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Korean Air: The Nut Rage Incident
Thompson S.H. Teo; Mei Jie ZhaoCase IVEY-9B15D017-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn December 2014, after receiving poor service on a flight, a senior vice president at Korean Air lashed out at the flight attendants and delayed the flight’s departure until the chief attendant was returned to the gate. Following a tepid apology from her father, Korean Air’s chief executive officer, her actions drew a public backlash because they exposed the sense of entitlement prevalent among rich family conglomerates in South Korea. How shoul...Starting at €8.20
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Conad, "Persone Oltre Le Cose"
Audicana Arcas, Julio; Rodríguez Bouzo, S.Case IIST-PI-170Service and Operations ManagementConad, ha doblado su facturación en los últimos 10 años. Es la segunda cadena de distribución de productos de gran consumo en Italia, con una cuota de mercado del 12% y la primera en el formato supermercado. Aglutina a más de 2.700 socios detallistas repartidos por todo el país y que pertenecen a siete cooperativas diferentes. El liderazgo del retail italiano parece al alcance de la mano de CONAD. Ejercicio tras ejercicio, arañan cuota al líder. ...Starting at €8.20
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Fiore di Zucca
Serrano, Alejandro; Calvo, EduardCase P-1183-EService and Operations ManagementFiore di Zucca was one of Italy's leading producers of bags of ready-to-eat precooked vegetables. Francesco Ferrati, the chief operating officer, reviewed the results of a new policy of producing goods without waiting to receive orders from customers. He was satisfied with the improvement in customer response time. However, the inventory had expanded so much that one of the warehouses of finished products had almost come to a standstill twice due...Starting at €8.20
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Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
Upton, David M.; Kim, BowonCase HBS-609018-EService and Operations ManagementExplores the journey of aggressive learning and capability building in the operations of a major Korean Shipbuilder. While DSHM had once used its superior learning capability to topple its Japanese competition, it now faced the potential for a similar attack from new Chinese competitors. Without outsourcing some of its work to China, DSHM would become uncompetitive. However, in outsourcing the work, some skills would necessarily have to be transf...Starting at €8.20
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Lamborghini
Díaz, Francisco; Nueno, PedroCase P-821Service and Operations ManagementRecientemente adquirida por Chrysler, Lamborghini tiene problemas relacionados con el desarrollo de producto. El director general de la empresa se plantea la posibilidad de contratar los servicios de una consultora para implantar una metodología de «time-to-market». El equipo directivo se muestra reacio a la entrada de dicha consultora. (Also available in English).Starting at €8.20
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King & Miranda: El proyecto Olivetti
Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Suárez-Cantón N.Case P-814Service and Operations ManagementLa concepción del diseño de un nuevo teclado realizada por dos diseñadores afincados en Italia, trabajando conjuntamente con la empresa Olivetti. El nuevo teclado significaba la ruptura, por un lado, con la forma de utilización tradicional del usuario y, por otro, con la estructura de producción de la empresa. El diseño final surgió, no en base a una necesidad detectada, sino a un análisis y estudio profundo de las razones sociales y técnicas que...Starting at €8.20
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A Better Mistake
Tatge, Larisa; ; Sáez de Tejada Cuenca, AnnaCase OIT-19-EService and Operations Management, StrategyItalian entrepreneur Marco Agnolin launched the affordable luxury brand, A Better Mistake (ABM), with the belief that there were better, more sustainable ways to create and sell apparel. The company had received investment and was steadily growing. At the end of 2022, however, the CEO had to take several important decisions. These all centered on one question: how far could the company go in terms of sustainability and remain a profitable busines...Starting at €8.20
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Grupo La Doria: Un año después de la adquisición de PA.FI.AL, ¿Cómo seguir creciendo de forma más rentable?
Llano Irusta, Miguel Angel; Vidal Romero, AnyluCase IIST-PI-178Service and Operations ManagementEl Grupo La Doria, principal productor italiano de productos a base de tomate, verduras enlatadas, zumos de frutas y salsas listas para usar, era un importante proveedor de grandes cadenas de supermercados, tanto en Italia como en el extranjero, principalmente en productos de marca propia. La reciente adquisición del Grupo Pa.fi.al -el líder en el mercado italiano de salsas listas para usar con MDD- se creía estratégica y sinérgica ya que ayudar...Starting at €8.20
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Parmareggio S.P.A.: El líder mundial del parmesano
Llano Irusta, Miguel Angel; Rodríguez Bouzo, SilviaCase IIST-PI-180Service and Operations ManagementParmareggio fue fundada en 1983. En 2004, el Consorcio Cooperativista Granterre, adquirió la totalidad del capital de la empresa, impulsando un cambio estratégico en la sociedad. En 2016 Parmareggio se había convertido en el líder indiscutible de la categStarting at €8.20
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Grenarello Gardens Preservation Foundation
de Santiago, RafaelCase AD-327-EAccounting and Control, Finance, Service and Operations ManagementThe case describes the recent creation of an Italian foundation whose mission is to foster and promote the preservation of historic gardens and parks. When the manager is asked to brief the City Council about the foundation¿s financial situation, he creates a tool to generate the financial reports simplifying the accounting process to a minimum. The case is meant to exploit the power of Microsoft Excel PivotTables and advanced Excel functions.Starting at €8.20