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Zara: Managing Stores for Fast Fashion
Ton, Zeynep; Corsi, Elena; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-610042-EService and Operations ManagementPablo Isla, the CEO of Zara, wanted to improve operational efficiencies in managing its store network. In particular, he wanted to improve labor productivity at the stores. He considered outsourcing certain store operations to third parties, changing the way store managers were compensated, and creating formal operating procedures for store operations. But he knew he had to be careful. Could an emphasis on improving labor productivity hurt other ...Starting at €8.20
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SCMS: Battling HIV/AIDS in Africa
Raman, Ananth; Watson, Noel; Kraiselburd, Santiago; Akili, EmmanuelCase HBS-613023-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2005, USAID and the U.S. President s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), created the Supply Chain Management System (SCMS) to procure and distribute essential medicines and supplies; provide technical assistance to transform existing supply chains; and collaborated with in-country and global partners to coordinate efforts. The new US Global Health Initiative (GHI) initialized in 2010 sought to build on these efforts through strengthened ...Starting at €8.20
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Unilever: Combatting Global Food Waste
Drake, David; Hammond, Janice H.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-615040-EService and Operations ManagementThe global consumer goods company Unilever was on pace to hit a number of aggressive targets by 2020 as part of the Unilever Sustainable Living Project, including a goal to halve the waste associated with the disposal of its products. Unilever's Chief Supply Chain Officer Pier Luigi Sigismondi and his team were working towards this goal and had chosen to first focus on three key areas-sugar, tomatoes, and tea-and had analyzed where in the 'farm t...Starting at €8.20
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Vivace Logística S.A. (II): Preparing Orders a la Carte
Fité, Rosa María; Nueno, PedroCase E-95-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementTwo businessmen found a logistics company with innovative services that allow them to offer their clients added value. The company grows fast, obliging them to take on new investments more quickly than they had foreseen, in order to absorb the growing demand. Despite not having funds available, the businessmen are able to pull it off.Starting at €8.20
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Allianz: The Iberian Project
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1107-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementIn December 2007, the Allianz Group created a special taskforce to study the possible integration of the subsidiaries in Spain and Portugal. The different alternatives to be analyzed ranged from a complete merger of the two companies to sharing only some key back-office operations. Although companies in both countries had similar products and structures, their operational philosophies were rather different, since Spain had decentralized many acti...Starting at €8.20
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General Óptica Internacional
Bohnsen, B.; Nueno, PedroCase P-997-EService and Operations ManagementGeneral Optica Internacional is considering the possibility of centralizing its production of glasses (lens fitting) instead of decentralizing the work to optician. Centralization saves costs but may give rise to service problems.Starting at €8.20
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Brumir (C)
Navarro, Eduardo; Gil Acea, Francisco; Sabrià, FredericCase P-1123Service and Operations ManagementBrumir es una empresa del sector de la construcción dedicada a la venta y aplicación de materiales, donde el recién llegado director general se enfrenta a una crisis de tesorería. Esta le lleva a emprender una serie de acciones que permitan superar esas crisis y redefinir la orientación estratégica de la empresa, con una secuencia y una metodología determinadas que permitan garantizar la viabilidad y la sostenibilidad de la empresa.Starting at €5.74
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Cadbury España: recuperando el liderazgo del mercado - Nota del instructor
Garcés R.; Chiesa, CosimoTeaching Note MT-27Service and Operations ManagementEl caso versa sobre la estrategia comercial implantada por Cadbury para recuperar el liderazgo de Trident en el mercado español.Starting at €0.00
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Andalucía Aeroespacial (AAe)
Lluch, María; Ribera, JaumeCase P-983Service and Operations ManagementEl Director de Desarrollo Corporativo de Andalucía Aeroespacial se pregunta sobre el posible crecimiento de su empresa. AAe es una empresa del sector aeroespacial, con sede y servicios centrales, pero sin fabricación propia. Los socios, en su mayoría pequeños empresarios con talleres de hasta 50 personas y la Junta de Andalucía a través del Instituto de Fomento de Andalucía, estructuran esta empresa con fábrica virtual que es capaz de presentar u...Starting at €8.20
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Moldes San Vicente S.A.
Soley, JorgeCase F-847Service and Operations ManagementEl caso explica las características de la "factoring internacional" como fuente alternativa de financiación a corto plazo y su comparación en cuanto a costes y a prestaciones con la post-financiación bancaria de aportaciones y los anticipos de los créditos documentarios.Starting at €8.20