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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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Consumer Electronics in Catalonia (A)
Blázquez, María Luisa; Ballarín Fredes, EduardoCase DG-1427-EStrategyThe case describes the consumer electronics cluster in Catalonia in 1995. At that time, it accounted for 80% of Spanish consumer electronics production and included some of the largest Asian multinationals. Certain circumstances, however, raised doubts as to the the cluster's viability in the medium term: among other things, the production of the firms in the cluster was concentrated in low value added activities; there was no coordination betwee...Starting 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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Volvo-Renault: The Integration
Blázquez, María Luisa; Ballarín Fredes, EduardoCase DG-1416-EStrategyThe case deals with the industrial vehicles sector, concentrating on heavy truck production. This business was in a difficult situation in 2000, due to a low demand cycle, tough competition and poor margins, worsened by a strict regulation of emissions, that was increasing production costs. Volvo and Renault were two of the main players in the industry, and in July 2000 Renault transferred its Industrial Vehicles branch to Volvo in exchange for 2...Starting at €8.20