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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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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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Net Working Capital (NWC) at Henkel
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Sachon, MarcCase F-810-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementThis case tracks Henkel's initiative in reducing its net working capital (NWC). The case can be used in a both a finance and a supply chain management class to illustrate net working capital and the link between the strategic/financial notions of NWC and operative efficiency of the supply chain.Starting at €8.20
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Contratación gubernamental de ONGs a gran escala para extender los servicios básicos de salud a las poblaciones pobres de Guatemala
Nieves I.; La Forgia G. M.; Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1006Service and Operations ManagementEl caso presenta la situación del Programa de Extensión de Cobertura de Servicios Básicos - PECSB en Guatemala a principios del 2000. En sus tres años de existencia el programa ha demostrado su éxito al atraer un gran número de ONGs para colaborar con el Gobierno en la extensión de la cobertura de servicios de salud a poblaciones pobres e indígenas que habitan en áreas rurales. El nuevo gobierno se cuestiona la necesidad de transformar los «conve...Starting at €8.20
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Healy Hudson: Soluciones de aprovisionamiento electrónico
Sachon, MarcCase P-1019Information Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementLa empresa, ubicada en Munich, Bavaria, es una pionera en el mundo de las adquisiciones electrónicas. Ha desarrollado un sistema de compras "on-line" para el sector del "Business-to-Business". En el año 2000 vendió dos productos de comercio electrónico: "Impact Ordering" e "Impact Sourcing". El primer producto era una sistema simple de pedido por catálogo electrónico, y el segundo producto estaba diseñado para el aprovisionamiento de productos co...Starting at €8.20
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The Amango Project: Taking Online DVD Rental to Germany
Sachon, MarcCase P-1068-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes an innovative approach to online DVD rental pioneered by Netflix in a sector hampered by short life-cycle products (movies). The industry has a supply chain that is prone to misaligned incentives between echelons, resulting in product shortages and poor customer satisfaction. Amango hopes to import this business concept pioneered by Netflix to Germany. To be able to do so, the company must copy Netflix's operating system and ma...Starting at €8.20
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Call Center Collapse
Sachon, MarcCase P-1066-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes the problems one faces when managing a call center. Big Euro, a British company in the financial services sector, has started operations in the German-speaking market. It has installed a call center and during the first six months of operations customers complain about long waits. Big Euro is following an aggressive expansion strategy in the German market (where it offers some financial tools that are new to the market) and thu...Starting at €8.20
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RFID at the METRO Group (Spanish version)
Ton, Zeynep; Dessain, Vincent; Stachowiak-Joulain, MonikaCase HBS-610S05Service and Operations ManagementIntroduces radio frequency identification (RFID) as the next generation of automatic identification technologies that is expected to improve the performance of retail supply chains through reduced shrink, increased product availability, and improved labor productivity. Showcases the implementation of the technology by the METRO Group, the world's third-largest retailer. Places students in the position of Dr. Gerd Wolfram, managing director of MET...Starting at €8.20
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Large-Scale Government Contracting of NGOs to Extend Basic Health Services to Poor Populations in Guatemala
Nieves I.; La Forgia G. M.; Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1006-EService and Operations ManagementThe case discusses the situation of the Basic Services Coverage Extension Program (PECSB) in Guatemala at the beginning of 2000. During its three years of existence, the program has proven to be successful in persuading a large number of NGOs to work with the government in extending health services coverage to poor native populations living in rural areas. The new government is wondering whether the existing "agreements" should be upgraded to con...Starting at €8.20