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Mercedes-Benz (Spanish Version)
Rosenzweig, Philip M.Case HBS-302S23Knowledge and CommunicationDespués de muchos años como un fabricante de automóviles de lujo alemán, Mercedes-Benz anunció dos importantes cambios de estrategia en 1992, hacia una línea completa de productos para el automóvil y hacia un conjunto diverso a nivel mundial de los planes y actividades. Como parte de este cambio, Mercedes prevista la construcción de una planta importante en Alabama para la fabricación de vehículos deportivos utilitarios.Starting at €8.20
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Sourcing International en Calzado Deportivo: Nike y Reebok
Rosenzweig, Philip M.Case HBS-303S06Knowledge and CommunicationNike y Reebok, las dos mayores compañías de calzado deportivo, miran a los contratistas en Asia para la fabricación de sus zapatos. Abasteciéndose de Asia ofrece ventajas de bajo costo y flexibilidad, pero plantea preguntas acerca de los derechos humanos y la responsabilidad corporativa. Cómo Nike y Reebok han abordado estas cuestiones es el foco de este caso.Starting at €8.20
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Managing International Careers (Spanish version)
Rosenzweig, Philip M.Case HBS-305S05StrategyColgate-Palmolive, the U.S.-based consumer products firm, has long emphasized international experience for its managers and has developed a comprehensive policy to manage expatriate assignments. The rise in dual-career families has made some managers reluctant to accept foreign assignments, causing Colgate-Palmolive to reexamine the way it manages international career development.Starting at €8.20
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ACCOR (A) (Spanish Version)
Rosenzweig, Philip M.; Raillard, BenoitCase HBS-302S21Knowledge and CommunicationACCOR, un alojamiento y restaurante de la empresa con sede en Francia, se describe desde su fundación en 1967 hasta su adquisición en 1990 de Motel 6. especial atención se dedica a los co-presidentes de Accor, Paul Dubrule y Gerard Pelisson, y las políticas de gestión que han puesto en sitio. venture de Accor en América del Norte, plantea retos estratégicos de la organización, y de integración.Starting at €8.20
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ACCOR (B) (Spanish Version)
Rosenzweig, Philip M.; Raillard, BenoitCase HBS-310S15Knowledge and CommunicationComplementa el caso (A).Starting at €5.74
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Supply Chain Partners: Virginia Mason and Owens & Minor (A)
Narayanan, V.G.; Brem, LisaCase HBS-109076-EAccounting and ControlVirginia Mason Medical Center (VM) hired Owens & Minor (O&M) as its alpha vendor for medical/surgical supplies in 2004. By 2005, O&M was performing JIT and LUM services for VM, but they believed the pricing model in the industry was outdated. VM and O&M partnered to create the Total Supply Chain Cost (TSCC) pricing program, an activity-based model that assigned all the cost drivers of distribution and inventory handling to VM, but also assured O&...Starting at €8.20
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Owens & Minor, Inc. (A) (Spanish version)
Narayanan, V.G.; Brem, LisaCase HBS-110S18Accounting and ControlA forward-thinking manager at Owens & Minor (O&M), a large national medical and surgical distribution company, enlisted the help of both logistics and cost managers to develop an innovative pricing schedule based on the customer's activities instead of the price of the product since the existing cost-plus pricing structure made it impossible for O&M to price services appropriately. The case also explores the customer resistance to his new proposa...Starting at €8.20
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Supply Chain Partners: Virginia Mason and Owens & Minor (B)
Narayanan, V.G.; Brem, LisaCase HBS-109077-EAccounting and ControlThe epilogue to Supply Chain Partners: Virginia Mason and Owens & Minor (A), the B case details the outcome of the issues discussed in Case A; namely that Virginia Mason and Owens & Minor did implement the TSCC contract. Virginia Mason also kept the suture contract with O&M because the TSCC model was able to prove that O&M was the low-cost provider. Case B also gives results metrics, such as reduction in line items, orders, and days sales outstan...Starting at €5.74
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Supply Chain Partners: Virginia Mason and Owens & Minor (A) (Abridged)
Narayanan, V.G.; Brem, LisaCase HBS-110063-EAccounting and ControlOwens & Minor (O&M) performed lean inventory services for Virginia Mason (VM) as its alpha vendor, but the outdated industry pricing model created perverse incentives and could not capture O&M's costs. Together, O&M and VM created an activity-based pricing model called the total supply chain costs (TSCC), which incented both companies to be more efficient and to streamline their distribution activities. After beta testing the TSCC for one year, V...Starting at €8.20