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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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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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Business Custom Games (BCG)
Ribera, JaumeCase P-1055-EService and Operations ManagementBusiness Custom Games (BCG) is a company manufacturing customized board games. The case discusses how to define the purchasing order batch size and allows a discussion of the traditional EOQ formula, the determination of safety stock, the decision to accept or not a special offer and the possibility of establishing longer term agreements with the supplier.Starting at €8.20
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Profits in the Pie of the Beholder (Spanish version)
Corsten, Daniel; Kumar, NirmalyaArticle HBS-F0305DService and Operations ManagementIn the early 1990s, grocery suppliers and retailers joined forces to streamline operations--an initiative called "efficient consumer response." Today, suppliers feel like they're not getting their fair share of the profits from ECR. But they stand to lose more if they give up on it, the authors say.Starting at €8.20
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Supply Chain Challenges: Building Relationships (Spanish version)
Beth, Scott; Burt, David N.; Copacino, William; Gopal, Chris; Lee, Hau; Lynch, Robert Porter; Morris, Sandra; Kirby, JuliaArticle HBS-R0307EService and Operations ManagementSupply chain management is all about software and systems, right? Put in the best technology, sit back, and watch as your processes run smoothly and the savings roll in? Apparently not. When HBR convened a panel of leading thinkers in the field of supply chain management, technology was not top of mind. People and relationships were the dominant issues of the day. The opportunities and problems created by globalization, for example, are requiring...Starting at €8.20
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Business Custom Games (BCG) - Teaching Note
Ribera, JaumeTeaching Note PT-43-EService and Operations ManagementNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case P-1055-E Business Custom Games (BCG).Starting at €0.00
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IKEA Invades America (Spanish version)
Moon, YoungmeCase HBS-505S08MarketingIn 2002, the IKEA Group is the world's top furniture retailer, with 154 stores worldwide. In the United States, IKEA operates 14 stores, all of which have been enormously popular despite their self-service requirements. The company's goal is to have 50 stores in operation in the United States by 2013. Explores various options for managing this growth strategy.Starting at €8.20
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Supply and the Brand (Spanish version)
Schrage, ElliotArticle HBS-F0406BStrategySocially responsible supply-chain management should be more than a PR gesture. Starbucks has made its social compliance programs part of its strategy by explicitly tying them to plans for corporate growth.Starting at €8.20
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Rapid-Fire Fulfillment (Spanish version)
Ferdows, Kasra; Lewis, Michael A.; MacHuca, Jose A.D.Article HBS-R0411GService and Operations ManagementWould you send a half-empty truck across Europe or pay to airfreight coats to Japan twice a week? Would you move unsold items out of your shop after only two weeks? Would you run your factories just during the day shift? Is this any way to run an efficient supply chain? For Español clothier Zara it is. Not that any one of these tactics is especially effective in itself. Rather, they stem from a holistic approach to supply chain management that op...Starting at €8.20
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Aligning Incentives in Supply Chains (Spanish version)
Narayanan, V.G.; Raman, AnanthArticle HBS-R0411FService and Operations ManagementIf the firms work together to serve consumers, they will all win. However, they can do that only if incentives are aligned. Companies must acknowledge that the problem of incentive misalignment exists and then determine its root cause and align or redesign incentives. They can improve alignment by, for instance, adopting revenue-sharing contracts, using technology to track previously hidden information, or working with intermediaries to build tr...Starting at €8.20