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Kimpton Hotels - Setting Prices on Priceline (A)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. Wilson; Joel ReadCase IVEY-9B09E027-EDecision Analysis, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn June 2008, the Kimpton Hotels' area director of revenue management (director) for Washington, D.C. was trying to process the most recent customer information report from Priceline.com (Priceline). In an attempt to improve revenues during periods of lowStarting at €8.20
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Kimpton Hotels — Setting Prices on Priceline (C)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. Wilson; Joel ReadCase IVEY-9B09E029-ECorporate Governance, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementThe Kimpton Hotels' area director of revenue management (director) for Washington, D.C. was excited about using Priceline.com to help fill rooms on some of Kimpton's low-demand weekends. He estimated the coming weeks' demand across three rate classes and across three lengths of stay (LOS), and he wanted to make sure he did not use Priceline.com too aggressively by releasing too many rooms onto the site.Starting at €5.74
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Winnan Metal: Fulfilling the Dream
Kerr, William R.; Sharpe, Jim; Weber, JamesCase HBS-815104-EEntrepreneurshipNeil Kashyap and Neil Lombardo (HBS '08) acquired Winnan Metal, Inc., a metal fabrication shop, after raising a search fund and an 11 month search to fulfill their dreams of becoming business owners. Two weeks after they took control of the company, Winnan's largest customer (60% of company revenues) threatened to take its business elsewhere. One year later, they had regained the respect of their customers and won the trust of their employees to ...Starting at €8.20
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Elasto Therm: The Next Step
Sharpe, Jim; Weber, JamesCase HBS-813030-EEntrepreneurshipJulia and Nate Burstein were living their dream running their own business and balancing the demands between their work and family obligations while creating a company that was responsive to their employees' and their customers' needs. The Bursteins had joined a large multinational manufacturing company after receiving their MBAs from HBS, but soon left to join Julia's family plastics business. After the business was sold, they struck out on thei...Starting at €8.20
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Wayne Ferrari: iAutomation at a Crossroads
Sharpe, Jim; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-813120-EEntrepreneurshipWayne Ferrari has bridged the gap between being an independent entrepreneur and a "professional manager." After selling his business to a Private Equity (PE) firm, Ferrari takes on the role of CEO and with their support implements a roll-up strategy to attain growth through acquisition in the mechanical controls distribution industry. Ferrari received support from the PE firm in negotiating and financing acquisitions but faced the challenging tas...Starting at €8.20
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Wayne Ferrari: iAutomation at a Crossroads, Teaching Note
Sharpe, Jim; Norris, MichaelTeaching Note HBS-813126-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for 813120.Starting at €0.00
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Elasto Therm: The Next Step, Teaching Note
Sharpe, JimTeaching Note HBS-813132-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for 813030.Starting at €0.00
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The University of Wyoming Men’s Basketball Team
John G. Wilson; Craig SorochukCase IVEY-9B11E034-ECorporate Governance, MarketingAt the University of Wyoming, home games played by the men’s basketball team generated significant revenues for the athletics department through ticket and concession sales. With the 2009-2010 season ending, it was time to forecast revenues for the upcoming season. Even though ticket prices were already set, providing a revenue forecast was difficult, as the schedule of home games for the 2010-2011 season was not yet known, and both ticket and co...Starting at €8.20
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Space Shuttle
John G. Wilson; Chris K. AndersonCase IVEY-9B09E009-ECorporate GovernanceAfter the successful Apollo series NASA formulated a new vision for the space program, incorporating a space station and guaranteeing routine access to space via a reusable space shuttle. In 1986, the space shuttle design included two solid-rocket launchers which required the use of O-rings to seal the joints. After each launch the launchers were retrieved, inspected and possibly reused if they did not display evidence of O-ring distress. The spa...Starting at €8.20
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Kimpton Hotels — Setting Prices on Priceline (B)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. Wilson; Joel ReadCase IVEY-9B09E028-ECorporate Governance, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn June 2008, the Kimpton Hotels' area director of revenue management (director) for Washington, D.C. finished creating a pricing strategy that would determine the optimal posted price for rooms in the Washington, D. C. hotel as well as the number of rooms that should be provided to Priceline.com. He realized there was even more potential to gain revenue by posting more than one price; however, this would add further complexity into the strategy ...Starting at €5.74