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Managing Queues in Bank Branches: BBVA Case (A)
Flores Alonso, Juan Enrique; Chinchetru, Iker; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1133-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2012, BBVA, one of the world's leading banks, is considering how to improve the operations of its bank branches in an effort to improve customer service while reducing costs - all while taking into account that it is a channel for which a more commercial approach is now desirable.Starting at €8.20
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Gestión de las colas en las oficinas bancarias: caso BBVA (B)
Flores Alonso, Juan Enrique; Chinchetru, Iker; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1134Service and Operations ManagementLa parte (B) del caso presenta dos problemáticas concretas que permiten la aplicación de las pertinentes herramientas de análisis. En primer lugar, se trata de analizar el impacto en las esperas de los clientes de la ausencia temporal de empleados, y, en segundo lugar, de comparar el servicio ofrecido por empelados experimentados o principiantes.Starting at €5.74
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Administration: Organizing and Governing Innovation
Terwiesch, Christian; Ulrich, Karl T.Book Chapter HBS-3446BC-EService and Operations ManagementInnovation isn't just hoping for serendipity and counting on random inspirations--innovation can be managed as a process. Organizational decisions therefore must be made for innovation processes, and yet too often companies fail to make them. As a result, their decisions end up being made informally--if at all. This chapter focuses on four critical decisions that should shape the organization and governance of your innovation process. This chapte...Starting at €8.20
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Managing Queues in Bank Branches: BBVA Case (A) (Chinese Version)
Flores Alonso, Juan Enrique; Chinchetru, Iker; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1133-ZHService and Operations ManagementIn 2012, BBVA, one of the world's leading banks, is considering how to improve the operations of its bank branches in an effort to improve customer service while reducing costs - all while taking into account that it is a channel for which a more commercial approach is now desirable.Starting at €8.20
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The Evolution of the Circus Industry (A)
Kim W., Chan; Williamson, Matt; Mauborgne, Renee; Bensaou, Ben M.Case INSEAD-4999A-ECorporate Governance, Service and Operations ManagementThis is the first of a two-case series. The first Case (A) discusses the evolution of the circus industry up until the emergence of Cirque du Soleil. This case provides a detailed discussion on the structure of the circus industry to make possible a rich analysis of how its industry attractiveness has changed over time and the challenges the industry now confronts. The case reveals that the industry had become a red ocean with limited profit and ...Starting at €8.20
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Even a Clown Can Do It: Cirque du Soleil Recreates Live Entertainment (case B)
Kim W., Chan; Williamson, Matt; Mauborgne, Renee; Bensaou, Ben M.Case INSEAD-4999B-ECorporate Governance, Service and Operations ManagementThis is the second of a two-case series. Cirque du Soleil very successfully entered a structurally unattractive circus industry. It was able to reinvent the industry and created a new market space by challenging the conventional assumptions about how to compete. It value innovated by shifting the buyer group from children (end-users of the traditional circus) to adults (purchasers of the traditional circus), drawing upon the distinctive strengths...Starting at €8.20
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Incluso un payaso puede hacerlo: el Cirque du Soleil recrea el espectáculo en vivo (Caso B)
Kim W., Chan; Williamson, Matt; Mauborgne, Renee; Bensaou, Ben M.Case INSEAD-4999BSPCorporate Governance, Service and Operations ManagementEste es el segundo de una serie de dos casos. Cirque du Soleil entró con mucho éxito una industria circense estructuralmente poco atractivo. Fue capaz de reinventar la industria y creó un nuevo espacio de mercado, desafiando las suposiciones convencionales sobre cómo competir. Innovó en el valor desplazando el grupo de compradores de los niños (usuarios finales del circo tradicional) a los adultos (compradores del circo tradicional), basándose en...Starting at €8.20
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Introduction: Innovation Tournaments Help to Identify Exceptional Opportunities
Terwiesch, Christian; Ulrich, Karl T.Book Chapter HBS-3418BC-EService and Operations ManagementIn the game of innovation, no bet comes with a guarantee--there will always be risk involved. But that doesn't mean you can't become a better player by shifting the odds in your favor. Although some individual innovations can have fantastic returns, simply spending more on innovation overall won't necessarily lead to increased profits. A tool called the "return curve" will help you see the differences between marginal innovation opportunities and...Starting at €8.20
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Short-Term Profitability: Analyzing Near-Horizon Opportunities
Terwiesch, Christian; Ulrich, Karl T.Book Chapter HBS-3442BC-EService and Operations ManagementInnovation aims to create exceptional value. Deciding which of your opportunities is truly exceptional is thus a critical element of the innovation process. In the early rounds of an innovation tournament, opportunities with the most promise are identified subjectively, but in the later rounds, when the field of opportunities has narrowed, you should augment and enhance your subjective judgments with quantitative analysis. This chapter provides t...Starting at €8.20
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Interdependence: Forming Opportunity Portfolios--Understanding Innovations in Context
Terwiesch, Christian; Ulrich, Karl T.Book Chapter HBS-3443BC-EService and Operations ManagementYou can't maximize the success of a soccer team by hiring the best individual players. Similarly, you don't obtain the best innovation portfolio by picking those opportunities that are--in isolation--the most valuable. Considering each opportunity independently and simply selecting the most valuable ones fails because of interdependencies among them. Portfolio management, therefore, is about understanding interdependencies. This chapter introduce...Starting at €8.20