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Linkality's Call Center
Bitran, Gabriel R.; Mitchell, Jordan; Rocha e Oliveira, PauloCase M-1221-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementLinkality is the 8th largest Internet service provider (ISP) in the United States, with a subscriber base of approximately 3 million users. The case is focused on the management of Linkalitys call center, where approximately 85% of all contact with existing customers takes place. Hal Paden, VP of Operations, is looking for ways to reduce operating costs while at the same time improving service quality levels. Shelly Townsend, the call center ma...Starting at €8.20
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El centro de llamadas de Linkality
Bitran, Gabriel R.; Mitchell, Jordan; Rocha e Oliveira, PauloCase M-1221Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementLinkality ocupa el octavo lugar en el ranking estadounidense de proveedores de servicios de Internet (ISP), con una base de aproximadamente 3 millones de usuarios. El caso se centra en la dirección del centro de llamadas de Linkality, donde tiene lugar aproximadamente el 85% de todos los contactos con los usuarios. Hal Paden, vicepresidente de operaciones, tiene como objetivo buscar formas de reducir los costes operativos y al mismo tiempo mejora...Starting at €8.20
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Ivor Spencer: Formación de mayordomos de talla mundial - Nota del instructor: La valoración de los intangibles
Mitchell, Jordan; Prats, Mª JuliaTeaching Note ET-9Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementEl mundialmente conocido maestro de ceremonias y formador de mayordomos, Ivor Spencer, de 81 años, lleva desde 2005 intentando vender su negocio. Sus ingresos provienen de cinco fuentes principales: una escuela de mayordomos que organiza sesiones de seis semanas, dos veces al año, en Londres, Inglaterra; los honorarios que recibe por encontrar hogares para los mayordomos graduados; una escuela de maestros de ceremonias que organiza una sesión al ...Starting at €0.00
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CVO Group: the European Expansion
Mitchell, Jordan; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-102-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementNorrie Sinclair, CEO of CVO Group - a recruiting company based in Budapest, Hungary, with operations throughout Eastern Europe - is considering two types of expansion: geographic enlargement to London, UK and expanding into personnel leasing through acquisition. In his search for an acquisition target, he has come across Center Group, a company participating in both personnel leasing and payroll outsourcing in Poland. This case allows students t...Starting at €8.20
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CVO Group: la expansión europea
Mitchell, Jordan; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-102Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementNorrie Sinclair, consejero delegado de CVO Group, una empresa de contratación de personal con sede en Budapest (Hungría) que opera en toda Europa del Este, está barajando dos tipos de expansión: una ampliación geográfica a Londres (Reino Unido) y una expansión hacia el alquiler de personal a través de la adquisición. En su búsqueda por un objetivo a adquirir, ha dado con Center Group, una empresa polaca dedicada al alquiler de personal y a la sub...Starting at €8.20
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Car Collision Center, Barcelona
Mitchell, Jordan; Sachon, MarcCase P-1077-EService and Operations ManagementCar Collision Center Barcelona is a business concept developed by a group of MBA students during their MBA. It aims to remedy the market inefficiency of having many small body shops in Barcelona, resulting in higher costs and longer process times. To do so, they want to pool demand for car body work after traffic accidents in a large facility and collaborate with insurance companies. These will benefit from projected lower costs of repair and low...Starting at €8.20
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Net Working Capital (NWC) at Henkel
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Sachon, MarcCase F-810-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementThis case tracks Henkel's initiative in reducing its net working capital (NWC). The case can be used in a both a finance and a supply chain management class to illustrate net working capital and the link between the strategic/financial notions of NWC and operative efficiency of the supply chain.Starting at €8.20
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SAFE and Travis: Leading in Uncertain Times
Mitchell, Jordan; Cardona Soriano, Pablo; Rosenberg, MikeCase DG-1522-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementForty-five miles apart from each other in Northern California, two not-for-profit credit unions SAFE and Travis had successfully transitioned from military segment-based to community charter credit unions. Both had grown to over $1 billion in assets via a combination of organic growth, mergers, and acquisitions. Above all, both had injected an unwavering commitment to member service. As of 2007, SAFE and Travis faced several questions: What would...Starting at €8.20
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Ivor Spencer: Putting a Price on Knowledge: The valuation of intangibles
Mitchell, Jordan; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-89-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementIvor Spencer, a world-class toastmaster and owner of Ivor Spencer's School for Butlers and Personal Assistants, had officiated over 1,000 English royal events and had personally trained and placed over 450 butlers. Spencer had been operating the school since 1981. With turnover of his privately held limited liability firm of £152,266, Spencer, aged 81, believed that great opportunity existed to sell his trademarked name, the school's curriculum...Starting at €8.20
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Nike Football Team Sports: Agility as an Engine for Growth
Mitchell, Jordan; Sachon, MarcCase P-1089-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2007 Nike EMEA decided to significantly grow Football Team Sports (FTS, people playing football in amateur clubs), which up to then had been a small part of its business. Nike had to face the challenge of how to serve the growing FTS business with a supply chain that traditionally relied on demand generation via marketing. Amateur clubs, on the other hand, would be heavily influenced by the popularity of the professional clubs - or latest resu...Starting at €8.20