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Warehousing Enhancements for E-Commerce Growth
Juri Zguri; Fatma Gzara; Joe Naoum-SawayaCase IVEY-9B20E006-EDecision AnalysisAs an e-commerce logistics manager at the national grocery store chain TrixMag, Jim Vector was continually seeking efficiency improvements in the company’s supply chain. Following positive trends in the online grocery segment, Vector was specifically explStarting at €8.20
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Amazon and mybabyallergy.com: E-commerce Decisions for a Retail Start-Up
Jané, JoanCase P-1172-EDecision Analysis, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyGoing on Amazon usually acts as a real spur for any firm's business, since sales tend to shoot up. But it is also true that it involves downsides that cannot be overlooked. Amazon, the undisputed leader in online sales of all kinds of products, has become a unique platform for the positioning and sales development of thousands of companies-especially for smaller firms, with a shorter track record or fewer resources available to promote their prod...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon y mybabyallergy.com: Decisiones de e-commerce para una start-up
Jané, JoanCase P-1172Decision Analysis, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyLa entrada en Amazon suele actuar como un auténtico revulsivo para el negocio de cualquier empresa, ya que las ventas tienden a dispararse. Pero también es verdad que implica contrapartidas que no se pueden pasar por alto. Amazon, líder indiscutible en la venta online de todo tipo de productos, se ha convertido en una plataforma única para el posicionamiento y el desarrollo comercial de miles de compañías. Especialmente, para las de menor tamaño,...Starting at €8.20
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Note on Scenario Planning in High-Uncertainty Environments: The Disruption Matrix
Costa, Carlos; Nueno, José LuisTechnical Note MN-405-EDecision Analysis, Innovation and Change, StrategyThe coronavirus pandemic is an unexpected external event with a profound impact on demand in all sectors that is highly conditioned by decisions that correspond to external stakeholders. After overcoming their initial shock, within this context companies have to think about their future in two or three years; however, it is very difficult for the management team to plan and define a clear strategy when it remains unknown when and how they will be...Starting at €8.20
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Temporal Discounting, or Why We Want Things NOW
Kochanowska, Ewa; Reutskaja, ElenaTechnical Note MN-414-EDecision Analysis, MarketingMany decisions in our lives are intertemporal in nature. Should I study for an upcoming exam or watch another episode of my favorite show? Should I spend my money on a new car or add it to my retirement savings? To make this type of decision, people need to make a tradeoff between two rewards (or two losses)?one available immediately and the other at some point in the future. Considering this can help students understand how people make similar d...Starting at €8.20
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Nota sobre planificación por escenarios en entornos de alta incertidumbre: matriz de disrupción
Costa, Carlos; Nueno, José LuisTechnical Note MN-405Decision Analysis, Innovation and Change, StrategyLa pandemia de la COVID-19 es un suceso externo inesperado con un profundo impacto en la demanda y en la competencia de cada sector, y que se encuentra muy condicionado por decisiones que corresponden a stakeholders externos. En este entorno y tras superar el shock inicial, las empresas tienen que pensar en el futuro dentro de dos o tres años, y resulta muy difícil, para el equipo directivo, planificar y definir una estrategia determinada, cuand...Starting at €8.20
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Nykaa E-Retail Private Limited: Enduring COVID-19 and Preparing for the Future
Nirankush Dutta; Neha SharmaCase IVEY-W31012-EDecision Analysis, MarketingNykaa E-Retail Private Limited (Nykaa), an Indian e-commerce start-up catering to the beauty and personal care segment, was preparing for its IPO amid the uncertainty presented by the nationwide lockdown in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since only retailers selling essential goods were allowed to remain open during the strictest lockdown phase, Nykaa was not able to operate during the first three months of 2020. Nykaa had adopted an omnicha...Starting at €8.20
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The Managerial Dilemma of E-Toll Route Implementation in South Africa
Ntoi, Hlompho; Thomas, Lawrence; Vilà, JoaquimCase SM-1643-EDecision Analysis, Innovation and Change, StrategyIn 2007, South African National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL) decided to introduce a radical and advanced urban tolling system called the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP). The project entailed the expansion of the province's single-direction three-lane highways to single-direction five-lane routes. Large toll gantries were to be built in order to process usage data as a means of billing users electronically via a strict user pay system. P...Starting at €8.20
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The Power of the Default, or Why We Stick With the Status Quo
Kochanowska, Ewa; Reutskaja, ElenaTechnical Note MN-415-EDecision Analysis, MarketingThe note is an introduction to one of the most common tolls of choice architecture: defaults. The note explains what defaults are, why they are important to understand, how and why defaults work.Starting at €8.20
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How to Conduct a Good Experiment Online
Kochanowska, Ewa; Reutskaja, ElenaTechnical Note MN-416-EDecision Analysis, MarketingThis technical note provides brief explanation on how to run a good behavioral experiment online. It briefly discusses several important steps of running an experiment: research design, analysis plan, stimuli, programming of the experiment, participants, and data analysis and interpretation.Starting at €8.20