Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Terrell Manufacturing: Buying a Machine
Bhavesh Patel; Vincent PalomboCase IVEY-9B18B015-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipTerrell Manufacturing (Terrell) was a small-scale producer of manifolds in Cleveland, Ohio. In late 2015, one of its clients decided to outsource the manifolds it had been producing in-house and approached Terrell with a proposal: Terrell could buy its equipment and produce the manifolds for the client. Terrell needed to quote a production rate based on the hourly cost of operating the equipment to make the client's manifolds. The rate needed to ...Starting at €8.20
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Apple's iPhone in India: Ringing in New Fortunes
Tulsi JayakumarCase IVEY-9B18M013-EStrategyIn September 2016, Apple prepared to launch a new version of its flagship product, the iPhone 7. The new product, termed “the best, most advanced iPhone ever,” was priced at three times its cost in the U.S. market. However, Apple had witnessed an 18 per cent year-on-year dip in iPhone revenues in the first calendar quarter of 2016, dragging down Apple’s revenues for the first time in 13 years. The leader in the smartphone market was ousted from i...Starting at €8.20
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Building a Backdoor to the iPhone: An Ethical Dilemma
Tulsi Jayakumar; Surya TahoraCase IVEY-9B16M077-EStrategyIn February 2016, Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive officer, challenged a U.S. Federal Court order for Apple to assist the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a case involving suspected international terrorism. The government wanted Apple to provide the FBI with access to encrypted data on an Apple product, the iPhone. Cook's refusal to acquiesce to the government's demands drew strong public debate, pitting the proponents of national securi...Starting at €8.20