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Motos Zambrano A
Garrido Martinez, E.; García García, L.Case IIST-PI-182Service and Operations ManagementUn taller de motocicletas está en peligro de desaparecer por su mala gestión de sus operaciones. Tiene muchos clientes descontentos y su sistema de trabajo es muy ineficiente. La única manera de salvarlo es haciendo un cambio radical en su oferta de valor y en sus procesos. La metodología lean aplicada a los servicios puede ser su salvación.Starting at €8.20
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How to Be No. 1 in Donations
IESE InsightArticle ART-2823-EService and Operations ManagementIESE Insight interviews the man widely credited with turning Spain into the international benchmark for organ donations and transplants. What are some of the keys of the so-called Spanish Model that hold interesting insights for others who, without being pioneers, can still become No. 1 in their field?Starting at €8.20
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When Should a Process Be Art, Not Science
Hall, Joseph M.; Johnson, M. EricArticle HBS-R0903D-EService and Operations ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Managers have gone overboard with process standardization. Many processes - such as leadership training or auditing - are more art than science. Imposing rigid rules on them squashes innovation, reduces accountability, and harms performance. Tuck professors Hall an...Starting at €8.20
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When Should a Process Be Art, Not Science? (Spanish version)
Hall, Joseph M.; Johnson, M. EricArticle HBS-R0903DService and Operations ManagementWhat new technologies can make a science of art? Do my customers value variation? How do the costs and opportunities of art and science stack up? Art and science both have important roles to play in business processes. They need not be at odds but must be carefully harmonized.Starting at €8.20
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It May Be Cheaper to Manufacture at Home
de Treville, Suzanne; Trigeorgis, LenosArticle HBS-R1010F-EService and Operations ManagementConventional financial tools can lead to supply chain mistakes. Most managers use the discounted cash flow (DCF) model to help them make decisions such as where to locate a new manufacturing plant or whether to use a foreign or domestic supplier. But DCF typically undervalues flexibility-and as a result, companies may end up with supply chains that are low cost as long as everything proceeds according to plan but extremely expensive if problems a...Starting at €8.20
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For the best experience, let data be your guide
Martínez de Albéniz, Victor; Abhishek Deshmane; Ali AouadArticle ART-3451-EService and Operations ManagementExperience providers, from retailers to cultural institutions, can boost user engagement by making the most of their data analytics. Follow these tips, based on experiments carried out in the Van Gogh Museum, to optimize engagement and satisfaction in your own business setting.Starting at €8.20
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Seating Matters 2020, Being lean and geniun in crisis Times
Llano Irusta, M. A.; Healy, R.Case IIST-PI-226-E-EService and Operations ManagementIn the spring of 2020, Seating Matters, had worked to design a rapid-deployment bed for temporary field hospitals. They were making beds for use in temporary hospitals after coming up with a new design. There were excellent beds from bed companies. A simple medical bed in a flat pack, which can free up the more expensive beds for the patients who need them the most. As healthcare workers battle against the Covid-19 virus, it was important that co...Starting at €8.20
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Premià de Dalt (A): Privatization in the Name of Security
Giuseppe Giura; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-208-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Service and Operations ManagementIn 2018, the people of Premià de Dalt, a small town north of Barcelona (Spain), started to be seriously concerned about security. Indeed, the local police (Policia Urbana) had received an anomalously high number of reports of home burglaries. The mayor of the city was urged to find an immediate and effective solution. This situation was part of a much larger problem affecting Barcelona's metropolitan area. Most of the responsibility for security ...Starting at €8.20
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United rompe guitarras
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-202Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementUnited Continental Holdings, llamada generalmente por la forma abreviada United, es una de las mayores aerolíneas del mundo. A pesar de tener la sede central en Chicago (Illinois, Estados Unidos), opera en ocho aeropuertos más: Denver, Guam, Houston, Los Ángeles, Newark (Nueva Jersey), San Francisco, Tokio (Japón) y Washington, D.C., lo que supone un total de nueve aeropuertos diferentes. Como muchas compañías del sector del transporte, United af...Starting at €8.20
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Premià de Dalt (B): Privatization in the Name of Security
Giuseppe Giura; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-209-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Service and Operations ManagementIn 2018, the people of Premià de Dalt, a small town north of Barcelona (Spain), started to be seriously concerned about security. Indeed, the local police (Policia Urbana) had received an anomalously high number of reports of home burglaries. The mayor of the city was urged to find an immediate and effective solution. This situation was part of a much larger problem affecting Barcelona's metropolitan area. Most of the responsibility for security ...Starting at €5.74