Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Tucker Company Worldwide: Delivering Value in Logistics Services
Neha Mittal; Roman Szewczuk; Subodha KumarCase IVEY-9B19D002-EService and Operations ManagementTucker Company Worldwide Inc. (TCW), located in Haddonfield, New Jersey, specialized in providing supply chain logistics solutions to companies in the energy, pharmaceuticals, and food sectors; and to government organizations. On Friday, June 1, 2018, TCW’s president and chief operating officer received a bidding solicitation from a refinery in Reading, Pennsylvania. He tasked his most responsible carrier sales manager with responding to the bid....Starting at €8.20
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Berkshire Hathaway: Dividend Policy Paradigm
Diwahar NadarCase IVEY-9B19N007-EFinanceBerkshire Hathaway Inc., a goliath enterprise that had grown tremendously over a half century, had never paid a dividend. The chairman of Berkshire Hathaway inc., advocated an investment policy of reinvesting in existing assets, acquiring diversified assets, and buying back shares in the company, but never paying a dividend. However, in 2017, excess cash and short-term reserves were earning a yield value that was less than the inflation rate, eff...Starting at €8.20