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Renesas Electronics and the Automotive Microcontroller Supply Chain (A)
Shih, Willy; Pierson, MargaretCase HBS-612071-EService and Operations ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck Japan in March, 2011 caused extensive damage to Renesas Electronics wafer fabrication facility, a critical link in the global automotive supply chain. Many OEMs sole-sourced customized microprocessors from the fab so its shutdown forced the "Big Three" of Detroit and Japan to shutdown production as well. Data from two automotive custo...Starting at €8.20
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Trouble at Tessei, Teaching Note
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Buell, Ryan W.Teaching Note HBS-616031-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2005, Teruo Yabe is asked to revive Tessei, the 669-person JR-East subsidiary responsible for cleaning its Shinkansen (""bullet"") trains. Operational mistakes, customer complaints, safety issues, and employee turnover are at or near all-time highs, even as the demands on Tessei continued to grow. Given previous leaders' failed attempts to fix Tessei's problems with increased managerial monitoring and controls, Yabe seeks a creative approach...Starting at €0.00
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Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
Upton, David M.; Kim, BowonCase HBS-609018-EService and Operations ManagementExplores the journey of aggressive learning and capability building in the operations of a major Korean Shipbuilder. While DSHM had once used its superior learning capability to topple its Japanese competition, it now faced the potential for a similar attack from new Chinese competitors. Without outsourcing some of its work to China, DSHM would become uncompetitive. However, in outsourcing the work, some skills would necessarily have to be transf...Starting at €8.20
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Dare Devils, S.A.
Nueno, Pedro; Ralph, MichaelCase P-558-EService and Operations ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Royal Bank of Scotland
Oleaga M.; Campa, Jose ManuelCase F-837Finance, Service and Operations ManagementRoyal Bank of Scotland Group plc es una de las mayores empresas del mundo de servicios bancarios y seguros, con una capitalización bursátil de 44,4 millardos de libras esterlinas y un beneficio después de impuestos de 7,7 millardos al cierre de 2007. Sus oficinas centrales se encuentran en Edimburgo, aunque el grupo opera en todo Reino Unido, en Estados Unidos y resto del mundo a través de sus subsidiarias principales: The Royal Bank y NatWest. E...Starting at €8.20
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HSBC Holding, plc.
Oleaga M.; Campa, Jose ManuelCase F-836Finance, Service and Operations ManagementHSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) Holdings es un banco global con oficinas centrales en Londres. Su red internacional está compuesta por 10.000 sucursales en 83 países, con actividades divididas en las siguientes regiones: Europa, Hong Kong, resto de Asia y Pacífico, incluyendo Oriente Medio y África, Norteamérica y América del Sur. Cuenta con una cartera de 128 millones de clientes, y a cierre de 2007 sus ingresos operativos ne...Starting at €8.20
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American Express: Membership rewards Europe
Spinther M.; Rose S.; McGilvey P.; Huete, Luis MaríaCase P-886-EService and Operations ManagementThe Membership Rewards Programme is designed for business travellers. The rewards offered appeal mainly to members of Airline Frequent Flyer Programmes who take advantage of collecting miles on Amex and transfer them to their preferred airline to collect free tickets or upgrades. The case poses the managerial challenge of how to reach the 50% target penetration rate of the programme Amex has in mind and questiones how to include customers of the ...Starting at €8.20
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Un viaje transformador en tiempos inciertos (A)
Elvira, Marta; Villamor, MartaCase DPO-733Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementEl caso introduce a Cristina Ventura, chief catalyst officer del minorista asiático de artículos de lujo Lane Crawford Joyce Group (LCJG). Ventura se encontraba en Nueva York cuando el presidente de los Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, anunció la decisión del Gobierno de cerrar el tráfico aéreo internacional debido a que la COVID-19 se estaba propagando por el mundo. Si bien estaba asentada en Hong Kong, Ventura había pasado los últimos tres meses e...Starting at €8.20
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Supply Chain Management
Shih, WillyCase HBS-619023-EService and Operations ManagementThis note on supply chain management provides background for the seven class supply chain module in the Technology & Operations Management required curriculum course taught at the Harvard Business School. This module includes four broad topics: sourcing and supply chain structure, supply chain coordination, coping with uncertain demand, and supply chain visibility.Starting at €8.20
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Glovo: Expanding Quick Commerce
Moreno, Antonio; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-621094-EService and Operations ManagementIn March 2021, delivery app CEO Oscar Pierre and his team consider strategies to grow Glovo's quick commerce delivery service and to approach their expansion in Kenya.Starting at €8.20