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Applichem (A) (Abridged) (Spanish Version)
Hammond, Janice H.; Pisano, Gary P.Case HBS-612S09Service and Operations ManagementApplichem fabrica el mismo producto químico en cuatro plantas, cada uno de los cuales está situado en un país diferente. La compañía ha completado un importante estudio que compara la productividad y el rendimiento de estas plantas. Utilizando los datos del estudio, los estudiantes deben decidir cuál, en su caso, las plantas de cerca. El caso requiere que los estudiantes a pensar acerca de las métricas relevantes para comparar el rendimiento de l...Starting at €8.20
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Kristen's Cookie Co. (A) (Abridged)
Bohn, Roger E.; Hammond, Janice H.Case HBS-608037-EService and Operations ManagementThe student is starting his or her own business, baking make-to-order cookies. Basic times of each operation are laid out and the student is asked to determine the consequences for the operating system. Serves as an exercise and review of concepts such as capacity, bottlenecks, and throughput times. Students should be able to make several useful suggestions for improving the system.Starting at €8.20
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Kristen's Cookie Co. (A) (Abridged) (Spanish version)
Bohn, Roger E.; Hammond, Janice H.Case HBS-611S03Service and Operations ManagementThe student is starting his or her own business, baking make-to-order cookies. Basic times of each operation are laid out and the student is asked to determine the consequences for the operating system. Serves as an exercise and review of concepts such as capacity, bottlenecks, and throughput times. Students should be able to make several useful suggestions for improving the system.Starting at €8.20
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Amazon.com's European Distribution Strategy (Spanish version)
Hammond, Janice H.; Chiron, ClaireCase HBS-617S04Service and Operations ManagementDescribes how Amazon's distribution system evolved from the company's inception. In 2003, Amazon Europe must decide how to reconfigure its distribution network in light of expected growth, products proliferation, and geographical expansion in Europe. Examines how characteristics of suppliers and customers differ across the markets Amazon serves in Europe. The protagonist must consider the degree of centralization appropriate for the European netw...Starting at €8.20
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Wayfair: Fast Furniture
Hammond, Janice H.; Shih, AnnaCase HBS-618036-EService and Operations ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Managing Inventory, Teaching Note
Hammond, Janice H.Teaching Note HBS-8017-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for Product #8016.Starting at €0.00
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ABRY Partners and NSM Insurance Group
Scharfstein, David S.Case HBS-217066-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Unilever: Combatting Global Food Waste
Drake, David; Hammond, Janice H.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-615040-EService and Operations ManagementThe global consumer goods company Unilever was on pace to hit a number of aggressive targets by 2020 as part of the Unilever Sustainable Living Project, including a goal to halve the waste associated with the disposal of its products. Unilever's Chief Supply Chain Officer Pier Luigi Sigismondi and his team were working towards this goal and had chosen to first focus on three key areas-sugar, tomatoes, and tea-and had analyzed where in the 'farm t...Starting at €8.20
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African American Inequality in the United States
Hammond, Janice H.; Massey, A. Kamau; Garza, MayraCase HBS-620046-EKnowledge and CommunicationEducators and students can access this "African American Inequality" note for free. You can obtain the download here: https://hbsp.harvard.edu/tu/3ea60564 This note describes how historical and on-going policies and practices that discriminate against African Americans led to present-day inequality. Topics include slavery, segregation, Jim Crow laws, "black codes," and policies and practices relating to criminal justice, housing, and education.Starting at €8.20
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How to Make Finance Work
Greenwood, Robin; Scharfstein, David S.Article HBS-R1203H-EFinanceOnce a sleepy old boys' club, the U.S. financial sector is now a dynamic and growing business that attracts the best and the brightest. It is tempting to declare the industry a roaring success. But its purpose is to serve the needs of U.S. households and firms, and by this standard its performance has been mixed. The sector's growth has been beneficial for U.S. corporations, which enjoy ready access to the deepest capital markets in the world. Ve...Starting at €8.20