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Managing the Migrant Crisis
IESE InsightArticle ART-2852-EService and Operations ManagementAs the director of Proactiva Serveis Aquàtics, which provides sea rescue services along Spain's Mediterranean coast, Oscar Camps was appalled to see the wrenching images of migrants drowning. He resolved to do whatever he could to stop this human tragedy taking place on Europe's doorstep. His initiative provides some keys for others looking to beat the odds and help steer their project to a safe harbor.Starting at €8.20
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Glassy Lenses
Serrano, Alejandro; Sabrià, Frederic; Grandes, Mª JesúsCase P-1201Accounting and Control, Service and Operations ManagementGlassy Lenses, un fabricante de lentes oftálmicas, tiene una planta en Francia que puede seleccionar convenientemente a diario qué pedidos de los que le llegan va a asumir, pero los cuellos de botella pasan de una sección a otra, dificultando así la planificación y ejecución de la producción. Ayuda a la dirección de la fábrica a elegir correctamente entre las distintas familias de productos y, de ese modo, maximizar el beneficio.Starting at €8.20
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Rescate en el Egeo
IESE InsightArticle ART-2852Service and Operations ManagementDesde que Óscar Camps llegó a la isla de Lesbos, ha asistido a miles de refugiados con el equipo de socorristas de Proactiva Open Arms. A pesar de los obstáculos de todo tipo, ha conseguido su objetivo: hacer un poco más segura la travesía de los migrantes en el Mediterráneo. Su caso muestra algunas claves para llevar un proyecto a buen puerto.Starting at €8.20
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Haifolk 2012 Music Festival
de Santiago, RafaelCase AD-332-EDecision Analysis, Service and Operations ManagementThe case describes the development of a company in Haifa, Israel, whose activity consists of organizing music concerts. Born as a small enterprise, it grew rapidly in just a few years. It now faces the challenge of streamlining the process of creating the concert lineup, taking into account the bands' popularity, venue capacity and so on.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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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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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