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Introduction to simulation software
Davila, Antonio; Badia, MarcTechnical Note ADN-253-EEconomicsThis note describes how to use a simulation software (Crystal Ball). In a few pages it describes in a simple and easy way how to use the basic functions of the software: introducing assumptions, defining forecast variables, and running the simulation.Starting at €8.20
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Knowledge Updating: Bayes' Theorem
Davila, AntonioTechnical Note ADN-250-EEconomicsThis technical note describes how new information gets integrated in our existing knowledge. The Bayes theorem is used as the theoretical foundation for the note. The process of knowledge updating starts with prior knowledge and what to expect from new information, the new information is received which is interpreted and integrated to for updated knowledge. Each step is illustrated with examples and an appendix gives the mathematics for the Bayes...Starting at €8.20
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SF Express: From Delivery to E-Commerce
Zhu, Feng; Lane, DavidCase HBS-616003-EService and Operations ManagementShunfeng Express (SF), China's leading express delivery firm, in May 2014 opened the first 500 of several thousand Heike stores, which allowed consumers to buy and try out SF's own e-commerce offerings, in addition to other services. As an example of China's "online-to-offline" trend in e-commerce, Heike stores allowed SF to leverage its logistics and IT expertise to differentiate itself from its rivals in express delivery. As yet unclear was whe...Starting at €8.20
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Social Business at Novartis: Arogya Parivar
Porter, Michael E.; Kramer, Mark R.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-715411-EStrategyLate in 2013, Novartis CEO Joseph Jimenez was considering how and whether to deepen the company's investment in Arogya Parivar, its profitable program that sold Novartis medicines in rural India, while expanding access to medicine and health information to millions of Indian villagers.Starting at €8.20
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Supply Chain Finance at Procter & Gamble
Esty, Benjamin C.; Mayfield, E. Scott; Lane, DavidCase HBS-216039-EFinanceIn April 2013, Procter & Gamble (P&G), the world's largest consumer packaged goods (CPG) company, announced that it would extend its payment terms to suppliers by 30 days. At the same time, P&G announced a new supply chain financing (SCF) program giving sStarting at €8.20
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Weizmann Institute - creando el futuro de la ciencia (A)
Pujol, Laia; Alvarez de Mon, Santiago; Davila, AntonioCase E-156Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementDesde su fundación en 1934 el Instituto Weizmann se ha revelado como uno de los centros de investigación más prestigiosos del mundo. Su campus a 40km de Tel Aviv es un marco idóneo para que el genio y creatividad humanos luzcan todo su potencial. Desde el punto de vista de la gestión de empresas, ¿cuál son algunas de las claves de su cultura corporativa? ¿Dónde radica el secreto de su excelencia? 1-Talento: rastreando el mundo en búsqueda de cabe...Starting at €8.20
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Weizmann Institute - creando el futuro de la ciencia (B)
Pujol, Laia; Alvarez de Mon, Santiago; Davila, AntonioCase E-157Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementDesde su fundación en 1934 el Instituto Weizmann se ha revelado como uno de los centros de investigación más prestigiosos del mundo. Su campus a 40 km de Tel Aviv es un marco idóneo para que el genio y creatividad humanos luzcan todo su potencial. Desde el punto de vista de la gestión de empresas, ¿cuál son algunas de las claves de su cultura corporativa? ¿Dónde radica el secreto de su excelencia? 1-Talento: rastreando el mundo en búsqueda de cab...Starting at €5.74
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Amazon Buys Whole Foods
Alvarez, Jose B.; Lane, David; Coughlin, JoniCase HBS-518056-EService and Operations ManagementThe June 2017 news that e-commerce giant Amazon was paying $13.7 billion for organic supermarket chain Whole Foods precipitated a broad sell-off in the shares of grocery retailers and suppliers. Behind the precipitous declines lay recognition that Amazon's bold move into brick and mortar assets offered transformational opportunities. Amazon could gain expertise in perishable product sales and procurement, plus access to 30 million well-off shoppe...Starting at €8.20
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Scripped.com: Creating the Business Model
Rajaraman, Aarthi; Davila, AntonioCase E-146-EEntrepreneurshipThis case study presents the challenges of an Internet start-up as it finds its business model for growth. Scripped.com (later Scripted.com) is a start-up founded by three MBAs, in which screenwriters are able to produce their own work. Over time, the founders learn about the market.Starting at €8.20
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Becton Dickinson: diseño del nuevo proceso de planificación estratégica, operativa y financiera
Simons, Robert L.; Davila, Antonio; Mohammed, AfrozeCase HBS-106S20Accounting and ControlDescribe los intentos de la administración para diseñar e instalar un sistema de planificación y control sofisticados en una empresa internacional, ya que cambia su estrategia. Las cuestiones de implementación de la estrategia, la responsabilidad y la medición del desempeño son el núcleo del análisis, como gerentes enfrentan dificultades y resistencia al usar el sistema para el control de "estratégica, operacional y financiera".Starting at €8.20