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Niagara Falls Construction Project: Scheduling, Resources, Costs and Bureaucracy
Kenneth J. Klassen; Barry RiddellCase IVEY-9B15D007-EService and Operations ManagementA homeowner and his family finally have an offer on their residence. The terms negotiated with the buyers require the homeowner to build a detached garage on the property before the closing date on August 30, 2013, which is in 16 weeks. The homeowner’s family has also made a conditional offer on another home, and the condition must be removed in two days if they would like to finalize that purchase. Although proficient at construction, the homeow...Starting at €8.20
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Canadian Pacific Railway and the Creation of Shareholder Value (A)
Simon, Jan; Tatay, Santiago; Richards, WilliamCase F-895-EFinance, StrategyBy the end of 2011, Green and the financial markets were informed that the hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management (PSCM), led by founder and CEO Bill Ackman, had increased its share in CPR from 12.4% to 14.2%. Ackman was an "activist" hedge fund manager , known for having made big changes to the boards of the companies that he had invested in as well as having provided his shareholders with handsome returns. In light of this event, Green h...Starting at €8.20
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Cooper Construction Ltd.: Goodman School of Business Expansion Project
Kenneth J. KlassenCase IVEY-9B20D012-EService and Operations ManagementOn April 10, 2018, after his morning meeting about the Goodman School of Business expansion project, the site superintendent for the project realized he should consider reworking the schedule for the remainder of the expansion project. The plan had the renovation work in the main hallways scheduled to be done in fall 2018, but the hallways would be used to access all classrooms during that semester. During classroom changeover times, 1,200+ stude...Starting at €8.20
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Canadian Pacific Railway and the Creation of Shareholder Value (B)
Simon, Jan; Tatay, Santiago; Richards, WilliamCase F-896-EFinance, StrategyBy the end of 2011, it was communicated to Green and the financial markets that the hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management (PSCM), led by founder and CEO Bill Ackman, had increased its share in CPR from 124% to 14´2%. Ackman was an "activist" hedge fund manager , known for having made big changes to the boards of the companies that he had invested in as well as having provided his shareholders with handsome returns. In light of this event...Starting at €5.74