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Managing a Task Force (Spanish version)
Ware, James P.Case HBS-407S10Leadership and People ManagementDescribes several principles for improving the effectiveness of internal task forces. Suggests a number of guidelines for starting up a task force, conducting the first meeting, managing the group's activities, and completing the project.Starting at €8.20
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From Concept to Production (A) (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Field, Lee C.; Simpson, JanetCase HBS-606S20Service and Operations ManagementDescribes the evolution of the Boeing 767 from the conception of the project to the start of manufacturing. Shows how the company manages an enormously complex and risky project and introduces students to a variety of estimating and management tools. The decision issue involves the shift from three-person to two-person cockpits and whether rework should be done in-line (without removing planes from the flow of production) or off-line (after initi...Starting at €8.20
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Project Management Control Systems (Spanish version)
Simons, Robert L.; Weston, Hilary A.Case HBS-102S01Accounting and ControlAfter providing a brief overview of Turner Construction Co.'s structure and project work, the case gives a detailed description of its project management control system, the IOR system. In addition to explaining the mechanics of the IOR system, the case identifies the uses and benefits of the system from the perspectives of different level managers. Finally, the role of the IOR system as a decision support tool is illustrated through a specific d...Starting at €8.20
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Beauregard Textile Co. (Spanish version)
Aguilar, Francis J.Case HBS-113S01StrategyThe sales manager and controller have to decide on a price for a textile that lost significant market share as a result of a recent price increase. Information on manufacturing costs and on the pricing behavior of Beauregard and its only competitor are available for analysis. The case provides an opportunity to practice contribution analysis, considering fixed and variable costs as reported in a typical cost report. Also tests the students' abili...Starting at €8.20
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Process Control at Polaroid (A) (Spanish version)
Wheelwright, Steven C.; Bowen, H. Kent; Elliott, BrianCase HBS-606S22Service and Operations ManagementDescribes the initial efforts at a film production plant to shift from a traditional QC inspection mentality to a worker-based process control mentality. Students can prepare SPC charts, propose actions needed, and combine steps into an overall action plan.Starting at €8.20
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Activity-Based Management at Stream International
Kaplan, Robert S.; Klein, NormanCase HBS-196134-EAccounting and ControlStream International's Crawfordsville, Indiana facilities undertake the design and implementation of an activity-based costing project. After analyzing the costs assigned to 161 work activities, Crawfordsville managers present five proposals for change based on ABM results, then meet to decide which to implement.Starting at €8.20
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Denver International Airport Baggage-Handling System (Spanish version)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Montealegre, Ramiro; Nelson, H. James; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-303S31StrategyDescribes the events surrounding the construction of the BAE baggage-handling system at the Denver International Airport. It looks specifically at project management, including decisions regarding budget, scheduling, and the overall management structure. Also examines the airport's attempt to work with a great number of outside contractors, including BAE, and coordinate them into a productive whole, while under considerable political pressures. A...Starting at €8.20
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Implementing the Denver International Airport Baggage-Handling System (Spanish version)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Montealegre, Ramiro; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-303S32StrategyDescribes the negotiations between the City of Denver officials, airlines, consulting companies, and BAE for the construction of a backup baggage system to enable the Denver International Airport (DIA) to open. When DIA finally opens in February 1995, 16 months behind schedule, it has three separate baggage-handling systems instead of a single state-of-the-art, integrated baggage-handling system.Starting at €8.20
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Project Management Manual (Spanish version)
Bowen, H. KentCase HBS-603S11Service and Operations Management1) define and organize the project, 2) plan the project, and 3) track and manage the project. 12 processes are described in detail.Starting at €8.20
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Providian Trust: Tradition and Technology (B)
McFarlan, F. Warren; Dailey, MelissaCase HBS-398035-EInformation TechnologiesSupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74