Ivey Business School (Canada)
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University of Chicago Medicine: Transformation and Sustainment of the Supply Chain and Adapting to COVID-19
John Nicholas, Hussam Bachour, Atanas IlchevCase IVEY-W25135-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementIn 2015, the lean transformation of the University of Chicago Medicine medical centre encompassed substantial renovation of its internal supply chain. This included moving from a centralized warehouse-based system managed largely by clinical teams to a lean, decentralized, just-in-time system managed by supply chain professionals. In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought new challenges to the University of Chicago Medicine’s supply chain. Acc...Starting at €8.20
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Emerging Markets Development Group: Bankruptcy and Restructuring in Partnerships
John Stocker; Jennifer McCloskey; and Daniel GiesCase IVEY-W27512-EFinance, StrategyUS-registered Emerging Markets Development Group (EMDG), a small but successful international consulting firm that provided development assistance in emerging and post-conflict regions, bet big on a project in Southeast Asia in 2008 that was financed by a Small Business Administration (SBA)-guaranteed loan issued by a local bank. The project failed, with catastrophic results. After seven years of attempting to dig themselves out of the hole, the ...Starting at €8.20