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Korean Air: The Nut Rage Incident
Thompson S.H. Teo; Mei Jie ZhaoCase IVEY-9B15D017-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn December 2014, after receiving poor service on a flight, a senior vice president at Korean Air lashed out at the flight attendants and delayed the flight’s departure until the chief attendant was returned to the gate. Following a tepid apology from her father, Korean Air’s chief executive officer, her actions drew a public backlash because they exposed the sense of entitlement prevalent among rich family conglomerates in South Korea. How shoul...Starting at €8.20
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Prosalud y el Seguro Nacional de Maternidad y Niñez (SNMN) (A)
Mintz P.; Savedoff W.; Pancorvo J.; Magdalene M.Case P-998Service and Operations ManagementBolivia y su realidad exige retos que en salud son múltiples. Dentro del contexto de reformas se encuentran necesidades de la población, políticas y lineamientos gubernamentales, la acción de los municipios y los esfuerzos privados. Particularmente, se presenta el aporte de una ONG: Prosalud y su desarrollo dentro del ámbito de salud boliviano. Circunstancialmente, el Secretario de Salud viene diseñando y sopesando un Programa para reducir las al...Starting at €8.20
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Flotel Orellana
Riverola, JosepCase P-928Service and Operations ManagementEl caso muestra las operaciones que tienen lugar durante la explotación del Flotel Orellana, un barco-hotel que opera en la selva amazónica. Permite analizar la relación entre la estructura de las operaciones y el entorno en el que se producen.Starting at €8.20
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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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El Seguro Social Campesino en Ecuador
Cárdenas M.; Sánchez, Loppacher J.Case P-1030Service and Operations ManagementEl Seguro Campesino en Ecuador presenta un interesante ejemplo de enfoque de subsidio de demanda para mejorar la cobertura médica para los pobres y las poblaciones rurales. El caso describe el desarrollo de este esquema en Ecuador y presenta el principal problema que queda aún por resolver una vez el sistema se desarrolle: la falta de oferta. El Ministerio debe afrontarlo, y en este caso se presentan varias alternativas. Uno de los principales ro...Starting at €8.20
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Rural social security in Ecuador
Cárdenas M.; Sánchez, Loppacher J.Case P-1030-EService and Operations ManagementThe Rural Social Security Plan in Ecuador is an interesting example of a demand subsidy approach to achieving better medical coverage in poor and remote rural populations. The case describes how this scheme was developed in Ecuador and the main problem that remains once that the system is in place: the lack of health care providers. The ministry needs to address this problem, and several alternatives are outlined in the case. One of the health mi...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
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Helio Polymer Enterprises
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Juma Wagoki; Clarke Eaton; Wesley Hunt; Matthew SmartCase IVEY-9B14D002-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyHelio Polymer Enterprises, located in Nakuru, Kenya, is a company that manufactures synthetic polymer gunny bags used in the transportation and handling of animal feed. The owner wants to expand her business operations so she can serve more clients. She has three options: to add a night shift, buy a new printing machine or start producing laminate gunny bags for other markets. Before she makes the decision, she must understand her current operati...Starting at €8.20
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La reforma de salud en Bolivia: generando evidencia y sostenibilidad con gestión por resultados
Schwab N.; Pancorvo J.Case P-1026Service and Operations ManagementEn 1999, Bolivia dio comienzo a una reforma del sector salud basada en la evidencia. El caso describe los esfuerzos que hizo el Ministerio de Salud y Previsión Social para generar e institucionalizar una cultura gerencial basada en los resultados de establecer compromisos de gestión con las autoridades departamentales, con los objetivos e indicadores pertinentes. Los objetivos conciernen el plan de Seguro Básico de Salud (SBS) y el Programa Ampli...Starting at €8.20
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Prosalud and the Insurance Program for Mothers and Children (SNMN) (A)
Mintz P.; Savedoff W.; Pancorvo J.; Magdalene M.Case P-998-EService and Operations ManagementThe health situation in Bolivia faces numerous challenges, and reforms must take into account the requirements of different population groups, political, municipal and private sectors. Particular attention is paid to the contributions of an NGO called Prosalud. The Health Secretary is designing a program to reduce the high levels of mortality among pregnant women and children under five. The program leads to uncertainties both for the Health Secr...Starting at €8.20