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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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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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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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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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Ébola: cuando una buena gestión salva vidas
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676Service and Operations ManagementEl ébola se ha cobrado más de diez mil víctimas en apenas un año y durante varios meses la epidemia amenazó con extenderse sin control por todo el mundo. ¿Cuáles han sido los principales errores y escollos en la gestión de la crisis?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