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Lean at Wipro Technologies (Spanish version)
Staats, Bradley R.; Upton, David M.Case HBS-608S07StrategyWipro Technologies, a rapidly growing software services firm based in India, decided to use principles from the Toyota Production System (also known as lean) to fundamentally change their operating model. Looks at why Wipro chose to use lean and how they went about implementing it in a novel context such as this. Provides detail of Wipro's internal and external environment, which was necessitating the change (shift from delivering a low-cost prod...Starting at €8.20
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AEEC: Becoming an Innovation Catalyst, Teaching Plan
Applegate, Lynda M.; Weber, James; Mehta, SarahTeaching Note HBS-318107-EThis teaching plan pairs with the case, "AEEC: Becoming an Innovation Catalyst" (case no. 317011).Starting at €0.00
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Tesla in 2015, Teaching Plan
Applegate, Lynda M.; Hull, Olivia; Mehta, SarahTeaching Note HBS-818009-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching plan for case "Tesla in 2015" (HBS case no. 817081)Starting at €0.00
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AEEC: Becoming an Innovation Catalyst
Applegate, Lynda M.; Weber, James; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-317011-EStarting at €8.20
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Radically Simple IT (Spanish version)
Upton, David M.; Staats, Bradley R.Article HBS-R0803JInformation Technologiesthe difficulty and expense of mapping out all requirements before a project starts because people often cannot specify everything that they need beforehand; the other unanticipated needs that almost always arise once a system is in operation; and the tricky task of persuading people to use and "own" it. Japan's Shinsei Bank emerged during the authors' research as a standout among the companies applying the path-based method. The firm designed, b...Starting at €8.20
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TCS: The MCA 21 Project
Upton, David M.; Staats, Bradley R.Case HBS-609024-ETata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading outsourced software services provider based in India, must decide whether to bid on a high-profile government project within India. The project, if completed successfully, would mark another step in TCS' progression from a provider of low-cost technical resources to their goal of becoming an end-to-end technology enabled services provider. However, the project was not only complex but also presented cons...Starting at €8.20
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Hrad Technika (Spanish version)
Upton, David M.; Staats, Bradley R.Case HBS-610S01StrategyExamines a struggling IT outsourcing project from the perspective of the IT services provider--Hrad Technika. When used in conjunction with Tegan c.c.c. (9-609-038), it provides an opportunity to see both sides of the issue. When Hrad enters into a contract to create a new accounts payable system for Welsh toy distributor, Tegan, the outsourcing firm from the Czech Republic views the project as another step in its progression towards delivering h...Starting at €8.20
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Tegan c.c.c. (Spanish version)
Upton, David M.; Staats, Bradley R.Case HBS-610S02StrategyExamines a struggling IT outsourcing project from the perspective of the customer--Tegan. It should be used in conjunction with Hrad Technika (9-609-039), which illustrates the supplier's point of view. When Tegan, a Welsh toy distributor, outsources the development of a new accounts payable system to Hrad Technika, a growing outsourcing firm from the Czech Republic, Tegan believes they are getting a problem off their hands. Unfortunately the pro...Starting at €8.20
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Lean Knowledge Work
Staats, Bradley R.; Upton, David M.Article HBS-R1110G-EService and Operations ManagementMany manufacturing companies and some service firms have reaped considerable benefits by applying variations of the Toyota Production System, a method for making operations "lean" through relentless efforts to increase quality and efficiency and eliminate waste. But conventional wisdom holds that lean principles don't lend themselves to knowledge work, which involves judgment and expertise, not the sorts of repetitive, easily specified tasks foun...Starting at €8.20
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Applying Data Science and Analytics at P&G
Datar, Srikant M.; Mehta, Sarah; Hamilton, PaulCase HBS-121006-EInformation TechnologiesSet in December 2019, this case explores how P&G has applied data science and analytics to cut costs and improve outcomes across its business units. The case provides an overview of P&G's approach to data management and governance, and reviews the challenStarting at €8.20