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ServiceForce: Scaling up Financing
Hitesh J Shukla; Ashutosh DashCase IVEY-9B13N019-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceThe founder of ServiceForce, a company that provides repair and maintenance for motorized two-wheel vehicles in India, has a dilemma about whether he should sell the rights of his franchisee business, join hands with a venture capitalist, borrow money for capacity building or see the business grow through franchising. The start-up was initiated with his own money and family investment. A mere 18 months has shown great success with two service sta...Starting at €8.20
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HN Agri Serve: Growing Prosperity
Alvarez, Jose B.; Raina, Anjali; Chawla, RachnaCase HBS-515006-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2014, Khuram Mir, CEO of HN Agri Serve, an innovative apple orchard company in the Kashmir region of Northern India, wonders about the best growth strategy for his company.Starting at €8.20
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Kerry Group: Inspiring Food, Nourishing Life
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Alvarez, Jose B.; McLoughlin, Damien; Labruyere, ToniaCase HBS-721019-EStrategyThe Irish company Kerry Group, one of the leading global players in the taste and nutrition industry, wants to ensure its future growth in developing and developed markets. Founded in 1972 as a dairy cooperative, it had grown into a provider of taste and nutrition solutions through many acquisitions, but also through organic growth. In 2020, Kerry rolled out its new sustainability strategy, "Beyond the Horizon", with the goal of reaching 2 billio...Starting at €8.20
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Value Retail: creación de una experiencia de lujo
Alvarez, Jose B.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-513S21MarketingValue Retail PLC propiedad y está gestionado una serie de destinos de compras prima (pueblos) en toda Europa. Pronto la compañía estaría entrando en un mercado totalmente nuevo: China. Pueblos de la compañía habían demostrado ser popular entre los dos compradores (muchos de los cuales eran turistas internacionales que habían llegado a Europa específicamente para visitar uno de Valor de venta al por menor Pueblos) y las marcas, algunas de las cual...Starting at €8.20
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Nilco Pvt. Limited — The Technology Selection Process (A)
Jitendar Khatri Bittoo; Ashutosh DashCase IVEY-9B14M068-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy 2009, since the introduction of liberal economic policies by the government of India in 1991, many Indian companies manufacturing leather cloth were closing down due to cheap imports from China and Taiwan. There had been no new investment or expansion in this field at all. In such a business environment and against the advice of many trade analysts, the chief executive officer of Northern India Leather Cloth Manufacturing Company Pvt. Ltd., ba...Starting at €8.20
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Namo Alloys Pvt. Ltd. - A Drive to Sustainable Investment Decision
Jitendar Khatri Bittoo; Ashutosh DashCase IVEY-9B13D022-EService and Operations ManagementNamo Alloys, a medium-size, secondary-metal manufacturing firm, is seeking to expand by investing in new technology. The co-founder’s challenge is to select a technology that aligns with the company’s sustainable manufacturing philosophy by creating not only economic value but also sustainable societal and environmental values that will ensure triple bottom line value creation for all company stakeholders.Starting at €8.20
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Nilco Pvt. Limited — The Technology Selection Process (B)
Jitendar Khatri Bittoo; Ashutosh DashCase IVEY-9B14M069-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn this, the B case, the chief executive officer wonders how to enlist and prioritize important qualitative factors, along with financial factors in evaluating the shortlisted technologies from which he must choose. He consults a leading industrial pundit for his advice on multi-criteria decision-making techniques used by many practitioners in industry. They decide to use the analytic hierarchy process methodology, which had gained huge popularit...Starting at €5.74
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Godrej Agrovet Ltd (GAVL)
Alvarez, Jose B.; Raina, Anjali; Chawla, RachnaCase HBS-517014-EMarketingNadir Godrej Chairman and B Yadav MD, Godrej Agrovet Ltd ( GAVL) grapple with the challenge of growing their cattle feed business - should they integrate vertically despite the challenges ofthe dairy industry, and risk the profitability of the current business ? The ban on cow slaughter in India adds to the dilemma.Starting at €8.20
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Kumar Sweets: Product Profitability Analysis
Ashutosh Dash; Sangram JenaCase IVEY-9B18B002-EAccounting and Control, StrategyBy October 2014, Kumar Sweets was a successful sweets company in Kurukshetra, Haryana, India, well-known for Indian sweets made using a Kumar family recipe that had been passed down for generations. The company’s success was largely due to the continued efforts of its founder and head, but the founder’s eldest son sensed that something was wrong with the firm’s operations. Although revenue had increased over the years, the business had not been a...Starting at €8.20
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Shree Balaji Alumnicast: Going Green
Jitendar Khatri Bittoo; Ashutosh DashCase IVEY-9B16M036-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyShree Balaji Alumnicast Pvt. Ltd. (SBA) was a successful Indian metal recycling company and a pioneer in creating sustainable customer value through its closed-loop supply chain. In 2009, its biggest customer demanded a 15 per cent price reduction on alloys and threatened to withdraw its entire business if SBA failed to meet its demand within a given time frame. This customer contributed a significant share of SBA’s revenue and was thus indispens...Starting at €8.20