Karan Girotra

The case presents a new business model in the jet engine industry - performance based contracting for jet engine maintenance. It explains the trade-offs, challenges and guidelines for successful implementation of these contracts, including direct and supply chain effects.

Published 26 Jun 2017

Reference 6053

Topic Operations

Industry Airlines/Aviation Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Region Global

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The case is about a new type of contact center – the virtual contact center – that employs a geographically dispersed workforce in the cloud.

Published 27 Oct 2014

Reference 6097

Topic Operations

Industry E-Commerce

Region North America

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Hypios offers companies (called “seekers”) a secure website where they can formulate and publish R&D problems and reach out to a global community of “solvers”: engineers, scientists and other experts in the Hypios network. The idea is that seekers offer monetary rewards for the right solution and solvers compete to find the best solution and win the reward.

Published 24 Mar 2014

Reference 5848

Topic Entrepreneurship

Industry Research Industrial Automation Market Research

Region Europe

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This case describes the innovative business model of Better Place Inc., an electric vehicle company. The key challenges in operating the business model are explained and data is provided to help compute the costs, benefits, net profitability and economies of scale that it offers.

Published 29 Mar 2011

Reference 5784

Topic Operations

Region Global

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This case traces the evolution of the video rental industry over the last 20 years. It outlines the rise and fall of different business models, highlighting delivery innovations by Netflix, sourcing innovations by blockbuster, and the technological innovations brought about by advances in the distribution medium.

Published 29 Nov 2010

Reference 5741

Topic Strategy

Industry Consumer Goods Motion Pictures and Film

Region Global

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The case is about a new type of contact center – the virtual contact center – that employs a geographically dispersed workforce in the cloud.

Published 27 Oct 2014

Reference 6097

Topic Operations

Industry E-Commerce

Region North America

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