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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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The Looming Challenge to U.S. Competitiveness
Porter, Michael E.; Rivkin, Jan W.Article HBS-R1203B-EStrategyAlthough the U.S. retains profound competitive strengths--for instance, in higher education and entrepreneurship--those strengths are increasingly threatened by weaknesses in areas such as the tax code, basic education, macroeconomic policies, and regulation. Steps to reverse the loss will require a new focus by government and business leaders.Starting at €8.20
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Choosing the United States
Porter, Michael E.; Rivkin, Jan W.Article HBS-R1203F-EStrategyA location decision is, in many respects, a referendum on a nation's competitiveness. When a company decides, say, to build a new plant in China rather than in the United States, it is effectively voting on the question of which country can best enable its success in the global marketplace. Over the past three decades, business activities have become increasingly mobile, and more and more countries have become viable contenders for them. But new ...Starting at €8.20
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Matching Dell (Spanish version)
Rivkin, Jan W.; Porter, Michael E.Case HBS-702S06StrategyAfter years of success with its vaunted "Direct Model" for computer manufacturing, marketing, and distribution, Dell Computer Corp. faces efforts by competitors to match its strategy. The case 'Matching Dell' describes the evolution of the personal computer industry, Dell's strategy, and efforts by Compaq, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and Gateway 2000 to capture the benefits of Dell's approach. Students are called on to formulate strategic plans of acti...Starting at €8.20
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Industry Transformation (Spanish version)
Porter, Michael E.; Rivkin, Jan W.Case HBS-703S24StrategyDesigned to support course modules that consider strategy-making under uncertainty or the intersection of competitive strategy and technology.Starting at €8.20
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Las nuevas tecnologías en el sector cultural
Herrero, Quionia; Marco, Elvira; Riverola, Josep; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizTechnical Note PN-455Knowledge and CommunicationLos museos, como instituciones dinámicas que desempeñan una función social, no son ajenos a las oportunidades que brindan las nuevas tecnologías. Éstas propician el acceso de un público más amplio a los contenidos e información de los museos y favorecen la relación entre la institución y algunos grupos sociales como los jóvenes o las personas con discapacidades. Los estudios sobre la manera en que afectan las nuevas tecnologías al público de los ...Starting at €8.20
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Fundación del Teatro Lírico: Teatro Real - Teaching Note
Riverola, JosepTeaching Note PT-45-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note written to help in the teaching of case P-1064-E. The case describes the management structure, and how the different departments coordinate the highly complex task of producing an opera.Starting at €0.00
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The Truck of the Future: The ENESA Advanced Technology Group
Riverola, Josep; Suárez-Cantón N.Case P-790-EService and Operations ManagementIn 1991, Enasa, a state-owned company that designed and produced trucks and heavy vehicles, was sold by its owner, INI, to an Italian company.The general management of the purchasing company stated that it was considering whether or not to continue with the development of the Truck of the Future, as well as tryinig to determine what could be gotten out of this project. The dilemma that the company faced was the following: Should the product, of w...Starting at €8.20
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The National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (INAEM)
Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Riverola, JosepCase P-1129-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementThe case describes the challenges that Miguel Ángel Recio, director-general of the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música, INAEM) must overcome to introduce a 21st-century approach to operations. The INAEM is a public institution with 14 affiliated units, from the Teatro de la Zarzuela (TZ) to the Spanish National Orchestra and Choir (OCNE). The case is presented mainly through a ...Starting at €8.20
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Chamonix, S.A.
Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Riverola, JosepCase P-711Service and Operations ManagementUna empresa dedicada al diseño de productos de tecnología avanzada, se enfrenta con ofrecer una carrera profesional a sus técnicos. El caso se presta a discutir las ventajas e inconvenientes del "Modelo Y" de desarrollo profesional y su implementación.Starting at €8.20