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Los puntos negros de la nueva Ruta de la Seda
Ribera Segura, Jaume; Castillo, CristinaArticle ART-2081Service and Operations ManagementEn los últimos meses se ha acentuado el fenómeno de la relocalización desde China. Aunque habitualmente se apunta al encarecimiento de la mano de obra y otros factores de producción como la principal causa de esta tendencia, lo cierto es que una parte del margen se pierde debido a las ineficiencias en los distintos eslabones de la cadena de suministro entre China y Europa. Un estudio realizado por CEIBS analiza el papel de cada agente de la caden...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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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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IESE Insight. Número 11. Cuarto trimestre 2011
IESE InsightMagazine REV-25Economics, Entrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategyExisten mejores caminos para gestionar la carrera profesional que los que hemos seguido hasta ahora. Douglas T. Hall y Elana R. Feldman (Universidad de Boston) animan a las empresas a que ayuden a los empleados a alcanzar sus sueños y encuentren un significado a su vida personal y profesional. La profesora del IESE Mireia Las Heras describe varios recursos con los que impulsar el desarrollo profesional y personal en nuestras empresas: flexibilida...Starting at €22.00
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IESE Insight. Issue 15. Fourth Quarter 2012
IESE InsightMagazine REV-36-EAccounting and Control, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyClaus Rerup (Richard Ivey School of Business) presents a framework for companies to improve their capability to pick up on signals that impending crises give off before they happen. The corporate communications consultant Alfonso González-Herrero looks at the key issues that companies must address, with forecasting and planning, in order to safeguard their reputations. IESE's José R. Pin provides a guide to help managers lead and communicate, so ...Starting at €22.00
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Upcycling in the Circular Economy: The Novetex Upcycling Spinning Mill in Hong Kong
Lee, Hau; Keh, Edwin; Tang, Christopher S.Case SGSB-GS93-EService and Operations ManagementNovetex, one of the world’s largest single-site spinners, was celebrating the opening of its new spinning mill in 2018. The Hong Kong-based company had spent four decades expanding its operations, and its main factory was in Zhuhai, in southern China. But this new facility would be in Hong Kong, and would produce yarn from waste material in Hong Kong’s textile and apparel industry. This case looks at Novetex’s commitment to environmental sustain...Starting at €8.20
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WoKou Robotics
de Santiago, RafaelCase AD-372-EDecision Analysis, Service and Operations ManagementWoKou Robotics is a global artificial intelligence company that manufactures two of its most popular robots in the same plant. Manufacturing is divided into several processes: robotic design, 3D printing and wiring. The case provides a natural scenario to introduce linear optimization techniques. The last part of the case is designed to encourage discussion of optimization in the presence of uncertainty (simulation methods) using the simulation o...Starting at €8.20
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Zydus Wellness: Nutralite’s Marketing Twist
Falguni Vasavada-Oza; Smita Pranav Kothari; Sudiksha PatilCase IVEY-9B19A009-EMarketingZydus Wellness Ltd. (Zydus), based in Ahmedabad, India, operated in the consumer goods sector, offering health and hygiene products and brands such as Sugar Free, Everyuth, Actilife, and Nutralite. Zydus promoted its Nutralite margarine brand mainly through television advertising. Its other communication strategies included digital marketing efforts and on-ground activities. Entering a market that was primarily dominated by Amul butter, Nutralite...Starting at €8.20
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Indraprastha Gas Limited: Overcoming the Odd-Even Challenge
Amandeep Singh Narang; Vivek Pani Gumparthi; Somnath ChakrabartiCase IVEY-9B19A020-EMarketing, StrategyIn late 2015, the government of Delhi, India, took a radical step to curb traffic congestion and pollution, by restricting the use of private automobile vehicles in Delhi’s National Capital Region. Drivers of vehicles whose licence plate numbers ended in odd numbers would be able to drive only on odd-numbered days, and drivers of vehicles whose licence plate numbers ended in even numbers would be able to drive only on even-numbered days. All rest...Starting at €8.20
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Zenatix: Discovering Market Fit
Puran Singh; Harleen KaurCase IVEY-9B19A019-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn 2013, three friends from college came together to found Zenatix, an Indian energy data analytics company. Based on Internet-of-things technology, the team built WattMan, a hardware-based product that could monitor the usage and performance of electrical assets such as air conditioners and refrigerators. It saved energy costs by suggesting corrective action. Zenatix faced challenges in identifying the right target market for WattMan and matchin...Starting at €8.20