Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Dulux TileShield: Relaunching a Brand
Kirti Sharma; Puneet SapraCase IVEY-9B17A008-EMarketing, StrategyIn 2012, the marketing department at AkzoNobel India Ltd., a major paints company, faced a key decision concerning the possible relaunch of TileShield, a premium roof tile paint in the company’s exterior paints division. Since its inception, TileShield had led the market, especially in the southern part of India, but despite growth in the demand for roof tile paints, TileShield sales had stagnated in 2011–12. Faced with falling sales and intense ...Starting at €8.20
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Rain Industries Limited: Responding to Global Supply Chain Shifts
Kalyan C. Chejarla; Sourabh Bhattacharya; Vinay Kalakbandi; Shantanu BagchiCase IVEY-W25341-EService and Operations ManagementRain Industries Limited (Rain), through its wholly owned subsidiary Rain Carbon Inc., produced upcycled carbon products from the by-products of steel and petroleum and other industries. The demand- and supply-driven shifts and various sustainability initiatives by industries both downstream and upstream in Rain’s existing supply chain could prove to be disruptive, requiring strategizing and future-proofing. When the Government of India’s Ministry...Starting at €8.20
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Housing.com: Marketing a Service Offering
Astha S. Gupta; Kirti SharmaCase IVEY-9B16A011-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingHousing.com was a Mumbai-based online real estate listing company that verified the authenticity of every property listing on its website. Despite proving itself as a threat to big players in India’s online property portal space, it was struggling in late 2014 to establish itself as a preferred option among brokers. Conflicts of interest between sellers (i.e., brokers, builders, developers, and landowners who listed property online) and buyers (i...Starting at €8.20
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Bimbra 4x4: The Growth Dilemma
Sunil George Mathew; Kirti SharmaCase IVEY-9B16A007-EMarketing, StrategyBimbra 4x4 was established in 2010 as an after-market customization service providing aesthetic and functional modifications for off-road vehicles. The platform of choice was a utility vehicle called the Mahindra Thar, popular for its bare-bones design that allowed for a wide range of modifications. Bimbra 4x4 adopted a buffet-like approach to its business, where customers were able to pick and choose options to completely customize their vehicle...Starting at €8.20
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Air France: The Load Factor Puzzle in Business Class
Ratan Kumar; Kirti Sharma; Shiv S. TripathiCase IVEY-9B19A032-EMarketing, StrategyIn late 2016, the marketing head at Air France India needed a strategy to acquire additional business-class customers. Although Air France India had been performing well in the economy-class segment, revenues in the business-class segment remained a challStarting at €8.20
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Serum Institute of India: Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines
Sourabh Bhattacharya; Kalyan C. Chejarla; Romina Mathew; Ayush Gupta; Vishrut AnandCase IVEY-W27136-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThe Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, faced a unique challenge in the manufacture and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to its major stakeholders. SII had COVID-19 vaccine manufacture and supply commitments to COVAX, a joint initiative ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries and a transfer technology (licensing) agreement with AstraZeneca PLC to supply its COVID-19 vaccine...Starting at €8.20
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Rain Industries Limited: Responding to Global Supply Chain Shifts - Teaching Note
Kalyan C. Chejarla; Sourabh Bhattacharya; Vinay Kalakbandi; Shantanu BagchiTeaching Note IVEY-W25342-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product W25341.Starting at €0.00