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The Transit Point Experiment (Spanish version)
Hammond, Janice H.; Kelly, MauraCase HBS-615S09Service and Operations ManagementMerloni Elettrodomestici is a leading Italian manufacturer of domestic appliances. In 1986, an exposition for Merloni customers is scheduled at its Milano regional warehouse. During the two-month period preceding the event, when the warehouse must be free of inventory, the company conducts a "transit point" experiment. Each day, a truckload of products from the company's central warehouse is sent to Milano, where it is immediately transferred to ...Starting at €8.20
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Pennzoil Co. (Spanish version)
Teisberg, Elizabeth OlmstedCase HBS-320S07StrategyFocuses on Pennzoil's motor oil business. Designed to address the business strategy issues of how a firm chooses its scope to create competitive advantage in its core business. "Scope" can be broadly defined to include vertical scope (forward and backward integration), horizontal scope (multiple related products), and geographic scope (multiple market locations).Starting at €8.20
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Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Nanda, AshishCase HBS-303S05EntrepreneurshipTraces the development of a Swedish furniture retailer under the leadership of an innovative and unconventional entrepreneur whose approaches redefine the nature and structure of the industry. Traces IKEA's growth from a tiny mail order business to the world's largest furniture dealership. Describes the innovative strategic and organizational changes Kamprad made to achieve success. In particular, focuses on his unique vision and values and the w...Starting at €8.20
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Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc.: Sales Force Incentives (A)
Simons, Robert L.; Weston, Hilary A.Case HBS-190103-EAccounting and ControlDescribes the incentive system by which Mary Kay Cosmetics motivates the sales force of 200,000 independent agents who comprise the firm's only distribution channel. Illustrates the powerful effect on sales-force behavior that results when creative typesStarting at €8.20
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Westchester Distributing, Inc. (A) (Spanish version)
Simons, Robert L.; Boxwell, Robert J., Jr.Case HBS-105S15Accounting and Controlif he fires the individuals involved, he risks a total business shut-down. Closes with the question of how to improve internal controls to avoid this type of occurrence in the future.Starting at €8.20
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Robert Krups GmbH & Co. KG: Market entry into East Germany
Bleivick, S.; Joachimsthaler, Erich A.Case M-836-EMarketingThis case describes the market entry of Robert Krups, a premium high quality small appliance manufacturer and marketer in Solingen, Germany. The case raises issues with respect to the development of a distribution and channel system in any market that is little known. Special consideration is given to the importance of the manufacturer vis-à-vis retailer relationship, opportunities for a small family firm to differentiate itself in the market vis...Starting at €8.20
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Sony España, S.A.: Pyxis
Pons, J. M.; Shimizu R.Case M-868-EMarketingA young product manager at Sony España is responsible for the preparation of a marketing plan for the launch of a new product in a category that is totally new for the company: a global positioning system for orientation, which has clear differences from the rest of its competitors. They must make decisions about price, distribution channels and estimate first-year sales in order to able to make the necessary orders from the factory in Japan.Starting at €8.20