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La gestión de la calidad total
Alsina, S.; Roure, JuanTechnical Note PN-296Service and Operations ManagementSe define de manera clara qué es la gestión de la calidad total; analizar el porqué de su nacimiento; identificar los principios en los que se sustenta, y determinar las dificultades que conlleva su implantación.Starting at €8.20
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Siete herramientas para utilizar en procesos de mejora
Alsina, S.; Rodríguez Badal, Miguel Ángel; Roure, JuanTechnical Note PN-299Service and Operations ManagementDescripción práctica de diversas técnicas gráficas de resolución de problemas, como herramientas a usar en los procesos de mejora.Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Sourcing at Whirlpool China: Finding the Ideal Supplier
Martin Lockstrom; Thomas E. Callarman; Shengrong (Linda) ZhangCase IVEY-9B12D012-EService and Operations ManagementIt was April 10, 2011, when the head of Whirlpool’s Asia International Procurement Office in Shanghai was informed by his colleagues that the company was about to launch a new energy-efficient refrigerator model in just six months. For the new refrigerator model, the basic difference was in the motor; the current AC motor would need to be replaced with a DC motor, which was more efficient but also more expensive. He would have to find a suitable ...Starting at €8.20
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High-Tech Metal Components: Finding Local Suppliers
Martin Lockstrom; Shen LiCase IVEY-9B12D004-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn May 2009, High-Tech Metal Components (HTMC) inaugurated its brand new production plant of forgings and castings for automotive supplies in Suzhou, a city of 13 million close to Shanghai, China. After the successful installation of machinery and placement of workers, the company was prepared to begin production. A month later, the general manager of the Chinese division of HTMC received a phone call from the chief operating officer of its Germa...Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Sourcing at Whirlpool China: Finding the Ideal Supplier (Spanish Version)
Martin Lockstrom; Thomas E. Callarman; Shengrong (Linda) ZhangCase IVEY-9B12DS012Service and Operations ManagementIt was April 10, 2011, when the head of Whirlpool’s Asia International Procurement Office in Shanghai was informed by his colleagues that the company was about to launch a new energy-efficient refrigerator model in just six months. For the new refrigeratoStarting at €8.20
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Introducción al "benchmarking"
Alsina, S.; Roure, JuanTechnical Note PN-295Service and Operations ManagementEl objetivo de la nota es presentar en qué consiste el benchmarking, sus ventajas, y plantear una introducción de cómo llevarlo a cabo.Starting at €8.20
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SAS: Los servicios de los 90
Alsina, S.; Fernández-Campo, Salvador; Huete, Luis MaríaTechnical Note PN-282Service and Operations ManagementA principios de los años noventa, SAS, la línea áerea de Suecia, Noruega y Dinamarca, se encontraba nuevamente implementando un programa de mejora de la calidad de sus servicios. Esta vez el programa tenía tres mensajes: Trust (confianza), debemos mantener nuestras promesas. Simplicity (simplicidad), debemos hacer simple viajar. Y care (cuidado), debemos responder de las necesidades de cada individuo. Esta estrategia tenía su origen en los primer...Starting at €8.20
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Global Sourcing at Anheuser-Busch InBev: Tapping (Beer) into the Chinese Supplier Market
Martin Lockstrom; Thomas E. Callarman; Shengrong (Linda) ZhangCase IVEY-9B12D015-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThis case concerns the difficulties of global sourcing for InBev, an international brewery with branches in six geographical zones. In 2006, Pascal Baltussen came to China to set up the company's international procurement office and had it up and running by the end of the year. Not only were risks such as delivery delays and rising costs constantly lurking, but in 2010 his company, Brazilian-Belgian brewer InBev, acquired the almost equally large...Starting at €8.20
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Quality Management in the Oil Industry: How BP Greases Its Machinery for Frictionless Sourcing
Martin Lockstrom; Shen Li; Shengrong (Linda) ZhangCase IVEY-9B12D006-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn the winter of 2010 in Shanghai, Dr. Zeb Feng, procurement director for Asia at British Petroleum (BP), was acutely aware of the growing burden that quality control imposed over his company’s global operations. Chinese suppliers were masters of cost-cutting, but quality often suffered as a result, which led in turn to an increased need for inspection and development efforts. Almost five years ago, Feng’s company had established an international...Starting at €8.20