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Bally AG: El proyecto DOT (A)
Sabrià, Frederic; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1053Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe la situación de una de las empresas líderes del mercado de artículos de lujo. Su vicepresidente ejecutivo se plantea modificaciones en su cadena de suministro para aumentar la agilidad.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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Bally AG: The DOT project (A)
Sabrià, Frederic; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1053-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes the situation of one of the leading companies in the luxury goods market. The company's executive vice-president is planning some changes in the supply chain to enhance the speed of response.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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Flotel Orellana
Riverola, JosepCase P-928-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes the operations involved in running the Flotel Orellana, a floating hotel operating in the Amazon jungle. It allows for analysis of the relationship between the structure of operations and the environment in which they take place.Starting at €8.20
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It May Be Cheaper to Manufacture at Home
de Treville, Suzanne; Trigeorgis, LenosArticle HBS-R1010F-EService and Operations ManagementConventional financial tools can lead to supply chain mistakes. Most managers use the discounted cash flow (DCF) model to help them make decisions such as where to locate a new manufacturing plant or whether to use a foreign or domestic supplier. But DCF typically undervalues flexibility-and as a result, companies may end up with supply chains that are low cost as long as everything proceeds according to plan but extremely expensive if problems a...Starting at €8.20
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Rural Electrification in Nicaragua (Abridged)
Shiekh, Tahir; Gomez-Ibanez, JoseCase HBS-HKS483-EService and Operations ManagementIn the fall of 2001, officials of the National Energy Commission of Nicaragua were reviewing a pilot study of the options for electrification in three rural communities. Rural electrification was an important issue in Nicaragua since 40 percent of the population, mostly in rural areas, was without power. Many of those lived too far from the main high-voltage grid to be served easily with grid extensions. The consultants were recommending subsidiz...Starting at €8.20
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Las dificultades del cambio: el modelo de Seguridad Social nicaragüense en transición
La Forgia G. M.; Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1009Service and Operations ManagementUn consultor contratado para preparar un informe examinando la viabilidad de la aplicación de un esquema similar al del MSP (Modelo de Salud Provisional, ya funcionando dentro del INSS - Instituto Nicaragüense de Seguridad Social) a poblaciones pobres no cubiertas por el INSS, llega a la conclusión que el esquema aún no puede ser transferido ya que puede requerir mejoras urgentes e importantes. El caso describe el progreso del MSP: crecimiento de...Starting at €8.20
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Tal vez sea más barato fabricar en casa
de Treville, Suzanne; Trigeorgis, LenosArticle HBS-R1010FService and Operations Managementherramientas financieras convencionales pueden conducir a errores suministrar cadena. La mayoría de los gerentes utilizan el modelo de flujo de caja descontado (DCF) para ayudarles a tomar decisiones como dónde ubicar una nueva planta de fabricación o si desea utilizar un proveedor nacional o extranjero. Pero DCF generalmente subestima la flexibilidad, y como resultado, las empresas pueden terminar con las cadenas de suministro que son de bajo co...Starting at €8.20