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Scrap It
James A. Erskine; Michael WienerCase IVEY-9B08C017-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementThe vice-president of operations at Lighting Group Corporation (LGC) was looking over some financial statements at the end of the workday. For the first time he could remember, there were no sales recorded on the daily sales statement. It appeared that the efforts of employees were diverted into a project related to the scrap metal that was a by-product of the manufacturing process. To complicate matters, the son of the company's president and ch...Starting at €8.20
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Time Is Money.com
James A. Erskine; Karen BongCase IVEY-9B01M033-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyTISM Solutions Inc. is a dot-com company that connects buyers and sellers of expert advice through the Web site Timeismoney.com. The founders of the company spent many hours turning their concept into a business plan and, with the support and funding of Vision Venture Capital (VVC), have drafted their vision statement, technology infrastructure and business model - focusing on the business-to-consumer model. However, investors wanted more stable ...Starting at €8.20
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IA Clarington: Target Click Funds
Chuck Grace; James A. Erskine; Michiel R. LeendersCase IVEY-9B09N022-EFinanceIn October 2008, the senior vice-president for product and business development at IA Clarington (IAC), a life and health insurance company, was preparing for a meeting with the president of IAC. The topic of discussion would be IAC's Target Click Fund, a mutual fund with an options-based guarantee structure targeted towards investors who were looking for growth along with capital preservation. The vice-president had been asked to render his opin...Starting at €8.20
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Greaves Brewery (A) (Spanish version)
Michiel R. Leenders; James A. ErskineCase IVEY-9A92DS02Service and Operations Management, StrategyUna expansión en la planta de embotellado de una cervecera conduce a una nueva evaluación de la operación de paletizado manual. Es posible comprar un costoso equipo automático donde también esta involucrada la elección del proveedor.Starting at €8.20
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Tandem Brothers: The Cochrane Tree-plant (Spanish version)
James A. Erskine; Sam MoorcroftCase IVEY-9A95DS07Service and Operations ManagementUn supervisor de siembra de arboles debe decidir un plan de accion inmediato para hacer trabajar a los empleados en condiciones adversas. El supervisor ya ha gastado por gastos no presupuestados, por lo que cualquier retraso a esa altura podria ser desastroso. Para asegurarse que las obligaciones del contrato son cumplidas, el debe disenar un plan que mantendra a sus plantadores suficientemente motivados para finalizar el contrato.Starting at €8.20
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Recupera, S.A.
Pancorvo, JorgeCase PAD-P-C-343Service and Operations ManagementDardo López-Dolz, propietario del negocio y persona emprendedora, afronta varias decisiones para conseguir que su empresa siga creciendo. Sin embargo, la naturaleza del servicio parte de una anomalía de las transacciones de compraventa: un deudor que no cumple sus obligaciones según lo convenido. La demanda tiene un comportamiento irregular, con expedientes de cobranza que varían según cada caso, y con exigencias operativas distintas por cad...Starting at €8.20
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Zara: moda rápida
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1152MarketingInditex, minorista de ropa en España, ha establecido un sistema extremadamente rápido de respuesta para su cadena de Zara. En vez de predecir con una antelación de meses lo que desearán usar las mujeres en la temporada, Zara observa qué está vendiendo y qué no, y ajusta continuamente lo que produce y comercializa sobre esa base. Impulsado por el éxito de Zara, Inditex se ha expandido a 39 países, convirtiéndose en uno de los minoristas más global...Starting at €8.20
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Regional Strategies for Global Leadership (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, PankajArticle HBS-R0512FStrategyhome base, portfolio, hub, platform, and mandate. Some companies adopt the strategies in sequence, but the most nimble switch from one to another and combine approaches as their markets and businesses evolve. At Toyota, for example, exports from the home base continue to be substantial even as the company builds up an international manufacturing presence. And as Toyota achieves economies of scale and scope with a strong network of hubs, the comp...Starting at €8.20
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Tomorrow's Global Giants? Not the Usual Suspects (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Hout, ThomasArticle HBS-R0811EStrategyThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Multinational corporations from developed and developing economies alike are aggressively expanding their global presence, particularly in emerging markets. Industry traits largely determine the winners - but that needn't always be the case, say Ghemawat, of IESE B...Starting at €8.20
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Encuentre su estrategia para el nuevo entorno
Ghemawat, PankajArticle HBS-R1003BStrategyEl accidente de 2008 afectó los negocios transfronteriza duro. Se prevé que el valor del comercio internacional para disminuir hasta en un 9% en 2009. La inversión extranjera directa ha sumido aún más: Después de caer un 15% en 2008, se redujo en más del 40% en 2009. Aunque es posible que hayamos llegado al fondo , las perspectivas para el término medio no parecen prometedoras. Durante gran parte de la próxima década, podemos razonablemente esper...Starting at €8.20