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Aertec Solutions: la reacción ante la crisis del Covid-19 - Teaching note
García de Castro, A.; Martínez Jiménez, M.Teaching Note IIST-DGITN-330-331-E-EInnovation and ChangeSix months after the start of the pandemic, Aertec, a Spanish company in the aeronautical sector, closes its fiscal year in August 2020 with a drop in turnover of €3.5 million compared to the previous year and with red numbers. The environment had changed drastically, the upward curve forecast by the experts for the next 10 years, with a forecast volume of 22,000 aircraft and whose reduction was between 50 and 70%, with the consequent implication...Starting at €0.00
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FiT, not Fat: Ferrero International
González-Alemán Sánchez,H.Case IIST-DGI-293-E-EInnovation and ChangeThe case begins with a description of the company, Ferrero International, origins and evolution, structure, products and business model. From there, the marked social character of the company is emphasized since its inception, and how this concept has been derived and extended to broader issues to build a true 360º sustainability policy, and within it, its strategy towards consumers and health. The growing attacks against their products in relati...Starting at €8.20
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Eat Just Inc.: Food tech and cultured meat for a new food system
Boccherini Bogert, J.A.Case IIST-DGI-326-E-EInnovation and ChangeEat Just Inc. was potentially one of the most disruptive companies at Silicon Valley. Their goal was to revolutionize food production, by producing nutritious and planet friendly food, with exceptional taste. Under the leadership of Josh Tetrick, the founder, Eat Just Inc. was preparing in 2019 the launch of Just Meat: cultured meat made from stem cells. Would it be accepted by consumers? Would Eat Just manage to reduce production costs and reach...Starting at €8.20
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Re-Inventing Innovation at Nestlé
García de Castro, A.; González-Toruño Conejo, M.; Marino, VCase IIST-DGI-386-E-EInnovation and ChangeNestlé is the world's largest food company with 275,000 employees and 354 factories worldwide (2022). It is also a leader in the industry in research and innovation, with an annual expenditure of CHF 1.7 billion on R&D and innovation, and 4,100 employees dedicated to this purpose. The company defines itself as a nutrition, health, and wellness enterprise. In the most recent years, its top management has identified rapid and profound changes in th...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba Group: An ecosystem at the service of global digitization. Teaching Note
Audicana Arcas, J.; Martínez Jiménez, M.Teaching Note IIST-PITN-211-E-EInnovation and ChangeBy 2020, ALIBABA was the most powerful technology company in China and one of the leading companies on the planet. Its goal was to facilitate business anywhere in the world by creating an ecosystem where each company was free to set its own strategy. Alibaba’s bet on Spain, a bridgehead for Europe, was taking-off the ground during times of upheaval due to tensions in international trade and the health situation caused by the COVID-20 pandemic. Th...Starting at €0.00
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Grupo Calvo: Digitizing the supply chain. Teaching Note
Garrido Martinez, E.Teaching Note IIST-PITN-205-E-EInnovation and ChangeAt the end of 2017, the Europe Division of Grupo Calvo had closed a three-year cycle in which it had undertaken the digitization of the supply chain through the Factfoodture project. This project had been developed within the department and had piloted on three independent lines of action: a markets and external factors scorecard, an intelligent planning system, and a supplier platform. The case raises the question of how to drive the Digitalizat...Starting at €0.00
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Aertec Solutions: The reaction to the covid-19 crisis
Martínez Jiménez, M.; García de Castro, A.Case IIST-DGI-331-E-EInnovation and ChangeSix months after the start of the pandemic, Aertec, a Spanish company in the aeronautical sector, closes its fiscal year in August 2020 with a drop in turnover of €3.5 million compared to the previous year and with red numbers. The environment had changed drastically, the upward curve forecast by the experts for the next 10 years, with a forecast volume of 22,000 aircraft and whose reduction was between 50 and 70%, with the consequent implication...Starting at €8.20
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Zyrcular Foods: Building a business in the alternative protein and food tech markets
Ochoa de Zabalegui, G.; Boccherini Bogert, J.A.Case IIST-DGI-340-E-EInnovation and ChangeZyrcular Foods (ZF) belonged to the family that owned Grupo Vall Companys, one of Europe's top meat producers. It was founded in 2019 to address the market for alternative proteins, plant-based animal product substitutes, and vegan foods. In 2021, after the first steps as a distributor of Beyond Meat and other brands, the company set up a production plant, and the Zyrcular Foods CEO had to decide on the business model to develop the project. What...Starting at €8.20
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Sovena Group: Olive for the world (Abridged)
Vidal Romero, A.; Boccherini Bogert, J.A.Case IIST-DGI-281-E-EInnovation and ChangeIn 2010, and in less than 8 years, the Portuguese Sovena Group had changed from being a diversified food manufacturer, but with virtually no international presence and little growth opportunities, to become the second biggest producer and bottler of olive oil in the world. The case describes the uncertainties facing Antonio Simões, the Group’s CEO, in the challenge of consolidating the position and improving profitability. How to access higher va...Starting at €8.20
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Ebro foods 2014
García de Castro; Reina Paniagua, RocioCase IIST-DGI-242-E-EInnovation and ChangeEbro Foods was the first Spanish food group in 2014, a global leader in the rice sector and second largest manufacturer of pasta, with a turnover in 2013 of EUR 2,013 million and a profit before tax of 199 million euros. Antonio Hernandez Callejas, its Chairman and CEO, had been directing the Seville Arrocerías Herba family business alongside his uncles, his father and his brother Felix in 1989, to be the Chairman of a multinational. Now should c...Starting at €8.20