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Vestas Wind Systems A/S - Exploiting Global R&D Synergies
Torben Pedersen; Marcus Moller LarsenCase IVEY-9B09M079-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyWith a change in management in 2005 came a radical reorganization and the announcement of several new strategic initiatives. Among the initiatives was the establishment of the Vestas Technology research and development (R&D) business unit with an aim of achieving global leadership in all core technology areas and, consequently, strengthening the core competence for the company. By 2008, Vestas had succeeded in setting up a global R&D network with...Starting at €8.20
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The LEGO Group: Publish or Protect
Shih, Willy; Chai, SenCase HBS-613079-EService and Operations ManagementSenior managers at the LEGO Group are faced with a quandary: Should they patent inventions coming out of their manufacturing process development work, should they keep them as trade secrets, or should they publish them so that they would go into the public domain and nobody else could patent them? They wish to preserve their freedom to practice, but they are very concerned about competitors' ability to benefit from LEGO Group's R&D investments or...Starting at €8.20
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The LEGO Group: Publish or Protect, Teaching Note
Shih, WillyTeaching Note HBS-613097-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 613079. Senior managers at the LEGO Group are faced with a quandary: Should they patent inventions coming out of their manufacturing process development work, should they keep them as trade secrets, or should they publish them so that they would go into the public domain and nobody else could patent them? They wish to preserve their freedom to practice, but are very concerned about competitors' ability to benefit from LEGO Group...Starting at €0.00
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Enbos Neuro: la app de pacientes
Ribera, JaumeCase OIT-38Service and Operations ManagementEl caso presenta la situación de una gestora de proyectos encargada de la implementación de una app para seguimiento de pacientes neurológicos, a la que se le pide que justifique el avance de su proyecto a las pocas semanas de su lanzamiento. Ella cree que todo va bien, incluso un poco adelantado respecto a lo previsto, pero las percepciones de su jefe difieren bastante. El caso proporciona información sobre el cronograma original, el avance en l...Starting at €8.20
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Danfoss — Global Manufacturing Footprint
Torben Pedersen; Jacob PyndtCase IVEY-9B11M049-EService and Operations Management, StrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - Supply Chain Management Award, 2012 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition. The case examines the supply chain, managerial, and organizational challenges facing a large European industrial company competing in a mature industry with strong price pressure. Established in the 1930s in Denmark, Danfoss initially produced automatic valves for refrigeration plants. The company has since grow...Starting at €8.20
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Enbos
Bol, J.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1060-EService and Operations ManagementEnbos was the successor to a state-owned Dutch energy company that was partly privatized in 1994, although the state continued to control energy prices and the geographic market to which it could be supplied. From 2003 the energy sector would be wholly privatized and companies would have to compete for customers. The leader of the software implementation and development project at Enbos organizes and supervises the team whose job is to deal with ...Starting at €8.20
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e-Types A/S, Teaching Note
Austin, Robert D.Teaching Note HBS-609108-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for [606118].Starting at €0.00
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FBTO
Ribera, JaumeCase P-892Service and Operations ManagementThe FBTO insurance company is evaluating the results of its Customer Loyalty Program, aimed at reducing the defection rate of its customers. For the last three years the company has provided premium discounts in insurance policies to customers who had several policies with FBTO and who had a long standing relation. Now the company tries to evaluate several alternatives to the exiting program that could provide equivalent or higher value to the cu...Starting at €8.20
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THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS: Selecting Impact Funds, Teaching Plan
Gandhi, Vikram; Schwalb, NathanielTeaching Note HBS-819113-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching plan for case 819021.Starting at €0.00
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Novozymes: Establishing the Cellulosic Ethanol Value Chain
Shih, Willy; Chai, SenCase HBS-614001-EService and Operations ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. As the world's largest producer of industrial enzymes, Novozymes had invested heavily for many years to bio-engineer enzymes that could break down cellulose into fermentable sugar. In 2010, the company had launched what it thought would become a breakthrough product for the conversion of crop residues from corn into fermentable sugars for the production of motor fuels. But t...Starting at €8.20