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Australia and New Zealand Banking Group: The Agile Transformation - Teaching Note
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Teeta ErikateTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M006-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M006.Starting at €0.00
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Digital Equipment Corp.: The Endpoint Model (A) (Spanish Version)
Garvin, David A.; Simpson, JanetCase HBS-605S11Service and Operations ManagementDescribe una estrategia de fabricación integral diseñado para reducir sustancialmente el tiempo de ciclo de órdenes (es decir, el tiempo entre la colocación de un pedido por un cliente y su entrega al cliente). Para poner en marcha la estrategia digital ha adoptado la fabricación de planificación de recursos (MRP II). El caso permite a los estudiantes para evaluar los pros y los contras de la estrategia que requiere una rápida información fluye y...Starting at €8.20
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Change Through Persuasion (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Roberto, Michael A.Article HBS-R0502FLeadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Faced with the need for a massive change, most managers respond predictably. They revamp the organization's strategy, shift around staff, and root out inefficiencies. They then wait patiently for performance to improve--only to be bitterly disappointed because they...Starting at €8.20
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From Concept to Production (A) (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Field, Lee C.; Simpson, JanetCase HBS-606S20Service and Operations ManagementDescribes the evolution of the Boeing 767 from the conception of the project to the start of manufacturing. Shows how the company manages an enormously complex and risky project and introduces students to a variety of estimating and management tools. The decision issue involves the shift from three-person to two-person cockpits and whether rework should be done in-line (without removing planes from the flow of production) or off-line (after initi...Starting at €8.20
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General Electric--Thermocouple Manufacturing (A) (Spanish Version)
Garvin, David A.; Detreville, SuzanneCase HBS-607S08Service and Operations ManagementGE está considerando la introducción de un sistema de producción "just-in-time" para reducir el inventario en su área de fabricación termopar. Los estudiantes de casos se presenta con una descripción del actual sistema de gestión de inventario, el proceso de producción, y las perspectivas de diferentes personas en la planta. La cuestión es cómo GE debe proceder con la introducción de este sistema.Starting at €8.20
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PPG: Developing a Self-Directed Work Force (A) (Spanish Version)
Garvin, David A.; Klein, NormanCase HBS-609S15Service and Operations ManagementPPG ha construido una planta de vidrio del estado de la técnica en Berea, Kentucky. La planta está persiguiendo el objetivo de una "fuerza de trabajo autodirigido." El caso describe el progreso hasta la fecha y los problemas no resueltos de gestión. Estos incluyen preguntas sobre rotación de turnos, las oportunidades de promoción, evaluación y supervisión de los empleados, el papel de los empleados en el establecimiento de la política, y si es o ...Starting at €8.20
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Developing Software through Crowdsourcing (Spanish version)
Lakhani, Karim R.; Garvin, David A.; Lonstein, EricCase HBS-610S21StrategyTopCoder's crowdsourcing-based business model, in which software is developed through online tournaments, is presented. The case highlights how TopCoder has created a unique two-sided innovation platform consisting of a global community of over 225,000 developers who compete to write software modules for its over 40 clients. Provides details of a unique innovation platform where complex software is developed through ongoing online competitions. B...Starting at €8.20
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The United Fruit Company in Guatemala (Spanish version)
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Bucheli, MarceloCase HBS-807S06EconomicsExamines the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954 in a U.S.-backed coup in support of the United Fruit Co. Over the previous half century, United Fruit had built a large vertically integrated tropical fruit business that owned large banana plantations in the "banana republics" of Central America, including Guatemala. Examines the impact and role of United Fruit in the Guatemalan economy, one of the poorest in the world, and t...Starting at €8.20
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Global Beauty Made in Brazil (Spanish version)
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Reisen de Pinho, RicardoCase HBS-807S26EntrepreneurshipExplores the globalization strategies of Natura, Brazil's largest cosmetics company. Founded in 1969, Natura grew using a direct selling model. Led by its three founders, the firm made distinctive use of Brazil's diversity and became characterized by high ethical and environmental standards. Natura began to seek international markets in 1982, but experienced many setbacks until surviving the economic crisis in Argentina in 2001. The company opene...Starting at €8.20
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Brazil at the Wheel (Spanish Version)
Jones, Geoffrey G.Case HBS-811S19EconomicsSe imparte en el segundo curso de MBA electiva sobre la evolución del Negocio global. Examina los costos y los beneficios de las políticas del gobierno brasileño para fomentar las multinacionales extranjeras para desarrollar una industria del automóvil durante la década de 1950. Una combinación de incentivos y el cierre de mercado se utiliza para atraer la inversión extranjera directa. Volkswagen respondió más positivamente que las empresas estad...Starting at €8.20