Search results
-
Tramsa Mobility on the Ropes: Dealing with a Cyberattack - Teaching Note
Valor Sabatier, Josep; Zamora, Javier; Pérez Balaguer, Jesús; Sastre Boquet, IsaacTeaching Note SIT-26-EIn summer 2020, Tramsa Mobility, a Spanish transportation carrier that operated several concession contracts from the administration, was victim of a ransomware attack that seriously threatened the ability of the company to operate the thousands of buses that gave service to some of the largest cities in the country. The case, broken up in three different parts, describes how the company dealt with the crisis, with new challenges and difficultie...Starting at €0.00
-
Learning the Machine: Anovo Ibérica Introduces AI in Operations
Zamora, Javier; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SI-207-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementIn 2018, Anovo, a service provider for technology products, began studying the possibility of introducing AI to improve the efficiency of its operations. In 2020, it was already piloting its first implementation - a new automated diagnostics process that employed machine learning (ML) to optimize the company's smartphone repair business. So far, the results of the pilot had been encouraging: aftersales service was a low-margin business, which mad...Starting at €8.20
-
Terra Lycos
Perry, Gaynor; Oliver C.; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-130Information Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationEn mayo de 2000, el portal y proveedor de acceso a Internet (IAP) líder en lengua castellana, Terra, anunció que iba a comprar el portal situado en cuarta posición en Estados Unidos, Lycos, por una cifra de 125 millardos de dólares abonada mediante intercambio de acciones. Esta fusión permitió a Terra expandirse más allá de sus mercados de habla española y portuguesa, convirtiéndose así en un actor global. No obstante, el éxito continuado de los ...Starting at €8.20
-
Competing for the Free Newspaper Industry in Spain: Metro vs Qué
Vives L.; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-149-EKnowledge and CommunicationIn the last few years, Metro News has successfully developed a position as one of the most important newspapers in Spain, at the same time enjoying an expansion into 16 countries all over the world. A new business model, sustained entirely by publicity revenues, and a fast paced expansion can, at least partially, explain this success. However, at the present moment Metro has to defend its positioning vs. the traditional press groups and other new...Starting at €8.20
-
Business Process Outsourcing: Banco Urquijo Outsources its Back-Office to IBM Business Consulting Services
López, C.; Andreu i Civit, Rafael; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-143-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case discusses Banco Urquijo's decision to carry out an externalization of its administrative processes, signing a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) agreement for five years with IBM Global Services. The risks of the decision are analyzed, and are compared with the potential benefits resulting not just from cost savings but also from savings derived from improvements in its competitive positioning.Starting at €8.20
-
TiVo 2011
Tonijuan, Gemma; Comín, Marta; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Nueno, José LuisCase SI-178-EInformation Technologies, Knowledge and Communication, MarketingTiVo is a digital video recorder, developed and marketed by TiVo, Inc. and introduced in 1999. TiVo provides an electronic television programming schedule, whose features include "Season Pass" schedules which record every new episode of a series, and "WishList" searches which allow users to find and record shows that match their interests by title, actor, director, category or keyword. TiVo is facing declining revenues and is exploring a number o...Starting at €8.20
-
The Fall and Return of Pokémon
Sanz, Eulàlia; Nueno, José Luis; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase M-1228-EMarketingIn 2000, the Pokémon franchise saw its glory begin to fade. Gone was the idea that Pokémon would become a classic toy rivalling the likes of Barbie and Donald Duck. Those responsible for the franchise were forced to rethink their strategy to re-enter the child and teenager universe.Starting at €8.20
-
Emergency Service in Tuixén Hospital
Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-77-EKnowledge and CommunicationStarting at €8.20
-
Tramsa Mobility on the Ropes: Dealing with a Cyberattack (C)
Valor Sabatier, Josep; Zamora, Javier; Jesus Pérez Balaguer; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SI-210-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People ManagementIn summer 2020, Tramsa Mobility, a Spanish transportation carrier that operated several concession contracts from the administration, was victim of a ransomware attack that seriously threatened the ability of the company to operate the thousands of buses that gave service to some of the largest cities in the country. The case, broken up in three different parts, describes how the company dealt with the crisis, with new challenges and difficultie...Starting at €5.74
-
The Internationalization of Metro News: Or How Free Newspapers are Trying to Conquer the World
Vives L.; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase DG-1488-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeSince its first launch in Sweden, in 1995, Metro News has developed a global footprint that covers Metro was 67 cities with 45 editions distributed in 17 countries. The concept behind is simple but has proven to be very powerful: a free newspaper distributed through the urban transit system. This case disentangles the critical steps in the process of internationalization of Metro.Starting at €8.20