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Cinemex (Spanish version)
Heskett, James L.Case HBS-803S04Service and Operations ManagementLos fundadores de Cinemex, la mayor empresa capitalizada puesta en marcha de la historia mexicana, están debatiendo varias cuestiones relativas a las operaciones de su nueva cadena de salas de cine en la Ciudad de México. La primera se refiere a si algunos asientos deben dejarse sin vender para mejorar el servicio al cliente. La segunda implica límites a la publicidad que se muestran en cada presentación. Otros incluyen una posible inversión en u...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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Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
Upton, David M.; Kim, BowonCase HBS-609018-EService and Operations ManagementExplores the journey of aggressive learning and capability building in the operations of a major Korean Shipbuilder. While DSHM had once used its superior learning capability to topple its Japanese competition, it now faced the potential for a similar attack from new Chinese competitors. Without outsourcing some of its work to China, DSHM would become uncompetitive. However, in outsourcing the work, some skills would necessarily have to be transf...Starting at €8.20
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El Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social hacia la desconcentración de sus proveedores de servicios de salud
Jané E.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1044Service and Operations ManagementEl Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), una organización altamente centralizada y jerárquica, comenzó hace tres años un proceso de devolución de sus unidades de servicio, agrupadas en Areas Médicas de Gestión Desconcentrada (AMGD). El proceso era lento hasta que se diseñó un proyecto para crear las herramientas necesarias para administrarlo bajo las nuevas condiciones de autonomía. El Dr. Martín es el jefe de una de estas AMGD. El y sus ...Starting at €8.20
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Marhnos (B)
Romero, J.; Sánchez, J.Case IPADE-C 09 C 03B v.2Service and Operations ManagementAndrés Torres, Gerente de Marhnos Hábitat para el Distrito Federal (empresa dedicada al desarrollo de proyectos inmobiliarios residenciales), debe realizar un análisis de los resultados de la construcción y comercialización en uno de sus desarrollos para explicar las desviaciones obtenidas con respecto al presupuesto. El caso permite al participante, una vez que ha comprendido las variaciones más simples (precio y eficiencia), ahondar en variacio...Starting at €5.74
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A-Media Limited: Scheduling and Risk Management
Ade Arowolo; Kenneth J. KlassenCase IVEY-W33312-EService and Operations ManagementOn Thursday, July 13, 2017, the project manager and the chief executive officer for A-Media Limited were making a significant decision about their company. They could quickly increase their billboard hoardings by 20 per cent by pre-emptively erecting giant mega boards in five locations of interest to a major client. This was a significant opportunity, but it presented several significant risks. One major risk was the client’s need to have the meg...Starting at €8.20
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Korean Air: The Nut Rage Incident
Thompson S.H. Teo; Mei Jie ZhaoCase IVEY-9B15D017-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn December 2014, after receiving poor service on a flight, a senior vice president at Korean Air lashed out at the flight attendants and delayed the flight’s departure until the chief attendant was returned to the gate. Following a tepid apology from her father, Korean Air’s chief executive officer, her actions drew a public backlash because they exposed the sense of entitlement prevalent among rich family conglomerates in South Korea. How shoul...Starting at €8.20
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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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Fastjet: Strategy and Expansion
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; James Spillane; Jocelyn Carabott; Cheryl Mok; Nicole WiebeCase IVEY-9B18D018-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn 2012, Fastjet acquired Fly540, a low-cost airline with operations in Tanzania, Kenya, Angola, and Ghana, and began operating as a low-cost carrier with the goal to become the most successful pan-African low-cost airline. Since starting operations, FastStarting at €8.20