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General Motors: Supplier Selection for Innovation
Tingting Yan; Hubert Pun; Melissa Srock; James Preslar; Kate Plegue; Jilianna MeldrumCase IVEY-9B17D006-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn February 2017, a purchasing manager for General Motors Company (GM) needed to come up with a sourcing proposal to source e-boost modules, which were required to support the enhanced 2020 Chevrolet Bolt Electric Vehicle and the new 2020 Chevrolet Bolt AStarting at €8.20
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ChemBright, Inc. (Spanish Version)
Hammond, Janice H.Case HBS-604S11Service and Operations ManagementChemBright es una pequeña empresa de nueva creación dedicada a la fabricación de productos químicos de uso doméstico de marca privada. La compañía vende sus productos a cadenas de supermercados en el área de Nueva Inglaterra. Su estrategia se basa en una ventaja de costos basado en la logística significativos. Las decisiones de los casos primarios son: 1) cómo la empresa debe responder a una guerra de precios iniciada por un fuerte competidor, y ...Starting at €8.20
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Unilever: Combatting Global Food Waste
Drake, David; Hammond, Janice H.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-615040-EService and Operations ManagementThe global consumer goods company Unilever was on pace to hit a number of aggressive targets by 2020 as part of the Unilever Sustainable Living Project, including a goal to halve the waste associated with the disposal of its products. Unilever's Chief Supply Chain Officer Pier Luigi Sigismondi and his team were working towards this goal and had chosen to first focus on three key areas-sugar, tomatoes, and tea-and had analyzed where in the 'farm t...Starting at €8.20
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Suning.com: Managing the Challenges of Expansion - Teaching Note
Yan Zhu; Jing Chen; Hubert PunTeaching Note IVEY-W27155-EStrategyTeaching note for product W27154.Starting at €0.00
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Chris Lee’s Investment Plan
Hubert Pun; Lana RaoCase IVEY-9B15E007-ECorporate GovernanceIn December 2012, a young worker in Toronto wants to invest $50,000 savings. He needs to decide the equity portfolio that will result in the lowest risk at the best possible return on his investment. In particular, he is looking to invest in Wal-Mart, IBM, Apple, Chevron and Amazon, all large U.S. corporations that have weathered the recent economic crisis and show growth potential for the future. He remembers learning about using efficient front...Starting at €8.20
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NorthCentral Bank: Navigating the Challenges of Fintechs, Neobanks, and Cryptocurrencies
Hubert Pun; Felipe Restrepo; Dollar LuoCase IVEY-W33866-EFinance, Information TechnologiesJonathan Gray, the head of Digital Assets at NorthCentral Bank, was tasked with deciding how the bank should approach the growing demand for cryptocurrency (crypto) investment products and services. As the fintech industry continued to grow rapidly and younger digital consumers expressed a desire for crypto-friendly products, the bank had to decide how to proceed. Gray considered three options: maintaining the status quo and not offering crypto p...Starting at €8.20
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African American Inequality in the United States
Hammond, Janice H.; Massey, A. Kamau; Garza, MayraCase HBS-620046-EKnowledge and CommunicationEducators and students can access this "African American Inequality" note for free. You can obtain the download here: https://hbsp.harvard.edu/tu/3ea60564 This note describes how historical and on-going policies and practices that discriminate against African Americans led to present-day inequality. Topics include slavery, segregation, Jim Crow laws, "black codes," and policies and practices relating to criminal justice, housing, and education.Starting at €8.20
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General Motors: “Electrification” Capacity Constraints
Tingting Yan; Hubert Pun; Melissa Srock; James Preslar; Kate Plegue; Jillanna MeldrumCase IVEY-9B20D007-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn mid-2018, a supply constraint analyst at General Motors (GM) was working on two electric vehicles: the Chevrolet Bolt EV for the US market and a similar Buick model to be marketed in China. GM had chosen to work with only one supplier for the vehicles’Starting at €8.20
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Sport Obermeyer Ltd. (Spanish version)
Hammond, Janice H.; Raman, AnanthCase HBS-604S13Service and Operations ManagementThe case describes operations at a skiwear design and merchandising company and its supply partner. Introduces production planning for short-life-cycle products with uncertain demand and allows students to analyze a reduced version of the company's production planning problem. In addition, it provides details about information and material flows that allow students to make recommendations for operational improvements, including comparisons betwee...Starting at €8.20
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Lucas Wang: Stop-Loss Strategy
Hubert Pun; Hongmei SunCase IVEY-9B16E023-ECorporate GovernanceOn February 29, 2016, an investor, who was a business school graduate, purchased one share of Tesla Motors, Inc. stock for $191.93. In doing so, the investor wondered what trading strategy should be followed over the next six months to maximize returns while minimizing risk. In choosing a strategy, he wanted to make good use of the knowledge gained from his financial analytics classes. To that end, he did not know if he should choose a buy and ho...Starting at €8.20