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The Farm
Von Arnim, Felix; Rosenberg, MikeCase ASN-56-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management"The Farm" deals with an MBA student who must take time to help his family sort out a problem on the family farm in Germany. An employee has gained control of part of the land and the student must determine the viability of the farm without it, and also think about his own involvement going forward.Starting at €8.20
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Media Markt: A Successful Model for the 21st Century
Sachon, Marc; Laux, EricCase P-1118-EDecision Analysis, Service and Operations ManagementThe case describes the history and business model of Media Markt, part of Media Saturn Holding (MSH), which forms part of Germany's Metro Group. Media Markt contributes a major share of MSH's 20 billion in sales and together they are Europe's largest consumer electronic retailer by far. On a global level, only Best Buy of the United States has more sales than MSH. The case provides details of Media Markt's business model and allows the students ...Starting at €8.20
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Inventory-Driven Costs (Spanish version)
Callioni, Gianpaolo; De Montgros, Xavier; Slagmulder, Regine; Van Wassenhove, Luk N.; Wright, LindaArticle HBS-R0503JService and Operations Managementcomponent devaluation costs for components still held in production; price protection costs incurred when product prices drop on goods distributors still have on their shelves; product return costs that have to be absorbed when distributors return and receive refunds on overstock items; and obsolescence costs for products still unsold when new models are introduced. By developing metrics to track those costs in a consistent way throughout the PC...Starting at €8.20
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Siemens ShareNet: Building a Knowledge Network (Spanish Version)
MacCormack, Alan; Herman, Kerry; Voelpel, SvenCase HBS-609S05Service and Operations ManagementDescribe el desarrollo de Sharenet, un innovador sistema de gestión del conocimiento utilizado por una división de Siemens. Sharenet intentos para capturar el conocimiento y la experiencia de muchos de ventas y de marketing unidades dispersas de Siemens en todo el mundo, por lo que es accesible a todos. Sharenet hasta la fecha ha sido financiado como una iniciativa corporativa, libre para todos los que lo utilizan. Pero a medida que el mercado de...Starting at €8.20
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BMW: The 7-Series Project (B) (Spanish Version)
Pisano, Gary P.; Rossi, SharonCase HBS-612S08Service and Operations ManagementDescribe la decisión tomada en el proyecto de la serie 7 con respecto a la creación de prototipos y su impacto en la calidad.Starting at €5.74
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Total’s Carbon Capture and Storage Project at LACQ (A): Risk Opportunity in Public Engagement
Devin McDaniels; Frances BowenCase IVEY-9B10M105-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis case series outlines the strategic choices facing Jean-Michel Gires, Total E&P France’s (TEPF) vice president of sustainable development, in designing and implementing a community engagement strategy. Case (A) begins with the approval of a pilot carbon capture and storage (CCS) system at TEPF’s Lacq facility in France, and outlines the strategic context for the community engagement process. Case (B) is positioned three years later.The case i...Starting at €8.20
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Donatus Pharmacy: Personnel Scheduling with Employee Preferences
Christoph Haehling von Lanzenauer; Olaf PohlCase IVEY-9B18D022-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn March 2017, a pharmacy in Berlin encountered a personnel scheduling problem. The pharmacy’s key activity was serving customers in-store with ready-made medication. These services had to be offered during regular opening hours, on occasional Sundays, anStarting at €8.20
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It May Be Cheaper to Manufacture at Home
de Treville, Suzanne; Trigeorgis, LenosArticle HBS-R1010F-EService and Operations ManagementConventional financial tools can lead to supply chain mistakes. Most managers use the discounted cash flow (DCF) model to help them make decisions such as where to locate a new manufacturing plant or whether to use a foreign or domestic supplier. But DCF typically undervalues flexibility-and as a result, companies may end up with supply chains that are low cost as long as everything proceeds according to plan but extremely expensive if problems a...Starting at €8.20
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West German Headache Center: Integrated Migraine Center, Teaching Note
Porter, Michael E.; Guth, Clemens; Dannemiller, ElisaTeaching Note HBS-707560-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note to 707-559.Starting at €0.00