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An Overview of Service Design
Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Arenas, RocioTechnical Note PN-478-EService and Operations ManagementThe purpose of this note is to review service design and new service development literature. In order to provide a comprehensive outlook on the subject, the note starts by reviewing the main concepts of product development and their applicability to service design. It then proceeds to describe the main ideas regarding service design and their linkage to the world of operations.Starting at €8.20
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The Service Activity Sequence in Healthcare
Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Arenas, RocioTechnical Note PN-485-EService and Operations ManagementImprovement in service operations is a key element in Health Care. Starting from the frame of reference provided by the Service Activity Sequence (SAS)[ [Muñoz-Seca, 2011], this note presents experiences on SAS activities. This note provides a brief summary of SAS and expands on examples on how health care providers are dealing with some of the SAS activities.Starting at €8.20
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Métodos de optimización japoneses
Arenas, Rocio; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizTechnical Note PN-490Service and Operations ManagementEn esta nota técnica presentamos una serie de herramientas de la industria de la fabricación japonesa. Tras examinar la literatura existente, hemos seleccionado cinco métodos específicos: 5S, Hoshin Kanri, Taguchi, Jidoka y Takt Time. Aunque han sido diseñadas para su aplicación en la industria de la fabricación, sería posible analizar su implantación en otros ámbitos. Su aplicación en el sector terciario, por ejemplo, podría dar lugar a nuevas ...Starting at €8.20
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Una visión general del diseño de servicios
Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Arenas, RocioTechnical Note PN-478Service and Operations ManagementEl propósito de esta nota es analizar la literatura sobre el diseño de servicios y el desarrollo de nuevos servicios. Para trazar una panorámica integral de la cuestión, la nota comenta en primer lugar los conceptos más importantes del desarrollo de productos y su aplicación en el ámbito del diseño de servicios. A continuación se describen las ideas principales sobre el diseño de servicios y su relación con el mundo de las operaciones.Starting at €8.20
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Demanda de nuevas prestaciones
Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Arenas, RocioTechnical Note PN-489Service and Operations ManagementLa demanda de nuevas prestaciones o NFD (del inglés new features demand) es una nueva actividad en la estructura operativa de los servicios de una empresa. Su objetivo es sacar el máximo provecho de la interacción entre el agente que presta el servicio y el cliente. Esto se traduce en nuevos servicios y nuevas prestaciones para los servicios ya existentes. Las empresas sacarían mucho provecho de sus agentes de servicio extrayendo nuevas ideas que...Starting at €8.20
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New Features Demand
Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Arenas, RocioTechnical Note PN-489-EService and Operations ManagementNew Features Demand is a new activity for the firm's service operational structure. Its purpose is to unleash all the potential in the agent-client service encounter. This will translate into new services or new service features. Companies can benefit greatly from their service workforce by extracting new ideas that can help them improve their competitive advantage. This note describes observation and active listening as the two main techniques t...Starting at €8.20
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Burger King Corp. (Spanish version)
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Rikert, David C.Case HBS-607S09Service and Operations ManagementDescribe el sistema operativo de una unidad de Burger King. El caso no tiene un foco decisión; que está diseñado para su uso con estudiantes Corp. McDonald se les pide que compare los sistemas operativos de estas dos cadenas de hamburguesas de comida rápida. El análisis cuidadoso detectará las sutiles y no tan sutiles diferencias entre los dos sistemas operativos seleccionados por estas dos empresas.Starting at €8.20
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Burger King Corp.
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Rikert, David C.Case HBS-681045-EService and Operations ManagementDescribes the operating system of a Burger King unit. The case does not have a decision focus; it is designed for use with McDonald's Corp. Students are asked to compare the operating systems of these two fast food hamburger chains. Careful analysis will detect the subtle and not so subtle differences between the two operating systems selected by these two firms.Starting at €8.20
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McDonald's Corp. (Condensed) (Spanish version)
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Rikert, David C.Case HBS-607S10Service and Operations ManagementDescribes the operating system of McDonald's, the world's most successful fast food chain. The case does not have a decision focus; it is designed for use with Burger King Corp. Students are asked to compare the operating systems of these two fast food hamburger chains. Careful analysis will detect the subtle and not so subtle differences between the two operating systems selected by these two firms.Starting at €8.20
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Analyzing Emergency Rooms service problems through the Service Activity Sequence
Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Arenas, RocioTechnical Note PN-491-EService and Operations ManagementThe service provided by the ER has been suffering all along these last years and ERs have a regime of severe resource constraints. This technical note presents the service problems ERs have and it provides structure and examples on how to classify these problems through the Service Activity Sequence framework (SAS). The SAS (Muñoz-Seca, 2012) describes the activities that transform an idea into a service delivery reality that is in constant cha...Starting at €8.20