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Vicarsa (B): Arreglando un error en la venta
Torres, Óscar; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-37Service and Operations ManagementLa parte (B) de este caso suministra información no conocida durante la parte (A) e invita por ello a reflexionar sobre la cautela con la que hay que establecer soluciones en situaciones con información incompleta.Starting at €5.74
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Eólica de Composites, S.A. (ECSA) - Teaching Note
Palencia, Luis; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosTeaching Note ASNT-12-EService and Operations ManagementA company suddenly wins a substantial contract, but doesn't have sufficient capacity in its existing plants to execute it. The search for a new plant location yields two final alternatives for a possible location, with similar costs but very different situations. One of them favors a policy of outsourcing but with few qualified workers, and the other is opposed to such a policy. The prioritization, analysis and explicit description of selection c...Starting at €0.00
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Vicarsa (B): What Went Wrong with the Sale
Torres, Óscar; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-37-EService and Operations ManagementPart (B) of this case provides information not previously available in Part (A), leading to a chance to reflect on the caution necessary in solving problems with incomplete information.Starting at €5.74
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Fairphone (B): Is It Really Worth It?
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Medack, AlexandraCase DARDEN-OM-1713-EService and Operations ManagementThis case is a follow-up to "Fairphone (A): Can a Start-Up Change an Industry?" (UVA-OM-1712). Fairphone's goals to keep producing an ethically sourced smartphone were noble, but "doing well by doing good" could only be an idealistic slogan unless Fairphone could figure out a way to be profitable. The company needed money to invest in its supply chain, to buy component inventory, and to pay for its own operations. When Fairphone began brainstorm...Starting at €5.74
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Regulations and Standards: Electronics Supply Chain
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Medack, AlexandraTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1714-EService and Operations ManagementStandards and regulations exist to ensure supply chains are not exploitative of the people, environments, and materials with which they interact. This technical note concentrates on two aspects of the process for electronics supply chains: the responsible sourcing of raw materials and end-of-use recycling. It is recommended for use with a companion technical note, "Electronics Supply Chain Overview" (UVA-OM-1716); as well as with the following ca...Starting at €8.20
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Eólica de Composites S. A.
Palencia, Luis; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase ASN-47Service and Operations ManagementUna compañía gana precipitadamente un sustancioso contrato, pero no tiene espacio en sus plantas actuales para ejecutarlo. En la búsqueda de lugar una nueva planta aparecen dos alternativas finales de posible ubicación, con costes parecidos pero situaciones muy distintas, cercana una de ellas a la política de desconcentración pero con escasez de personal cualificado y la otra contraria a dicha política. La explicitación, priorización y análisis d...Starting at €8.20
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Eólica de Composites S. A. (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Palencia, Luis; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase ASN-47-PBService and Operations ManagementA company suddenly wins a substantial contract, but doesn't have sufficient capacity in its existing plants to execute it. The search for a new plant location yields two final alternatives for a possible location, with similar costs but very different situations. One of them favors a policy of outsourcing but with few qualified workers, and the other is opposed to such a policy. The prioritization, analysis and explicit description of selection c...Starting at €8.20
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Fairphone (A): Can a Start-Up Change an Industry?
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Medack, AlexandraCase DARDEN-OM-1712-EService and Operations ManagementFairphone, a "social enterprise" that created the world’s first ethically sourced smartphone, had revolutionized consumers' and investors' expectations around environmental, social, and governance (ESG) responsibility in the electronics industry. The company was justifiably proud of all its accomplishments, but in 2017, Fairphone had been plagued with supply issues ranging from mining to component production. Due to the global nature of the suppl...Starting at €8.20
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Electronics Supply Chain Overview
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Medack, AlexandraTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1716-EService and Operations ManagementElectronics are sophisticated products with an equally complicated supply chain. Within the consumer electronics industry, revenue is forecast at 1.82% annual growth, with user penetration climbing from an estimated 29.7% in 2022 to 36.8% by 2025. Because electronics are so popular (and potentially expensive), there is also a growing market for used electronics and their recycled parts. The growth of this sector is critical for sustained developm...Starting at €8.20
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Vicarsa (A): What Went Wrong with the Sale
Torres, Óscar; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-36-EService and Operations ManagementA sales representative sees what could have been an important contract running the risk of being cancelled due to the rush to try to close a related sale. The analysis of the sales process and the identification of the mistakes made provide the basis for proposing a solution. The information available is limited, and this should be taken into account during the discussion.Starting at €8.20