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Pricing at Vocram Airways (A)
Fredrik Odegaard; John G. WilsonCase IVEY-9B13E013-ECorporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipIn 2010, the owner of a small air-passenger firm transports individuals and small groups to remote waterfront regions. The business serves two types of customers: private and public. The private customers can afford to pay more, while the public customers’ budget constraints limit what they can pay. The owner wants to set a single price that will maximize his expected revenue across both customer groups. A constraining factor is the plane’s limit...Starting at €8.20
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Kimpton Hotels - Setting Prices on Priceline (A)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. Wilson; Joel ReadCase IVEY-9B09E027-EDecision Analysis, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn June 2008, the Kimpton Hotels' area director of revenue management (director) for Washington, D.C. was trying to process the most recent customer information report from Priceline.com (Priceline). In an attempt to improve revenues during periods of lowStarting at €8.20
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Pricing at Vocram Airways (B)
Fredrik Odegaard; John G. WilsonCase IVEY-9B13E014-ECorporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipThis is a supplement to 9B13E013.Starting at €5.74
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Kimpton Hotels — Setting Prices on Priceline (C)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. Wilson; Joel ReadCase IVEY-9B09E029-ECorporate Governance, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementThe Kimpton Hotels' area director of revenue management (director) for Washington, D.C. was excited about using Priceline.com to help fill rooms on some of Kimpton's low-demand weekends. He estimated the coming weeks' demand across three rate classes and across three lengths of stay (LOS), and he wanted to make sure he did not use Priceline.com too aggressively by releasing too many rooms onto the site.Starting at €5.74
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Cells For Life (B)
John G. Wilson; Robert Young; Georg Oppitz; Wayne Hoy; David BassinCase IVEY-9B09E011-ECorporate Governance, Service and Operations ManagementA biotech company receives umbilical cells for processing. A number of operational improvements are being considered in order to maintain the company's position and reputation in the market. Information on expected delivery dates is known. However, there is a great uncertainty around these dates. The company needs to take account of this variability when arranging for staffing.Starting at €5.74
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OLGC Finds Its Match (B)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. WilsonCase IVEY-9B09E015-ECorporate Governance, Service and Operations ManagementThis supplement to OLGC Finds Its Match (A), product # 9B09E014, summarizes the results from a series of bets and provides the email response from the game provider following the discontinuation of this particular game.Starting at €5.74
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Bank of America (A) (Spanish version)
Thomke, Stefan; Nimgade, AshokCase HBS-606S31Service and Operations ManagementDescribe cómo Bank of America es la creación de un sistema para la innovación de productos y servicios en su negocio de banca minorista. Se hace hincapié en el papel de la experimentación en algunos "laboratorios" de dos docenas de la vida real que sirven como plenamente operativos sucursales bancarias y como sitios para probar nuevas ideas y conceptos. Se centra en: 1) cómo aprender de la experimentación puede ser maximizada; 2) sistemas de ince...Starting at €8.20
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Burroughs Wellcome and AZT (A) (Spanish version)
Emmons, Willis M.; Nimgade, AshokCase HBS-707S25EconomicsThis case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details. Burroughs Wellcome Co., developer of AZT, the first drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), finds itself under siege in September 1989 by AIDS acti...Starting at €8.20
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Ferrari
Thomke, Stefan; Corsi, Elena; Nimgade, AshokCase HBS-618047-EKnowledge and CommunicationFerrari is among the world's most powerful brands but how the company operates has remained mysterious. The case reveals the inner workings of the company - the Ferrari Way - from the way it designs, produces, and markets its cars, to how its leadership team is driving future growth. Central to Ferrari's strategy is its response to disruptive changes in the automotive industry and their impact on the company's products and brand.Starting at €8.20
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Ferrari (Spanish version)
Thomke, Stefan; Corsi, Elena; Nimgade, AshokCase HBS-619S07StrategyFerrari is among the world's most powerful brands but how the company operates has remained mysterious. The case reveals the inner workings of the company - the Ferrari Way - from the way it designs, produces, and markets its cars, to how its leadership team is driving future growth. Central to Ferrari's strategy is its response to disruptive changes in the automotive industry and their impact on the company's products and brand.Starting at €8.20