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Moving Toward Environmental Sustainability (Spanish version)
Lee, Deishin; Bony, LionelCase HBS-612S13Service and Operations Managementdesign decisions, manufacturing, and supply chain management. The proximate decision point in the case is whether the company should replace the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) material in the arm pads of the Mirra chair. PVC was a highly toxic material to manufacture and dispose of and thus violated the C2C protocol. However, it was the standard material for arm pads and many other parts in the office furniture industry as it was durable, scratch resi...Starting at €8.20
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Joseph Vigneault & The Capital Pool Company Program
Colette Southam; Jeff McDonaldCase IVEY-9B10N013-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceJoseph Vigneault and his entrepreneurial partners wanted to raise $500,000 to pursue a new venture through the purchase of a currently existing company in the $4,000,000-5,000,000 price range. A boutique investment bank introduced them to the features of the Capital Pool Company (CPC) program. Vigneault needed to decide if a CPC was an option that he and his partners should consider. He needed to consider the effect on their ownership stake in th...Starting at €8.20
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Goodwin Wealth Management: An Acquisition Opportunity
Colette Southam; Lisa ConwayCase IVEY-9B08N029-EFinanceOn November 30, 2007, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Goodwin Wealth Management (Goodwin), decided to hire a consultant to make an assessment of his current situation. Recently, several firms had expressed interest in acquiring Goodwin. The CEO knew he would have to decide whether to consider these offers or not very soon in order to avoid a hostile bidding situation. If the CEO did decide to consider an acquisition, he would have to act qui...Starting at €8.20
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Trichromatic West Inc.
Colette Southam; Amin Lalani; Dylan Haggart; Michael White; Sherif GuirgisCase IVEY-9B09N020-EFinanceThe founder of Trichromatic West Inc. (TCW) has decided that he would like to explore the possibility of selling the business he has spent the last 20 years building. The founder has asked a group of students from the Richard Ivey School of Business to help establish a benchmark valuation for TCW against which future offers can be evaluated. In addition, the founder is interested in the team's recommendation for positioning TCW for a potential sa...Starting at €8.20
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Polyface: The Farm of Many Faces, Teaching Note
Lee, DeishinTeaching Note HBS-612054-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 611001.Starting at €0.00
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Cradle-to-Cradle Design at Herman Miller: Moving Toward Environmental Sustainability, Teaching Note
Lee, DeishinTeaching Note HBS-609013-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for [607003].Starting at €0.00
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Coinorb: An Initial Coin Offering to Launch A Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange - Teaching Note
Rand Low; Colette Southam; Matthew WinklerTeaching Note IVEY-W29723-EFinanceTeaching note for product W29722.Starting at €0.00
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Pixonix Inc. - Addressing Currency Exposure
Colette Southam; Karim MoolaniCase IVEY-9B08N013-EFinance, Knowledge and Communication, StrategyThe chief financial officer of Pixonix Inc. is trying to decide if she should hedge, given the current strength of the Canadian dollar. Her company licenses proprietary software through a U.S. company that will cost $7.5 million in three months time. TheStarting at €8.20
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Leveraged Buyout (LBO) of BCE Inc.: Hedging Currency Risk
Colette Southam; Ahsen Amir-Ali; Samir MeghjiCase IVEY-9B08N023-EFinance, StrategyIn 2007, an analyst in the derivatives group of investment bank Grenfeld & Co. was asked to devise a hedging strategy for Providence Equity Partners (Providence) in Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE Inc.). Providence was based in the United States and any strategy would involve significant foreign exchange rate risk due to the conversion of returns into U.S. dollars. The analyst needed to consider several long-term hedging strategies that Grenfeld & C...Starting at €8.20
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Acpana Business Systems Inc.: Effect of Currency Exposure on Revenue
Colette Southam; Robert SchenkelCase IVEY-9B11N010-EFinanceThe vice president of operations for Acpana Business Systems Inc., a Canadian software development and backup-as-a-service provider located in Toronto, Canada, is concerned that the recent appreciation of the Canadian dollar is significantly affecting Acpana’s revenue and undermining the company’s organic growth. The case focuses on understanding and quantifying the risks associated with exchange rate fluctuation and its impact on a firm’s revenu...Starting at €8.20