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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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Strategies That Fit Emerging Markets (Spanish version)
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Sinha, JayantArticle HBS-R0506CEconomicsThey lack specialized intermediaries, regulatory systems, and contract-enforcing methods. These gaps have made it difficult for multinationals to succeed in developing nations; thus, many companies have resisted investing there. That may be a mistake. If Western companies don't come up with good strategies for engaging with emerging markets, they are unlikely to remain competitive. Many firms choose their markets and strategies for the wrong rea...Starting at €8.20
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Five Pillars for Doing Business in Africa
Mudida, Robert; Lago Esteban, AlejandroArticle ART-2670-EEconomics, Service and Operations Management, StrategyCompanies around the world are setting their sights on Africa as a new frontier for business. However, as with other emerging economies, African ones are tricky to navigate for the uninitiated. This article introduces the five pillars that companies need to consider in the African context. First the authors highlight the main macroeconomic trends; then they present a road map for companies planning to enter African markets. They draw on personal ...Starting at €8.20
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El avance de la globalización bajo la lupa
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Altman, StevenArticle ART-2673Economics, StrategyAunque la conectividad global, correlacionada con el crecimiento, parece estar recuperándose de la crisis, todavía queda mucho camino por recorrer. Esa es la conclusión del último Índice de Conectividad Global DHL, elaborado por el profesor del IESE Pankaj Ghemawat y el investigador Steven A. Altman. Los autores presentan los hallazgos de este exhaustivo estudio que mide la profundidad, amplitud y dirección de los flujos comerciales, de capital, ...Starting at €8.20
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Benchmarking Globalization to Boost Business Connections
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Altman, StevenArticle ART-2673-EEconomics, StrategyThough global connectedness, which correlates with global growth, appears to be recovering since the global economic crisis, there is still a long way to go, as the latest DHL Global Connectedness Index reveals. Global strategist and professor Pankaj Ghemawat and research scholar Steven A. Altman unpack the findings of their comprehensive study that measures the depth, breadth and directions of trade, capital, information and people flows ...Starting at €8.20
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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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It May Be Cheaper to Manufacture at Home
de Treville, Suzanne; Trigeorgis, LenosArticle HBS-R1010F-EService and Operations ManagementConventional financial tools can lead to supply chain mistakes. Most managers use the discounted cash flow (DCF) model to help them make decisions such as where to locate a new manufacturing plant or whether to use a foreign or domestic supplier. But DCF typically undervalues flexibility-and as a result, companies may end up with supply chains that are low cost as long as everything proceeds according to plan but extremely expensive if problems a...Starting at €8.20
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Rapid-Fire Fulfillment (Spanish version)
Ferdows, Kasra; Lewis, Michael A.; MacHuca, Jose A.D.Article HBS-R0411GService and Operations ManagementWould you send a half-empty truck across Europe or pay to airfreight coats to Japan twice a week? Would you move unsold items out of your shop after only two weeks? Would you run your factories just during the day shift? Is this any way to run an efficient supply chain? For Español clothier Zara it is. Not that any one of these tactics is especially effective in itself. Rather, they stem from a holistic approach to supply chain management that op...Starting at €8.20
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Why Sustainability Is Now the Key Driver of Innovation (Spanish version)
Nidumolu, Ram; Prahalad, C.K.; Rangaswami, M.R.Article HBS-R0909EService and Operations Management(1) viewing compliance as opportunity; (2) making value chains sustainable; (3) designing sustainable products and services; (4) developing new business models; and (5) creating next-practice platforms. The authors outline the challenges that each stage entails and the capabilities needed to tackle them. This HBR Spotlight article offers a framework for determining your company's green opportunities and an overview of what other organizations a...Starting at €8.20
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Tal vez sea más barato fabricar en casa
de Treville, Suzanne; Trigeorgis, LenosArticle HBS-R1010FService and Operations Managementherramientas financieras convencionales pueden conducir a errores suministrar cadena. La mayoría de los gerentes utilizan el modelo de flujo de caja descontado (DCF) para ayudarles a tomar decisiones como dónde ubicar una nueva planta de fabricación o si desea utilizar un proveedor nacional o extranjero. Pero DCF generalmente subestima la flexibilidad, y como resultado, las empresas pueden terminar con las cadenas de suministro que son de bajo co...Starting at €8.20