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Fernández-Vega Eye Institute
Serrano, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1137-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementThe Fernández-Vega Eye Institute in Oviedo, Asturias, is possibly the most famous clinic in Spain in its specialty. It is not only notable for its high medical quality; the clinic has also optimized its provision of services using business criteria with the aim of improving the customer experience. Faced with a growing demand for its medical services, the institute's management has to decide between a series of specific options for increasing the...Starting at €8.20
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Roche: The Investment Decision Dilemma
Serrano, Alejandro; Kraiselburd, SantiagoCase P-1171-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementIn 2015, Roche launched an internal improvement program aimed at reducing the cost of its products, with an emphasis on manufacturing costs. Paul de Wit, the group head in charge of product supply-chain management, was assigned the task of figuring out the appropriate production batch size for each product, with the help of two representatives from the financial and supply-chain management departments. They tested three different approaches on a ...Starting at €8.20
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Mercadona and the Challenge of 2020
Serrano, Alejandro; Girbal, AlbertCase P-1176-EService and Operations ManagementAfter various decades of uninterrupted growth, Mercadona was completing its expansion in Spain and Portugal. Faced with this situation, it was natural in which direction the company strategy should head. Should it continue its expansion process into other countries, such as Italy? If so, what impact would the recent change of model from "integrated suppliers" to "totalers" have on the process?Starting at €8.20
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Fiore di Zucca
Serrano, Alejandro; Calvo, EduardCase P-1183-EService and Operations ManagementFiore di Zucca was one of Italy's leading producers of bags of ready-to-eat precooked vegetables. Francesco Ferrati, the chief operating officer, reviewed the results of a new policy of producing goods without waiting to receive orders from customers. He was satisfied with the improvement in customer response time. However, the inventory had expanded so much that one of the warehouses of finished products had almost come to a standstill twice due...Starting at €8.20
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BEMBI: A Modern Indian Culinary Experience - Teaching Note
Heukamp, Franz; Lee, Yih-TeenTeaching Note ASNT-10-EDecision Analysis, Economics, EntrepreneurshipTeaching note for the case: BEMBI. A Modern Indian Culinary Experience? ASN-44Starting at €0.00
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Hailing a New Era: Haier in Japan (A and B) - Teaching Note
Sánchez-Runde, Carlos; Lee, Yih-Teen; Reiche, SebastianTeaching Note DPOT-70-ELeadership and People ManagementFounded in 1984 by Zhang Ruimin, current CEO of the company, Haier has rapidly grown from a small refrigerator plant in Qingdao, China, to a global leader in home appliances. As one of the most valuable brands in China, Haier designs, manufactures and sells various home appliances including refrigerators, air conditioners and washing machines in over 100 countries. Since 2006, Haier has aggressively expanded its international presence, aiming to ...Starting at €0.00
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Selección de proveedores en PepsiCo Europa
Serrano, Alejandro; Nadjia Gassner; Humberto Pardi; Girbal, AlbertCase P-1190Service and Operations ManagementEn 2018, PepsiCo se plantea incorporar a un nuevo proveedor de CO2 a su proceso de fabricación, en las plantas de Europa del Este. Dicho proveedor ofrece un precio muy competitivo. Sin embargo, los otros aspectos clave, como la fiabilidad, el nivel del servicio, etc., deberán estudiarse a fondo antes de tomar una decisión. Además, contar con un proveedor nuevo implicaría eliminar a uno de los ya existentes. ¿Cuál debería irse? La propuesta de Mig...Starting at €8.20
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La Estrategia de Captación de Clientes de Internet en Bankinter
Martinez-Jerez, F. Asis; Narayanan, V.G.; Brem, LisaCase HBS-104S02Accounting and ControlBankinter, un relativamente pequeño banco español, tiene una gran presencia como un proveedor de servicios financieros a Internet. Abriendo el camino a la rentabilidad a través de Internet Bankinter dará una gran ventaja competitiva sobre los bancos españoles más grandes y consolidadas. Ann Peralta, director de la red de Internet en Bankinter, debe evaluar si los miles de nuevos clientes llegando de otros portales son rentables para el banco. Per...Starting at €8.20
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Customer Profitability and Customer Relationship Management at RBC Financial Group (Abridged) (Spanish version)
Narayanan, V.G.; Brem, LisaCase HBS-107S03Accounting and Controlone from the point of view of the vice president of customer relationship marketing and the other from a line manager's perspective.Starting at €8.20
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Financial Accounting Reading: Market and Regulatory Institutions, Debrief Slides
Narayanan, V.G.Case HBS-5101-EAccounting and ControlDebrief Slides for Product #5094.Starting at €8.20