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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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Burberry (Spanish version)
Moon, YoungmeCase HBS-507S05MarketingIn 2003, Rose Marie Bravo, Burberry's CEO, is debating how to maintain the currency and cachet of the brand across its broad customer base, while entering new product categories and expanding distribution. In the past five years, the brand has become one of the hottest luxury brands in the world. But Bravo now faces a number of key decisions, including (1) which new product categories to enter, (2) how to deal with the appropriation of the brand ...Starting at €8.20
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Re-engineering Business Processes (Spanish version)
John Kamauff; Duncan G. Copeland; Nigel deGruyther; Jim SimpsonCase IVEY-9A94DS21Service and Operations ManagementEn nuevas, cambiantes, y altamente competitivas industrias, las compañías se enfrentan con la decisión de cambiar radicalmente como realizan sus negocios, o resignar cuota de mercado y rentabilidad hacia competidores más agresivos. Procesos extenuantes con excesivos controles, una vez requeridos para asegurar orden y control dentro de una corporación, están ahora imposibilitando a compañías de aprovechar nuevas oportunidades y crecimiento. Este c...Starting at €8.20
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Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker (A) (Spanish version)
Snow, Daniel C.; Wheelwright, Steven C.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-607S43Service and Operations ManagementScharffen Berger, a premium brand chocolate, is growing rapidly and must decide where and when to add capacity in the production line and with what technology. The company must consider the demands of marketing, the impact on quality and reputation, and the economics of alternative approaches to increasing output in both the short term and long term. Provides an opportunity for students to examine the existing process technology and flow, to unde...Starting at €8.20
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Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker (A)
Snow, Daniel C.; Wheelwright, Steven C.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-606043-EService and Operations ManagementScharffen Berger, a premium brand chocolate, is growing rapidly and must decide where and when to add capacity in the production line and with what technology. The company must consider the demands of marketing, the impact on quality and reputation, and the economics of alternative approaches to increasing output in both the short term and long term. Provides an opportunity for students to examine the existing process technology and flow, to unde...Starting at €8.20
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Crap Circles (Spanish version)
Morse, GardinerArticle HBS-F0511CMarketingThe most dubious business plans can appear solid, even smart, when illustrated with snappy circle-and-arrow graphics. Look closely, though, and you'll see that many of these diagrams are full of it.Starting at €8.20
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RFID at the METRO Group (Spanish version)
Ton, Zeynep; Dessain, Vincent; Stachowiak-Joulain, MonikaCase HBS-610S05Service and Operations ManagementIntroduces radio frequency identification (RFID) as the next generation of automatic identification technologies that is expected to improve the performance of retail supply chains through reduced shrink, increased product availability, and improved labor productivity. Showcases the implementation of the technology by the METRO Group, the world's third-largest retailer. Places students in the position of Dr. Gerd Wolfram, managing director of MET...Starting at €8.20
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Getting Offshoring Right (Spanish version)
Aron, Ravi; Singh, Jitendra V.Article HBS-R0512JStrategythe value it creates for customers and the degree to which the company can capture some of that value. Companies will want to keep their core (highest priority) processes in-house and consider outsourcing their commodity (low-priority) processes. Second, businesses should analyze all the risks that accompany offshoring and look systematically at their critical and commodity processes in terms of operational risk (the risk that processes won't op...Starting at €8.20
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Who Has the D? How Clear Decision Roles Enhance Organizational Performance (Spanish version)
Rogers, Paul; Blenko, MarciaArticle HBS-R0601DLeadership and People ManagementAlign decision roles with the most important sources of value, make sure that decisions are made by the right people at the right levels of the organization, and let the people who will live with the new process help design it.Starting at €8.20
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Match Your Innovation Strategy to Your Innovation Ecosystem (Spanish version)
Adner, RonArticle HBS-R0604FStrategyinitiative risks--the familiar uncertainties of managing a project; interdependence risks--the uncertainties of coordinating with complementary innovators; and integration risks--the uncertainties presented by the adoption process across the value chain. Firms that assess ecosystem risks holistically and systematically will be able to establish more realistic expectations, develop a more refined set of environmental contingencies, and arrive at ...Starting at €8.20