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Saladstop!: Service Environment and Design
Sheryl E. Kimes; Thompson S.H. Teo; Iswarya LoganathanCase IVEY-9B21D010-EService and Operations ManagementIn May 2019, the founder of SaladStop!, a Singapore-headquartered healthy salad chain with locations across Asia, was looking for innovative ways to improve the customer experience at SaladStop! stores worldwide. In six months, the founder was planning to renovate one of his branches in Singapore. This renovation would set a precedent for future outlets in terms of layout and design. The founder was aware of rising customer dissatisfaction caused...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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Purchasing Consortium for the BMS Industry in Singapore
Mei Qi; Siew Hwa OngCase IVEY-9B12D014-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategySince November 2011, the director and chief scientist for Acumen Research Laboratories (ARL) had been conferring with Spring Singapore — a government agency devoted to the city-state’s economic growth — on ways to improve the current procurement practices of the biomedical science (BMS) industry in Singapore. As a senior chief scientist and the founder of ARL, she saw and experienced tremendous purchasing inefficiency and quality problems in the ...Starting at €8.20
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Singapure National Kidney Foundation
Ribera, JaumeCase P-1090-EService and Operations ManagementThe NKF in Singapore has been very successful in fundraising and supporting its main beneficiaries: patients with kidney diseases. Under the leadership of its CEO it has achieved excellent levels in the areas of fundraising, marketing, patient care and so on. It has even been able to extend its support to children's diseases. However recent criticisms in the press about a business deal with an insurance company and the high level of reserve funds...Starting at €8.20
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IFP, Indonesia
Shapiro, Roy D.Case HBS-610052-EService and Operations ManagementIFP, Ltd. is a Europe-based multinational mining and minerals company contemplating an investment to produce forest products in Indonesia. The primary case decisions are 1) how to assess political and operating risk, 2) how to integrate economic and political risk analysis in order to select among the alternative spatial and operating configurations, and 3) how to manage operations in order to minimize risk. This case is an effective vehicle for ...Starting at €8.20
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IFP, Indonesia (Spanish version)
Shapiro, Roy D.Case HBS-617S05Service and Operations ManagementIFP, Ltd. es una empresa multinacional de la minería y los minerales basados en Europa contemplando una inversión para producir productos forestales en Indonesia. Las decisiones de los casos principales son 1) la forma de evaluar político y operativo de riesgos, 2) la forma de integrar el análisis del riesgo económico y político con el fin de seleccionar entre las configuraciones espaciales y operativos alternativos, y 3) la forma de gestionar ...Starting at €8.20
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Hewlett-Packard: Singapore (A) (Spanish Version)
Leonard-Barton, Dorothy; Thill, GeorgeCase HBS-616S08Service and Operations ManagementEn los más de 20 años desde que Hewlett-Packard (HP), creó un sitio de fabricación en Singapur para producir calculadoras, HP ha invertido el talento y los recursos de gestión en el desarrollo de su licenciante en un socio de desarrollo de la tecnología. El caso detalla el crecimiento de alto volumen de fabricación de capacidades y la creación de una instalación de I + D. Se describen varios proyectos en los que Singapur contribuyó una cantidad c...Starting at €8.20
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SMRT: Getting Back on Track
Thompson S.H. Teo; Cherie Heng; Cheryl Lee; Zhuoran Liu; Shi Qing Ng; Xinyi Sherry YuanCase IVEY-9B18D004-EService and Operations ManagementOn July 7, 2015, a power fault during the evening commute led to a system-wide disruption on SMRT, Singapore’s heavily used mass rapid transit lines. Train service on both lines was shut down for more than two hours, affecting more than 413,000 commuters. The public was outraged at the scale of the breakdown and how ineffectively it was handled. Detailed investigations revealed the breakdown to be a result of maintenance lapses, and SMRT was crit...Starting at €8.20
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Provein: Decisiones en la Gestión de Stocks
Garrido Martínez, EnriqueCase IIST-PI-121Information Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementPROVEIN era una pequeña empresa sevillana que se dedicaba a la venta al detalle de piezas de recambio para vehículos industriales. En el momento del caso se encontraba en una situación complicada, debido a la bajada de la actividad económica y, por lo tanto, al incremento de la presión competitiva. Adicionalmente, los proveedores del sector (multinacionales) habían ido cerrando sus almacenes en España, para pasar a servir desde Centroeuropa y los...Starting at €8.20