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Breakfast at the Paramount, Teaching Note
Buell, Ryan W.Teaching Note HBS-617065-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for 617011 and 617702.Starting at €0.00
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Whole Foods: The Path to 1,000 Stores
Drake, David; Buell, Ryan W.; Barton, Melissa; Jones, Taylor; Keverian, Katrina; Stock, JeffreyCase HBS-615019-EService and Operations ManagementThe case examines the operations strategy of Whole Foods, one of the largest natural grocery chains in the United States. In late 2013, Whole Foods was expanding rapidly, with a publicly-stated goal of growing from 351 to 1,000 domestic stores by 2022. It was also engaged in a strategic initiative to combat "food deserts" - areas with limited access to affordable and nutritious food. In pursuit of these initiatives, the company's rapid entry into...Starting at €8.20
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Cooks Make Tastier Food When They Can See Their Customers
Buell, Ryan W.; Kim, Tami; Tsay, Chia-Jung; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1411B-ELeadership and People ManagementThe unexpected benefits of increasing transparency between employees and customers.Starting at €8.20
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IDEO: Human-Centered Service Design, Teaching Note
Buell, Ryan W.Teaching Note HBS-616038-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes IDEO, one of the world's leading design firms, and its human-centered innovation culture and processes. It is an example of what managers can do to make their own organizations more innovative. In reaction to a rapidly changing competitive landscape, a team of IDEO designers have been hired by Cineplanet, the leading movie cinema chain in Peru, to reinvent the movie-going experience for Peruvians. Cineplanet wishes to better al...Starting at €0.00
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Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision
Buell, Ryan W.Case HBS-615026-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2012, Compass Group (Compass) was on the verge of closing a $2 billion deal with Ascension Health (Ascension), one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. Under the deal, Compass would provide foodservice management and cleaning services for 86 of Ascension's hospitals. Compass employs a "sectorized" approach to deliver service through a portfolio of focused brands, each of which targets focused groups of customers with specifi...Starting at €8.20
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Think Customers Hate Waiting Not So Fast...
Buell, Ryan W.; Norton, Michael I.Article HBS-F1105B-EService and Operations ManagementManagers typically look for ways to reduce wait time to increase customer satisfaction. New research suggests there's a better approach: showing customers a representation of the effort, whether literal or not, being expended on their behalf while they wait. (The prototypical example is the travel website Kayak, which shows customers each airline it searches.) Studies show that customers prefer waiting when the work being done is transparent-even...Starting at €8.20
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United Airlines: More Out-and-Back Flying
Buell, Ryan W.; Shih, Willy; Toffel, Michael W.Case HBS-617010-EService and Operations ManagementThe case looks at United Airlines when it is facing a decision on whether to shift its aircraft routing to more "out-and-back" routing in order to try to improve its on time performance. As one of the world's largest airlines, United had a very large fleet and hub-and-spoke network that provided passengers with a wide range of destination choices, but as with any complex system unless everything ran perfectly all the time, it inevitably faced cas...Starting at €8.20
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Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision, Teaching Note
Buell, Ryan W.Teaching Note HBS-616046-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for case 615026. In 2012, Compass Group (Compass) was on the verge of closing a $2 billion deal with Ascension Health (Ascension), one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. Under the deal, Compass would provide foodservice management and cleaning services for 86 of Ascension's hospitals. Compass employs a "sectorized" approach to deliver service through a portfolio of focused brands, each of which targets focused ...Starting at €0.00
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Oberoi Hotels: Train Whistle in the Tiger Reserve, Teaching Note
Buell, Ryan W.; Raman, AnanthTeaching Note HBS-616044-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for case 615043. Celebrated as one of the world's premiere luxury hotel brands, Oberoi Hotels attracts and serves some of the most quality sensitive guests in the world. The case considers the challenge of how an organization, with a standardized service model, can repeatedly delight customers whose expectations grow with every interaction. To explore this question, the case details the design elements of Oberoi's complex service op...Starting at €0.00
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Can You Cut "Turn Times" Without Adding Staff (HBR Case Study)
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Buell, Ryan W.Article HBS-R1604X-EThe president of RSA Ground, the subsidiary of Rising Sun Airlines responsible for servicing its planes at airports across Japan, goes undercover as a service crew member to discover how and whether his employees can speed up cleaning, checking, restocking, and refueling. Expert commentary comes from Atilla Korkmazoglu, president of ground handling and cargo operations at Celebi Aviation Holding, and Vikram Oberoi, managing director and CEO of EI...Starting at €8.20