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Komatsu Komtrax: Asset Tracking Meets Demand Forecasting
Shih, Willy; Hong, Paul; Park, YoungWonCase HBS-619022-EService and Operations ManagementKomatsu's Komtrax system started as a way of remotely monitoring and tracking equipment for the purpose of improving operational efficiency. This case follows its evolution towards other uses including demand forecasting for its sales, marketing, and production operations.Starting at €8.20
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MAN B&W Diesel A/S - Managing Licensees in a Globalized World
Torben Pedersen; Jacob Pyndt; Bo Bernhard NielsenCase IVEY-9B09M030-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyMAN B&W Diesel (MBD), a subsidiary of MAN AG, had become very successful by having its large two-stroke diesel engines produced under licence in Asia. The success had led it to the position of world leader in ship engines, with world market shares between 70 and 80 per cent. The relationship between MBD and the licensees was characterized by both parties leveraging each other’s competencies. It was critical for MBD to access new knowledge in orde...Starting at €8.20
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IESE Insight. Issue 11. Fourth Quarter 2011
IESE InsightMagazine REV-25-EEconomics, Entrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategyDouglas T. Hall and Elana R. Feldman (Boston University) encourage companies to help employees pursue their dreams and find meaning in their personal and professional lives. IESE?s Mireia las Heras describes four ways in which companies can drive personal and professional development, based on flexibility, development-oriented relationships, visibility and transparency, and diversity management. Ton Wilthagen (Tilburg University) explains the cre...Starting at €22.00
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DJ World Conference - Teaching Note
de Santiago, RafaelTeaching Note ADT-40-EDecision Analysis, Information Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementTokyo Music School (TOMS) has prepared some of the best DJs in the world for almost two decades. At the beginning of 2019, the school decided to organize an event that would bring together recent alumni with some of the best DJs in the world. The long-term vision was to make this event grow into a global convention for DJs. A number of world-renown disc jockeys have been invited to discuss and share their personal experiences regarding what it ta...Starting at €0.00
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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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Renesas Electronics and the Automotive Microcontroller Supply Chain (A) (Spanish Version)
Shih, Willy; Pierson, MargaretCase HBS-614S11Service and Operations ManagementPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. El terremoto de magnitud 9,0 que afectó a Japón en marzo de 2011 causó grandes daños a la planta de fabricación de obleas Renesas Electronics, un eslabón crítico en la cadena global de suministro automotriz. Muchos fabricantes de equipos originales suela de origen microprocesadores personalizados del fab así su cierre forzado los "Tres Grandes" de Detroit y Japón para la pr...Starting at €8.20
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Trouble at Tessei (Spanish version)
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Buell, Ryan W.Case HBS-619S01Service and Operations ManagementThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). In 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. ...Starting at €8.20
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Samsung Electronics: TV in an Era of Convergence
Lakhani, Karim R.; Iansiti, Marco; Herman, KerryCase HBS-614034-EService and Operations ManagementFrom the late 1990s to 2006/2007, Samsung Electronics moved from one of 170 TV manufacturers to gain dominant TV market share year over year from 2007-2013. As digital technologies increasingly converged in 2013-2014, the industry faced new questions: What was the future of TV? The case considers Samsung Electronics TV Group's product development processes, as the company's mobile and TV offerings increasingly converged and consumer demands and b...Starting at €8.20
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Trouble at Tessei
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Buell, Ryan W.Case HBS-615044-EService and Operations ManagementThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). In 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. ...Starting at €8.20