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FIJI Water: Carbon Negative, Teaching Note
Toffel, Michael W.; Gino, FrancescaTeaching Note HBS-612051-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 611-049Starting at €0.00
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BlaBlaCar: The Road Ahead...
Lakhani, Karim R.; Sundararajan, Arun; Billaud, Emilie; Caltagirone, CarolineCase HBS-617050-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2017, the co-founders of BlaBlaCar-the world's largest long-distance carpooling company-reflected on the evolution of their venture and the way forward. BlaBlaCar had reached critical mass and size; yet staying still was not going to be enough to be relevant and competitive in the hyper competitive sharing economy sector. The co-founders felt that the time was now to capitalize on the trust that the platform had built with its members and expl...Starting at €8.20
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The Musée de La Cassette
Riverola, JosepCase P-1096-EService and Operations ManagementChrisine de La Cassett et Saint-Sulpice, director of the Musée de La Cassette in Paris, was worried by the results of a visitor survey that she had recently commissioned from company specializing in studying customer attitudes. The survey showed a remarkable degree of satisfaction with the visit to the museum, but at the same time, and for the first time, pointed out defects that had not been clearly identified previously. Some visitors, especial...Starting at €8.20
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Flotel Orellana
Riverola, JosepCase P-928-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes the operations involved in running the Flotel Orellana, a floating hotel operating in the Amazon jungle. It allows for analysis of the relationship between the structure of operations and the environment in which they take place.Starting at €8.20
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Dore-Dore (Spanish version)
Hammond, Janice H.; Wong, AudrisCase HBS-604S10Service and Operations ManagementDore-Dore, a French manufacturer of socks and children's knitwear, has just converted a portion of its knitwear operations to a flexible modular system to allow faster response and greater flexibility. The case provides an opportunity to assess the changes in knitwear operations, and to evaluate whether a similar conversion to modular is appropriate for socks. Other opportunities for lead-time reduction can also be examined. Can be used to illust...Starting at €8.20
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Dassault Systemes
Thomke, Stefan; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-610080-EService and Operations ManagementDassault Systemes, a leader in product lifecycle management software, has enjoyed a very profitable business model in 3D engineering design. In the past, it has successfully managed market disruptions and opportunities through acquisition and organic innovations. Its latest brands, 3DVIA, offers 3D models and life-like experiences to a new non-professional client category, the consumer. In November 2009, President and CEO Bernard Charles has to d...Starting at €8.20
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FIJI Water: Carbon Negative
Gino, Francesca; Toffel, Michael W.; van Sice, StephanieCase HBS-611049-EService and Operations ManagementSeeking to go beyond global best practices in reducing environmental impacts, FIJI Water, a premium artesian bottled water company in the United States, launched a Carbon-Negative campaign that would offset more greenhouse gas emissions than were released by the company's operations and products. The case examines the controversies surrounding this program as well as the program's impacts on the environment and FIJI Water's brand image. The compa...Starting at €8.20
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Parrot: Navigating the Nascent Drone Industry
McDonald, Rory; Billaud, Emilie; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-619085-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2018, Henri Seydoux, CEO and Founder of Parrot, believed that his company was at an inflection point in its history. Parrot had been a European leader in consumer electronics since the 1990s, first developing Bluetooth kits for cars before moving on to electronic toys and, significantly, the AR Drone in 2010 - a remote-controlled quadcopter that was way ahead of its time. In the years that followed, Parrot's sales volumes and popularity quickl...Starting at €8.20
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El Museo de la Cassette
Riverola, JosepCase P-1096Service and Operations ManagementChristine de La Cassette et Saint-Sulpice, directora del Museo de La Cassette, en París, estaba preocupado por los resultados de una encuesta que había encargado poco tiempo atrás, a una empresa especialista en estudiar las actitudes de clientes. La encuesta mostraba un grado notable de satisfacción por la visita al museo, pero al mismo tiempo, y por primera vez, se apuntaban defectos que no se habían detectado claramente con anterioridad. Alguno...Starting at €8.20