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Counterfeits and E-Commerce: Why Even Build It?
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1753-EService and Operations ManagementThis public-sourced case set in early 2021 examines the role counterfeiting has come to play in e-commerce, specifically at Amazon, which represents over one-third of the US online market. The case's protagonist is Amy Vega, who, along with Jason Larson, has cofounded a humidity-detection-device company with a product called the Hygro. Vega and Larson hope to sell the Hygro on leading e-commerce sites such as Amazon. But should they? Vega's res...Starting at €8.20
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Kristen's Cookies Company Revisitado (C) - Ejercicio
Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaExercise PE-32Service and Operations ManagementEste ejercicio amplia el caso Kriste's Cookie Company introduciendo un segundo producto. Permite analizar la variación de la capacidad a medida que cambia el product mix entre los dos productos que ahora se producen en la misma planta.Starting at €8.20
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Kristen's Cookies Company Revisited (C) - Exercise
Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaExercise PE-32-EService and Operations ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Tiempos de producción e inventarios de lotes
Ribera, Jaume; Riverola, JosepTechnical Note PN-321Service and Operations ManagementEsta nota utiliza las curvas de input/output para analizar la creación de inventario en un proceso de fabricación multinivel. Describe el efecto de los distintos tamaños de lote en el tiempo de producción del proceso. (Also available in English).Starting at €8.20
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Calidad: Definición e instrumentos básicos de mejora, La
Ribera, JaumeTechnical Note PN-393Service and Operations ManagementLa nota repasa los conceptos de definición de calidad, el papel de las certificaciones, los instrumentos básicos de mejora y la definición de proyectos de mejora de calidad.Starting at €8.20
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Vignettes: Board Dynamics and Culture (B)
Cheng, Yo-Jud; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-S-0380-EStrategyThe realities of boardroom dynamics can often reveal a different story than how things appear on paper. Boards need the right dynamics and culture to effectively carry out their responsibilities. At their best, boards can catch budding issues before they negatively impact the firm and can partner with management to lead through change, like they did with Indra Nooyi’s transformation of PepsiCo. Given the dual mandate of boards to both monitor and...Starting at €5.74
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Vignettes: Board Dynamics and Culture (A)
Cheng, Yo-Jud; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-S-0349-EStrategyThe realities of boardroom dynamics can often reveal a different story than how things appear on paper. Boards need the right dynamics and culture to effectively carry out their responsibilities. At their best, boards can catch budding issues before they negatively impact the firm and can partner with management to lead through change, like they did with Indra Nooyi’s transformation of PepsiCo. Given the dual mandate of boards to both monitor and...Starting at €8.20
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La red de albergues de juventud
Ribera, Jaume; Xalabarder E.Case DG-1110StrategyLa red de albergues de juventud perdía cerca de 500 millones de pesetas. A raíz de estas pérdidas, el Secretario General de Juventud se plantea diferentes alternativas para solucionarlo. El caso presenta cuatro alternativas posibles con sus ventajas e inconvenientes. (Disponible en catalán).Starting at €8.20
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MBA Recruiting Dynamics
Maiden, Stephen E.; Julien, Christie; Zenner, Jenny; Watson, Mary SheaCase DARDEN-S-0394-EStrategyThese caselets feature fictionalized protagonists compiled from interviews with numerous Darden first- and second-year students. They were written to surface real tensions in the MBA recruiting process and facilitate discussion around three different representative student recruiting episodes, helping students build understanding and empathy for others’ journeys and creating a more cohesive and supportive classroom culture and a better MBA experi...Starting at €8.20
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The Mexican Social Security Institute - Towards deconcentration of health service providers
Jané E.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1044-EService and Operations ManagementThree years ago, the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), a highly centralized and hierarchical organization, started to devolve powers to its service units, grouped in decentrally managed medical areas (AMGDs). It was a slow process until a project was set up to create the necessary tools to administer the new decentralized system. Dr. Martín is the head of one of the new medical areas. He and his bosses have made the necessary changes to ...Starting at €8.20