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Los puntos negros de la nueva Ruta de la Seda
Ribera Segura, Jaume; Castillo, CristinaArticle ART-2081Service and Operations ManagementEn los últimos meses se ha acentuado el fenómeno de la relocalización desde China. Aunque habitualmente se apunta al encarecimiento de la mano de obra y otros factores de producción como la principal causa de esta tendencia, lo cierto es que una parte del margen se pierde debido a las ineficiencias en los distintos eslabones de la cadena de suministro entre China y Europa. Un estudio realizado por CEIBS analiza el papel de cada agente de la caden...Starting at €8.20
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El envejecimiento, una oportunidad de oro
Elvira Rojo, Marta; Rodríguez Lluesma, Carlos; Mas Canal, NúriaArticle ART-2131Economics, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementLas perspectivas económicas y demográficas han dejado claro que los actuales sistemas sanitarios y asistenciales de los países desarrollados no son sostenibles. El creciente volumen de mayores y enfermos crónicos ha puesto contra las cuerdas unos sistemas ideados para curar enfermedades agudas y no para la dependencia, lo que los hace especialmente ineficientes y costosos. Pero el envejecimiento también lleva aparejadas muchas oportunidades de em...Starting at €8.20
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The Route to Olympic Gold
IESE InsightArticle ART-2133-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementDavid McNeill of Transport for London has his work cut out planning how to move the millions of people descending upon the British capital for the London 2012 Summer Games. If he does his job well, no one will notice him which is exactly how he likes it.Starting at €8.20
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El declive de las calles comerciales
Nueno Iniesta, José LuisArticle ART-2454Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementTras seis años de crisis, las empresas han aprendido que hoy deben ir a buscar al consumidor allí donde se encuentre: en una tienda insignia en las principales avenidas; de forma efímera con una pop-up store que sorprenda al viandante en un lugar poco habitual; en Internet (e-commerce), en el móvil (mobile commerce) y en las redes sociales (social commerce); o combinando estas experiencias con un establecimiento cli...Starting at €8.20
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The Decline of Main Street, the Rise of Multichannel Retail
Nueno Iniesta, José LuisArticle ART-2454-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementSix years into the economic crisis, companies have learned that they must go wherever consumers congregate and engage them there: in a flagship store on a prime shopping street; in a pop-up store calculated to surprise passers-by in an unexpected location; on the Internet; on their smartphones; in social media networks; or combining the online experience with a click-and-collect service, where goods purchased online can be picked up from a local ...Starting at €8.20
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How Fast Fashion Works: Can It Work for You, Too?
Caro, Felipe; Martínez de Albéniz Margalef, VíctorArticle ART-2565-EService and Operations ManagementWhen people hear "fast fashion," the retail giants Zara or H&M usually spring to mind. However, few really know what fast fashion is, operationally speaking, and how it takes advantage of Quick Response (QR) production and dynamic assortment planning to reduce traditional design, production/purchasing and distribution processes from years and months to just a few short weeks. This article walks readers through a more precise, illuminating definit...Starting at €8.20
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Ebola: Managing to Save Lives
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676-EService and Operations ManagementA year after the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in March 2014, health-care experts are cautiously optimistic that the epidemic appears to be slowing. Although the outlook is brighter than a year ago when the first case was detected in Guinea, there is still a long way to go and many lessons to be learned in managing a crisis of this scale, related to institutional shortfalls, international coordination, engagement with local stakeholders and, m...Starting at €8.20
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How to Fuel Healthy Growth
Fernández Terricabras, AlbertArticle ART-2711-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThere are three main reasons for the chronic shortage of resources faced by many SMEs: financial expectations not adjusted to actual results; the tensions of growth; and poor financial management. In this article, the author explores the most common problems in these three areas and proposes strategies for dealing with them. Solutions might include developing more professional management systems or broadening the sources of financing. Although mo...Starting at €8.20
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Risk Oversight: What Every Director Should Know
Ormazabal, GaizkaArticle ART-2818-EAccounting and Control, Corporate Governance, StrategyThe public and political perception that excessive risk-taking was to blame for the global financial crisis has led to a number of legislative and regulatory actions concerning the role of the board in risk oversight. This article discusses the main factors driving the pressure on boards to oversee corporate risk and the potential consequences of this emphasis on risk oversight. The author describes how companies are responding to the higher dema...Starting at €8.20
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Managing the Migrant Crisis
IESE InsightArticle ART-2852-EService and Operations ManagementAs the director of Proactiva Serveis Aquàtics, which provides sea rescue services along Spain's Mediterranean coast, Oscar Camps was appalled to see the wrenching images of migrants drowning. He resolved to do whatever he could to stop this human tragedy taking place on Europe's doorstep. His initiative provides some keys for others looking to beat the odds and help steer their project to a safe harbor.Starting at €8.20