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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Bill Ackman's Big Short of Herbalife
Vandebroek, Tom; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Simon, JanCase SM-1611-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyThis case describes how hedge fund activist Bill Ackman took a $1 billion short position on the shares of the nutrition company Herbalife. Ackman is convinced that Herbalife's business model is essentially a pyramid scheme, rendering it unsustainable as well as illegal. The case describes his arguments and the evidence he builds on. Other hedge fund titans soon took the opposite position on Herbalife, possibly because they fundamentally disagree ...Starting at €8.20
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Netscape: Simulation Techniques for Company Valuation
de Santiago, RafaelCase AD-351-EDecision Analysis, FinanceThis case illustrates an approach to company valuation that is widely used throughout the finance industry. The focus, however, is not on valuation itself but rather on Monte Carlo simulation techniques.Starting at €8.20
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Tamklaan Medical Center
de Santiago, Rafael; Geren, BradleyCase AD-321-EService and Operations ManagementThis case deals with allocation of shifts corresponding to Emergency Department doctors in a hopital. The challenge lies in the fact that the assignment has to take into account legal constriants, as well as hospital policy constraints. The case shows how to automate such a process, reducing the manager's work load from 30 hours to less than 2.Starting at €8.20