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El parque de atracciones de Tuixén - Ejercicio
Ribera, JaumeExercise PE-4Service and Operations ManagementSe analiza el Paseo Mágico, una nueva atracción del parque de atracciones de Tuixén. Consiste en un circuito cerrado en el que unos coches colgantes llevan a los pasajeros a dar un paseo. Este ejercicio pide que se determine la capacidad máxima de esta atracción y cómo alcanzarla. También sugiere un par de modificaciones para aumentar la capacidad. (Also available in English).Starting at €8.20
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Kristen's Cookies Company Revisitado (A) - Ejercicio
Ribera, JaumeExercise PE-10Service and Operations ManagementSe presenta un modelo particular de llegada de clientes a Kristen?s Cookie Company. Se pide al alumno que analice el comportamiento del sistema bajo diversas reglas de prioridad: FIFO, LIFO, algunos clientes VIP, etc. (Also available in English).Starting at €8.20
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Netflix: From "Clicks and Bricks" to Digital Movie Delivery (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, Philip; Sieber, SandraExercise PE-75-PBInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementNetflix is a U.S. provider of on-demand Internet streaming media and flat rate DVD-by-mail services. The company experienced incredible success since its beginnings in 1997. During 2010, revenue jumped 29% to $2.16 billion, and stock price increased 219% to $175.70. It also added 8 million subscribers, bringing its total to over 20 million. In the summer of 2011 the company first announced the spin-off of its traditional DVD rental operations fro...Starting at €8.20
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Rougir Cosmetics International: Production Optimization
Owen P. Hall; Kenneth KoExercise IVEY-9B17D013-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementRougir Cosmetics International (RCI), founded in 2010 and with headquarters in California, experienced double-digit growth for several years. At a board meeting in June 2016, RCI’s chief executive officer (CEO) announced a large new order that represented a major opportunity to further expand into the ever-growing home shopping cosmetic business sector. However, the firm did not have the capacity to meet this transaction along with its normal bus...Starting at €8.20
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O Noso Lar - Ejercicio
Ribera, JaumeExercise PE-19Service and Operations ManagementAl restaurante O Noso Lar le preocupa la política de inventario y suministro de vino de Ribeiro, uno de los más solicitados. Este ejercicio pide al alumno que defina esta política. Permite la simulación en clase.Starting at €8.20
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Motores Rivero S.A. (MORSA) (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Ribera, Jaume; Lago, AlejandroExercise PE-74-PBService and Operations ManagementThis exercise presents the decisions to be made by a manager related to the management of inventories of an engine part. It is well suited as an introduction to inventory management as it presents different evolving situations and allows the professor to discuss batch inventory, safety inventory, as well as the impacts of uncertainty in the values and the availability of financing in the final decisions.Starting at €8.20
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Xanadu Farms: Weathering the Uncertainty
Tiffany BayleyExercise IVEY-W33716-EDecision Analysis, Service and Operations ManagementIn March 2023, two strawberry producers in Ontario, Canada had to decide how many acres to plant with each of four strawberry varieties at Xanadu Farms. They had committed to providing 275,000 pounds of berries to a local independent grocery chain and also required some of their berry crop to make strawberry preserves. Complicating this decision was the impact that weather had on the yield of each type of berry. If the weather reduced the yield, ...Starting at €8.20
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Back Pain: How Can We Provide Value for Patients
Matherne, G. Paul; Massaro, Thomas A.Exercise DARDEN-OM-1670-EService and Operations ManagementIn this exercise, students read a brief medical history of fictional patient Mr. Jones, who has chronic low back pain (LBP). They are also given an overview of LBP and its treatment options in the United States. Their task is to develop a value-based payment system that defines outcome measures (patient success) over time and indicates how to compensate clinicians based on those outcome measures, then to create a short presentation to pitch their...Starting at €8.20
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Mancala’s Pizza: Continuous Review
Weiss, Elliott N.Exercise DARDEN-OM-1602Service and Operations ManagementThis exercise introduces Walter Solomon, the general manager at Mancala’s Pizza Restaurant (Mancala’s), an upscale eat-in pizzeria known for using fresh, organic, and sustainable ingredients. In addition to pizzas, it sold a specialty red table wine to accompany the food menu. Solomon was interested in balancing three costs: (1) the annual cost of holding inventory, (2) the annual ordering costs, and (3) the annual stock-out costs using a continu...Starting at €8.20
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Mancala’s Pizza: Periodic Review
Weiss, Elliott N.Exercise DARDEN-OM-1603Service and Operations ManagementThis exercise introduces Walter Solomon, the general manager at Mancala’s Pizza Restaurant (Mancala’s), an upscale eat-in pizzeria known for using fresh, organic, and sustainable ingredients. In addition to pizzas, it sold a specialty red table wine to accompany the food menu. Solomon was interested in balancing three costs: (1) the annual cost of holding inventory, (2) the annual ordering costs, and (3) the annual stock-out costs using a periodi...Starting at €8.20