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Key Elements of Flow, Time and Queue Management (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Lago, Alejandro; Yankovic, Natalia; Moscoso, PhilipTechnical Note PN-496-PBService and Operations ManagementThis note describes the essentials and key elements of flow, waiting line and time management. It explains the reasons for so many waits (lines) in processes in practice and explains which elements executives can act on to reduce how long their customers wait.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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Wal-Mart China: Tian Tian Pingjia
Weiss, Elliott N.; Simko, Paul J.; Modica, Marc W.; Li, Wei; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OM-1472-EService and Operations ManagementHaving taken stock of where the division was, Scott Price, Wal-Mart China's interim CEO, wanted to lay the groundwork to be able to hand over the reins to the new CEO with an idea of where it was headed. At the end of his assignment, Price would like to leave a report with recommendations that would help position the next leader to be even more successful. What did day-to-day operations look like in 2012? Was there urgency anywhere along the line...Starting at €8.20
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Factory #539: China Star Technology Electronics Ltd. (B)
Yemen, Gerry; Weiss, Elliott N.; Simko, Paul J.; Modica, Marc W.Case DARDEN-OM-1474-EService and Operations ManagementWith a cross-disciplinary perspective, this field-based case series uses the purchase of a manufacturing company based in China to set the stage for an analysis of cost accounting, operational effectiveness, and cross-cultural communication. It offers a discussion about the strategy to purchase a Chinese firm to enter a promising business line for the Chinese market and provides an opportunity to introduce basic accounting, management communicati...Starting at €5.74
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Monticello Motor Club: Straights and Corners
Weiss, Elliott N.; Yemen, Gerry; Burke, AdamCase DARDEN-OM-1511-EService and Operations ManagementThis case has been taught successfully in a second-year MBA elective, "Management of Service Operations," in a module on service system design. The material works well to unfold with Frances Frei's service model framework. Ari Straus, a former customer of Monticello Motor Club (MMC), brought that customer perspective with him to take on the roles of CEO and president. MMC was a high-end service business with an exclusive clientele. As much as the...Starting at €8.20
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The IndiGo Story: "On Time, Hassle Free" - Teaching Note
Weiss, Elliott N.; Yemen, GerryTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1505TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1505Starting at €0.00
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Swarovski Crystal: el desafío de las bolsas de plásico: Diseño para la cadena de suministro
Sachon, Marc; Yankovic, NataliaCase P-1135Service and Operations ManagementSwarovski Crystal, la mayor unidad comercial estratégica del Grupo Swarovski, tiene que valorar la viabilidad de un cambio en el packaging de sus productos en las etapas de la cadena de suministro previas a la venta: utilizar bolsas de plástico en vez de las habituales cajas de regalo azul oscuro. Para ello, la dirección debe tener en cuenta no sólo los beneficios (relacionados, principalmente, con el ámbito operativo), sino también los desafíos ...Starting at €8.20
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MAASH - Una nueva técnica para el reemplazo de cadera
Yankovic, NataliaCase P-1141Innovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyEra un viernes por la mañana de la primavera del año 2007 y Felipe Delgado, miembro del equipo médico del Departamento de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología del Hospital de Sant Celoni, se encontraba revisando, como cada semana, las historias médicas de los pacientes recientemente operados. Los resultados eran buenos -"como de costumbre"- pero sentía una creciente preocupación, puesto que percibía que los pacientes no se encontraban tan satisfech...Starting at €8.20
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The Hidden Risk in Cutting Retail Payroll
Ton, ZeynepArticle HBS-F0803E-EService and Operations ManagementWhen retailers' sales slip, the biggest opportunity to boost profits comes from improving execution. To do that, research shows, managers may actually need to increase staff.Starting at €8.20
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Zara: Managing Stores for Fast Fashion
Ton, Zeynep; Corsi, Elena; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-610042-EService and Operations ManagementPablo Isla, the CEO of Zara, wanted to improve operational efficiencies in managing its store network. In particular, he wanted to improve labor productivity at the stores. He considered outsourcing certain store operations to third parties, changing the way store managers were compensated, and creating formal operating procedures for store operations. But he knew he had to be careful. Could an emphasis on improving labor productivity hurt other ...Starting at €8.20