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Carlsberg in Emerging Markets
Michael W. Hansen; Torben Pedersen; Marcus Moller LarsenCase IVEY-9B11M009-EService and Operations Management, StrategyRisking becoming the target of a hostile takeover or being cornered as a small regional player in the global beer industry, the Danish brewery Carlsberg decided in the early 2000s to expand into rapidly growing emerging markets to pursue new arenas of growth. By 2008, this strategy had paid off, and Carlsberg was positioned among the five largest breweries in the world. In the Russian market — one of the fastest-growing markets in the world — Car...Starting at €8.20
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Royal FloraHolland: The Dutch Floriculture Supply Chain
P. Fraser Johnson; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B16D015-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn January 2016, the program director of Royal FloraHolland and a supply chain consultant met to develop a supply chain strategy that would allow Royal FloraHolland to adapt to the changing competitive environment that jeopardized its business model. Royal FloraHolland was the largest floriculture auction organization in the world, selling more than 30 million flowers and plants daily. Located in the Netherlands, Royal FloraHolland was a co-opera...Starting at €8.20
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Monnikenheide
Mei Qi; Lieven DemeesterCase IVEY-9B13D020-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategyFounded in 1973 with a vision of inclusion, integration and normalization, Monnikenheide had pioneered a series of innovative approaches to improve the quality of life of people with mental disabilities. It had introduced some of its practices to local partners in China, India and Indonesia and now had the most sought-after facilities in Belgium for families with special-needs children and other family members. At the age of 69, the co-founder of...Starting at €8.20
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Total’s Carbon Capture and Storage Project at LACQ (B): Gaining Public Acceptance of New Technology
Devin McDaniels; Frances BowenCase IVEY-9B10M106-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis case is a supplement to Total’s Carbon Capture and Storage Project at LACQ (A).Starting at €5.74
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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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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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Share Now: Aiming for Profitable Growth (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Moscoso, Philip; Soto, ManuelCase P-1173-PBService and Operations Management, StrategyEl caso describe las recientes decisiones tomadas por la dirección de Share Now, la empresa líder en carsharing (resultante de la integración de car2go con Drive Now). Como parte de su plan estratégico para Madrid (España), la compañía ha decidido ampliar su zona de cobertura en 27 km2 y añadir 450 coches eléctricos a su flota. Además, se implementarán precios dinámicos, en función de la demanda. El principal reto de Share Now consiste en conse...Starting at €8.20
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Federación española de baloncesto
Llano Irusta, Miguel Angel; Martínez Fernández, J.A.Case IIST-PI-112Service and Operations ManagementEl protagonista principal del caso es José Luis Sáez, Presidente de la Federación Española de Baloncesto (FEB), quien a finales del 2009 analiza lo acontecido en sus cinco años de mandato como Presidente y en sus anteriores seis cómo Vicepresidente de la FEB, tratando de esclarecer las fortalezas y debilidades de la Federación, así como las amenazas y oportunidades que se presentaban en ese deporte a nivel nacional e internacional. En el caso se ...Starting at €8.20
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Precocinados Doña Carmen
Garrido Martínez, Enrique; Gómez Del Sol, RaimundoCase IIST-PI-115Service and Operations ManagementEl caso "Precocinados Doña Carmen" describe el proceso de elaboración de tres productos: Pollo relleno, muslo de pollo relleno y pechuga de pollo rellena. A lo largo del caso se aportan los datos necesarios para poder hacer un completo análisis de las operaciones que allí se describen. La simulación del caso consiste en la representación de la realidad que plantea el caso utilizando fichas de LEGO y hace posible experimentar las técnicas de análi...Starting at €8.20
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Problemas de calidad en La reina de la gamba
Llano Irusta, Miguel AngelCase IIST-PI-127Service and Operations ManagementEl caso se centra en la persona y dilemas de Ignacio Iriarte, quien acaba de ser contratado en la planta del Rey del Langostino, como Director de Gestión Total de la Calidad el mes pasado en la planta burgalesa de mariscos del grupo alimentario cántabro. Al volver de un curso de formación en el corporativo Ignacio descubre por su subordinado inmediato, que se ha tenido un problema en la línea de envasado del langostino en atmósfera modificada ...Starting at €8.20