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Improving Last-Mile Productivity at Paack
Markakis, Mihalis G.; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase OIT-17-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementLast-mile delivery is by far the most operationally complex and costly part of logistics. Nevertheless, it has become a critical function of e-commerce in the last 20 years, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. A multitude of actors operate in the last-mile delivery space: first-party logistics companies, such as Amazon; third-party logistics companies, such as DHL; and fourth-party logistics (4PL) companies, many of them gig economy-based,...Starting at €8.20
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Pricing and people analytics at PSF consulting
Markakis, Mihalis G.; Talluri, Kalyan; Tsoukalas, AngelosCase OIT-37-EService and Operations ManagementMarie Bernard, the recently appointed CEO of PSF Consulting, was determined to leave her mark on the company she had tirelessly served for more than two decades. And while for most of her predecessors that meant relentless growth, expansion into new countries and industries-a need she was certainly aware of-her focus had recently turned inward, to the "inner workings" of the company. Two issues stood out to her from her tenure as Managing Directo...Starting at €8.20
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Forecasting and revenue management at Balearic Airlines
Markakis, Mihalis G.Case OIT-34-EService and Operations ManagementBalearic Airlines operates an afternoon flight from Barcelona to Mallorca on a daily basis. The company issues two types of tickets for this flight, Priority and standard Economy ones. There is typically high demand for Economy tickets from price-sensitive segments of the market, which creates the need to protect a certain number of seats in each flight for the more profitable Priority passengers that seek to purchase tickets closer to the date o...Starting at €8.20