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SF Express: From Delivery to E-Commerce
Zhu, Feng; Lane, DavidCase HBS-616003-EService and Operations ManagementShunfeng Express (SF), China's leading express delivery firm, in May 2014 opened the first 500 of several thousand Heike stores, which allowed consumers to buy and try out SF's own e-commerce offerings, in addition to other services. As an example of China's "online-to-offline" trend in e-commerce, Heike stores allowed SF to leverage its logistics and IT expertise to differentiate itself from its rivals in express delivery. As yet unclear was whe...Starting at €8.20
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Social Business at Novartis: Arogya Parivar
Porter, Michael E.; Kramer, Mark R.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-715411-EStrategyLate in 2013, Novartis CEO Joseph Jimenez was considering how and whether to deepen the company's investment in Arogya Parivar, its profitable program that sold Novartis medicines in rural India, while expanding access to medicine and health information to millions of Indian villagers.Starting at €8.20
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New England Electric System
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Bell, David E.Case AD-224Decision Analysis, EconomicsNew England Electric System es un holding de servicios públicos que poseía varias subsidiarias eléctricas operativas. En el caso se debe decidir el medio de transporte y su necesidad de carbón no cubierta por su actual flota de buques. Este caso puede darse como resumen de la parte introductoria de un primer curso de Análisis de Decisiones.Starting at €8.20
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Supply Chain Finance at Procter & Gamble
Esty, Benjamin C.; Mayfield, E. Scott; Lane, DavidCase HBS-216039-EFinanceIn April 2013, Procter & Gamble (P&G), the world's largest consumer packaged goods (CPG) company, announced that it would extend its payment terms to suppliers by 30 days. At the same time, P&G announced a new supply chain financing (SCF) program giving sStarting at €8.20
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Amazon Buys Whole Foods
Alvarez, Jose B.; Lane, David; Coughlin, JoniCase HBS-518056-EService and Operations ManagementThe June 2017 news that e-commerce giant Amazon was paying $13.7 billion for organic supermarket chain Whole Foods precipitated a broad sell-off in the shares of grocery retailers and suppliers. Behind the precipitous declines lay recognition that Amazon's bold move into brick and mortar assets offered transformational opportunities. Amazon could gain expertise in perishable product sales and procurement, plus access to 30 million well-off shoppe...Starting at €8.20
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Ejercicios de regresión lineal simple
Ariño, Miguel AngelExercise ADE-9Decision Analysis, EconomicsSe proponen varios ejemplos en los que se debe estudiar la relación lineal que existe entre las variables que aparecen; la bondad de la regresión; la robustez de los parámetros e intervalos de precisión de las variables.Starting at €8.20
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LOPIN Productions
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Heukamp, FranzCase AD-359Decision AnalysisEste caso presenta la decisión que debe tomar una productora audiovisual sobre el camino hacia el cual dirigir su actividad: producir una serie para venderla a una cadena de televisión o bien una película para la gran pantalla. La primera opción conlleva pocos riesgos para la empresa, mientras que la segunda implica una multitud de peligros e incertidumbres. Este caso sustituye al caso "NILOP Productions" de los mismos autores (AD-333).Starting at €8.20
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Eurofirms: decisiones difíciles
Josefina Lagos Garcia de la Huerta; Ariño, Miguel Angel; Las Heras, MireiaCase DPO-430Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementAnalizar la estrategia de Eurofirms, sus políticas, su organigrama, el know-how requerido, el estilo de liderazgo y la cultura de la empresa (con su misión externa e interna), con el objeto de a) entender cómo Miquel Jordà ha logrado crear y mantener la cultura a pesar de tener que adaptar la estrategia y las prácticas para poder alinearlas con el entorno de crisis y b) generar motivación en las personas que trabajan en Eurofirms, así como de los...Starting at €8.20
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DayTwo: Going to Market with Gut Microbiome
Israeli, Ayelet; Lane, DavidCase HBS-519010-EMarketingDayTwo is a young Israeli startup that applies research on the gut microbiome and machine learning algorithms to deliver personalized nutritional recommendations to its users in order to minimize blood sugar spikes after meals. After a first year of trial rollout in Israel, CEO Lihi Segal and her team are devising a global go-to-market plan for the firm. The team is considering several target markets, ranging from people with diabetes to professi...Starting at €8.20
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Fintech, Payments Innovation, and the Acquisition of Worldpay
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Yemen, Gerry; Lane, DavidCase DARDEN-F-1829-EFinanceThis case uses the Vantiv, a US credit-card-processing company, acquisition of Worldpay, Britain’s largest payments processor, to discuss broader themes in the payment space. Payments are a crucial function of financial institutions because of their sheer volume and revenue potential. Fintech has enabled more ways for financial institutions and consumers to make payments and has the potential for significant disruption. The material in the case a...Starting at €8.20