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Goodbaby Group: The Upfront Warehouse Decision
Huan Zheng; Yuanzheng Ma; Du Chen; Stephan VachonCase IVEY-9B20D018-EService and Operations Management, StrategyJinrun Li, chief operating officer for Goodbaby Group (Goodbaby), had to make a decision about opening a new store in a high-end mall in Shanghai, China. Goodbaby was going to manage the store for one of its clients, who had its own specifications for theStarting at €8.20
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Carestream Health Inc.: When Disruption Hits a Lean Supply Chain
Stephan Vachon; Zhiduan Xu; De GaoCase IVEY-9B19D023-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn October 2014, Carestream Health Inc. (Xiamen) (CHX) was faced with a supply chain disruption caused by a labour dispute involving most of the ports on the west coast of the United States. The work-to-rule strike was having a considerable impact on theStarting at €8.20
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Supply Chain Strategy at TCL Multimedia
Yinan Qi; Stephan VachonCase IVEY-9B15D015-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThe chief executive officer of TCL Multimedia, a global TV manufacturer based in China, looked at the company’s first-half financial results with some concern. The results did not meet his expectations, and the company had lost market shares, both in China and internationally. Although he was confident that the new, recently adopted corporate strategy would enable a better future positioning of the company, he knew that without the appropriate su...Starting at €8.20
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Cyprus (A)
Werker, Eric; Berardi, Sebastian; Elia, Stelios; Muakkassa, Omar; Zumberge, JamesCase HBS-714010-EEconomicsCyprus is a small Mediterranean island located at the cross-roads of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Since its 1974 split, Cyprus has grown real GDP more than fivefold-in large part because of its development as an "international business" center. The country developed a large network of double-taxation-treaties (including some of the most robust agreements with Russia and other ex-Soviet Republics) that allowed it to serve as a tax-efficien...Starting at €8.20
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Cyprus (B)
Werker, Eric; Berardi, Sebastian; Elia, Stelios; Muakkassa, Omar; Zumberge, JamesCase HBS-714011-EEconomicsStarting at €5.74
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Cyprus (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Werker, Eric; Berardi, Sebastian; Elia, Stelios; Muakkassa, Omar; Zumberge, JamesTeaching Note HBS-714012-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 714010 and 714011.Starting at €0.00
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Shandong Linglong Tyre Co.: Greening the Supply Chain - Teaching Note
Yunting Feng; Qinghua Zhu; Ning Su; Stephan VachonTeaching Note IVEY-W29880-EStrategyTeaching note for product W29879.Starting at €0.00
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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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Kaps Foods India Pvt. Ltd.: Data Mismanagement
Ritu Singh; Vinay KalakbandiCase IVEY-9B18D021-EService and Operations ManagementKaps Foods India Private Limited (Kaps), a privately held company, was one of the leading manufacturers of ice cream in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, in Central India. The company’s manufacturing unit had the capacity to produce 20,000 litres of ice cream per day in 65 different stock keeping units. In December 2016, Kaps was dealing with an issue of demand and supply mismatch. Seasonality in the demand of ice cream created an imbalance between demand an...Starting at €8.20
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Shandong Linglong Tyre Co.: Greening the Supply Chain
Yunting Feng; Qinghua Zhu; Ning Su; Stephan VachonCase IVEY-W29879-EStrategyTire manufacturer Linglong initiated its green supply chain management (GSCM) program in 2018. By extending the ongoing green practices from within the organization to external supply chain partners, Linglong developed a green concept based on the entire product life cycle, which involved materials suppliers, equipment suppliers, distributors, and other stakeholders. After a one-year trial, the company saw an opportunity to mitigate the environme...Starting at €8.20