Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Elizabeth Arden: Executing Global Supply Chain Re-engineering - Teaching Note
David Wood; Norman GaoTeaching Note IVEY-8B13D017-EService and Operations Management, StrategyTeaching note for product 9B13D017.Starting at €0.00
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Sam’s Pizzeria: Managing Peak Demand
David Wood; Ali Abdel-RazekCase IVEY-9B20D002-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementIn October 2018, the owner of Sam’s Pizzeria (Sam’s) in Orillia, Ontario, needed to determine how he should staff his business to keep up with an increase in demand on Halloween. Halloween had often been a source of frustration, as Sam's struggled to keep up with demand on that day. Providing customers with good-quality pizza and fast delivery was critical to Sam’s success. Not wanting to repeat the mistakes of the past, the owner knew that he wo...Starting at €8.20
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Bombardier Aviation: The Front Substructure Decision - Teaching Note
David WoodTeaching Note IVEY-8B20D011-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product 9B20D011.Starting at €0.00
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Parcel Guard: Keeping Up with Demand - Teaching Note
David Wood; Ali Abdel-RazekTeaching Note IVEY-8B20D005-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product 9B20D005.Starting at €0.00
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Positioning Urzza: Launching a New Energy Drink - Teaching Note
Ritu Mehta; Robin SinghTeaching Note IVEY-8B16A009-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B16A009.Starting at €0.00
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Air Canada - Risk Management
David Wood; Craig DunbarCase IVEY-9B10N037-EFinance, StrategyThe chief executive officer (CEO) of Air Canada was reviewing the company's risk management program with the intent to suggest changes to the policy. Risk management was a topic all corporate boards were dedicating time to since the financial collapse of 2008, and boards had come to realize that hard questions needed to be asked about the source of risk, how it was disclosed, how it was to be accounted for and how it was managed. The CEO knew tha...Starting at €8.20
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Target Corporation: The Canadian Decision
David Wood; Tarika MenezesCase IVEY-9B15M057-EStrategyOn December 29, 2014, the recently appointed chief executive officer of Target Corporation, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, needs to make a difficult decision about the company’s Canadian operations. After the launch of 133 stores since 2013, Target Canada has been plagued with operational challenges, poor sales and intensifying competition and has reported deep losses amounting to over $1.36 billion. Should the company stay in Canada kn...Starting at €8.20
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Bei Capelli (A)
David Wood; V. Joseph CompeauCase IVEY-9B11M087-EAccounting and Control, StrategyIt was early December 2010 and a newly formed team of analysts and consultants at Kristoffer Consulting was preparing to complete its report for Bei Capelli, an Indianapolis-based hair salon catering to middle-class women. The co-owners felt that Bei Capelli had reached capacity at its current location, and wanted to develop a strategy to pursue future growth. Kristoffer Consulting was looking at growth strategies including franchising, new locat...Starting at €8.20
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Optima Business Group: Leveraging Information Technology for Salesforce Enablement
Ritu Mehta; Debabrata GhoshCase IVEY-9B15A021-EMarketing, StrategyOptima Business Group (OBG), a consumer packaged goods firm, achieved significant improvements in its sales and distribution processes through the implementation of sales force automation (SFA). The implementation was carried out in the urban markets of OBG, but it was not an easy journey. The chief technology officer has to decide whether OBG should implement SFA in its rural markets and, if so, how it should be executed. What are the risks and ...Starting at €8.20
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Sirius XM Radio Canada
David Wood; Craig DunbarCase IVEY-9B11N026-EFinanceOn April 11, 2011, the merger between Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (the parent company of XM Canada) and SIRIUS Canada Inc. received the approval of CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission). This was the last obstacle standing in the way of the president and CEO of the new organization. The president had had plenty of time to prepare for this merger since it was first announced in November of 2010. However, wit...Starting at €8.20