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Polimet
Sagarra R.Case P-900Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe la primera época de una empresa lanzada por dos cientificos. Inician sus actividades en el campo farmacéutico y buscando la beneficios se mueven hacia la cosmética, aprovechando sus fuertes conocimientos científicos. El caso acaba planteando cómo deben organizarse para poder aprovechar las oportunidades que el mercado les ofrece.Starting at €8.20
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Pulma, S.A.
Nueno, Pedro; Sagarra R.Case E-11EntrepreneurshipPulma se encontró con la generación de un nuevo negocio dentro de su organización. Este requería estructurarlo como una empresa autónoma para aprovechar realmente el potencial del nuevo mercado. Fue patética la confrontación con la sólida organización centralizada.Starting at €8.20
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Cerámicas Alcor
Sagarra R.; Weber, Eric; Velilla, ManuelCase ASN-20-EDecision Analysis, StrategyThis case study is about a company that has undergone two changes in administration in a period of fewer than ten years. The new manager has to deal with this complex situation. He gets new funding, hires new staff, makes changes in a factory line to manufacture a new product and opens distribution channels for marketing. With the good results obtained, the manager applies for a bank loan to remodel a second factory line. The students must put th...Starting at €8.20
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Spruce Lawn Farms: The IP Bean Opportunity
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Ron AndersonCase IVEY-9B14N001-EFinanceThe owner/operator of Spruce Lawn Farms, a cash crop farm located near London, Ontario, was thinking of expanding his operation to include identity-preserved soybeans and a grain dryer. The farm had been in operation for 12 years and consisted of 650 acres of owned land with plans to increase this through renting neighbouring fields to 2,000 acres by 2015. Current crops included genetically modified winter wheat, corn and soybeans, but given the ...Starting at €8.20
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Bolster Electronics: Dealing with Dealer Demands
Michael Taylor; Mark B. VandenboschCase IVEY-9B12A050-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingThis B2B case describes a common situation that arises when channel partners gain success and the perceived balance of power shifts from the supplier to the channel. The manager for Bolster Electronics, one of the largest suppliers in Canada of state-of-the-art industrial video equipment for harsh environments, must consider a request from Vickers Industrial Supplies, a regional dealer, to be upgraded from a dealership to a distributor. Vickers w...Starting at €8.20
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Punch Up In the Potash Industry (B): BHP Billiton Ltd.
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Amit JethaniCase IVEY-9B14M031B-EStrategyUralkali, the giant Russian potash producer, decided to stop export sales through the Belarusian Potash Company – an export cartel it had formed with Belaruskali. Uralkali planned to increase potash production and export it independently through its own trading company. This move threatened to reduce global potash prices by up to 25 per cent. Immediately, the stock prices of major potash producers around the world plummeted. This set of three cas...Starting at €5.74
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Tesco's Virtual Store: From South Korea to the United Kingdom
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Alina NastasoiuCase IVEY-9B14A010-EMarketing, StrategyAfter the successful launch of their virtual grocery stores in South Korean metro stations, Tesco UK is trying to determine whether the virtual grocery store concept should be launched in their home market. In order to make this decision, Tesco needs to determine the role of the virtual store(s), the location(s) of the store(s) and the product range. At the same time, Tesco needs to compare the Korean and U.K. markets in order to determine whethe...Starting at €8.20
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Alliance Grain Traders Inc.: Moving Up the Value Chain (B)
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14A043-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategySupplement to 9B14A042.Starting at €5.74