Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Dicore International
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Robert BremnerCase IVEY-9B14B007-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyDicore, the third largest supplier of drilling services in the world, must increase its profitability. To do so, the executive committee is considering an expansion into the southwestern United States. The senior vice-president and general manager must create a plan that outlines whether or not Dicore should enter the southwest drilling market and, if so, if it should enter this market organically or through an acquisition.Starting at €8.20
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Northern Drilling Inc.: The Mond Nickel Contract Decision - A Tactical Dilemma in a Growth Strategy (Spanish version)
Michael Taylor; Robert BremnerCase IVEY-9B12AS038Marketing, StrategyNorthern Drilling Inc., an exploration diamond-drilling contractor, has been asked to tender a bid for a lucrative, highly complex contract with Mond Nickel. Northern has no drills or crew currently available to work on the contract, which requires experienced drillers. Compounding the issue is a shortage of skilled labour in the industry. At the same time, Northern's biggest client, Noranda Nickel, is seeing poor geological results on a job in t...Starting at €8.20
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BusBoard Prototype Systems Ltd.: Making Sense of Foreign Exchange
Brian Lane; Craig WilsonCase IVEY-9B20N020-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyBusBoard Prototype Systems Ltd. (BusBoard), a company based in Calgary, Alberta, that designed and manufactured printed circuit boards targeted at the electronics hobbyist market, managed foreign-currency transactions on a transaction-by-transaction basis. The company’s general manager had been buying and selling CAD and USD while attempting to maximize the company’s value, timing transactions based on previous experience and professional judgmen...Starting at €8.20
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Northern Drilling Inc.: The Mond Nickel Contract Decision - A Tactical Dilemma in a Growth Strategy
Michael Taylor; Robert BremnerCase IVEY-9B12A038-EMarketing, StrategyNorthern Drilling Inc., an exploration diamond-drilling contractor, has been asked to tender a bid for a lucrative, highly complex contract with Mond Nickel. Northern has no drills or crew currently available to work on the contract, which requires experienced drillers. Compounding the issue is a shortage of skilled labour in the industry. At the same time, Northern's biggest client, Noranda Nickel, is seeing poor geological results on a job in t...Starting at €8.20