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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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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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Texas Instruments: Cost of Quality (A) (Spanish version)
Kaplan, Robert S.; Ittner, Christopher D.Case HBS-119S19Accounting and ControlTexas Instruments implements a Cost of Quality (COQ) system as part of a company-wide "Total Quality Thrust." After several years of operation, group management questions whether or not the COQ system should be updated to make it more useful in identifying areas for quality improvement. The case documents the current system and asks students to analyze the role it played in the quality control process and areas in which it could be improved.Starting at €8.20
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Opportunity Consultants, Inc., 2007
Reynolds, William; Landel, Robert D.Case DARDEN-OM-1331-EService and Operations ManagementStudents' preparations and first-class discussions focus on the key resources, factors, and relationships that could be causing the poor performance of the student-run consulting organization. Students should develop a causal-loop diagram showing the key resources, feedback relationships, and delays in the system. As a follow up assignment, sufficient information is available for the students to develop a system simulation model. Instructors can ...Starting at €8.20
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Southeastern Mills: The Improvement Journey (A)
Landel, Robert D.; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-OM-1419-EService and Operations ManagementAppropriate for courses in operations design and performance management. Owners and employees of this company spent considerable effort developing a unique, extremely successful high-performance work place culture based on trust and a decentralized structure and little direct supervision from middle and upper management. Now management wants to consider blending a Lean or Six Sigma program into their work-place culture. A Business Process Improve...Starting at €8.20
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People and Organizational Issues (Spanish version)
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-813S08Entrepreneurshipthe need to formalize organizational structure; executive transitions; the need for management systems/processes; evolution of the board of directors role; and, preservation of an entrepreneurial culture.Starting at €8.20
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Scaling a Startup: People and Organizational Issues
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-812100-EEntrepreneurshipThis note discusses the organizational challenges that startups often encounter as they begin to scale rapidly, along with approaches to addressing these challenges suggested by scholars, investors, and experienced entrepreneurs. The challenges fall into five broad areas: the need to formalize organizational structure; executive transitions; the need for management systems/processes; evolution of the board of directors role; and, preservation of ...Starting at €8.20
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The Dabbawala System: On-Time Delivery, Every Time , Teaching Note
Thomke, StefanTeaching Note HBS-613062-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 610059Starting at €0.00
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Fixing Discrimination in Online Marketplaces
Fisman, Ray; Luca, MichaelArticle HBS-R1612G-EInformation TechnologiesOnline marketplaces such as eBay, Uber, and Airbnb have the potential to reduce racial, gender, and other forms of bias that affect the off-line world. And in the early days of internet commerce, the relative anonymity of transactions did make it harder for participants to discriminate. But as listings began to include photos, names, and other means of identification, bias emerged in areas ranging from labor markets to credit applications to hous...Starting at €8.20