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McDonald's Corp. (Condensed) (Spanish version)
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Rikert, David C.Case HBS-607S10Service and Operations ManagementDescribes the operating system of McDonald's, the world's most successful fast food chain. The case does not have a decision focus; it is designed for use with Burger King Corp. Students are asked to compare the operating systems of these two fast food hamburger chains. Careful analysis will detect the subtle and not so subtle differences between the two operating systems selected by these two firms.Starting at €8.20
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Burger King Corp.
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Rikert, David C.Case HBS-681045-EService and Operations ManagementDescribes the operating system of a Burger King unit. The case does not have a decision focus; it is designed for use with McDonald's Corp. Students are asked to compare the operating systems of these two fast food hamburger chains. Careful analysis will detect the subtle and not so subtle differences between the two operating systems selected by these two firms.Starting at €8.20
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Southwest Airlines--1993 (A) (Spanish version)
Heskett, James L.; Hallowell, RogerCase HBS-602S02Southwest Airlines, the only major U.S. airline to be profitable in 1992, makes a decision as to which of two new cities to open, or to add a new long-haul route. Provides windows into Southwest's strategy, operations, marketing, and culture.Starting at €8.20
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Process Fundamentals (Spanish version)
Gray, Ann E.; Leonard, JamesCase HBS-606S36Service and Operations ManagementThis note provides an introduction for a course or module covering the basic elements of production or service operations and how processes are managed. Begins by discussing the activities that take place in a "process." Analysis tools such as the process flow diagram are provided. The types of management choices involved in designing, operating, and improving processes are described. Measures of process performance and basic process analysis are...Starting at €8.20
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Fabritek--1992 (Spanish version)
Hammond, Janice H.Case HBS-610S04Service and Operations ManagementDescribes a large-volume automotive parts contract in a high-quality machine work company. Quality and delivery problems arise when one of the four men on the job is replaced with a high producer who cannot earn a substantial bonus because of machine interference. A rewritten version of an earlier case.Starting at €8.20
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American Automobiles Limited: Production Planning
Ajith J. Kumar; Soumitra Chakraborty; Ankit DhakaCase IVEY-9B16D022-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2015, the managers for a major car manufacturer in the United States, American Automobiles Limited, were faced with a pressing problem in their press shop. The press shop made body panels for the company’s 10 different car models using a stamping proceStarting at €8.20
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The Surprising Power of Online Experiments
Kohavi, Ron; Thomke, StefanArticle HBS-R1705E-EService and Operations ManagementIn the fast-moving digital world, even experts have a hard time assessing new ideas. Case in point: At Bing a small headline change an employee proposed was deemed a low priority and shelved for months until one engineer decided to do a quick online controlled experiment--an A/B test--to try it out. The test showed that the change increased revenue by an astonishing 12%. It ended up being the best revenue-generating idea Bing ever had, worth $100...Starting at €8.20
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The Surprising Power of Online Experiments (Spanish version)
Kohavi, Ron; Thomke, StefanArticle HBS-R1705EService and Operations ManagementAt Bing a small headline change an employee proposed was deemed a low priority and shelved for months until one engineer decided to do a quick online controlled experiment--an A/B test--to try it out. The test showed that the change increased revenue by an astonishing 12%. It ended up being the best revenue-generating idea Bing ever had, worth $100 million. That experience illustrates why it's critical to adopt an "experiment with everything" ap...Starting at €8.20
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Ecotricity: An Optimal Investment Decision for Electric Highway Expansion
Magesh Nagarajan; Kanaka Balasubramanian; Jagannadha TamvadaCase IVEY-9B18E006-ECorporate Governance, StrategyEcotricity Group Ltd., founded in 1995, had grown to be a major renewable energy utility service provider in the United Kingdom. In 2016, the company wanted to expand its "electric highway"—a network of charging stations for electric vehicles along major U.K. motorways. The expansion plans involved two chargers: Type A chargers, installed in public locations along the motorway, and Type B chargers, installed in suitable home garages owned by Ecot...Starting at €8.20
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Cowen Inc.: Leveraging Data
Groysberg, Boris; Abbott, Sarah L.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-418035-ELeadership and People ManagementCowen Inc.'s broker-dealer, Cowen and Company, LLC, boasted a number of analysts who had made prescient stock calls on the basis of creative data analysis. Now Cowen Inc. had opened a new subsidiary, Kyber, which would attempt to monetize new data science products. Robert Fagin, head of research, had to consider what Kyber's risks were, even as the unit opened the possibility up for new revenue streams. How could Cowen continue to exploit its com...Starting at €8.20