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Practice Fusion - Teaching note
Chess, R; Kissick, RTeaching Note SGSB-E589TN-EEntrepreneurshipCentered on Practice Fusion, a free web-based electronic health record (EHR) company based in San Francisco, the Practice Fusion case examines the rapid growth of EHR systems in the United States from 2009 to 2014. The case discusses the challenges associated with adopting an EHR system (also referred to as an electronic medical record [EMR] system) from the standpoint of health care providers, both large and small. It also examines the benefit...Starting at €0.00
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Bei Capelli (A)
David Wood; V. Joseph CompeauCase IVEY-9B11M087-EAccounting and Control, StrategyIt was early December 2010 and a newly formed team of analysts and consultants at Kristoffer Consulting was preparing to complete its report for Bei Capelli, an Indianapolis-based hair salon catering to middle-class women. The co-owners felt that Bei Capelli had reached capacity at its current location, and wanted to develop a strategy to pursue future growth. Kristoffer Consulting was looking at growth strategies including franchising, new locat...Starting at €8.20
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Benevento Foods: When the Rubber Hits the Dough
David Wood; Stephan Vachon; Micheline SinghCase IVEY-9B15D014-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyFor the past 30 years, the president of Benevento Foods, a food processor located in northern New York State, has overseen unprecedented growth. In June 2014, the family-owned company has 90 full-time employees and provides baking mixes and bases to both small stand-alone bakeries and national grocery chains across the United States. It has plans to expand distribution to Mexico and Japan and to develop new product lines, especially for gluten-fr...Starting at €8.20
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Bei Capelli (B)
David Wood; V. Joseph CompeauCase IVEY-9B11M088-EAccounting and Control, StrategyThis case is a supplement to Bei Capelli (A).Starting at €5.74
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Novartis’ Gilenya: Navigating the Interplay Between Drug Innovation, Pricing, and Reimbursement in Different Countries’ Health Care Systems - Teaching Note
Chess, R; Luthre, JTeaching Note SGSB-E489TN-EEntrepreneurshipInternational healthcare and reimbursement systems underwent a radical transformation in the 2000s, resulting from growing financial pressures incited by economic depression and a steady rise in healthcare spending. This phenomenon was most pronounced in the United States, where the health-spending share of GDP rose from five percent in 1960 to 17.9 percent in 2011. In Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries on a...Starting at €0.00
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Rite Aid Corporation: An Uncertain Future
David Wood; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B19M119-EStrategyRite Aid Corporation (Rite Aid) shareholders had turned down a US$3 million bonus proposed for the chief executive officer (CEO) and elected a new board chair. Under the CEO’s leadership, Rite Aid had paid off some debt and returned to modest profitabilitStarting at €8.20
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Elizabeth Arden: Executing Global Supply Chain Re-engineering (Spanish version)
David Wood; Norman GaoCase IVEY-9B13DS017Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn mid-2008, the senior vice-president of Global Supply Chain at Elizabeth Arden in New York City was troubled with the challenges that lay before him. He had been hired to make sweeping changes to the company’s management of its supply chain, and he had already made a significant impact in forecasting, inventory control and service performance. His next move would require a radical consolidation of suppliers, make dramatic changes to inventory m...Starting at €8.20
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Blue Shield of California - Teaching note
Chess, R; Saucedo, MTeaching Note SGSB-OIT112TN-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementBlue Shield of California follows CEO Paul Markovich as he navigates the challenges of running one of the largest not-for-profit health care insurers in the United States. The case begins with a history of health insurance in the US, beginning in the 1870s and working through the origination of modern day health care in the 1920s. It then analyzes the modern day industry before diving into the challenges faced by Blue Shield of California today. ...Starting at €0.00
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Buckeye Chiller Systems and the MicroFin Joint Venture
David WoodCase IVEY-W27172-EService and Operations Management, StrategyBuckeye Chiller Systems and International Steel Corporation formed MicroFin Incorporated in 2017, in South Carolina, United States, as a joint venture to produce tubing for industrial chillers. After four years of losses, the chief executive officer of Buckeye had lost patience with the joint venture. He gave his chief operating officer until the end of March 2021 (less than three weeks) to turn around MicroFin or dissolve the partnership. With n...Starting at €8.20
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Novartis’ Gilenya: Navigating the Interplay Between Drug Innovation, Pricing, and Reimbursement in Different Countries’ Health Care Systems
Chess, R; Luthre, JCase SGSB-E489-EEntrepreneurshipInternational healthcare and reimbursement systems underwent a radical transformation in the 2000s, resulting from growing financial pressures incited by economic depression and a steady rise in healthcare spending. This phenomenon was most pronounced in the United States, where the health-spending share of GDP rose from five percent in 1960 to 17.9 percent in 2011. In Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries on a...Starting at €8.20