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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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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Smaart Home Furniture Adding Value by Adding Services - Teaching Note
Vidya Suresh; M SelvalakshmiTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M090-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M090.Starting at €0.00
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Smaart Home Furniture: Adding Value by Adding Services
Vidya Suresh; M SelvalakshmiCase IVEY-9B19M090-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2016, the founder and managing director of Smaart Home Furniture, a furniture manufacturer in southern India, faced a dilemma. Although the business remained profitable, it was facing stiff competition from local players, branded and non-branded playerStarting at €8.20
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Hope Medicals: A Retail Pharmacy Treading between Brick and Click
Choudhary Wajahat Naeem Azmi; Zhichuan (Frank) Li; M Selvalakshmi; P MUTHARASI; Janey ZhangCase IVEY-W34713-EAccounting and Control, FinanceHope Medicals owner, Shiva Aruguman, was considering entering the online pharmacy market. Hope Medicals was a local pharmacy in Madurai, India’s Tamil Nadu state, and Aruguman was at a strategic crossroads—he had to decide whether to expand into the online pharmacy market. With the challenges (financial and non-financial) of integrating the “brick” and “click” modes of his pharmacy business, Aruguman had to conduct an analysis based on capital bu...Starting at €8.20
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Hope Medicals: A Retail Pharmacy Treading between Brick and Click - Teaching Note
Zhichuan (Frank) Li; Choudhary Wajahat Naeem Azmi; M Selvalakshmi; P MUTHARASI; Janey ZhangTeaching Note IVEY-W34714-EAccounting and Control, FinanceTeaching note for product W34713.Starting at €0.00