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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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El Servicio de Bienestar Social en Malterías Nacional S.A. (A)
Mies, R.Case ESE-DP-C-ES-05-002AStrategyJuan Andrés Mercado, Gerente de Recursos Humanos de Malterías Nacional S.A., debe tomar la decisión de asumir la quiebra del Servicio de Bienestar Social, creado por la empresa y administrado en conjunto con el sindicato, o hacer cambios profundos en su gestión. El caso detalla el proceso de negociación con el sindicato, que se opone a los cambios y exige una pronta solución.Starting at €8.20
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El Servicio de Bienestar Social en Malterías Nacional S.A. (B)
Mies, R.Case ESE-DP-C-ES-05-002BStrategyJuan Andrés Mercado ve una oportunidad en la flexibilidad que muestra el sindicato y realiza una propuesta de trabajo. Se enfrenta ahora a la votación de esta propuesta que definirá el camino a seguir.Starting at €5.74
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El Servicio de Bienestar Social en Malterías Nacional S.A. (C)
Mies, R.Case ESE-DP-C-ES-05-002CStrategyA pesar de todos los pronósticos la sorpresa fue mayor: en la primera votación el sindicato acordó mantener el antiguo sistema. Juan Andrés Mercado se ve obligado a solicitar una nueva votación lo antes posible.Starting at €5.74
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WholeMeaning Inc. - Making your Strategic Bet
CROUTHAMEL, MICHELLE; DIAZ-MOLINA, IVAN; Sorich, DavidCase ESE-ES-C-ES-20-363-EStrategyThe case describes a technology start-up and its difficulties to define a product and a successful business model. It describes the struggle the founders went through in trying to harness the unlimited applications of NLP into a specific product.Starting at €8.20
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Scoot: Singapore Airlines’ Low-Cost Carrier Strategy
Carroll, Glenn; Sørensen, Jesper; Schifrin, DebraCase SGSB-SM321-EStrategyIn December 2019, Scoot, the low-cost carrier (LCC) launched by Singapore Airlines Limited in 2011, had successfully established itself in the Asian market, having flown over 65 million passengers to 68 destinations with a fleet of 48 aircraft. Scoot accounted for 14 percent of seat capacity in Singapore, and 43 percent of LCC capacity out of the country. In 2016, SIA fully acquired and integrated the local LCC Tigerair into Scoot. Scoot’s gr...Starting at €8.20
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Almacenes París (A)
Aznarez, J.Case ESE-DF-C-ES-06-007AStrategyEn agosto de 2004, un consorcio de empresas financieras chilenas lideradas por Quiñenco analiza la posibilidad de entrar en el negocio del retail. Una de las empresas que mostraba atractivos para ser adquirida era Almacenes Paris, actualmente en manos de la familia fundadora, y debían tomar una decisión. El caso ilustra un proceso de valorización por múltiplos y las oportunidades de sinergias que existen por parte del consorcio comprador.En agost...Starting at €8.20
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Creating a Cluster around a Clown: The Montreal Circus Cluster (A)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1597-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe case examines the situation of Cirque du Soleil in its early years. Despite initial success, Guy Laliberté, founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil, is facing a number of challenges, including aspects such as increasing competition, access to the pool of talent, location and growth. All of these elements are in Laliberté's mind just before meeting with Jean Doré, the mayor of Montreal. Laliberté thinks that it will be a great opportunity to ask f...Starting at €8.20
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Six Sigma at Cintas Corporation
P. Fraser Johnson; Adam BortolussiCase IVEY-9B10D009-EService and Operations ManagementThe green belt specialist at the Cintas Torlake facility near Toronto had four days before he was to present his recommendations to the executive steering committee (ESC) for correcting the capacity problem in the mat department, which was causing product shortages and negatively affecting customer satisfaction. The case provides data that students can use to analyze the processes used at the company for cleaning and replacing mats for its approx...Starting at €8.20
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Cafe Xaragua: The Calgary Opportunity
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Karim MashnukCase IVEY-9B13B004-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyAfter one year of operations, a young entrepreneur and his two partners must evaluate a decision that will change the scope and direction of their business, an online retail store that sells fair-trade coffee beans imported from a developing country. An oStarting at €8.20