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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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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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Too Far Ahead of the IT Curve? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Glaser, John P.; Halvorson, George C.; Ford, Monte; Heffner, Randy; Kastor, John A.Article HBS-R0707A-EService and Operations ManagementPeachtree Healthcare has major IT infrastructure problems, and CEO Max Berndt is struggling to find the right fix. He can go with a single set of systems and applications that will provide consistency across Peachtree's facilities but may not give doctors enough flexibility. Or he can choose service-oriented architecture (SOA), a modular design that will allow Peachtree to standardize incrementally and selectively but poses certain risks as a new...Starting at €8.20
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The Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions, Inc.
Bohmer, Richard; Bradley, Stephen P.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-610014-EService and Operations ManagementThrough its uniquely proactive approach to medical malpractice risk management, the Risk Management Foundation has decreased claims-and premiums-for the Harvard hospitals it insures. The RMF is the captive medico-legal insurer of the Harvard medical institutions and affiliated physicians. Over the last two decades, through a combination of active legal defense and medical error prevention, The RMF has successfully controlled the medico-legal cost...Starting at €8.20
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Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Bohmer, Richard; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-609088-EService and Operations ManagementHow will Newton-Wellesley Hospital (NWH) preserve its private practice tradition while remaining effective and competitive in a healthcare industry demanding increasing integration between physicians and hospitals? This is the decision facing Newton-Wellesley Hospital president Mike Jellinek in 2009, as several trends-higher costs and lower revenues, shifting workforce demographics, and changing reimbursement models-threaten to disrupt NWH's orga...Starting at €8.20
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Cancer Treatment Centers of America (A)
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-313012-EService and Operations ManagementCancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), a U.S. network of four privately owned oncology focused factory hospitals, was weighing options for growth. CTCA was entirely cancer focused and specialized in treating patients with complex and advanced-stage cancers, who were reached through advertising its integrative, team-based approach to care. CEO Stephen Bonner needed to decide whether to focus future expansion on building additional full-scale ...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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El caso HBR: Un sistema de TI demasiado vanguardista
Glaser, John P.; Halvorson, George C.; Ford, Monte; Heffner, Randy; Kastor, John A.Article HBS-R0707AService and Operations ManagementPeachtree Healthcare tiene grandes problemas de infraestructura de TI, y CEO Max Berndt está luchando para encontrar la solución correcta. Se puede ir con un único conjunto de sistemas y aplicaciones que proporcionan consistencia a través de las instalaciones de Peachtree, pero no puede dar a los médicos la flexibilidad suficiente. O puede elegir la arquitectura orientada al servicio (SOA), un diseño modular que permitirá la estandarización de Pe...Starting at €8.20
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Lowell General Physician Hospital Organization
Bohmer, Richard M. J.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-612016-EService and Operations ManagementThis case focuses on the Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), a novel payment program designed to incentivize providers to deliver less costly, high quality health care. Under the AQC, offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, providers received a fixed-dollar budget to cover all care provided to a specific patient population, as well as incentive payments for quality. The AQC was piloted in 2009 by a handful of provider organizations, i...Starting at €8.20
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Agero: Enhancing Capabilities for Customers
Simons, Robert L.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-113001-EService and Operations ManagementThis case illustrates the importance of choosing a primary customer as the basis for organization design. Cross Country Group managers adjusted resource allocation, organization design and performance measures over time to transform Cross Country Group frStarting at €8.20