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General Motors: Supplier Selection for Innovation
Tingting Yan; Hubert Pun; Melissa Srock; James Preslar; Kate Plegue; Jilianna MeldrumCase IVEY-9B17D006-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn February 2017, a purchasing manager for General Motors Company (GM) needed to come up with a sourcing proposal to source e-boost modules, which were required to support the enhanced 2020 Chevrolet Bolt Electric Vehicle and the new 2020 Chevrolet Bolt AStarting at €8.20
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Defining Your Operating Model: Make IT a Strategic Asset by Developing a Clear Vision of the Role of IT
Weill, Peter; Ross, Jeanne W.Book Chapter HBS-3592BC-EService and Operations ManagementMany firms have not addressed the key question of how they want to profit and grow, and how IT can help create their platform. IT savvy firms, on the other hand, clarify what they are trying to do with IT by defining an operating model. In this chapter, Weil and Ross look at IT systems as tools for integration and standardization of business processes rather than an end solution. Using examples of companies like P&G, PepsiAmericas, and ING Direct...Starting at €8.20
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Revamping Your IT Funding Model: Extract More Value from Your IT Investments
Weill, Peter; Ross, Jeanne W.Book Chapter HBS-3593BC-EService and Operations ManagementWith the average firm spending over two thirds of its IT budget just on maintaining operating systems, it's vital that companies begin rethinking how they track and manage their IT funds. In this chapter, Weil and Ross provide extensive guidelines on how companies can compose an effective IT funding model. They stress the importance of establishing IT priorities and monitoring the risks and rewards of current and past investments. This chapter wa...Starting at €8.20
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Building a Digitized Platform: A Journey to Increased Value from IT
Weill, Peter; Ross, Jeanne W.Book Chapter HBS-3594BC-EService and Operations ManagementAs your company begins to expand, whether domestically or internationally, it is important that standardized systems are organized for all branches to maintain efficiency. To do this, your company has to build a digitized platform which focuses on three main areas: a shared IT infrastructure, consolidated data centers, and enhanced IT governance. In this chapter, Weil and Ross outline four stages of organizational learning that must take place in...Starting at €8.20
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Allocating Decision Rights & Accountability: Elements of Effective IT Governance
Weill, Peter; Ross, Jeanne W.Book Chapter HBS-3595BC-EService and Operations ManagementEvery firm, at some level, needs a digitized platform, or integrated set of electronic business processes, to operate effectively. The only way to deliver a digitized platform--and superior business value from IT--is to design IT decision rights and accountabilities so that daily decisions about IT support the firm's strategic goals. In this chapter, the authors explain the importance of transparency in IT governance and describe how a firm's gov...Starting at €8.20
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Transforming IT from Strategic Liability to Strategic Asset
Weill, Peter; Ross, Jeanne W.Book Chapter HBS-3581BC-EService and Operations ManagementIn this day and age, it is impossible to successfully run a business without an effective system for tracking performance. But IT savvy firms take things a step further, building digitized platforms that leverage IT to consistently elevate firm performance. As Weil and Ross point out, simply having an IT system and someone to run it does not set your company up for success. In this chapter, they discuss major problems plaguing IT services and out...Starting at €8.20
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Makro, Cash & Carry España
Audicana J.; Rodríguez Bouzo, SilviaCase IIST-PI-120Service and Operations ManagementMakro, líder del Cash&Carry en España, pertenece a Metro AG, multinacional líder de la distribución europea. Sus clientes son profesionales del ámbito de la restauración no organizada, detallistas independientes y un numeroso grupo de profesionales de un amplio espectro de sectores. La marcha de la compañía no era la deseada por la central en verano de 2009. Para corregir este rumbo se nombra Director General a José María Cervera, responsable de...Starting at €8.20
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Zena Grupo de Restauración
Audicana J.; Rodríguez Bouzo, SilviaCase IIST-PI-69Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyZena, grupo multiseña y multiformato, líder en el segmento de la restauración rápida, QRS,.. se plantea cómo mantener el diderazgo en el sector y la creación de valor para sus socios además de la opcion de compra sobre el grupo Restmon. ¿Cómo mejorar la eficiencia de las operaciones del grupo? ¿Son posibles las sinergias operando como un grupo multiformato/multienseña? ¿Está preparada la cadena de aprovisionamiento para garantizar los planes de c...Starting at €8.20
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Coviran: la solución del detallista independiente
Audicana J.; Rodríguez Bouzo, SilviaCase IIST-PI-89Service and Operations Management, StrategyCoviran acaba de inaugurar su plataforma de Mérida (Badajoz) que pone de manifiesto, una vez más, su clara vocación de crecimiento en todo el territorio nacional. Sobre la mesa está la posibilidad de incorporar a este proyecto nuevas Cooperativas que, de de concretarse, llevarían a doblar la cifra de negocio y, lo más importante, el número de asociados a los que habría que dar servicio. Ante esta situación, Antonio Robles, Presidente, y Antonio S...Starting at €8.20
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Parmareggio S.P.A.: El líder mundial del parmesano
Llano Irusta, Miguel Angel; Rodríguez Bouzo, SilviaCase IIST-PI-180Service and Operations ManagementParmareggio fue fundada en 1983. En 2004, el Consorcio Cooperativista Granterre, adquirió la totalidad del capital de la empresa, impulsando un cambio estratégico en la sociedad. En 2016 Parmareggio se había convertido en el líder indiscutible de la categStarting at €8.20