Our mission was “to provide overall support to the owner, Yamashita family, regarding renewal open of Ramen Dining Yu“. Yu was founded in 1991 not as Ramen Dining but as a normal Japanese restaurant. Despite its success in the past, by 2014 Yu needed a catalyst to improve both sales and profitability. In an effort…
Marc Sachon is a professor in the Department of Production, Technology and Operations Management. He holds a PhD in industrial engineering and engineering management from Stanford University, an MBA from IESE, and a master’s degree in aerospace technology from the University of Stuttgart. He is also the chairman of IESE AUTO, the school’s annual meeting…
Hey everyone! Time is flying by and my major athletic objective of 2016 is right around the corner. I’ll run my first marathon (the Zurich Marató de Barcelona) on Sunday, March 13, with the goal of finishing in less than three hours. As mentioned in my last post, I’ve done two main practice runs to…
As some of you (and, hopefully, all of you) know, IESE hosted the 21st Roland Berger Case Competition this weekend. It was two intense days of analysis, coaching sessions, client interviews and slide crunching that concluded with all teams delivering excellent presentations and high-quality recommendations worthy of top MBA schools. However, as competitions go, there was…
Evgeny Káganer is an Associate Professor at IESE Business School, where he teaches MBA and executive courses on digital business, IT strategy and virtual enterprise. His research focuses on the impact of digital technologies on individuals, organizations and business models. His recent work traces the evolution of crowdsourcing and its growing impact on business. Question:…