Ivey Business School (Canada)
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For the Love of Good Food: The pLateTrace Project (A)
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Andrea Jang; Rebecca LiuCase IVEY-9B09E006-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Marketing, StrategyVineland Research and Innovation Center, a not-for-profit organization looking to work with the Ontario local food industry, has requested two researchers to analyze the local food business landscape and propose a technology-driven solution that connects farmers in the Niagara region with buyers in Toronto. The case illustrates the challenges faced by each stakeholder in the local food supply chain, and allows students to analyze the farming and ...Starting at €8.20
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For the Love of Good Food: The pLateTrace Project (B)
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Andrea Jang; Rebecca LiuCase IVEY-9B09E007-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Marketing, StrategyThis (B) case to For the Love of Good Food: The pLateTrace Project (A), product #9B09E006, allows students to synthesize their findings and assessments from the (A) case to recommend a viable, financially sustainable technology-based solution that generates long-term benefits for the multiple parties who would be involved. Given the current focus on local food and environmental responsibility, pLateTrace is a very relevant case that raises awaren...Starting at €5.74
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Scenic Floral Inc.: Growing a Start-Up
Susan J. Van Weelden; Laurie George Busuttil; Emma Vander PloegCase IVEY-9B21M015-EStrategyIn May 2020, Scenic Floral Inc. (Scenic), a Beamsville, Ontario start-up that sourced fresh cut flowers from Colombian farms and the Niagara Peninsula, was aggressively looking to expand the business. The company’s Mother’s Day sales had started out very slowly in 2020 as the floral industry in Canada and worldwide began to recover from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While a flurry of last-minute orders from Scenic’s two largest customers m...Starting at €8.20
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Nuway Software: Making the New Way Sustainable
Susan J. Van Weelden; Laurie George BusuttilCase IVEY-9B20M104-EStrategyNuway Software (Nuway) specialized in custom mobile software. While it had procured many contracts over its 15 year history, mostly for the less than truckload and courier sectors of the transportation industry, by the beginning of 2020, it had not foundStarting at €8.20