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Pacific National Industries, Inc.
West, June A.; Haskins, Mark E.Case DARDEN-G-0646-EKnowledge and CommunicationEric Walsh, newly promoted director of aviation for Pacific National Industries, Inc. (PNI), is one week away from having to make his very first presentation to the company’s COO and CFO. PNI is one of the country’s largest chemical companies, and maintained four aircraft and a team of flight and maintenance crewmembers to facilitate executive travel to and from the company’s many plants and operating complexes. Walsh enters his new position and ...Starting at €8.20
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ConocoPhillips Confronts a Crisis: What's the Message? (B)
West, June A.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Connery, Bruce; Soltis, SteveCase DARDEN-S-0348-EStrategyThis case, a follow-up to "ConocoPhillips Confronts a Crisis: What's the Message? (A)" (UVA-S-0347), explores ConocoPhillips' ongoing struggle with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The company decided to act and talk to the market via a call where the executives would speak to the company's position, but as the situation continues to worsen and COVID-19 shows no signs of going away, ConocoPhillips and its senior vice president of corporate...Starting at €5.74
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ConocoPhillips Confronts a Crisis: What's the Message? (A)
West, June A.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Connery, Bruce; Soltis, SteveCase DARDEN-S-0347-EStrategyThis field-based case explores what happened when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world's oil market. ConocoPhillips, a global leader in energy exploration and production, had withstood many oil price cycles in its time, but COVID-19 caused a crash that sent prices plummeting and investors scattering. Ellen DeSanctis, the senior vice president of corporate relations for ConocoPhillips, needed to collaborate with her executive colleagues to develop...Starting at €8.20
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Corteva Agriscience: Seeding a New Company (B)
West, June A.; Simko, Paul J.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Soltis, SteveCase DARDEN-BC-0296This case, a follow-up to “Corteva Agriscience: Seeding a New Company (A)” (UVA-BC-0295), provides an epilogue to the story of Jim Collins, CEO of Corteva Agriscience (Corteva), and a look at the ongoing strengths of the company he had helped to build.Starting at €5.74
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Corteva Agriscience: Seeding a New Company (A)
West, June A.; Simko, Paul J.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Soltis, SteveCase DARDEN-BC-0295This case introduces Corteva Agriscience (Corteva) and its CEO, Jim Collins. Corteva was the corporate offspring of a 2015 merger between Dow and DuPont, two of the world’s largest chemical companies. It was created to be the agriculture business that tieStarting at €8.20
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El juego de la cerveza: Simulación de la cadena de suministro - Simulación
Martínez de Albéniz, VictorSimulation PW-2Service and Operations ManagementDuración: 30-45 min
Modos de juego: Síncrono por equipos, asíncrono individual con bots
El juego de la cerveza, una legendaria simulación de la cadena de suministro de los años sesenta, se ha renovado y codesarrollado con IESE Business School para convertirse en una experiencia multijugador participativa en tipo real. Esta simulación interactiva es perfecta para graduados y programas de formación para directivos y tiene el objetivo de ens... -
Improving Last-Mile Productivity at Paack
Markakis, Mihalis G.; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase OIT-17-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementLast-mile delivery is by far the most operationally complex and costly part of logistics. Nevertheless, it has become a critical function of e-commerce in the last 20 years, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. A multitude of actors operate in the last-mile delivery space: first-party logistics companies, such as Amazon; third-party logistics companies, such as DHL; and fourth-party logistics (4PL) companies, many of them gig economy-based,...Starting at €8.20
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Estrategia omnicanal en Camper
Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase P-1174Service and Operations ManagementMiguel Fluxá, director general de Camper, acababa de regresar de visitar a un cliente, que, además de vender zapatos Camper, estaba entregando ropa de tienda a clientes online. Le pareció una idea inspiradora. Miguel se apresuró a ver a Sito Luis, Director Comercial (CCO) de Camper, para preguntarle si sería posible conectar los pedidos de Camper.com con el stock de la red de tiendas Camper en todo el mundo. Sito respondió que, en principio, debe...Starting at €8.20
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Fingerhut's Price Strategy (B): Epilogue
West, June A.Case DARDEN-E-0289-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis epilogue tells the story of Fingerhut when it was acquired by Federated Department Stores for $1.7 billion, at the height of the internet bubble. Federated was interested in Fingerhut’s order fulfillment systems as a possible prototype for its own on-line store. That on-line venture never materialized, and Federated began to sell Fingerhut in pieces. It was purchased by the original owner and a Minnesota entrepreneur who are in the process o...Starting at €5.74
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Pompeii Brand
Serrano, Alejandro; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase P-1194-EService and Operations ManagementA start-up that sells barely 5 million euros worth of mid- to high-end sneakers a year (mainly in Spain) and must expand in Europe considers how to organize its structure of suppliers to improve its productive efficiency without falling victim to the cost of excess inventories. Part of the production comes from two suppliers in Spain and the rest from one in China. The company is also considering starting to work with a new supplier in Turkey. St...Starting at €8.20