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Long Wang Sha Tan Ku Company
Peter C. Bell; Anna Galica; Vincent Fung; Lothair Ling; Pik-Kei Osburga ChanCase IVEY-9B09E008-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThe chief operation officer (COO) of Long Wang Sha Tan Ku Company, a boardshorts manufacturer based in Shanghai, China, was expected to present a plan to improve the company's profitability through adjustments to the company's operations. There were at least three possible paths to increase profitability. First, reviewing how production was scheduled between the company's two manufacturing facilities. Second, since the company operated at capacit...Starting at €8.20
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Dubai: Debt, Development, and Crisis (A)
Musacchio, Aldo; Goodman, Andrew; Qureshi, ClaireCase HBS-710069-EFinanceOn November 25, 2009, the city state of Dubai stunned markets by announcing that Dubai World, its flagship state holding company, would seek a six-month "standstill" on at least $4 billion U.S. dollars of its $26 billion in debt obligations. This case describes Dubai's development strategy in detail and narrates how, as part of that strategy, a series of state-owned holding companies accumulated billions of dollars in debt. The (A) case ends as S...Starting at €8.20
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Dubai: Debt, Development, and Crisis (C)
Musacchio, Aldo; Goodman, Andrew; Qureshi, ClaireCase HBS-710071-EFinanceOn November 25, 2009, the city state of Dubai stunned markets by announcing that Dubai World, its flagship state holding company, would seek a six month "standstill" on at least $4 billion U.S. dollars of its $26 billion in debt obligations. This case describes Dubai's development strategy in detail and narrates how, as part of that strategy, a series of state-owned holding companies accumulated billions of dollars in debt. The A case ends as She...Starting at €5.74
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DD Traders: Sourcing for DEMDACO
Peter C. Bell; Carolyn Glasow; Julia HoCase IVEY-9B11E035-ECorporate Governance, StrategyDD Traders was the Asian branch of DEMDACO, a privately held company that wholesaled unique gift products that were marketed and distributed to the specialty retail channel in the United States and some international markets. Carolyn Glasow recognized an opportunity to leverage a quantitative approach to sourcing future allocations across vendors that would also improve the short-term demand transparency that was provided to the company’s key bus...Starting at €8.20
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Intel Asia-Pacific: The Catch & Win Campaign
Peter C. Bell; John Lyons; Peter Dingle; Ash SupersadCase IVEY-9B13E023-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThe head of Data Marketing Analytics and Mobile for Intel Asia-Pacific was reviewing the proposed media plan for the Catch & Win 2.0 campaign. The media purchase needed to be finalized quickly in order to be included in the current quarter’s budget, but he could not help feeling that the proposed spend across the markets and advertising types could be used more effectively. He thought that the key was to use the company’s own experience and data ...Starting at €8.20
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Dubai: Debt, Development, and Crisis (B)
Musacchio, Aldo; Goodman, Andrew; Qureshi, ClaireCase HBS-710070-EFinanceOn November 25, 2009, the city state of Dubai stunned markets by announcing that Dubai World, its flagship state holding company, would seek a six month "standstill" on at least $4 billion U.S. dollars of its $26 billion in debt obligations. This case describes Dubai's development strategy in detail and narrates how, as part of that strategy, a series of state-owned holding companies accumulated billions of dollars in debt. The A case ends as She...Starting at €5.74
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Easy Business Company Limited: Analisis de Costos Para un Nuevo Empredimiento de una Pequena Empres (Spanish version)
Peter C. Bell; Peter YuanCase IVEY-9A99BS33Accounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyUna ejecutiva de ventas de 23 anos se encuentra analizando la posibilidad de renunciar a su puesto en una multinacional de muebles de oficina por una discusion acerca de su remuneracion. Un amigo le ha sugerido comenzar su propia empresa: una agencia de seleccion de personal. La ejecutiva de ventas habia conocido algunos gerentes de recursos humanos y gerentes operativos a traves de los anos; sin embargo, ella se daba cuenta que era un mercado mu...Starting at €8.20
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Sinofert Holdings Limited: Urea Distribution Planning
Peter C. Bell; Mehmet A. Begen; Duan Changshan; Fiona Yiu; Jeremy ChengCase IVEY-9B13E027-ECorporate Governance, StrategySinofert Holdings Limited, the largest comprehensive fertilizer enterprise in China, is trying to improve the profitability of its urea business. The company has invested a great deal of time and money but still reported losses in 2007 and 2009 and only a small profit in 2008. Sinofert both manufactures urea and purchases it from external suppliers, as well as distributing it to the provinces. Manufacturing costs, transportation costs, market pri...Starting at €8.20
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Oral Rehydration Therapy
Ashraf, Nava; Qureshi, ClaireCase HBS-911035-EMarketingThis case highlights the puzzlingly high rate of diarrhea-related child mortality in developing countries despite the existence of a simple, effective treatment: oral rehydration therapy (ORT). ORT treated extreme dehydration caused by diarrhea, which was a leading cause of death among young children in developing countries, particularly in Africa and Asia. Heralded in the 1970s as one of the most important medical advancements of the 20th centur...Starting at €8.20