Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Bambooya Corporation
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Emily SaundersCase IVEY-9B08B010-EAccounting and ControlThe sole shareholder of a Newmarket, Ontario, bamboo wholesaler wants to complete all necessary accounting transactions in order to determine the fiscal 2007 results. Students are required to record all opening balances, the necessary transactions, and adjusting and closing entries. The case is a comprehensive one wherein the required transactions involve cash, accounts receivable (including write-offs, recoveries and bad debts), retail inventory...Starting at €8.20
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Adamac Inc. (Spanish version)
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Emily SaundersCase IVEY-9B09BS06Accounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipA shareholder and employee of a small laser and water jet cutting corporation in Toronto, Canada must make decisions regarding expansion, purchase of new equipment, hiring of more personnel and a move to a larger location. Students are expected to 1) complete an industry analysis of the manufacturing industry, including the current economic outlook; 2) perform a thorough company size-up; 3) identify the qualitative pros and cons of each decision;...Starting at €8.20
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Adamac Inc.
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Emily SaundersCase IVEY-9B09B006-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipA shareholder and employee of a small laser and water jet cutting corporation in Toronto, Canada must make decisions regarding expansion, purchase of new equipment, hiring of more personnel and a move to a larger location. Students are expected to 1) complete an industry analysis of the manufacturing industry, including the current economic outlook; 2) perform a thorough company size-up; 3) identify the qualitative pros and cons of each decision;...Starting at €8.20
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Alcan (A): Anticipating Industry Change
Gregory Vit; Johnny Boghossian; Amrita Nain; Karl MooreCase IVEY-9B09M071-EStrategyIn December 2006, Alcan was the second largest producer of aluminum in the world, but the industry was consolidating. The case traces the development of the aluminum industry since World War II to the recent emergence of China as an economic power and the accompanying rise in commodity prices. Alcan had to decide between two offers: to be acquired or to go it alone. The first offer was from Alcoa and the other from Rio Tinto. Alcoa was the world ...Starting at €8.20
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OurPLANE
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Emily SaundersCase IVEY-9B09A022-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingThe president and chief executive officer of a fractional aircraft ownership company based in London, Ontario, must devise a growth strategy and marketing plan for OurPLANE's upcoming year since there is an opportunity to purchase several more aircraft at deeply discounted prices. Students are asked to (1) perform a thorough company size-up, (2) complete an industry analysis of the fractional aircraft ownership industry, (3) analyze competition, ...Starting at €8.20
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Alcan (B): Reacting to the Alcoa Offer
Johnny Boghossian; Karl Moore; Amrita Nain; Gregory VitCase IVEY-9B09N024-EFinance, StrategyIn May 2007, aluminum giant Alcoa announced its intentions to perform a hostile takeover of Alcan. Case B is set at this point and before Rio Tinto was in a position to announce its own offer. Students are asked to perform valuations of Alcan to determine the premium offered by Alcoa, consider the strategies Alcan can employ, and supply the suggestions Alcan managers should provide shareholders.Starting at €5.74