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EADS Defense & Security Supply Management
Sachon, Marc; Granero, María; Suzar, NoahCase P-1105-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2009, EADS Defense & Security, the second largest division of EADS, decides to change its supply management strategy. The Chief Procurement Officer of EADS D&S faces the challenge of implementing a new governance model, define a new organizational structure and develop a new divisional sourcing strategy that is aligned with EADS sourcing objective. In doing so, he has to take into account the challenges of working in a very complex, historical...Starting at €8.20
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Car Collision Center, Barcelona
Mitchell, Jordan; Sachon, MarcCase P-1077-EService and Operations ManagementCar Collision Center Barcelona is a business concept developed by a group of MBA students during their MBA. It aims to remedy the market inefficiency of having many small body shops in Barcelona, resulting in higher costs and longer process times. To do so, they want to pool demand for car body work after traffic accidents in a large facility and collaborate with insurance companies. These will benefit from projected lower costs of repair and low...Starting at €8.20
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The Amango Project: Taking Online DVD Rental to Germany
Sachon, MarcCase P-1068-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes an innovative approach to online DVD rental pioneered by Netflix in a sector hampered by short life-cycle products (movies). The industry has a supply chain that is prone to misaligned incentives between echelons, resulting in product shortages and poor customer satisfaction. Amango hopes to import this business concept pioneered by Netflix to Germany. To be able to do so, the company must copy Netflix's operating system and ma...Starting at €8.20
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Call Center Collapse
Sachon, MarcCase P-1066-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes the problems one faces when managing a call center. Big Euro, a British company in the financial services sector, has started operations in the German-speaking market. It has installed a call center and during the first six months of operations customers complain about long waits. Big Euro is following an aggressive expansion strategy in the German market (where it offers some financial tools that are new to the market) and thu...Starting at €8.20
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Hailing a New Era: Haier in Japan (A and B) - Teaching Note
Sánchez-Runde, Carlos; Lee, Yih-Teen; Reiche, SebastianTeaching Note DPOT-70-ELeadership and People ManagementFounded in 1984 by Zhang Ruimin, current CEO of the company, Haier has rapidly grown from a small refrigerator plant in Qingdao, China, to a global leader in home appliances. As one of the most valuable brands in China, Haier designs, manufactures and sells various home appliances including refrigerators, air conditioners and washing machines in over 100 countries. Since 2006, Haier has aggressively expanded its international presence, aiming to ...Starting at €0.00
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El modelo de los minoristas de hard discount
Sachon, MarcTechnical Note PN-465Service and Operations ManagementDurante los años 90 y los primeros años del nuevo milenio, el canal minorista de descuento duro experimentó un crecimiento enorme. En la presente nota técnica, analizamos los elementos que constituyen el fundamento estratégico de este modelo de negocio y aportamos un análisis detallado de las operaciones subyacentes.Starting at €8.20
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El proyecto de Amango: implantar en Alemania el alquiler de DVDs por Internet
Sachon, MarcCase P-1068Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe una innovadora propuesta sobre el alquiler de DVD online, un proyecto ya iniciado por Netflix, en un sector que cuenta con la dificultad de comercializar productos con un ciclo de vida corto (películas). La industria tiene una cadena de suministro que es propensa a no incentivar de la misma manera a todos los sectores de la cadena, y tiene como resultado la escasez de producto y la poca satisfacción del cliente. Amango tiene la e...Starting at €8.20
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Netflix: El alquiler de películas en DVD a través de Internet. DVD en casa con solo hacer clic
Sachon, MarcCase P-1057Information Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementNetflix ofrece la posibilidad de alquilar películas en DVD a través de la red. La compañía fue fundada en 1998 y en tan sólo 5 años había conseguido más de un millón de suscriptores (un crecimiento superior al de AOL). Representa un nuevo modelo de negocio en el sector del entretenimiento y tiene implicaciones estratégicas tanto para los estudios de cine como para las principales cadenas de alquiler de películas. Netflix utiliza la fuerza de cada...Starting at €8.20
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e-Procurement Primer
Sachon, MarcTechnical Note PN-414-EService and Operations ManagementThis note looks at a key link in the supply chain, procurement, from a B2B perspective. It presents various forms of electronic purchasing and the types of goods they can be used for.Starting at €8.20
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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