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Mobile Payments: A Framework for Success
Calvo, EduardArticle ART-2922-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementPaying for your coffee, getting on the subway or splitting dinner with friends are everyday actions that can now be done using a mobile phone. But there is a lot more to mobile payments than merely substituting a phone for a card when performing a financial transaction. Managers need to think less about the technology per se and more about how the new functionalities of m-payments can enable superior value propositions for their customers. Doing ...Starting at €8.20
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Bioco
Calvo, Eduard; Sabrià, FredericCase P-1119Service and Operations ManagementDesde su despacho del Hospital San Gabriel, el Dr. Monteagudo, jefe del Servicio de Farmacia, se preguntaba qué más podía hacer para contener el gasto: "Primera semana de febrero y el gerente ya me ha presentado un ultimátum; no sé cómo lograremos generar los ahorros y liberar los recursos financieros para responder a los recortes de presupuesto que la Consejería de Sanidad nos ha aplicado para el ejercicio 2011". Cumplir con un presupuesto drac...Starting at €8.20
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Bunge Ibérica: unas plantas con billete de ida y vuelta
Calvo, Eduard; Girbal, AlbertCase P-1128Service and Operations ManagementBunge es el líder mundial del procesado de semillas oleaginosas en general, y de soja en particular. La soja se cultiva fundamentalmente en Brasil, Estados Unidos y Argentina y, tras recolectarse las habas, éstas se molturan para transformarlas en harina para uso animal y aceite para uso humano, que se comercializan en el mundo entero. Siguiendo las directrices sugeridas en un caro informe elaborado por una gran firma de consultoría en 1998, la c...Starting at €8.20
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Aernnova: se avecinan turbulencias industriales
Calvo, Eduard; Orozco, Jesús Arturo; Estrada, MiguelCase P-1136Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyEs febrero de 2007 y Aernnova, compañía española de aeroestructuras, no pasa por su mejor momento. Hace menos de un año que se ha escindido del grupo industrial Gamesa en una operación liderada por el antiguo equipo gestor. Éste ha elaborado un plan estratégico para darle la vuelta a un negocio fuertemente apalancado y que pierde dinero. El objetivo fundamental es establecerse como proveedor de tier 1 en el sector aeronáutico para poder mantener ...Starting at €8.20
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El Big Bank experimenta con la inteligencia artificial
Zamora, Javier; Virgili, Joaquim; Bandach, Natalia; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SI-203Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision Analysis, Finance, Information Technologies, StrategyStarting at €8.20
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FC Barcelona: más que un club, más que datos
Zamora, Javier; Sastre Boquet, Isaac; Ana María ViletCase SI-206Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyA finales de la década de 2010, el Fútbol Club Barcelona se había convertido en uno de los clubs deportivos más importantes del mundo, cuyo éxito deportivo se acompañaba de unos ingresos que habían crecido a mucho en poco tiempo, rozando la cifra de los 1000 millones de euros. La organización del club había ido creciendo y adaptándose, a veces con dificultades, a la nueva realidad del fútbol, un gigantesco negocio global que ya no podía gestionar...Starting at €8.20
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Restoring Japan: Abenomics
Mas, Núria; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase ECON-421-EEconomicsThe case presents Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose economic policies, nicknamed "Abenomics," aim to remedy the economic malaise Japan has suffered since the 1990s. The case then jumps back to that era and describes the circumstances that surrounded the beginning of this "lost decade" and the actions of the Japanese authorities of the time in response to it. Those actions failed to prevent stagnation, which has plagued the Japanese economy ever si...Starting at €8.20
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Fashiop: A Box of Surprise
Calvo, EduardCase P-1150-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementFashiop was a start-up whose objective was to dress men who didn't like going to shops or who didn't have the time to go. Its new online personal shoppers service eliminated all the inconveniences about shopping: after a phone interview, a personalized selection of clothes would be sent to the customer's home, who after trying them, would decide which ones to keep and which to return. Delivery and styling were free and the clothes were sold at th...Starting at €8.20
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Additive Manufacturing at Etnia Barcelona
Calvo, Eduard; Lago, Alejandro; Sabrià, FedeCase P-1155-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementEtnia Barcelona, a niche manufacturer of high-quality fashion eyewear, is considering its next move in light of the advances being made in additive manufacturing, which could require the company to rethink everything from product design to capacity footprint and logistics. The case covers the company's design-to-sale process, raw material procurement, and manufacturing operations. Etnia Barcelona has seen steady growth in revenues since its found...Starting at €8.20
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KUKA: Planning for the Future of Automation
Sachon, Marc; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase P-1162-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementThe case presents the main current developments in automation and industrial robotics through KUKA AG, one of the largest automation companies in the world. One of KUKA's customers - an automotive OEM - is looking to invest on automation as it expands its operations to meet growing demand, and the case opens up the debate on how should this company capture the opportunities - and prepare itself for the challenges - presented by the new generatio...Starting at €8.20