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Eagle Services Asia
Edward D. ArnheiterCase IVEY-9B07D019-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThis case chronicles the creation and transformation of a Singaporean joint venture, Eagle Services Asia (ESA). It describes some early start-up problems, including a forced shutdown by the Civilian Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS). The resulting shakeup of the ESA management team provides a fresh start and an opportunity to reinvigorate the company using lean management principles. Managerial decisions play a key role in ESA's success, tog...Starting at €8.20
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EU Holidays
Yew Hoong Wong; Singfat ChuCase IVEY-9B13E003-ECorporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThe profit margin for the travel agency industry in Singapore, which mostly offered travel packages to Asia and Europe, was very thin. An up-and-coming travel agency faced the dilemma of offering maximum customer satisfaction while keeping its operating cost (e.g., fees for its tour guides) low. Rather than simply assigning travel guides to tours by trial and error, a director of the travel agency decided to use an optimization template. This cas...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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Singapore Airlines (A) (Spanish Version)
Hart, Christopher W.L.; Lytle, Lucy N.Case HBS-604S05Service and Operations ManagementLa nueva competencia ha dado lugar a dudas acerca de la excelente reputación de Singapore Airlines para servicios en vuelo. La clave para mantener o mejorar el servicio es la actitud y aptitud de los tripulantes de cabina. La compañía ahora descubre que puede haber problemas en este grupo. Esta es una versión reescrita de los casos anteriores por D. D. Wyckoff.Starting at €8.20
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Un viaje transformador en tiempos inciertos (C)
Elvira, MartaCase DPO-744Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementTras aterrizar en Singapur a finales de 2020, mientras la epidemia de COVID-19 todavía afectaba la mayor parte del mundo, Cristina Ventura se encontraba inmersa en medio de una gran actividad. Su estancia en Singapur le había reportado tanto nuevas oportunidades como momentos de reflexión. Cada día meditaba sobre su propósito, sobre qué proyectos -y qué gente- podían ayudarla a maximizar su impacto. Cristina se veía a sí misma como una catalizado...Starting at €5.74
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Purchasing Consortium for the BMS Industry in Singapore
Mei Qi; Siew Hwa OngCase IVEY-9B12D014-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategySince November 2011, the director and chief scientist for Acumen Research Laboratories (ARL) had been conferring with Spring Singapore — a government agency devoted to the city-state’s economic growth — on ways to improve the current procurement practices of the biomedical science (BMS) industry in Singapore. As a senior chief scientist and the founder of ARL, she saw and experienced tremendous purchasing inefficiency and quality problems in the ...Starting at €8.20
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Las compras preceden a la confianza en la tienda
Castaldo, SandroArticle ART-1601Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, MarketingRestaurar la confianza del consumidor sigue siendo para los distribuidores minoristas, como para muchos otros negocios, una tarea ardua. El aumento de los productos de marca propia ayuda, pues crea una nueva reputación e identidad. Antes se creía que los consumidores compraban estas gangas porque confiaban en la tienda. Pero desde que estos productos han ganado en calidad, hasta el punto de medirse con las marcas principales del mercado, asistimo...Starting at €8.20
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Las cosas claras
IESE InsightArticle ART-1973Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and CommunicationLa corrupción tiene múltiples caras y no entiende de fronteras, así que conviene estar preparado para cualquier contingencia. ¿Qué haría si le intentaran extorsionar? Muchas de las medidas de Addiopizzo para enfrentarse a la mafia son de aplicación universal.Starting at €8.20
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Singapore Post Ltd.: Recurrent Service Failures
Thompson S.H. Teo; Jitao Chen; Felicia, Li Peng Lim; Yu Zhen Goh; Qian Bing Lim; Pei Yi Lee; Shi Khin Tan; Vanessa Jia Hui KwaCase IVEY-9B19D021-EService and Operations Management, StrategyFor 160 years, Singapore Post had been one of Singapore’s main postal service providers, delivering trusted and reliable postal services to homes and businesses. However, in 2019, Singapore Post was plagued by recent service lapses and operational problemStarting at €8.20
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Saladstop!: Service Environment and Design
Sheryl E. Kimes; Thompson S.H. Teo; Iswarya LoganathanCase IVEY-9B21D010-EService and Operations ManagementIn May 2019, the founder of SaladStop!, a Singapore-headquartered healthy salad chain with locations across Asia, was looking for innovative ways to improve the customer experience at SaladStop! stores worldwide. In six months, the founder was planning to renovate one of his branches in Singapore. This renovation would set a precedent for future outlets in terms of layout and design. The founder was aware of rising customer dissatisfaction caused...Starting at €8.20