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Amazon+Whole Foods: un nuevo actor en el sector
Audicana Arcas, J.; Arribas Hervás, L.; Andrade Nuñez, J.Case IIST-PI-189Service and Operations ManagementEn 16 de junio Amazon, con más de 300 millones de clientes activos y 380.000 empleados y ventas que superan los 135 billones de dólares norteamericanos (año 2016), anuncia su intención de adquirir Whole Foods por 13.7 billones de dólares. Whole Foods es un retailer con sede en Austín (Texas), ventas que exceden los $16 billones al año y más de 477 tiendas en EE.UU., Canadá y Reino Unid, y que ostenta el liderazgo en alimentos orgánicos y comida s...Starting at €8.20
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Unes Supermarkets e il Viaggiator Goloso: Building a Brand (Italian Version)
Audicana Arcas, J.; Loring Olmedo, S.; Andrade Nuñez, J.Case IIST-PI-190-I-ITService and Operations ManagementUNES is a young company of medium size supermarkets that has starred in a turnaround, evolving from losing money, to achieving it, listening to the market and making brave bets to respond to it ("Every day low prices, private brand, fresh, private brand Premium, pop-up shops, single brand supermarkets, alliance with Amazon, etc.), creating its own business model, "the supermarket against the tide". After several years of launching and managing pr...Starting at €8.20
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Finemaster Projects Ltd. (A)
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Julie GosseCase IVEY-9B10C001-ELeadership and People ManagementThe assistant site supervisor at Finemaster Projects Ltd. struggled with how to approach his boss for a raise. When hired, he had been told that regular annual reviews were held with employees and that good performance would be rewarded with corresponding pay increases. After one year with the company, the assistant site supervisor found that the owners rarely acted on this policy, leaving it up to staff to approach management about raises, promo...Starting at €8.20
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More Vino Ltd.-Expansion Proposal
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Julie GosseCase IVEY-9B08N004-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyA shareholder and silent partner in More Vino Ltd. reviews a request for TT$600,000 in additional funding to finance a renovation for the company. He had initially invested a major portion of the start-up capital. Since then, More Vino has grown in popularity and is now considered the most popular spot for food, drink and entertainment. The shareholder believes that More Vino is a good investment, but he is uncertain whether lending additional ca...Starting at €8.20
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Sullivan's Flooring Concept
John S. Haywood-Farmer; Julie GosseCase IVEY-9B07D010-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementA carpenter is considering options for improving the manufacturing process of his custom wood-flooring concept. He started the business as a part-time venture and wanted to increase production efficiency to accommodate the growing interest for his pine flooring design. The carpenter was unsure whether he should invest in new equipment or hire part-time labour, but he knew that either way, he would have to change the current process to ensure that...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba Group: Un ecosistema al servicio de la digitalización global.
Audicana Arcas, J.; Martínez Jiménez, M.Case IIST-PI-211Service and Operations ManagementALIBABA era en 2020 la empresa de tecnología más poderosos de China y una de las principales del planeta. Su objetivo era facilitar los negocios en cualquier lugar del mundo, mediante la creación de un ecosistema donde cada empresa tenía libertad para fijar su estrategia. Su apuesta por España, cabeza de puente para Europa, se encontraba en sus años de despegue en un momento convulso tanto por las tensiones comerciales internacionales como por la...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba Group: An ecosystem at the service of global digitization
Audicana Arcas, J.; Martínez Jiménez, M.Case IIST-PI-211-E-EService and Operations ManagementBy 2020, ALIBABA was the most powerful technology company in China and one of the leading companies on the planet. Its goal was to facilitate business anywhere in the world by creating an ecosystem where each company was free to set its own strategy. Alibaba’s bet on Spain, a bridgehead for Europe, was taking-off the ground during times of upheaval due to tensions in international trade and the health situation caused by the COVID-20 pandemic. Th...Starting at €8.20
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Druthers Forming Limited
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Julie GosseCase IVEY-9B09N006-EFinanceThe account manager at the Canadian Commercial Bank (CCB) in Barron, Ontario, reviewed his latest loan request. The co-founder of Druthers Forming Limited (Druthers), a long-time CCB customer, was requesting a $350,000 loan to construct a new building to house Druthers' existing operations. Construction was already well underway. The account manager also noted that Druthers was currently operating without a line of credit and he wondered whether ...Starting at €8.20
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MAKRO, socio de la hostelería independiente
Audicana Arcas, J.; Andrade Nuñez, J.Case IIST-PI-232Service and Operations ManagementEn plena pandemia y con una caída del 30% de la hostelería MAKRO afrontaba el reto de acelerar su objetivo de convertirse en el socio de los más de 300.000 hosteleros de España. Eran consciente de que les quedaba camino por recorrer, pero con un ambicioso plan de marketing de guerrilla y fuerza de ventas en la calle querían conseguirlo. Se preguntaban ¿Qué estamos haciendo bien y que tenemos que re-pensarnos? ¿Qué herramientas necesita nuestro eq...Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Exito: A value proposition for all
Audicana Arcas, J.; Martínez Jiménez, M.; Andrade Nuñez, J.Case IIST-PI-228-E-EService and Operations ManagementGrupo Éxito was a leading retailer in South American retail. However, with the arrival of low-cost, e-commerce, and last-mile delivery in 2019, it began to see its market share eroded in Colombia. Trends in Colombian retail did not help, as consumer habits had changed and now focused more on digitization, last-mile delivery companies, seeking speed and convenience. Along with this, COVID-19 arrived in 2020 and accelerated this change in trends. É...Starting at €8.20