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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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Formvac A/S
Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Tryggestad, S.Case P-848Service and Operations ManagementFormvac es una pequeña empresa en Noruega. Producen «backpacks» y termos que contienen líquidos para consumo humano. Una compañía británica quiere incluir el producto en su catálogo. Para conseguirlo, Formvac debe cumplir las normas ISO9000. El caso trata el dilema del director general. (Also available in English).Starting at €8.20
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Peterson Sarpsborg: División de expositores
Henriksen T.; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizCase P-838Service and Operations ManagementLa compañía diseña y fabrica expositores de punto de venta (PDV) en cartón ondulado para publicidad interna. Para aumentar el flujo de información, instala un sistema del plan de material requerido. Se entrevista a personas de la organización sobre sus expectativas y se describe el proceso de producción.Starting at €8.20
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El nuevo hospital para Heredia Colaboración Pública-Privada para la atención sanitaria
Cercone J.; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1003Service and Operations ManagementEl director de un hospital regional de Costa Rica elabora, junto con un alto funcionario de la CCSS, la Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social, un nuevo modelo de colaboración publico-privada en la atención sanitaria, ante unas estrictas limitaciones de inversión publica. El caso sigue el proceso del proyecto, presenta los diferentes problemas encontrados y muestra como ha logrado asegurar el soporte de los distintos grupos involucrados. La CCSS ha...Starting at €8.20
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A New Hospital for Heredia. A Public-Private Partnership for Health Care
Cercone J.; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1003-EService and Operations ManagementTogether with a senior official from the CCSS, the Costa Rican Social Security organization, the principal of a regional hospital in Costa Rica draws up a new model for public-private cooperation in health care, given the stringent limitations on public investment. The case follows the project's progress, presents the various problems encountered, and shows how it has succeeded in gaining the support of the various stakeholders involved. The CCSS...Starting at €8.20
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Borregaard Fine Chemicals - BFC
Svendsen J. E.; Nueno, PedroCase P-918Service and Operations ManagementEl gerente de la división de productos de química fina de una importante compañía noruega se plantea cómo revitalizar la creatividad de su unidad. La división que tuvo éxitos en innovaciones originales en el pasado se ha convertido en una empresa que va a remolque de sus clientes. El gerente entrevista a varios directivos que fueron clave en el pasado tratando de reconstruir lo que aparentemente fue una cultura estimuladora de la innovación....Starting at €8.20
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Donald Dies and Gladstone
Henriksen T.; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizCase P-840-EService and Operations ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Peterson Sarpsborg: Display Division
Henriksen T.; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizCase P-838-EService and Operations ManagementThe company makes point-of-purchase displays for in-store advertising. In order to speed up the flow of information, they install an MRP (materials requirement planning) system. People in the organisation are interviewed about their expectations. The production process is described.Starting at €8.20
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Norsafe AS
Henriksen T.; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizCase P-839-EService and Operations ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Introducing DRGs as an Instrument for Clinical Management
Cercone J.; Márquez G.; García Prat, AntoniCase P-1048-EService and Operations ManagementThe case focuses on the use of DRGs in Costa Rica from the original motivation to use them, the implementation steps, the difficulties found and how they were addressed. The case describes the changes that occurred as a result of DRG introduction, and how the ?perverse incentives? were managed. The emphasis is on the lessons learnt in order to define the following implementation steps. The DRG system can be a useful tool to better organizing medi...Starting at €8.20