Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Excelerite Integrated Systems, Inc. (EIS)
Wesley MarpleCase IVEY-9B08N006-EFinanceA sales representative for Monster Computer Corporation was working with the head of data processing of a major account to develop a financial justification for the company to purchase $9 million of computer and storage hardware and other peripherals, which would replace an existing data processing installation. The potential customer had estimated the savings to be achieved by the new equipment. Working with this estimate and financial informati...Starting at €8.20
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B/E Aerospace, Inc.
Wesley MarpleCase IVEY-9B09N010-EFinanceB/E Aerospace, Inc., (BEAV) the market leader for cabin interior products for commercial aircraft and business jets, and a leading aftermath distributor of aerospace fasteners, was reviewing its financial strategy. BEAV was a heavily leveraged company in the cyclical aircraft products industry. Its business had been threatened by the terrorist act of September 11, 2001, the epidemic of SARS in 2003 and the war in Iraq in 2004. These events discou...Starting at €8.20
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PepsiCo Inc.: Establishing a Role in a Sustainable Society
Michael ValenteCase IVEY-9B21M068-EStrategyIn early 2021, PepsiCo Inc. (PepsiCo), one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies, was undergoing immense criticism for its role in global health issues including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, malnutrition, and cancer. As far back as 2010, executives at PepsiCo had recognized that “society, people, and lifestyles have changed” and that PepsiCo had no choice but to move in healthier directions. Although PepsiCo had made impressive ...Starting at €8.20
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South Side Restaurant’s Low Carbon Wine List
Michael ValenteCase IVEY-9B11M062-EStrategyThe owner of South Side Restaurant, a mid- to upper-class restaurant located in Chicago, Illinois, must decide which of three bottles of wine to add to the restaurant’s wine list. Given that the restaurant prides itself on its environmental and social positioning and that its consumers have come to expect performance in this area, the wine’s carbon footprint represents an important decision criterion. South Side Restaurant is a for-profit restaur...Starting at €8.20