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General Óptica Internacional
Bohnsen, B.; Nueno, PedroCase P-997Service and Operations ManagementGeneral Optica Internacional considera la posibilidad de centralizar la producción de gafas (por ajuste de cristales) en lugar de realizar el trabajo de forma descentralizada en las ópticas. La centralización implica ahorro de costes, pero puede presentar problemas de servicio.Starting at €8.20
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General Óptica Internacional
Bohnsen, B.; Nueno, PedroCase P-997-EService and Operations ManagementGeneral Optica Internacional is considering the possibility of centralizing its production of glasses (lens fitting) instead of decentralizing the work to optician. Centralization saves costs but may give rise to service problems.Starting at €8.20
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Marriott International: The Next 90 Years, Teaching Note
Farronato, ChiaraTeaching Note HBS-620131-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for case 618017.Starting at €0.00
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Comparing Two Groups: Sampling and t-Testing
Bojinov, Iavor; Farronato, Chiara; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Shih, Willy; Toffel, Michael W.Case HBS-621044-EService and Operations ManagementThis note describes sampling and t-tests, two fundamental statistical concepts.Starting at €8.20
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Ruffini Plásticos, S.A. (A)
Bohnsen, B.; Dionis, LorenzoCase P-978Service and Operations ManagementUna empresa en el sector de los plásticos es comprada por una multinacional. 10 años después la compra el grupo directivo. El caso explica el negocio de la empresa y toda la historia hasta la compra de los directivos. La empresa tiene una cultura especial que viene del fundador. Esta cultura, junto con las personas son muy importante para entender las implicaciones del MBO en la empresa.Starting at €8.20
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Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL
Farronato, Chiara; MacCormack, Alan; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-619003-EService and Operations ManagementSet in March 2018, the case follows ride-sharing company Uber as it develops and launches a new product called Express POOL. This product offers a reduced price to riders willing to carpool, walk a short distance to/from their pick-up and drop-off points, and wait a few minutes before being matched to a driver. Two weeks after the launch of Express POOL in six U.S. cities, Uber's product managers discover that if riders are made to wait five minu...Starting at €8.20
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Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform
Farronato, Chiara; Corsi, ElenaCase HBS-619019-EService and Operations ManagementLexoo, a UK-based online marketplace for legal services, was facing the strategic choice of how to grow from early start-up to mature platform. Daniel van Binsbergen, Lexoo's CEO, and web developer Chris O'Sullivan, CTO, had set up Lexoo to help Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) to find legal advice at low prices. At the time of the case in 2018, Lexoo had just started attracting larger companies in need of specialized legal advice as new...Starting at €8.20
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Ruffini Plásticos, S.A. (B)
Bohnsen, B.; Dionis, LorenzoCase P-981Service and Operations ManagementUna empresa en el sector de los plásticos es comprada por una multinacional. Diez años después la compra el grupo directivo. El caso explica el negocio de la empresa y toda la historia hasta la compra por los directivos. La empresa tiene una cultura especial que viene del fundador. Esta cultura, junto con las personas, son muy importantes para entender las implicciones del MBO en la empresa.Starting at €5.74
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Are We Ready for an Automotive Plant
Yi-Chia Wu; Joo Y. JungCase IVEY-9B09D014-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThe city of McAllen, Texas and its partners have worked on attracting an automotive assembly plant to the region for over fifteen years. Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) provision, this region enjoys the advantages offered by both sides of the Mexican-U.S. border. Even during the economic downturn of 2007 to 2008, McAllen experienced a lower unemployment rate compared to other cities in the United States. One of the primary r...Starting at €8.20
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More School or Less Tax: Optimizing the Negotiation Results
Joo Y. Jung; Young S. Cho; Allan BeckCase IVEY-9B13D012-EService and Operations ManagementIn response to a 22 per cent growth rate in their city over a 10-year period, the members of the McAllen Independent District School Board form a committee to research and analyze several potential expansion projects that would accommodate the growing number of students in the area. The committee discovers certain funding opportunities that may represent attractive options for discharging financial responsibilities to the city’s residents, but in...Starting at €8.20