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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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Time Life, Inc. (B) (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; West, JonathanCase HBS-314S01StrategyProvides a brief update to the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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Process Fundamentals (Spanish version)
Gray, Ann E.; Leonard, JamesCase HBS-606S36Service and Operations ManagementThis note provides an introduction for a course or module covering the basic elements of production or service operations and how processes are managed. Begins by discussing the activities that take place in a "process." Analysis tools such as the process flow diagram are provided. The types of management choices involved in designing, operating, and improving processes are described. Measures of process performance and basic process analysis are...Starting at €8.20
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Executive Shirt Co., Inc. (Spanish version)
Hammond, Janice H.; Ryckebusch, SylvieCase HBS-606S06Service and Operations ManagementThe Executive Shirt Co. is contemplating a move into custom-made shirts. The company's general manager has charged two of his managers to come up with plans for incorporating production of custom shirts into the existing manufacturing process.Starting at €8.20
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Deutsche Allgemeinversicherung (Spanish version)
Upton, David M.Case HBS-603S09Service and Operations ManagementDescribes the application of statistical process control in a service industry. In this case, Annette Kluck must decide how to adopt manufacturing-based principles to a service process ranging from customer account setup to legal services.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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Natural Blends, Inc. (Spanish version)
Bowen, H. Kent; Jaikumar, Ramchandran; Krause, KarenCase HBS-613S03Service and Operations ManagementDescribes the continuous flow process used to generate orange juice concentrate. Production involves several tightly coupled process steps with varying production rates and setup times. Given production constraints and customer requirements, management choices must be made to maximize the greatest contribution.Starting at €8.20
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How Process Enterprises Really Work (Spanish version)
Hammer, Michael; Stanton, StevenArticle HBS-99607Leadership and People ManagementMany companies have succeeded in reengineering their core processes, combining related activities from different departments and cutting out ones that don't add value. Few, though, have aligned their organizations with their processes. The result is a form of cognitive dissonance as the new, integrated processes pull people in one direction and the old, fragmented management structures pull them in another. That's not the way it has to be. In rec...Starting at €8.20
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Benihana of Tokyo (Spanish version)
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Klug, John R.Case HBS-602S18Discusses the development of a chain of "theme" restaurants. The student is asked to evaluate the current operating strategy and suggest a long-term expansion strategy.Starting at €8.20
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Group Process in the Challenger Launch Decision (A) (Spanish version)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Feldman, Laura R.Case HBS-609S16Service and Operations ManagementThe night before the launch of the Challenger shuttle, officials from Morton Thiokol (Solid Rocket Booster manufacturer) and NASA participated in a teleconference to discuss whether to postpone the shuttle launch due to predicted low temperatures at Kennedy Space Center. This case provides background on the history of NASA's shuttle program, engineering firm Thiokol and Thiokol SRB, and O-ring expert Roger Boisjoly, who was adamant that the shutt...Starting at €8.20