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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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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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Ecocitex: ¿tenemos negocio?
Armelini, Guillermo; Yankovic, NataliaCase ESE-DC-C-ES-22-410Service and Operations ManagementEcocitex – economía circular textil – nacía en Santiago de Chile en enero de 2020 como una alternativa para disminuir el desecho textil del país. La buena acogida de los círculos especializados en innovación sustentable les había dado creciente visibilidad. Sin embargo, aún no conseguían que las empresas que necesitaban descartar responsablemente residuos textiles estuvieran dispuestas a pagar el costo de su transformación.Starting at €8.20
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Ecocitex: ¿tenemos negocio? - Nota de instructor
Armelini, Guillermo; Yankovic, NataliaTeaching Note ESE-DC-C-ES-22-410-TNService and Operations ManagementEcocitex – economía circular textil – nacía en Santiago de Chile en enero de 2020 como una alternativa para disminuir el desecho textil del país. La buena acogida de los círculos especializados en innovación sustentable les había dado creciente visibilidad. Sin embargo, aún no conseguían que las empresas que necesitaban descartar responsablemente residuos textiles estuvieran dispuestas a pagar el costo de su transformación.Starting at €0.00
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Innovating in the Pharmaceutical Supply System: the Chilean experience
Cohen, Jacob; Rosenhouse S.; Sánchez, J.; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1001-EService and Operations ManagementThis case describes the transformation undergone by the medical and pharmaceutical supply system in Chile in the early 1990s, as a result of the changing role of the National Heath Service's supply organization (CENABAST), managed by the Ministry of Health, which found itself forced to evolve from operational management (product purchasing, storage and distribution) to a role as a transaction facilitator/guarantor, due to its poor performance (bo...Starting at €8.20
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Ébola: cuando una buena gestión salva vidas
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676Service and Operations ManagementEl ébola se ha cobrado más de diez mil víctimas en apenas un año y durante varios meses la epidemia amenazó con extenderse sin control por todo el mundo. ¿Cuáles han sido los principales errores y escollos en la gestión de la crisis?Starting at €8.20
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Innovando en el Sistema de Suministro de Productos Farmacéuticos: La experiencia chilena
Cohen, Jacob; Rosenhouse S.; Sánchez, J.; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1001Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe el proceso de transformación que experimentó el sistema de abastecimiento de suministros médicos y fármacos en Chile a principios de los años 90, a través del cambio en el rol de la Central de Abastecimiento del Sistema Nacional de Servicios de Salud (CENABAST) dependiente del Ministerio de Salud, que se vio en la necesidad de pasar de realizar una gestión operativa (de compras, almacenamiento y distribución de dichos productos) ...Starting at €8.20
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Sky Airline: Business Model Transformation and Future Challenges
Tarzijan, Jorge; Koliatic, Matko; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1682-EDecision Analysis, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategySky Airline (Sky or the Company) had a traditional Full Service Carrier (FSC) business model (BM), under which the Company was struggling financially, mainly because it was competing with a more efficient airline: LATAM, the leader in the aviation industry in South America. To differentiate from competition and take advantage of value migration in the industry, Sky transformed its FSC model into a low cost carrier model (LCC). The transformation ...Starting at €8.20
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ITT Automotive: Global Manufacturing Strategy--1994 (Spanish Version)
Pisano, Gary P.; Rossi, SharonCase HBS-603S10Service and Operations ManagementITT Automotive está en el proceso de desarrollar un sistema de nueva generación de frenos antibloqueo (ABS), designado el MK-20. El caso se centra en el nivel de automatización que se utilizan en la producción de este nuevo sistema, y si todas las plantas deben utilizar la misma tecnología de proceso. Debido a la intensificación de la presión de costes y creciente demanda de menor costo ABS, el equipo de desarrollo y la administración superior ...Starting at €8.20
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Shaping the Vaccine Manufacturing Ecosystem
Shih, WillyCase HBS-620021-EService and Operations ManagementVaccines for children has been a long-standing focus for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and their critical role in public health made their production an important economic and political issue. This case describes the Foundation's investment in a breakthrough vaccine manufacturing platform for the Sabin inactivated polio virus. While the new technology promised a much lower cost per dose, it also raised questions about the consequences of l...Starting at €8.20