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Inventory-Driven Costs (Spanish version)
Callioni, Gianpaolo; De Montgros, Xavier; Slagmulder, Regine; Van Wassenhove, Luk N.; Wright, LindaArticle HBS-R0503JService and Operations Managementcomponent devaluation costs for components still held in production; price protection costs incurred when product prices drop on goods distributors still have on their shelves; product return costs that have to be absorbed when distributors return and receive refunds on overstock items; and obsolescence costs for products still unsold when new models are introduced. By developing metrics to track those costs in a consistent way throughout the PC...Starting at €8.20
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Glassy Lenses
Serrano, Alejandro; Sabrià, Frederic; Grandes, Mª JesúsCase P-1201-EAccounting and Control, Service and Operations ManagementGlassy Lenses, a manufacturer of lenses for eyeglasses in France, can cherry pick orders from a pool of existing orders on a daily basis, but then bottlenecks may jump from one section to the other, making production planning and execution difficult. Help the plant management select correctly among the various products families so as to maximize profit.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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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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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
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Disneyland Paris. The first 2000 days
Hitrova K.; Huete, Luis MaríaCase P-958-EService and Operations ManagementDisneyland Paris was going through a major recovery process. The case describes the turnaround of the park, the present operational issues, changes in the industry and prospects for the future. The cases poses to the readers the questions of which strategies could ensure sufficient attendance as well as consistent adequate financial performance in the medium term as the company would have to redeem a major part of its borrowings and restart payme...Starting at €8.20
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Calais Dentelles
Nueno, PedroCase P-771Service and Operations ManagementEl futuro director de producción de una empresa familiar de tejidos especiales se pregunta hasta qué punto son aplicables en su empresa los conceptos y técnicas japoneses de gestión de la producción. La compañía obtiene buenos resultados en una coyuntura favorable, pero su sistema de gestión de las operaciones de producción consta de unas rutinas basadas en conceptos clásicos de organización de la producción, con notables ineficiencias. (Also ava...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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Pricing and people analytics at PSF consulting
Markakis, Mihalis G.; Talluri, Kalyan; Tsoukalas, AngelosCase OIT-37-EService and Operations ManagementMarie Bernard, the recently appointed CEO of PSF Consulting, was determined to leave her mark on the company she had tirelessly served for more than two decades. And while for most of her predecessors that meant relentless growth, expansion into new countries and industries-a need she was certainly aware of-her focus had recently turned inward, to the "inner workings" of the company. Two issues stood out to her from her tenure as Managing Directo...Starting at €8.20