Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Jiuzhai Valley National Park: Data-Driven Economic Growth and Ecological Preservation
H. Brian Hwarng; Jianhua RanCase IVEY-9B18D002-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations Management, StrategySince 2000, China’s Jiuzhai Valley National Park (Jiuzhai Valley) had been experiencing a sharp increase in the volume of tourists it received. The park contributed significantly to the surrounding area’s economy: in 2015 and 2016, it contributed more than 60 per cent of the total admission income received from the four major scenic parks within the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province. However, pollution and noise due ...Starting at €8.20
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Shanghai Baolong Automotive Corporation
H. Brian Hwarng; Xuchuan YuanCase IVEY-9B12D021-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThe president of a Chinese auto parts manufacturer is facing a crisis. For nearly 10 years the company's production lines have not been able to keep up with the orders. Deliveries are due, but the in-house stock is in short supply despite the production lines operating under extended hours. Quality issues have resulted in recent recalls in the United States, making the company's prospects worrisome. Faced with worsening international trade condit...Starting at €8.20
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Yamato Transport Co. Ltd.: TA-Q-BIN
H. Brian Hwarng; Motoka MouriCase IVEY-9B13D021-EService and Operations Management, StrategySince 1976, Yamato had enjoyed steady growth in the Japanese domestic parcel delivery market. Yamato had maintained its leading position in Japan through its highly acclaimed TA-Q-BIN service. However, with changing demographics and market conditions, the business landscape had been changing. Overdependence on the domestic delivery business limited the overall growth of Yamato. Furthermore, the growth of the TA-Q-BIN business in Japan was limited...Starting at €8.20
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City Water Tanzania (C): The Private Sector Experiment
Oana Branzei; Kevin McKagueCase IVEY-9B07M027A-EStrategyThis is a supplement to City Water Tanzania (A): Water Partnerships for Dar es Salaam, product #9B07M025 and is a two-part role-play. In this part (A) role-play, students take the position of Edward Lowassa, Tanzania's Minister of Water.Starting at €5.74
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City Water Tanzania (C): Striking a Deal
Oana Branzei; Kevin McKagueCase IVEY-9B07M027B-EStrategyThis is a supplement to City Water Tanzania (A): Water Partnerships for Dar es Salaam, product #9B07M025 and is a two-part role-play. In this part (B) role-play, students take the position of Cliff Stone, Biwater's former director of sales for Africa and now chief executive officer of City Water's management.Starting at €5.74
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E+Co: A Tipping Point for Clean Energy Entrepreneurship (A)
Oana Branzei; Kevin McKagueCase IVEY-9B07M054-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis case describes E+Co's approach to promoting clean energy entrepreneurship in developing countries and its current strategic challenge; how to scale up its business model to reach 100 million unserved or underserved people in the developing world by 2020. In the last 12 years E+Co was successful at demonstrating and validating an "enterprise centered model" which offered reliable access and improved energy efficiency to the poor in emerging e...Starting at €8.20
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Din Tai Fung: The Art of the Dumpling
H. Brian Hwarng; Xuchuan YuanCase IVEY-9B16D007-EService and Operations Management, StrategyAWARD WINNING CASE – This case won the Best Teaching Case Studies Award at the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), 2015. In 2014, as one of the most well-known Taiwanese cuisine brands, Din Tai Fung operated more than 100 restaurants around the world. Attracted by its signature xialongbao (soup dumpling), long queues of customers at Din Tai Fung’s storefront were a common sight. Requests for partnerships for global expansion were constantly arrivi...Starting at €8.20
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Value Chain Development: Care Kenya’s Challenge to Make Markets Work for the Poor (B)
Kevin McKagueCase IVEY-9B12M034-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis case is a supplement to Value Chain Development: Care Kenya’s Challenge to Make Markets Work for the Poor (A).Starting at €5.74
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E+Co: The Path to Scale (B)
Oana Branzei; Kevin McKagueCase IVEY-9B07M055-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis B case presents a conversation between E+Co's co-founders and an employee in Latin America who had raised the tough question of scale at E+Co's 2006 annual retreat. One of the co-founders' response for getting E+Co 10 times more impactful in emerging economies was to adopt what he called a "strategy of wedges." Also presented is a set of complementary strategies that together could help achieve steady local impact and rapid growth. The conve...Starting at €5.74
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City Water Tanzania (A): Water Partnerships for Dar es Salaam
Oana Branzei; Kevin McKagueCase IVEY-9B07M025-EStrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - This case is one of the winners of the 2008 Dark Side Case Writing Competition. This case examines how the Tanzania government intends to address a pressing deterioration in the infrastructure and services of Dar es Salaam's Water and Sewage Authority. The decision process unfolds in the spring of 2002, on the heels of the Cochabamba uprising in Bolivia and an increasing dispute over the involvement of the International Finan...Starting at €8.20