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Li & Fung 2006
McFarlan, F. Warren; Kirby, William C.; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-307077-EService and Operations ManagementDescribes the opportunities and strategy facing one of the most innovative global supply-chain companies, and the strategy it has chosen to deal with the expanding demand for its services. Li & Fung links thousands of factories in India, China, and elsewhere to nearly a thousand large retailers, primarily in the U.S. and Europe. It basically does the supply-chain job faster and more accurately with the aid of a sophisticated information system th...Starting at €8.20
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Exportflowers BV
Zantinga J.Case P-653-EService and Operations ManagementA small export company in the Dutch cut flower industry finds itself confronted with a series of demands from a large UK supermarket. Issues include channel integration and control, the types of risks encountered in this type of industry, as well as purchasing policies at an auction center and large company. The case includes a description of the Dutch Auction System as used in the flower trade. A video can be supplied through the Flower Bureau i...Starting at €8.20
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&Samhoud Service Management (Spanish Version)
DeLong, Thomas J.; Nanda, Ashish; Mullick, MonicaCase HBS-804S12Service and Operations ManagementY Samhoud, una pequeña empresa de consultoría de gestión de servicios en los Países Bajos, se enfrenta con el dilema de despedir a su mayor cliente, mientras que la introducción de la teoría de la cadena de beneficios servicio de Heskett.Starting at €8.20
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Royal FloraHolland: The Dutch Floriculture Supply Chain
P. Fraser Johnson; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B16D015-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn January 2016, the program director of Royal FloraHolland and a supply chain consultant met to develop a supply chain strategy that would allow Royal FloraHolland to adapt to the changing competitive environment that jeopardized its business model. Royal FloraHolland was the largest floriculture auction organization in the world, selling more than 30 million flowers and plants daily. Located in the Netherlands, Royal FloraHolland was a co-opera...Starting at €8.20
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Ebola: Managing to Save Lives
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676-EService and Operations ManagementA year after the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in March 2014, health-care experts are cautiously optimistic that the epidemic appears to be slowing. Although the outlook is brighter than a year ago when the first case was detected in Guinea, there is still a long way to go and many lessons to be learned in managing a crisis of this scale, related to institutional shortfalls, international coordination, engagement with local stakeholders and, m...Starting at €8.20
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Upcycling in the Circular Economy: The Novetex Upcycling Spinning Mill in Hong Kong
Lee, Hau; Keh, Edwin; Tang, Christopher S.Case SGSB-GS93-EService and Operations ManagementNovetex, one of the world’s largest single-site spinners, was celebrating the opening of its new spinning mill in 2018. The Hong Kong-based company had spent four decades expanding its operations, and its main factory was in Zhuhai, in southern China. But this new facility would be in Hong Kong, and would produce yarn from waste material in Hong Kong’s textile and apparel industry. This case looks at Novetex’s commitment to environmental sustain...Starting at €8.20
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Enbos Neuro: la app de pacientes
Ribera, JaumeCase OIT-38Service and Operations ManagementEl caso presenta la situación de una gestora de proyectos encargada de la implementación de una app para seguimiento de pacientes neurológicos, a la que se le pide que justifique el avance de su proyecto a las pocas semanas de su lanzamiento. Ella cree que todo va bien, incluso un poco adelantado respecto a lo previsto, pero las percepciones de su jefe difieren bastante. El caso proporciona información sobre el cronograma original, el avance en l...Starting at €8.20
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Port Competition in the Pearl River Delta
Shih, WillyCase HBS-620038-EService and Operations ManagementThis case describes the strategic competition between port operators in Hong Kong with those on the Mainland in Shenzhen and Guangzhou. This case examines the competition between ports and port operators in the Pearl River Delta over the last four decades. The cities surrounding the Pearl River estuary are the "workshop of the world," and the development of manufacturing in the region was heavily dependent on efficient container shipping. As Chi...Starting at €8.20
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Shangri-La Hotels
Campbell, Dennis; Kazan, BrentCase HBS-108006-EService and Operations ManagementIn November 2006, Symon Bridle, the newly appointed chief operating officer of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, was thinking about a number of organizational issues that presented challenges to Shangri-La's rapid expansion strategy. There were three major iStarting at €8.20