Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Distribution Management at World Peace Industrial Group
Chris J. Piper; Shwu-Min HorngCase IVEY-9B16D024-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn November 2005, World Peace Industrial Group was at an important milestone as it prepared to join two other major electronics components distributors to form the WPG Holdings and become a dominant player in its industry. As its chief executive officer prepared for the merger, it became apparent that the company’s financial position was threatened by inventory management and forecasting problems. Although sales and market share were increasing, ...Starting at €8.20
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Alara Agri: Fresh Cherry Production
Chris J. Piper; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B09D004-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyAlara Agri, based in Bursa, Turkey, is one of the world's foremost cherry and fig producers. The president and chief executive officer (CEO) was concerned about a recurring capacity problem at the end of the process where cherries were packed. On some of the plant's conveyor belts, piles of cherries of one size waited to be packed while other belts had too few cherries to keep workers busy, and thus delayed order fulfillment. Diverting excess che...Starting at €8.20
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Accounting Exam Irregularities in an MBA Program
David Hannah; Sarah Lord Ferguson; Michael ParentCase IVEY-9B19C005-ELeadership and People ManagementIn late September 2014, students in the Arnold School of Business (Arnold) full-time MBA program wrote an open-book managerial accounting exam. Immediately after the exam, one of the students, who was also vice-president academic of the Graduate Business Students Association (GBSA), was informed by a classmate that some students accessed the Internet for solutions during the exam. The GBSA representative knew she had to do something but was unsur...Starting at €8.20
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Real Labour-management Teamwork: An Idea whose Time is due
Chris J. PiperArticle IVEY-9B09TC01-ELeadership and People ManagementIf the participation of labour in management decisions leads to a more responsive, better-run GM and Chrysler, then this economic recession will have yielded a proud legacy, proof that management-labour cooperation really does work. This author believes that the time has come for such cooperation to roll down the assembly line. He also suggests tried and true work practices that will create efficiencies, and in the end, build an enduring trust.Starting at €8.20
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Accounting Exam Irregularities in an MBA Program - Teaching Note
David Hannah; Sarah Lord Ferguson; Michael ParentTeaching Note IVEY-8B19C005-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for products 9B19C005 and 9B19C006.Starting at €0.00
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Rio Tinto and Ömnogovi: A Community Cooperation Agreement
Byambajav Dalaibuyan; Sarah Lord Ferguson; Eric WerkerCase IVEY-9B20M005-EStrategyThis case examines the business decisions around managing the community impact of a mining development in the Gobi Desert region of Mongolia at Oyu Tolgoi—one of the larger copper and gold deposits in the world, and a flagship project of Rio Tinto. In 2009, a mining development agreement was reached with the Government of Mongolia on the national level, but negotiations were just ramping up at the local level. New legislation mandated the creatio...Starting at €8.20
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Physio2U: Telehealth in the Time of COVID-19
Sarah Lord FergusonCase IVEY-W27123-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingThe owner of Physio2U, the largest provider of in-home physical rehabilitation services in Western Canada, was forced to rapidly transition to telehealth amid the growing threat of COVID-19 in early 2020. While the Physio2U team and its patients were pleasantly surprised by their success with telehealth, as vaccination rates increased and the threat of COVID-19 infection became less significant, she had some tough decisions to make. She wondered ...Starting at €8.20
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Physio2U: Telehealth in the Time of COVID-19 - Teaching Note
Sarah Lord FergusonTeaching Note IVEY-W27124-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingTeaching note for product W27123.Starting at €0.00
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Rio Tinto and Ömnogovi: A Community Cooperation Agreement - Teaching Note
Sarah Lord Ferguson; Byambajav Dalaibuyan; Eric WerkerTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M005-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M005.Starting at €0.00
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Accounting Exam Irregularities in an MBA Program (B)
David Hannah; Sarah Lord Ferguson; Michael ParentCase IVEY-9B19C006-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplement for product 9B19C005.Starting at €5.74