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Mercadona and the Challenge of 2020
Serrano, Alejandro; Girbal, AlbertCase P-1176-EService and Operations ManagementAfter various decades of uninterrupted growth, Mercadona was completing its expansion in Spain and Portugal. Faced with this situation, it was natural in which direction the company strategy should head. Should it continue its expansion process into other countries, such as Italy? If so, what impact would the recent change of model from "integrated suppliers" to "totalers" have on the process?Starting at €8.20
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Fiore di Zucca
Serrano, Alejandro; Calvo, EduardCase P-1183-EService and Operations ManagementFiore di Zucca was one of Italy's leading producers of bags of ready-to-eat precooked vegetables. Francesco Ferrati, the chief operating officer, reviewed the results of a new policy of producing goods without waiting to receive orders from customers. He was satisfied with the improvement in customer response time. However, the inventory had expanded so much that one of the warehouses of finished products had almost come to a standstill twice due...Starting at €8.20
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Glassy Lenses
Serrano, Alejandro; Sabrià, Frederic; Grandes, Mª JesúsCase P-1201Accounting and Control, Service and Operations ManagementGlassy Lenses, un fabricante de lentes oftálmicas, tiene una planta en Francia que puede seleccionar convenientemente a diario qué pedidos de los que le llegan va a asumir, pero los cuellos de botella pasan de una sección a otra, dificultando así la planificación y ejecución de la producción. Ayuda a la dirección de la fábrica a elegir correctamente entre las distintas familias de productos y, de ese modo, maximizar el beneficio.Starting at €8.20
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Mercadona ante el reto del 2020
Serrano, Alejandro; Girbal, AlbertCase P-1176Service and Operations ManagementTras varias décadas de crecimiento continuado, Mercadona estaba finalizando su expansión por España y Portugal. Ante esta situación, era natural preguntarse en qué dirección encaminar la estrategia de la empresa. ¿Debía continuar su proceso de expansión hacia otros países, como, por ejemplo, Italia? En caso afirmativo, ¿cuál sería el impacto en este proceso del reciente cambio de modelo de proveedores clave, de "interproveedores" a "totalers"?...Starting at €8.20
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Pompeii Brand
Serrano, Alejandro; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase P-1194-EService and Operations ManagementA start-up that sells barely 5 million euros worth of mid- to high-end sneakers a year (mainly in Spain) and must expand in Europe considers how to organize its structure of suppliers to improve its productive efficiency without falling victim to the cost of excess inventories. Part of the production comes from two suppliers in Spain and the rest from one in China. The company is also considering starting to work with a new supplier in Turkey. St...Starting at €8.20
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Más allá del 20/20: el modelo del Instituto Oftalmológico Fernández-Vega
Serrano, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase OIT-26Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementEl Instituto Oftalmológico Fernandez-Vega situado en Oviedo (Asturias) es, posiblemente, la clínica más conocida de España en su especialidad. No solo destaca por su altísima calidad médica, sino que, además, ha ido optimizado la prestación de sus servicios para mejorar la experiencia del cliente. Ante una creciente demanda de sus servicios médicos, la dirección del Instituto debe decidir entre varias opciones para aumentar la capacidad de la clí...Starting at €8.20
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Mercadona and the Challenge of 2020 (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Serrano, Alejandro; Girbal Puig, AlbertCase P-1176-PBService and Operations ManagementAfter various decades of uninterrupted growth, Mercadona was completing its expansion in Spain and Portugal. Faced with this situation, it was natural in which direction the company strategy should head. Should it continue its expansion process into other countries, such as Italy? If so, what impact would the recent change of model from "integrated suppliers" to "totalers" have on the process?Starting at €8.20
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Picard GmbH & Co. KG
Serrano, Alejandro; Sachon, MarcCase P-1193-EService and Operations ManagementThe largest bearing distributor in Europe for spare parts serves their orders in less than 24 hours from a small location, Bochum, in Germany to 95% of its customers, located as far away as the United States. In its value proposition, a clear transition from "sale of products" to "offer of services" is observed, since there are several unique services offered to its customers; among them, speed and assortment (45,000 SKUs and 50 million euros of ...Starting at €8.20
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Picard GmbH & Co. KG
Serrano, Alejandro; Sachon, MarcCase P-1193Service and Operations ManagementEl mayor distribuidor europeo de repuestos de rodamientos sirve los pedidos del 95% de sus clientes, situados en países tan lejanos como Estados Unidos, en menos de 24 horas desde Bochum (Alemania). En su propuesta de valor se observa una clara transición de la "venta de productos" a la "oferta de servicios". No en balde ofrece servicios únicos a sus clientes, además de rapidez y surtido (45.000 referencias y un inventario de 50 millones de euros...Starting at €8.20
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Mercadona and the Challenge of 2020 - Teaching Note
Serrano, Alejandro; Girbal, AlbertTeaching Note PT-78-EService and Operations ManagementAfter various decades of uninterrupted growth, Mercadona was completing its expansion in Spain and Portugal. Faced with this situation, it was natural in which direction the company strategy should head. Should it continue its expansion process into other countries, such as Italy? If so, what impact would the recent change of model from "integrated suppliers" to "totalers" have on the process?Starting at €0.00