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Little Short Stop: Creating Strategy for a Shifting Industry
Meredith Woodwark; Karin Schnarr; Gerry BesCase IVEY-9B20M076-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn early 2019, the general manager of Little Short Stop Stores, a chain of local, family-owned convenience stores in southwestern Ontario, Canada, was projecting a loss for that year. The loss was due in part to a provincial minimum wage increase to CA$14.00 that came into effect on January 1, 2018, increased from $11.60 in 2017 and $11.40 in 2016. Before this change, the store chain had been exceeding the average industry growth rate by 5 per ce...Starting at €8.20
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Williams Coffee Pub: The Franchising Opportunity
Gregory S. Zaric; Hui ZhangCase IVEY-9B07E020-ECorporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipAn entrepreneur is looking for business opportunities since she immigrated to London, Ontario. She has come across a franchising opportunity with Williams Coffee Pub (WCP). The promotional material for WCP indicates that annual sales for a typical restaurant can be up to $1,700,000 with a profit margin of 17.5 per cent. This business opportunity seems very attractive, however, she must do some additional investigation. The purpose of this case is...Starting at €8.20
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Gold Claim at Sturgeon Lake
Peter C. Bell; Gregory S. ZaricCase IVEY-9B09E018-ECorporate GovernanceAWARD WINNING CASE: 2009 INFORMS Case and Teaching Materials Competition, 3rd place. A freelance geologist was asked for advice regarding two mining claims to property on Sturgeon Lake, near Thunder Bay, Ontario. Specifically, he was asked if there was enough gold on the property to pursue an economically feasible mining opportunity. The geologist determined that an analytical approach would best aid the analysis of the multiple factors he would ...Starting at €8.20
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Radiation Treatment Machine Capacity Planning at Cancer Care Ontario
Jonathan Wang; Gregory S. ZaricCase IVEY-9B15E014-ECorporate GovernanceA planning analyst at Cancer Care Ontario has been tasked to recommend a strategy for allocating new linear accelerator capacity to the province’s cancer treatment centres over a five-year period. Because the introduction of additional capacity requires the investment of capital resources and long implementation timelines, accurate and timely predictions are critical to the treatment of cancer patients. The planning analyst needs to devise an all...Starting at €8.20
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Pulling the Goalie in Hockey
Gregory S. Zaric; Michael LeffCase IVEY-9B08E001-ECorporate GovernanceThe assistant coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, had just seen the team lose. In order to increase their chance of scoring, they had added a sixth offensive skater to the ice by sending their goaltender to the bench (known as pulling the goalie) in the last 60 seconds of the game. Doing this did not give the team an advantage, in fact, a member of the opposite team was able to shoot the puck into the unguarded net, which cost the Leafs the game. T...Starting at €8.20
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Western Day Care Centre: The Emery Street Expansion
Gregory S. Zaric; Xu ChenCase IVEY-9B08E006-ECorporate GovernanceIn May 2008, the business manager at Western Day Care Centre (WDCC) was considering expanding the company's services at its Emery Street location. WDCC was currently running at full capacity with a continuously growing waiting list and demand for day care services was increasing. The business manager was evaluating the financial feasibility of renovating the first-floor gymnasium and converting it into a classroom. Incorporating the care requirem...Starting at €8.20
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City Furniture and Mattress
W. Glenn Rowe; Bobby Singh-Randhawa; Karin SchnarrCase IVEY-9B11M102-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe majority owner and general manager of City Furniture and Mattress (CFM) needed to make several decisions that would determine the company’s strategy. CFM had continued to grow in terms of sales, but the general manager and his father, also an owner and manager at CFM, were concerned with profitability and the increasing competition from local and big-box stores. The general manager looked at several options including capital investment, expan...Starting at €8.20
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Organizational Transformation at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Anne Snowdon; Karin Schnarr; Alexander KunschCase IVEY-9B14M083-EStrategyIn 1997, the Ontario Health Services Restructuring Committee mandated the merger of four facilities that treated patients with mental health and addiction issues to create what was later named the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. This new centre, to be situated in Toronto, would provide support and clinical care to those suffering from illnesses such as schizophrenia, anxiety and mood disorders, as well as substance addictions. In 1999, th...Starting at €8.20
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MacPhie & Company: The Growth Imperative
Karin Schnarr; David KunschCase IVEY-9B16M133-EStrategyIn March 2015, consulting firm MacPhie & Company was at a crossroads. Founded in 2004 in Toronto, Ontario, the company offered consulting services related to strategy development, marketing and communications, reputation management, and branding. MacPhie & Company maintained an entrepreneurial culture that fostered innovation and continual learning, while ensuring that all client projects followed the MacPhie Way.” Although MacPhie & Company had ...Starting at €8.20
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The Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club: Skating into the Future
Karin Schnarr; Mathew Krizmanich; Chelsea LeeCase IVEY-9B16M160-EStrategyIn 2015, the chief operating officer of the Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club had to consider short- and long-term options to maintain and increase the success of the organization. Given its strong community support, the Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club was in the enviable position of having an 800-person waiting list for season tickets; however, this scenario caused a perception that games were always sold out, which discouraged a new generation of fan...Starting at €8.20