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A Service Model for Cultural Excellence
Muñoz-Seca Fernández-Cuesta, BeatrizArticle ART-2080-EKnowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementCulture, that intrinsic expression of humankind, has somehow grown remote from the general public. Arts and cultural institutions, just like their business counterparts, urgently need to find new audiences, meet changing demands and consider their business models afresh. The whole sector needs to reinvent itself, says the author. But how? Beatriz Muñoz-Seca recommends that arts and cultural institutions focus not so much on their products as on c...Starting at €8.20
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.: Designing a Supply Chain Network
Yemen, Gerry; Raz, Gal; Davidson, Martin N.Case DARDEN-OM-1406-EService and Operations ManagementSupply chain network design choices and the challenges in implementing and understanding how alternatives influence firm performance are key management skills that can be applied to the case of a global company, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (K&S), and its expansion strategy. Suitable for the MBA, EMBA, GMBA, and executive education programs, the case explores the decision to expand the company’s tool bonding capacity in order to manage its ...Starting at €8.20
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Eastman Tritan Product Development and Launch
Raz, Gal; Kraft, Tim; Elias, Allison; Hutchison-Krupat, JeremyCase DARDEN-OM-1540-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2007, Eastman Chemical (Eastman), a global specialty chemicals company based in Kingsport, Tennessee, was set to launch Tritan, Eastman’s latest specialty plastic. The development team was excited about Tritan because it demonstrated heat resistance and durability properties that might allow Eastman to compete in the lucrative polycarbonate plastics market. But the decision had not been made regarding which applications Eastman should target f...Starting at €8.20
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Sandvik Coromant Recycling Concept - Teaching Note
Raz, Gal; Schlosser, MichelTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1407TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1407Starting at €0.00
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Eastman Tritan - Teaching Note
Raz, Gal; Elias, Allison; Kraft, TimTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1494TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1494Starting at €0.00
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Vacunación en Bogotá ante la descentralización y reforma del sistema de salud en Colombia (A)
Gallardo H. M.; Camacho M.; Tono T.; Pancorvo J.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1028Service and Operations ManagementLa descentralización dentro de la reforma del sector salud ha tenido un gran impacto en los resultados de la salud pública. El caso muestra las dificultades encontradas a nivel regional y las decisiones que se han tomado para lograr los objetivos trazados. El caso presenta una descripción general de algunas intervenciones públicas en el contexto de la reforma de salud en Colombia, y se concentra en el análisis descriptivo de la evolución, decisio...Starting at €8.20
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Vaccination in Bogotá before the decentralisation and reform of the Health System in Colombia (A)
Gallardo H. M.; Camacho M.; Tono T.; Pancorvo J.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1028-EService and Operations ManagementDecentralization as part of the reform of the health system has had a significant impact on the effectiveness of the public health system. The case shows the difficulties encountered in regional management and the decisions that have been made to achieve the goals that have been set. The case provides a general description of certain government initiatives in the context of the reform of the health system in Colombia, subsequently focusing on the...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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Vacunación en Bogotá ante la descentralización y reforma del sistema de salud en Colombia (B)
Gallardo H. M.; Camacho M.; Tono T.; Pancorvo J.Case P-1029Service and Operations ManagementLa descentralización dentro de la reforma del sector salud ha tenido un gran impacto en los resultados de la salud pública. El caso muestra las dificultades encontradas a nivel regional y las decisiones que se han tomado para lograr los objetivos trazados. El caso presenta una descripción general de algunas intervenciones públicas en el contexto de la reforma de salud en Colombia y se concentra en el análisis descriptivo de la evolución, decision...Starting at €5.74
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Action Variables (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Muñoz-Seca Fernández-Cuesta, Beatriz; Riverola, JosepTechnical Note PN-411-PBService and Operations ManagementThe technical note discusses the six action variables of a trading system: processes, capacity, flows, human resources, information system, and conflict resolution system.Starting at €8.20