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Unilever: Combatting Global Food Waste
Drake, David; Hammond, Janice H.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-615040-EService and Operations ManagementThe global consumer goods company Unilever was on pace to hit a number of aggressive targets by 2020 as part of the Unilever Sustainable Living Project, including a goal to halve the waste associated with the disposal of its products. Unilever's Chief Supply Chain Officer Pier Luigi Sigismondi and his team were working towards this goal and had chosen to first focus on three key areas-sugar, tomatoes, and tea-and had analyzed where in the 'farm t...Starting at €8.20
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Ekal Vidyalaya: Education for Rural India
Drake, David; Bhattacharya, Namrata; Godbole, Pooja; Saigal, AmritaCase HBS-617021-EService and Operations ManagementBy examining Ekal Vidyalaya (Ekal), a non-profit network of schools in India, this case focuses on the classic challenge faced by organizations that grow through replication (e.g., McDonald's, Whole Foods, Wal-Mart): how can they continue to drive growth when their well of attractive locations begins to dry? In 1986, a group of social entrepreneurs reimagined education in India, developing a low-cost, "one-teacher school" model to provide educati...Starting at €8.20
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Evolko Systems: COVID-19 Pandemic and Business Model Pivot - Teaching Note
Vania Sakelaris; Bhagwati Prasad; Michele McGowan; Aishwarya Athanikar; Sheetal Sippy; Bhairavi TamhankarTeaching Note IVEY-W25232-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product W25231.Starting at €0.00
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Evolko Systems: COVID-19 Pandemic and Business Model Pivot
Vania Sakelaris; Bhagwati Prasad; Michele McGowan; Aishwarya Athanikar; Sheetal Sippy; Bhairavi TamhankarCase IVEY-W25231-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn March 2020, Evolko Systems Private Limited encountered several strategic and operational effects resulting from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The private health care technology company, which was based in California, United States, used artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide products and services to India’s health care market. The company’s chief executive officer had to mitigate risk from the pandemic using his compa...Starting at €8.20