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Serviteléfono S.A.
Labayen T. E.; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-276-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsA 24/7 call center operated by a firm providing high-tech services by means of cellular phones has to allocate operators to shifts in such a way as to minimize costs. The firm runs on small profit margins, so saving a few percent through good scheduling can make an enormous difference in terms of profitability. In doing so, the firm has to make sure that the day is covered and the regulations concerning working time are met. The assignment can be...Starting at €8.20
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Serviteléfono S.A.
Labayen T. E.; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-276Decision Analysis, EconomicsUn «call center» de una empresa dedicada a ofrecer servicios de información de alto valor añadido mediante telefonía móvil, 24 horas al día 7 días a la semana, tiene que distribuir a los operadores por turnos para minimizar sus costes. Los beneficios marginales de la empresa son bajos, por tanto, el ahorro de unos porcentajes mediante un buen «planning» puede representar una gran diferencia desde el punto de vista de la rentabilidad. Por ello, la...Starting at €8.20
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Club Solidario: Using IP Optimization to Assign Students to Families
Carbó D.; Domingo E.; García, Carolina; Baucells Alibés, Manel; Baigorri, J.; Villavieja D.; Rubiralta P.Case AD-300-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityDavid and some others in the group were involved in Club Solidario. David convinced the group that it would be nice to use optimization to arrange the teams of students that were supposed to visit families in need.Starting at €8.20
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Advanced Water Solutions, Inc. - Teaching Note
Chatburn, Lucy; Baucells Alibés, ManelTeaching Note ADT-18-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case AD-289-E Advanced Water Solutions, Inc.Starting at €0.00
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Intertel: The Rate to Peru - Teaching Note
Atanasov, K.; Heukamp, Franz; Baucells Alibés, ManelTeaching Note ADT-20-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case AD-292-E: Intertel: The Rate to Peru.Starting at €0.00
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Credit Risk Analysis at ICAX Bank and Trust - Teaching Note
Chatburn, Lucy; Baucells Alibés, ManelTeaching Note ADT-19-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case AD-290-E Credit Risk Analysis at ICAX Bank and Trust.Starting at €0.00
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Real Estate Business - Teaching Note
Beusmans, G.; Baucells Alibés, ManelTeaching Note ADT-21-EDecision Analysis, Economics, FinanceThis teaching note was prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case AD-296-E Real Estate Business.Starting at €0.00
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Subjective Decisions, Perception and Time
Baucells Alibés, Manel; García-Castro, RobertoTechnical Note ADN-288-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsRecently, the way people commonly deal with decisions involving time has become an important research topic for economists and psychologists alike. This note offers a summary of some of the main results, which have applications in understanding consumer behavior and also in everyday life to help us make better decisions. This note is based on the note "Time, Perception and Decision-Making" from Manel Baucells and Lucy Chatburn, ADN-264-E.Starting at €8.20
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Es posible programar modelos de negocio
Zamora, JavierArticle ART-3013Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyLas conexiones digitales y los datos que generan las innumerables interacciones entre organizaciones, personas y cosas han crecido de forma exponencial. Los directivos pueden utilizar esta densidad digital para mejorar sus modelos de negocio o crear otros completamente nuevos. Este artículo presenta un modelo práctico para ayudarles a sacar partido de los datos conectados e identificar los elementos programables de su propuesta de valor. El autor...Starting at €8.20
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Bitcoin: Deciphering the Crypto-currency
Zamora, Javier; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Tatarinov, KatherineCase SI-191-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Information TechnologiesBitcoin was one of the first implementations of a concept called crypto-currency. It was built on the notion that money can be any object or any sort of record accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given country or socio-economic context. Bitcoin was designed around the idea of a new form of money that used cryptography to control its creation and transactions, rather than relying on central authorities. In short,...Starting at €8.20