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Waypoint: Reinventing Single Family Home Rental - Teaching note
Foster G; Hoyt DTeaching Note SGSB-E467TN-EEntrepreneurshipIn early 2009, following the collapse of the housing market, Doug Brien and Colin Wiel began buying single family homes (SFH) to renovate and rent. SFH rental had previously been a mom-and-pop business due to scaling difficulties—buying and managing large properties such as apartment complexes was well suited to institutional investors, but no one had solved the problem of buying and managing large numbers of relatively inexpensive SFHs. Brien a...Starting at €0.00
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Sorenson Research Co. (Abridged) (Spanish Version)
Wheelwright, Steven C.; Crocker, GaryCase HBS-603S26Service and Operations ManagementPresenta los problemas que enfrenta un alto volumen, alto margen (pero ligero) productos médicos de negocios. La compañía está tratando de mejorar su control de inventario para reducir la inversión en inventarios y mejorar el servicio. El sistema de inventario multi-sitio actual se ha descrito y se presentan las principales alternativas para mejorar o sustituirlo.Starting at €8.20
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Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker (A) (Spanish version)
Snow, Daniel C.; Wheelwright, Steven C.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-607S43Service and Operations ManagementScharffen Berger, a premium brand chocolate, is growing rapidly and must decide where and when to add capacity in the production line and with what technology. The company must consider the demands of marketing, the impact on quality and reputation, and the economics of alternative approaches to increasing output in both the short term and long term. Provides an opportunity for students to examine the existing process technology and flow, to unde...Starting at €8.20
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The Morrison Company (Spanish version)
Wheelwright, Steven C.; Myers, Paul S.Case HBS-413S16Service and Operations ManagementThe Morrison Company develops and manufactures radio frequency identification tags (RFID) known as "smart labels" for the retail and pharmaceutical industries. RFID technology is a fast-growing and increasingly competitive industry. Sales have risen dramatically over the past year and production levels have had to increase to meet monthly and quarterly shipping targets. However, the increase has exacerbated existing manufacturing problems and has...Starting at €8.20
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Quirky: A Business Based on Making Invention Accessible
Marks M; Hoyt DCase SGSB-GS84-EService and Operations ManagementBen Kaufman founded Quirky in 2009 to enable anyone with a product idea to access an online network of people to help evaluate and improve the idea, and potentially bring it to market. By the end of 2012, Quirky was shipping 74 products, and had many more in development. Its products were sold in 35,000 stores worldwide. Each week, the company took three products into the research and development process, out of more than 1,000 submitted onlin...Starting at €8.20
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Enterprise Risk Management at Hydro One (B): How Risky Are Smart Meters, Teaching Note
Mikes, Anette; Migdal, AmramTeaching Note HBS-114101-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for case 112073.Starting at €0.00
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Aston Martin: A Second Century of Performance and Luxury
Krishnan, Vish V.; Lakhani, Karim R.; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-617033-EStrategyFollowing the March 2016 launch of DB11, Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd.'s first new sports car platform in over a decade, the case discusses the future strategy of the famed British luxury auto manufacturer. Since its founding in 1902, Aston Martin's has been characterized by leading automotive design of bespoke luxury vehicles. In 2016, CEO Andy Palmer faced decisions about the company's future direction in an automotive industry in the midst of a di...Starting at €8.20
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Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment
Gandhi, Vikram; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin Lindsay; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-318003-EFinanceThis case examines Blue Haven Initiative (BHI), an impact investing fund and family office, and one of its investments, PEGAfrica (PEG). BHI founder Liesel Pritzker Simmons' motivations for using her family wealth to start a family office focused on impacStarting at €8.20
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Facebook Confronts a Crisis of Trust
George, William W.; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-318145-EKnowledge and CommunicationStarting at €8.20
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Pathfinder Capital
Sahlman, William A.; Janower, AndrewCase HBS-396067-EEntrepreneurshipTwo former consultants have raised a search fund and are looking for a company to buy and run. After eight months of looking at deals, they have just signed a letter of intent to buy the second largest book retail chain in Canada in a turnaround situation. They must now decide whether to go through with the deal and, if so, how to raise the necessary financing.Starting at €8.20