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Fundamental Concepts and Parameters of Operations Management (Chinese Version)
Moscoso, Philip; Lago, Alejandro; Sachon, MarcTechnical Note PN-458-ZHService and Operations ManagementThis technical note introduces the fundamental parameters and terminology for analyzing an operations system from a general management perspective. The aim is to provide managers with the precise, practical terminology they need.Starting at €8.20
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Managing Queues in Bank Branches: BBVA Case (A) (Chinese Version)
Flores Alonso, Juan Enrique; Chinchetru, Iker; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1133-ZHService and Operations ManagementIn 2012, BBVA, one of the world's leading banks, is considering how to improve the operations of its bank branches in an effort to improve customer service while reducing costs - all while taking into account that it is a channel for which a more commercial approach is now desirable.Starting at €8.20
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Metro Bank: The British Banking Revolution Begins (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1112-PBFinance, Service and Operations Management, StrategyVernon W. Hill has created quite a unique bank fully focused on delivering great customer service. Previously, in the United States, his approach has been highly successful. The question is: will he be able to replicate the success in the U.K. and lead to a banking revolution? But to answer this question, one first has to fully understand what the business model is all about.Starting at €8.20
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Starbucks Reinvention Strategy: Store Automation and Growth
Moscoso, Philip; Isaac Sastre Boquet; Lago, AlejandroCase OIT-13-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementIn September 2022, Schultz presented Starbucks' new Reinvention strategy at the company's investor day in Seattle (U.S.). He claimed that the Reinvention strategy plan addressed the key issues the company faced, as follows: resolving the growing tensions with its U.S. workers, adjusting its value proposition to the shifts in consumer preferences, deploying more store automation, and reactivating its global expansion, primarily in China. During th...Starting at €8.20
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Procurement and Outsourcing
Moscoso, Philip; Lago, AlejandroTechnical Note PN-499-EService and Operations Management, StrategyEvery firm at some point is faced with a fundamental question: What resources and which activities in the value chain should be supplied in-house? In short, it is the well-known dilemma of "make or buy." This note presents managers with a summary of the keys and opportunities of outsourcing and procurement in order to help them transform these activities into sources of competitive advantage for their companies.Starting at €8.20
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Metro Bank: comienza la revolución de la banca británica
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1112Finance, Service and Operations Management, StrategyVernon W. Hill ha creado un banco realmente singular, completamente centrado en proporcionar un excelente servicio al cliente. En el pasado, su enfoque tuvo un enorme éxito en EE.UU. La pregunta es: ¿Será capaz de replicar este éxito en el Reino Unido y provocar una revolución en la banca? Pero para responder a esta pregunta, en primer lugar se debe tener un conocimiento cabal del funcionamiento de este modelo de negocio.Starting at €8.20
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Innovar en operaciones, fuente de ventaja competitiva
Moscoso, PhilipTechnical Note PN-438Service and Operations ManagementLa innovación de las operaciones -no simplemente su mejora- significa idear formas completamente nuevas de operar, es decir, formas nuevas de gestionar pedidos, fabricar productos o prestar el servicio al cliente, por ejemplo. Y con este tipo de innovaciones, que suponen una mejora radical de las operaciones, vamos a conseguir poner a nuestros competidores contra las cuerdas.Starting at €8.20
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Capacity Management in Operations Systems
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, Philip; Sachon, MarcTechnical Note PN-464-EService and Operations ManagementThis technical note discusses how to analyze and manage the capacity of an operations system. The main reason for analyzing capacity is to find the answer to this question: what is the maximum amount of money an operations system can generate (via products or services)? The note presents a general methodology for capacity analysis, illustrated with a variety of examples, which present typical real-life complexities such as batch production, non-s...Starting at €8.20
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Netflix: from DVD-by-mail to streaming
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, Philip; Sastre Boquet, IsaacExercise PE-84-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementSince its foundation in 1997 Netflix has been a major success story. For the year 2020 the company expected to achieve revenues of around 25 billion dollars and 200 million customers in 190 countries. This exercise provides information on how Netflix's business models has developed over the years. The objective is to analyze the digital transformation of the streaming model and its sustainability going forward, as it faces competitors like Disney...Starting at €8.20
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Expansion From Products Into Services: A Necessary but Far From Easy Strategic Move
Moscoso, Philip; Lago, AlejandroTechnical Note PN-443-EService and Operations ManagementExpanding from products into services has been a leading trend among manufacturing companies over the last ten years. For industrial or consumer product companies, the idea of selling services in addition to products offer the prospect of higher sales, better margins, more customized solutions and chance to stand out from low-cost competitors. Experience shows, however, that there is also a high risk of failure. Product companies that are thin...Starting at €8.20