Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Namratha Oil Refineries Pvt. Ltd.: Tackling Oil Giveaway
Amol S. Dhaigude; Vasanth Kamath VP; Arun P. SasiCase IVEY-9B19E022-EDecision Analysis, EntrepreneurshipIn March 2017, the director of operations at Namratha Oil Refineries Pvt. Ltd., a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-quality packaged coconut oil in southwest India, faced a challenge. Because of inefficiencies in the company’s packaging divisioStarting at €8.20
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Namratha Oil Refineries Pvt. Ltd.: Tackling Oil Giveaway - Teaching Note
Amol S. Dhaigude; Vasanth Kamath VP; Arun P. SasiTeaching Note IVEY-8B19E022-EDecision AnalysisTeaching note for product 9B19E022.Starting at €0.00
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Rajarambapu Patil Sugars: Not So Sweet Conundrum - Teaching Note
Amol S. Dhaigude; Shantanu S. MaheshwariTeaching Note IVEY-8B21E003-EDecision AnalysisTeaching note for product 9B21E003.Starting at €0.00
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Manipal Power Laundry: Washing Out of Business
Amol S. Dhaigude; Vasanth Kamath VP; Sayan Mukherjee; Dhairya Patel; Anmol Marwah; Kiran R; Palak SethiCase IVEY-9B20E004-EDecision Analysis, EntrepreneurshipThe owner of Manipal Power Laundry asked his nephew, an MBA student, for advice on the business. The company’s operational inefficiencies had led to high operating costs over time. Coupled with regulatory price caps, the situation made the business unsustainable. The owner asked his nephew to provide a solution that would benefit the company both in the short term and over the long term. After observing the various processes, collecting data, and...Starting at €8.20
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The Game of Financial Ratios
Pooja Gupta; Madhvi Sethi; Darroch A. RobertsonExercise IVEY-9B17B001-EAccounting and Control, StrategyThis exercise revolves around the rivalry between two financial analysts. Upset by their constant game of one-upmanship, an advisor to the governor of the Reserve Bank of India came up with a challenge for them to prove who was better. He provided them with financial data for the financial year ending March 2014 from 10 anonymous companies and asked them to match the financial data with specific industries given in a list. The challenge was timed...Starting at €8.20
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A Terroir Olive Oil Mill Against Agri-Food Multinationals
Franck Brulhart; Philippe Chereau; Pierre-Xavier MeschiCase IVEY-9B16M030-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAWARD WINNING CASE – This case won the Euro-Mediterranean Managerial Practices and Issues category at the 2015 EFMD Case Writing Competition. The chief executive officer of Les Moulins de la Brague (LMB), a seven-generation French olive oil miller, was worried about the future of the business. LMB was trying to find a profitable niche in a market that was filled with multinational companies, whose products came in a variety of quality and price r...Starting at €8.20
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Lenovo: A Chinese Dragon in a Global Village
Pascal Vidal; Pierre-Xavier MeschiCase IVEY-9B13M029-EStrategyThe fast rise of Lenovo among its competitors in the computer industry raised a series of questions regarding the sustainability of its competitive position, as well as the choices it had made in its efforts toward globalization. First, how could Lenovo establish and sustain a leadership role in an industry where competitive positions were increasingly unstable? Next, how could the Chinese firm build a solid competitive position in an industry ch...Starting at €8.20
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Performance Evaluation at Bank of Maharashtra
Asmita Chitnis; Omkarprasad S. Vaidya; Darroch A. RobertsonCase IVEY-9B14D004-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn January 2013, the general manager of the Planning Division of the Bank of Maharashtra in Pune, India, is considering how best to analyze the performance of the bank’s 1,728 branches in 28 states and two union territories and its staff of nearly 14,000 people. Such a process would help develop a comprehensive yearly plan by setting realistic targets for each of the bank branches, which have a wide variety of operating conditions. With its marke...Starting at €8.20
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Michelin in the Land of the Maharajahs (B)
Pierre-Xavier MeschiCase IVEY-9B07M031-EStrategyThis is a supplement to Michelin in the Land of the Maharajahs (A): A Note on the Tire Industry in India, product 9B07M030. This case presents the performance and the geographic positioning of Michelin as well as its international expansion strategy. The information provided allows students to analyse Michelin's strategy and performance.Starting at €5.74
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New General Manager at St. Thomas Golf and Country Club
Darroch A. RobertsonCase IVEY-9B13B024-EAccounting and ControlThe newly appointed general manager (GM) of a private golf club in a small community must step in to clean house after the club chooses not to renew the previous GM’s contract. The club has suffered a sizable revenue loss during its most recent year, and membership has declined well below the targeted level. Additionally, three senior managers have departed in the last few months and have been replaced with individuals who have very limited exper...Starting at €8.20