Operations Research category: 1119 books
by Matthew Drake
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
This new case study challenges readers to help a leading online book swap site retool its business model to overcome increased postal costs and the growing popularity of e-books. Crystallizing realistic analytical challenges faced by companies in many industries and markets, it exposes readers to the...
by Matthew Drake
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
This new business analytics case study challenges readers to optimize the logistics operation for a regional chain of discount stores, gaining the insight they need to consolidate routes and eliminate overspending. Crystallizing realistic analytical challenges faced by companies in many industries and...
Using Person-Centered Health Analytics to Live Longer
Leveraging Engagement, Behavior Change, and Technology for a Healthy Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2015
The American way of producing health is failing. It continues to rank very low among developed countries on our most vital need…to live a long and healthy life. Despite the well-intentioned actions on the part of government, life sciences, and technology, the most important resource for achieving...
by Matthew J. Drake
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
This new business analytics case study challenges readers to project trends and plan capacity for a fast-growing craft beer operation, so it can make the best possible decisions about expensive investments in brewing capacity. Crystallizing realistic analytical challenges faced by companies in many...
Joe's Coin Shop
Entry into Online Auctions
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
This new business analytics case study challenges readers to help a retail coin shop owner build an Internet sale and auction site that complements his existing business while reaching customers who prefer to purchase online. Crystallizing realistic analytical challenges faced by companies in many...
by Matthew J. Drake
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
This new business analytics case study challenges readers to help a successful e-commerce startup use IPO funding to extend its niche leadership into new ventures, dissuade online competitors, and move long-time “bricks and mortar” shoppers online. Crystallizing realistic analytical challenges...
Aluminum Versus Plastic
A Life-Cycle Perspective on the Use of These Materials in Laptop Computers
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
This new business analytics case study challenges readers to help Durable Aluminum build a strategic plan for convincing more laptop computer manufacturers to specific aluminum cases instead of plastic. Readers will be asked to help position aluminum as the preferred choice with regard to the environment,...
by Matthew J. Drake
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
This new business analytics case study challenges readers to optimize the management of global inventory and related distribution costs in a consumer goods company that imports most of its products from China. Crystallizing realistic analytical challenges faced by companies in many industries and...
Strategic Management of Global Manufacturing Networks
Aligning Strategy, Configuration, and Coordination
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
The preceding process of globalization and the continuously rising competitive pressure on manufacturing companies in more developed economies unveiled the limits of classical site-focused optimization approaches. The focus of network optimization shifts ever more towards an integrative view of manufacturing...
Tmall, The Sky Cat
A Rocky Road Toward Bringing Buyers and Suppliers Together
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
This case study illuminates the rapidly evolving e-commerce market in China. It shows how Alibaba Group launched its new Taobao Mall B2C platform to raise standards for product quality and online customer shopping experience; how TMall launched as a virtual shopping mall offering internationally known...
NunaSacha
A Facility Redesign in the Ecuadorian Andes
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
This new supply chain management case study examines how a potential facility redesign might resolve problems with product contamination and backorders at NunaSacha Export, a nonprofit that turns natural Andean raw materials into finished goods. Addressing challenges central to the growing Fair Trade...
by Aiden Sisko
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2015
(excerpt)If you gain a thorough understanding of the dynamics of competition in your industry, you can easily develop a custom-fit, yet highly effective business strategy by answering one simple question: Are there any obstacles stopping you from doing things, other companies cannot!If...
by Chuck Munson
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
This case study focuses on Starbucks' challenges in integrating Fair Trade coffee into its global supply chain, empowering family farmers and workers to escape poverty. With its large market presence, Starbucks has been under pressure to increase Fair Trade imports. However, Fair Trade coffee is, by...
by Chuck Munson
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
This new case study focuses on turning around deteriorating customer satisfaction associated with inefficiencies in the spare parts operation of a $10 billion Indian automotive company. It reviews current processes for both urgent and standard orders; addresses participants including vendors, local...