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Espresso House
de Santiago, Rafael; Carreras, Julián; Palaniswami, Ramesh; Vilà, JenniferCase AD-390-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, FinanceThe financial attractiveness of branded coffee shops attracted investments from the private equity industry in 2005. The case analyzes how Palamon Capital Partners, a private equity firm, used quantitative analysis to assess the risk of a 5-year growth investment in Espresso House, a branded coffee shop chain in Sweden.Starting at €8.20
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Bundesautobahnen Group
de Santiago, Rafael; García Centenera, Iñigo; Izquierdo, DavidCase AD-367-EDecision AnalysisBundesautobahnen Group, a German construction company, has won a public tender to build (the first stretch of) a freewayan expressway between Berlin and Bremen, with a budget of 170 million of euros. The company neededs to optimize the costs, matching the estimates offered in the tender and improving the project's margin. One of the most important stages was the optimization of the earthwork along the route.Starting at €8.20
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Cómo funciona la mente del directivo
de Santiago, Rafael; Iyengar, Sheena; Brion, SebastienDossier DOS-19Decision Analysis, Leadership and People Management, MarketingCada día nos vemos obligados a tomar múltiples decisiones. Conocer los mecanismos de nuestra mente nos ayudará a dar en el blanco.Starting at €15.00
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SicherPro Security at Truckzeit
de Santiago, RafaelCase AD-346-EDecision Analysis, Service and Operations ManagementSicherPro offers global and specialized security services that, combined with the most advanced technologies, seek maximum efficiency for companies' business management. A typical problem the company faces is how to assign security officers in such a way that the customer's needs are met and, at the same time, the assignment is as efficient as possible. The case deals with the problem of assigning scarce resources (guards, in this case) in the mo...Starting at €8.20
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Excel Tips for Advanced Users
de Santiago, RafaelTechnical Note ADN-281-EDecision Analysis, FinanceThis technical note is meant to enhance the reader's ability to build Excel models or to use those developed by colleagues, clients, financial institutions or other parties. It is not an introduction to Excel (a working knowledge of the software is assumed throughout). This document cannot substitute practice. Mastering the use of Excel is a skill and, as is the case with any other type of applied knowledge, it is not enough to understand the con...Starting at €8.20
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Introducción a los árboles de decisión
de Santiago, Rafael; Gorecka-Pietrucha, JustynaTechnical Note ADN-278Decision AnalysisCuando se afronta una decisión compleja, la estructura del problema no siempre resulta obvia. Un diagrama de decisión puede ayudar a la persona encargada de la toma de decisiones a comprender la naturaleza del problema al que se enfrenta y evaluar el impacto del riesgo en la decisión final. También nos permite llevar a cabo un análisis de sensibilidad, con el que podemos evaluar la susceptibilidad de nuestra decisión inicial a pequeños cambios en...Starting at €8.20
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An Introduction to Decision Trees (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
de Santiago, Rafael; Gorecka-Pietrucha, JustynaTechnical Note ADN-278-PBDecision AnalysisWhen facing a complex decision, the structure of the problem is oftentimes not obvious. A decision diagram can help the decision-maker understand the nature of the problem he or she is facing and evaluate the impact of risk on the final decision. It also allows us to carry out a sensitivity analysis, which investigates how sensitive our initial decision is to small changes in the relevant parameters.Starting at €8.20
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WoKou Robotics
de Santiago, RafaelCase AD-372-EDecision Analysis, Service and Operations ManagementWoKou Robotics is a global artificial intelligence company that manufactures two of its most popular robots in the same plant. Manufacturing is divided into several processes: robotic design, 3D printing and wiring. The case provides a natural scenario to introduce linear optimization techniques. The last part of the case is designed to encourage discussion of optimization in the presence of uncertainty (simulation methods) using the simulation o...Starting at €8.20
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OceanTrans: Shipping in the Red Sea
de Santiago, Rafael; Montgomery, ThomasCase AD-366-EDecision AnalysisOceanTrans Cargo Carrier is a container shipping company that provides services across the Middle East, the Red Sea and the Arabian/Persian Gulf. The CEO has to decide how to handle the increasingly tense competition his business is facing. When his competitor entered the market, it started slashing prices from the beginning in order to grab market share. The OceanTrans CEO felt compelled to react, dropping rates. Margins went down but the compan...Starting at €8.20
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Flying Across the Sea - Teaching Note
de Santiago, RafaelTeaching Note ADT-43-EDecision AnalysisThis case showcases the growing importance of data-driven decision making. It describes the origin and evolution of the America's Cup, showing how Monte Carlo simulation became a standard feature in the competition, and how America's Cup has become a race of technology as much as of sailing. Students are asked to model the 37th America's Cup that will take place in 2024. They must model the entire competition, from beginning to end, and choose th...Starting at €0.00