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Swarovski Crystal: el desafío de las bolsas de plásico: Diseño para la cadena de suministro
Sachon, Marc; Yankovic, NataliaCase P-1135Service and Operations ManagementSwarovski Crystal, la mayor unidad comercial estratégica del Grupo Swarovski, tiene que valorar la viabilidad de un cambio en el packaging de sus productos en las etapas de la cadena de suministro previas a la venta: utilizar bolsas de plástico en vez de las habituales cajas de regalo azul oscuro. Para ello, la dirección debe tener en cuenta no sólo los beneficios (relacionados, principalmente, con el ámbito operativo), sino también los desafíos ...Starting at €8.20
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Gestión de la capacidad en sistemas de operaciones
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, Philip; Sachon, MarcTechnical Note PN-464Service and Operations ManagementEsta nota técnica aborda el análisis y la gestión de las capacidades de un sistema de operaciones. La motivación fundamental del análisis de capacidad es la pregunta: ¿cuánto dinero (vía productos o servicios) puede generar mi sistema de operaciones como máximo? La nota presenta una metodología general para el análisis de capacidades, que es ilustrada a través de diferentes ejemplos, los cuales presentan complicaciones típicas que uno se encuentr...Starting at €8.20
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Fundamentos y claves de la gestión de stocks
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, Philip; Sachon, MarcTechnical Note PN-484Service and Operations ManagementEn la presente nota técnica abordamos el análisis y la gestión de los stocks en un sistema de operaciones. Concretamente, el documento describe las funciones que cumple el stock y sus costes, así como las variables y factores que determinan, principalmente, el nivel de stocks y sobre cuáles debe actuarse para mejorar la gestión de inventarios. Todo ello permitirá evaluar si se está aplicando una lógica de inventarios adecuada en una empresa deter...Starting at €8.20
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KUKA: Planning for the Future of Automation
Sachon, Marc; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase P-1162-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementThe case presents the main current developments in automation and industrial robotics through KUKA AG, one of the largest automation companies in the world. One of KUKA's customers - an automotive OEM - is looking to invest on automation as it expands its operations to meet growing demand, and the case opens up the debate on how should this company capture the opportunities - and prepare itself for the challenges - presented by the new generatio...Starting at €8.20
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Aciturri Aeronáutica: Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace Industry
Sachon, Marc; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase P-1161-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementAciturri Aeronáutica is a Tier 1 aerospace supplier serving Airbus and Boeing which is now looking at implementing additive manufacturing in its processes. The case looks at the numerous opportunities presented by this new technology for aerospace companies and manufacturing in general, but also its challenges.Starting at €8.20
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Hertz & Dollar Thrifty
Estrada, JavierCase F-906-EFinanceMark Frissora, Hertz's chief executive officer and chairman of the Board, had been pushing Elyse Douglas, the company's chief financial officer, to come up with a figure. The figure was how much Hertz should bid to acquire Dollar Thrifty and still generate value for Hertz's shareholders. Frissora had been pursuing the acquisition of Dollar Thrifty for almost three years now, and yet a deal remained elusive. "It's now or never," Frissora told Doug...Starting at €8.20
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Hertz y Dollar Thrifty: una introducción al DCF
Estrada, JavierCase F-940Entrepreneurship, FinanceEste caso examina el proceso detrás del intento de adquisición de Dollar Thrifty por parte de Hertz. Hertz Global Holdings (Hertz) es una empresa de alquiler de automóviles y equipos con sede en Park Ridge, Nueva Jersey. Walter Jacobs fundó la empresa en 1918, en Chicago, y la vendió, en 1923, a John Hertz, quien la rebautizó como Hertz Drive-Ur-Self System. Con el tiempo, Hertz pasó por varios propietarios, y cotiza en la Bolsa de Valores de Nu...Starting at €8.20
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Netflix: The Streaming Challenge
Sachon, MarcCase P-1114-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes the history and business model of Netflix, a worldwide leading company in movie rentals. From its beginnings in 1997/98, the Los Gatos, California-based company has focused on developing a movie rental business model that uses superior customer intelligence to ensure high customer satisfaction, while being able to use customer analytics to manage service-related costs and its bottom line. With the switch from being primarily a ...Starting at €8.20
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Atlas Financial Advisors
Estrada, JavierCase F-954-EFinanceThe team of advisors under the supervision of John Galt gathered at the Coral Gables, Florida, offices of Atlas Financial Advisors in early January 2020. The meeting was held with the sole purpose of issuing a recommendation to the Board of Trustees of the Green Hills golf club, whose $200 million endowment Atlas advised. This case replaces the F-727 Atlas Investment Management case from the same author.Starting at €8.20
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Net Working Capital (NWC) at Henkel
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Sachon, MarcCase F-810-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementThis case tracks Henkel's initiative in reducing its net working capital (NWC). The case can be used in a both a finance and a supply chain management class to illustrate net working capital and the link between the strategic/financial notions of NWC and operative efficiency of the supply chain.Starting at €8.20