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Husky Injection Molding Systems (Spanish version)
Rivkin, Jan W.Case HBS-706S18StrategyHusky, a Canadian maker of injection molding systems, has established an enviable position in the market for plastics processing equipment. The company builds the highest performance systems in the business and charges a hefty premium for them. Husky is enjoying robust growth and record profits in 1996 when competitors attack its core markets. As financial results deteriorate rapidly, founder and CEO Robert Schad must decide how to defend Husky's...Starting at €8.20
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Dudley, Dentists and Design: A 3D Disruption Dilemma
Glenn Brophey; Evan StubbertCase IVEY-9B15M061-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe managing partner of Proto3000, a 10-year-old 3D Printing services and supply firm, was both gratified by the recent explosion of popular media coverage of 3D Printing that was certain to bring his firm additional opportunities, and concerned as to how his company could maintain their broad leadership position as new competitors began to join the fray. As the managing partner began thinking about what to do next, he wondered whether he should ...Starting at €8.20
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A Project Dilemma at Canadian Shield Insurance
Glenn Brophey; Cristobal Sanchez-Rodriguez; Derek Stacey; David HemsworthCase IVEY-9B11E010-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIn market-leading firms, software development is often undertaken by in-house teams to address specific information systems (IS) needs — in part because nothing that fits specific needs is commercially available. These projects often end up taking longer than planned and exceeding ever-growing budgets.In this case, in-house software development of an information system for Canadian Shield Insurance was finally nearing completion (over budget and ...Starting at €8.20
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Husky Injection Molding Systems
Rivkin, Jan W.Case HBS-799157-EStrategyHusky, a Canadian maker of injection molding systems, has established an enviable position in the market for plastics processing equipment. The company builds the highest performance systems in the business and charges a hefty premium for them. Husky is enjoying robust growth and record profits in 1996 when competitors attack its core markets. As financial results deteriorate rapidly, founder and CEO Robert Schad must decide how to defend Husky's...Starting at €8.20