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Exportflowers BV
Zantinga J.Case P-653-EService and Operations ManagementA small export company in the Dutch cut flower industry finds itself confronted with a series of demands from a large UK supermarket. Issues include channel integration and control, the types of risks encountered in this type of industry, as well as purchasing policies at an auction center and large company. The case includes a description of the Dutch Auction System as used in the flower trade. A video can be supplied through the Flower Bureau i...Starting at €8.20
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Engineer Ownership Through Anticipatory Management: Address Employee and Customer Needs Before They Arise
Heskett, James L.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Wheeler, JoeBook Chapter HBS-3830BC-EService and Operations ManagementOrganizations that engineer customer and employee ownership learn to predict and respond to customers' needs before they arise. Technology and information systems can be a great help in this endeavor. But just as important are the combined efforts from all parts of the organization-especially marketing, operations, human resources, and information technology-working seamlessly together to help frontline employees deliver value to customers. This ...Starting at €8.20
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Sustain Your Success: Foster Employee and Customer Ownership to Lock in Success
Heskett, James L.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Wheeler, JoeBook Chapter HBS-3832BC-EService and Operations ManagementGoogle, the company "Fortune" magazine recently identified as the best place to work in the U.S., offers an inspiring example of management practices that engage employee and customer owners to help create the value that both groups desire. But Google, like so many other companies, faces the challenge of how to lock in this success. According to the authors, the key to overcoming this challenge is a relentless focus on innovating and improving th...Starting at €8.20
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Industrias Palex (B)
Ribera, Jaume; Zantinga J.Case P-807-EService and Operations ManagementFor abstract see Industrias Palex (A) for the posing of the problems. This case describes the application of a just-in-time (JIT) system to a line of medical products. In addition, it discusses the application of KIT and the reduction of time spent outside of the production line, especially buying and production planning.Starting at €5.74
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Industrias Palex (A)
Ribera, Jaume; Zantinga J.Case P-805Service and Operations ManagementEvalúa la aplicación de un sistema just-in-time (JIT) a una línea de productos médicos. Temas a discutir incluyen: Lay-out, Kan-Ban's, Nivelación de la producción, Polivalencia de operarios y la aplicación de técnicas SMED.Starting at €8.20
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Applying Student Mac Lindo(R) to a Transportation Project
Zantinga J.Technical Note PN-289-EService and Operations ManagementThe note explains the use of Lindo Linear Program, Apple Macintosh version, and how the cost of a fairly complex transport assignment can be minimized.Starting at €8.20
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Note on the General Trading Companies in Spain
Zantinga J.Technical Note PN-290-EService and Operations ManagementThe note describes the functions of a general trading company as well as the buyers and suppliers of its services, and evaluates the major firms in the industry with a special emphasis on Spain.Starting at €8.20
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Build Ownership into Your Strategic Value Vision: Deliver Value for Customers and Employees
Heskett, James L.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Wheeler, JoeBook Chapter HBS-3826BC-EService and Operations ManagementA strong customer and employee ownership quotient starts with developing a strategy that delivers differentiated, customized value to these parties. To build a strategy that fosters ownership, you need to think systematically about questions such as these: which customers do you want to serve? What specific, customized results are you trying to deliver for them? Will your approach differentiate you from competitors? Will your customers and employ...Starting at €8.20
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Leverage Value Over Cost: Developing Customer and Employee Ownership
Heskett, James L.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Wheeler, JoeBook Chapter HBS-3827BC-EService and Operations ManagementOrganizations that foster customer and employee ownership gain an edge on the competition by designing their operating strategies and systems to leverage value over cost. They carefully align all the elements of the strategic value vision to create a unified, self-reinforcing enterprise focused on ownership-and in the process they achieve enviable margins. They pay particular attention to what the authors call "deep indicators," or key value leve...Starting at €8.20
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Build a Strong and Adaptive Ownership Culture
Heskett, James L.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Wheeler, JoeBook Chapter HBS-3831BC-EService and Operations ManagementWhy is it that many of the same companies appear on lists of the best places to work, the best providers of customer service, and the most profitable in their industries? What do managers at the best places to work understand that others don't? They understand that the identification of organization values is meaningless without a determination of the behaviors, measures, and actions that reinforce the values. They understand that strong and adap...Starting at €8.20