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Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A) (Spanish version)
Alcacer, Juan; Herman, KerryCase HBS-716S16Service and Operations ManagementIn mid-2005, Intel is examining its options for where to locate its next assembly and test plant. On its short list of potential sites includes locations in China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. Each country has its own unique benefits and risks related to infrastructure, governance, education, business culture, intellectual property protection, labor markets, experience working with Western firms, and tax breaks and other incentives. Intel's Gene...Starting at €8.20
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GE and the Industrial Internet
Lakhani, Karim R.; Iansiti, Marco; Herman, KerryCase HBS-614032-EService and Operations ManagementCEO Jeff Immelt considers whether GE is moving fast enough on its new Industrial Internet initiative. The undertaking includes building out an Industrial Internet, connecting machines and devices, collecting their data and operations, and providing services to clients based on analytics of this data and information. The case considers the implications of such an initiative across all 6 of GE's business units, and how best and how quickly to execu...Starting at €8.20
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The Thermostat Industry: Transformation from Analog to Digital
Lakhani, Karim R.; Herman, Kerry; Snively, ChristineCase HBS-615038-EService and Operations ManagementThis note examines the evolution of the thermostat industry as it transitioned from analog to digital technologies. It presents an overview of key industry participants and the shift in value creation and value capture models for firms.Starting at €8.20
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Yammer (A)
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan; Herman, Kerry; Smith, AaronCase HBS-713407-EStrategyIn spring 2012, Yammer was on track to become a highly successful standalone company. Yammer was a leading Enterprise Social Network (ESN), providing companies a private social network in which employees could collaborate securely and efficiently. However, later that year, Microsoft executives unexpectedly reached out with an offer to acquire Yammer for $1.2 billion and integrate Yammer into the Microsoft Office division. An integration with Micr...Starting at €8.20
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Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (B)
Alcacer, Juan; Herman, KerryCase HBS-713419-EService and Operations ManagementIn February 2006, Intel has selected the location for its new assembly and test plant. This case discusses why this location was chosen from the list of possibilities introduced in "Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Test and Assembly Plant (A)."Starting at €5.74
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SEAS and HBS in Allston
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Herman, KerryCase HBS-817064-EStrategyThe case describes opportunities for and barriers to collaboration between the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Harvard Business School as SEAS prepares to move two-thirds of its faculty and classes to a new campus in Allston, 1.5 miles from its current Cambridge location. Companion cases ("SEAS in 2016," 817-063, and "HBS in 2016," 817-062) provide background on the two schools.Starting at €8.20
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Rise and Fall of Iridium (Spanish Version)
MacCormack, Alan; Herman, KerryCase HBS-603S16Service and Operations ManagementExamina la historia de Iridium Communications, un proveedor de servicios móviles por satélite. Se analiza la génesis de diseño técnico de Iridium, luego sigue la empresa a través de varias etapas de desarrollo. Describe los intentos de Iridium para construir una base de abonados después del lanzamiento del servicio comercial, que termina con la presentación de la compañía para el Capítulo 11 en 1999.Starting at €8.20
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Columbia's Final Mission (Abridged) (A) (Spanish version)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Herman, KerryCase HBS-617S01StrategyThis case documents decision-making processes, organizational culture, and other contributors to NASA's failed Columbia mission in 2003. Addresses the question of how organizations should deal with "ambiguous threats" - weak signals of potential crisis - and explores why ambiguous threats are so challenging to manage.Starting at €8.20
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GE and the Industrial Internet (Spanish version)
Lakhani, Karim R.; Iansiti, Marco; Herman, KerryCase HBS-618S05Service and Operations ManagementCEO Jeff Immelt considers whether GE is moving fast enough on its new Industrial Internet initiative. The undertaking includes building out an Industrial Internet, connecting machines and devices, collecting their data and operations, and providing services to clients based on analytics of this data and information. The case considers the implications of such an initiative across all 6 of GE's business units, and how best and how quickly to execu...Starting at €8.20
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Intel: Decisiones estratégicas para la ubicación de una nueva planta de montaje y de prueba (B)
Alcacer, Juan; Herman, KerryCase HBS-716S17Service and Operations ManagementEn febrero de 2006, Intel ha seleccionado la ubicación para su nueva planta de montaje y prueba. Este caso se explica por qué esta ubicación fue elegida de la lista de posibilidades introducidas en "Intel: Las decisiones estratégicas en la localización de una nueva planta de prueba y de montaje (A)".Starting at €5.74