit growth for several years. At a board meeting in June 2016, RCI’s chief executive officer (CEO) announced a large new order that represented a major opportunity to further expand into the ever-growing home shopping cosmetic business sector. However, the firm did not have the capacity to meet this transaction along with its normal bus...Starting at €8.20
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Equuleus Car Sharing Inc.: A Revenue Management Case Study
Owen Hall, Jr.; Kenneth KoCase IVEY-9B18D015-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementIn 2017, Equuleus Car Sharing Inc. (ECS) was a relatively new player in the rental car industry, with annual revenues approaching US$100 million. ECS had experienced significant growth since its founding in 2014 due to its focus on low prices and a mix of high-demand vehicle types–specifically, minivans, sport utility vehicles, sedans, and economy cars. ECS management wished to examine the opportunity to purchase new vehicles through financing ve...Starting at €8.20
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Equuleus Car Sharing Inc.: A Revenue Management Case Study - Teaching Note
Owen Hall, Jr.; Kenneth KoTeaching Note IVEY-8B18D015-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for product 9B18D015.Starting at €0.00
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Experimentos para llegar a los pobres sin romper la red de seguridad: el seguro médico público en Massachusetts
Savedoff W.; Murphy C.; García Prat, Antoni; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1005Service and Operations ManagementLa llegada de una nueva Directora a la agencia de programas de asistencia sanitaria del Estado provoca un replanteamiento de los mecanismos de cobertura, costes y calidad del servicio. Tras revisar pasadas iniciativas, la nueva Directora decide emprender una serie de reformas a fin de alcanzar los objetivos señalados de forma significativa. Los cambios implican nuevos sistemas de relación entre el estado, las compañías aseguradoras y los proveedo...Starting at €8.20
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Hospital management and labor dispute: The case of the San Juan de Dios Hospital
Gallardo H. M.; González I. D.; García Prat, AntoniCase P-1027-EService and Operations ManagementThe Hospital Rionegro in Antioquia, Colombia, had been in a very difficult situation due to financial and labor difficulties. After five years of integrative management and negotiations with the different fronts, including labor aspects, the situation had been reversed. The productivity could be increased and labor conditions stabilized to the benefit of the hospital and its workforce. For the Ministry to exert primarily a stewardship function, i...Starting at €8.20
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El desarrollo de la función de compra de servicios de salud en la Secretaría de Estado de Salud de Sao Paulo - Nota del Instructor
García Prat, AntoniTeaching Note PT-42Service and Operations ManagementLa Nota del Instructor complementa el caso "El desarrollo de la función de compra de servicios de salud en la Secretaría de Estado de Salud de Sao Paulo" que expone cómo resolver la necesidad de homogeneizar la contratación de las Organizaciones Sociales de Salud, la evolución del sistema de pago y la creación de un sistema de información que permita efectuar el seguimiento económico y de actividad de los hospitales a fin de que la Secretaría de ...Starting at €0.00
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Hospital management and labor dispute: The case of the San Juan de Dios Hospital - Teaching Note
García Prat, AntoniTeaching Note PT-31-EService and Operations ManagementThis Teaching Note complements case "Hospital management and labor dispute: The case of the San Juan de Dios Hospital" which presents the situation of the San Juan de Dios Hospital after five years of integrative management and negotiations with different fronts.Starting at €0.00
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Introducing DRGs as an Instrument for Clinical Management - Teaching Note
García Prat, AntoniTeaching Note PT-40-EService and Operations ManagementThis Teaching Note complements case "Introducing DRGs as an Instrument for Clinical Management" which focuses on the use of DRGs in Costa Rica from the original motivation to use them, the implementation steps, the difficulties found and how they were addressed.Starting at €0.00
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Agustín Rivero
Rivero A.; García Prat, AntoniCase P-1031-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes an attempt to evaluate and adapt the DRG (Diagnosis Related Group) system of patient classification to Spain, so that it could be used as a budgetary and financial tool in the national health system. The health ministry, through its interterritorial committee, conducted a study to determine whether DRGs, once adapted to the Spanish health care system, could be used not only as a benchmark for the state but also as the basis for...Starting at €8.20