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TNT Ltd.'s Logistics Services in Asia (A): The Strategy
Yoshino, Michael Y.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-397017-EEconomicsMeredith Hellicar's mission as general manager of corporate development is to make TNT Ltd. one of the biggest and most diverse transport and logistic companies in the world, with approximately $5 billion in turnover in 1993, a leading provider of logistics services in Asia. The case describes the approach she used to rank countries and select China and Thailand as priority markets. She has just presented her recommendation to the board when a ma...Starting at €8.20
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Ford Motor Co.: Supply Chain Strategy
Austin, Robert D.Case HBS-699198-EService and Operations ManagementDescribes Ford's examination of its supply chain to evaluate whether the company should "virtually integrate" on the Dell Computers model.Starting at €8.20
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Supply Chain Strategy (Spanish version)
Austin, Robert D.Case HBS-603S19Service and Operations ManagementDescribes Ford's examination of its supply chain to evaluate whether the company should "virtually integrate" on the Dell Computers model.Starting at €8.20
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Owens & Minor, Inc. (A) (Spanish version)
Narayanan, V.G.; Brem, LisaCase HBS-110S18Accounting and ControlA forward-thinking manager at Owens & Minor (O&M), a large national medical and surgical distribution company, enlisted the help of both logistics and cost managers to develop an innovative pricing schedule based on the customer's activities instead of the price of the product since the existing cost-plus pricing structure made it impossible for O&M to price services appropriately. The case also explores the customer resistance to his new proposa...Starting at €8.20
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The Roaboke Island Ferry (Portuguese Version, Portugal)
Riverola, JosepCase P-979-PPService and Operations ManagementA company specializing in vehicle carriage by sea tries to determine the capacity that its ferries require to provide an adequate level of service.Starting at €8.20
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General Óptica Internacional
Bohnsen, B.; Nueno, PedroCase P-997-EService and Operations ManagementGeneral Optica Internacional is considering the possibility of centralizing its production of glasses (lens fitting) instead of decentralizing the work to optician. Centralization saves costs but may give rise to service problems.Starting at €8.20
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Internet Issues (A) (Spanish version)
McFarlan, F. Warren; Young, FredCase HBS-303S25Information TechnologiesThis case looks at the issues facing a Hong Kong-based trading company, which links hundreds of factories in India and Asia with major customers like Gap and the Limited in Europe and in the United States. The company has recently launched a dot-com operation to allow its extraordinary network of factories in Asia to target much smaller retail chains in Asia and Europe than they were able to do before.Starting at €8.20
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Logisfashion, S.A.
Bohnsen, B.; Nueno, PedroCase E-29-EEntrepreneurshipThree entrepreneurs have started up a logistics company specializing in the textile industry. Having come through the start-up and early growth stages successfully, the question now facing the company is how to establish itself as a major player in its industry.Starting at €8.20
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Specialty Metals
Lambert, A.; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-262-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsFive wagons with 760 drums had to be allocated in containers, each with 60 drums, without splitting the 83 lots of 8 to 12 drums each.Starting at €8.20
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The Tesco.com Experience: Is Succes at Hand? - Teaching note
Jelassi, Tawfik; Waldman, CharlesTeaching Note INSEAD-5019TN-EStrategyEl caso se centra en las oportunidades y retos que supone el uso de Internet como canal adicional para una cadena de distribución. Una de las implicaciones más importantes y que generaron mayor controversia entre los minoristas fue la forma de preparar pedidos de Tesco.com, que se realizaba en las mismas tiendas en vez de en un almacén. También hace hincapié en cómo convertir una tienda en Internet en un negocio rentable.Starting at €0.00