Ivey Business School (Canada)
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1-888-Junk-Van
Derrick Neufeld; Liliana Lopez JimenezCase IVEY-9B11E025-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementThe case describes the selection of an information technology (IT) product to support the operations of 1-888-Junk-Van, a small waste-collection business. Marcus Kingo, the business owner, has five alternatives from which to choose: a database upgrade, contracting out development of a new software application, using Google Docs, using an online tool framed as Platform as a Service (PaaS), or implementing a small-business enterprise resource-plann...Starting at €8.20
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1-888-Junk-Van (Spanish version)
Derrick Neufeld; Liliana Lopez JimenezCase IVEY-9B11ES025Entrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementThe case describes the selection of an information technology (IT) product to support the operations of 1-888-Junk-Van, a small waste-collection business. Marcus Kingo, the business owner, has five alternatives from which to choose: a database upgrade, contracting out development of a new software application, using Google Docs, using an online tool framed as Platform as a Service (PaaS), or implementing a small-business enterprise resource-plann...Starting at €8.20
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RollUP Solutions Incorporated: Going to Market
Ian Dunn; Eleni PetrouCase IVEY-9B18A044-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn early July 2017, the shareholders of RollUP Solutions Incorporated (RollUP), a social enterprise in London, Ontario, had just received great news about a partnership with Goodwill Industries International Inc. that would result in process efficienciesStarting at €8.20
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HTT Supercar
Derrick Neufeld; Liliana Lopez JimenezCase IVEY-9B12E001-EEntrepreneurship, Information TechnologiesThe case focuses on HTT, a small Canadian automotive manufacturer working in the highly specialized niche of supercars. HTT was only three months away from finishing the design stage of its vehicle, the Pléthore, and had to make decisions regarding the production stage. Among them, the company needed to decide how it would support its value chain processes with information technology (IT). However, a detailed set of requirements for an IT system ...Starting at €8.20
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Master Decker: Expansion Opportunities
Eleni Petrou; Ian DunnCase IVEY-9B18B010-EAccounting and ControlIn May 2017, the owner and operator of Master Decker, a deck restoration business, had an opportunity to expand his business by adding to the company’s current service offerings. His three expansion alternatives were offering deck building, marketing an exclusive line of stains, and manufacturing deck cleaning chemicals. He planned to analyze the costs and benefits of each alternative. He wanted to continue growing the business but wondered which...Starting at €8.20