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El trilema de Algorismika
Armengou Orús, Jaume; García-Castro, RobertoCase AD-383Decision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Information TechnologiesUna start-up de desarrollo de software se plantea si seguir tal como está, o bien consolidarse, o bien venderse a otra empresa ya consolidada.Starting at €8.20
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Measuring Risk in Investment Projects: NPV at Risk
García-Castro, RobertoTechnical Note ADN-286-EDecision Analysis, FinanceNPV is based on the discount of expected, future cash flows. As such, it is subject to substantial uncertainty in real applications. This uncertainty is often neglected in some companies due to a lack of appropriate tools to manage it. One way to account for all the risk associated with a particular investment project is to use the probability distribution associated with the NPV (NPVAR), once the main uncertainties have been identified and measu...Starting at €8.20
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Subjective Decisions, Perception and Time
Baucells Alibés, Manel; García-Castro, RobertoTechnical Note ADN-288-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsRecently, the way people commonly deal with decisions involving time has become an important research topic for economists and psychologists alike. This note offers a summary of some of the main results, which have applications in understanding consumer behavior and also in everyday life to help us make better decisions. This note is based on the note "Time, Perception and Decision-Making" from Manel Baucells and Lucy Chatburn, ADN-264-E.Starting at €8.20
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Unilever: Combatting Global Food Waste
Drake, David; Hammond, Janice H.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-615040-EService and Operations ManagementThe global consumer goods company Unilever was on pace to hit a number of aggressive targets by 2020 as part of the Unilever Sustainable Living Project, including a goal to halve the waste associated with the disposal of its products. Unilever's Chief Supply Chain Officer Pier Luigi Sigismondi and his team were working towards this goal and had chosen to first focus on three key areas-sugar, tomatoes, and tea-and had analyzed where in the 'farm t...Starting at €8.20
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Caesars Entertainment
Hammond, Janice H.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-615031-EFinanceThis case describes the introduction of a regression analysis model for forecasting guest arrivals to Caesars Palace hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company will use the forecast to staff the front desk in the hotel. The staff is unionized and the company has little flexibility to change staffing levels on a short-term basis. The case is set in the context of industry overcapacity and lower customer demand. The case describes several models that ...Starting at €8.20
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Kristen's Cookie Co. (A) (Abridged)
Bohn, Roger E.; Hammond, Janice H.Case HBS-608037-EService and Operations ManagementThe student is starting his or her own business, baking make-to-order cookies. Basic times of each operation are laid out and the student is asked to determine the consequences for the operating system. Serves as an exercise and review of concepts such as capacity, bottlenecks, and throughput times. Students should be able to make several useful suggestions for improving the system.Starting at €8.20
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Swedbank
García-Castro, RobertoCase AD-376-EDecision AnalysisA Data Scientist at Swedbank must develop a credit score system to classify customers. Credit score systems are used by banks to improve lending practices and reduce the number of loan defaults.Starting at €8.20
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The Transit Point Experiment (Spanish version)
Hammond, Janice H.; Kelly, MauraCase HBS-615S09Service and Operations ManagementMerloni Elettrodomestici is a leading Italian manufacturer of domestic appliances. In 1986, an exposition for Merloni customers is scheduled at its Milano regional warehouse. During the two-month period preceding the event, when the warehouse must be free of inventory, the company conducts a "transit point" experiment. Each day, a truckload of products from the company's central warehouse is sent to Milano, where it is immediately transferred to ...Starting at €8.20
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Toma de decisiones intuitiva: el método HAD
García-Castro, Roberto; García-Méndez, IsabelTechnical Note ADN-282Decision AnalysisEn esta nota técnica se exploran la toma de decisiones intuitivas y los errores más comunes que se cometen al decidir basándonos en intuiciones y, además, se proponen algunas pautas que han demostrado ser eficaces para evitarlos. En concreto, se describe brevemente el método HAD, una herramienta que resulta útil para un gran número de empresas y directivos.Starting at €8.20
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Wonderful decisions
García-Castro, Roberto; Ariño, Miguel AngelArticle ART-3342-EDecision Analysis, Leadership and People Management, StrategyOne of the hardest things for companies to do is to make good, sound decisions on a consistent, long-term basis. To make wonderful decisions, companies need to strike the right balance between effectiveness, attractiveness and unity, and then hone their strategic, executive and leadership abilities. These diagnostic tools may help.Starting at €8.20