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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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Berlin Brandenburg International Airport
Teworte, Victoria; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase P-1142-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyJust after German reunification in 1990, plans were made for a single, new airport to concentrate all the traffic of the new capital Berlin. Twenty-five years later, Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) was still not operational. The project was amassing mistakes and had already seen four delays, due mainly to the fire detection system. At the end of December 2014, the Supervisory Board announced that the airport would finally open in t...Starting at €8.20
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Fixing the Payment System at Alvalade XXI
O'Callaghan, RamónCase SI-153-EService and Operations ManagementThis case outlines the situation at the Alvalade XXI football stadium in Lisbon, with the planned introduction of an electronic payment system in the restaurant concessions. The system is based on networked technology to avoid using cash payments in all the stadiums's instalation.Starting at €8.20
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El nuevo sistema de pago en el estadio Alvalade XXI
O'Callaghan, RamónCase SI-153Service and Operations ManagementEste caso presenta la situación en el estadio de fútbol Alvalade XXI de Lisboa, en el que se planifica un sistema electrónico de pago en las concesiones de restauración, basado en tecnologías de redes para evitar el manejo de dinero en todas las instalaciones del estadio.Starting at €8.20
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Bally AG: El proyecto DOT (A)
Sabrià, Frederic; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1053Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe la situación de una de las empresas líderes del mercado de artículos de lujo. Su vicepresidente ejecutivo se plantea modificaciones en su cadena de suministro para aumentar la agilidad.Starting at €8.20