Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Dulux TileShield: Relaunching a Brand
Kirti Sharma; Puneet SapraCase IVEY-9B17A008-EMarketing, StrategyIn 2012, the marketing department at AkzoNobel India Ltd., a major paints company, faced a key decision concerning the possible relaunch of TileShield, a premium roof tile paint in the company’s exterior paints division. Since its inception, TileShield had led the market, especially in the southern part of India, but despite growth in the demand for roof tile paints, TileShield sales had stagnated in 2011–12. Faced with falling sales and intense ...Starting at €8.20
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Location Planning at A.B. Corp.
Jitendra R. SharmaCase IVEY-9B12D008-ECorporate Governance, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn March 2010, the management of A.B. Corp. announced its plan to select a definite location for its central warehouse. The company, a major producer of agriculture and farm equipment, had gone through three consecutive years of financial loss as a result of increasing production costs. Management had to select a central warehouse between four candidates, based on the location of five distribution centres, the loads to be transferred, and other f...Starting at €8.20
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Pan-China Consulting Services: Assessing Future Directions
Yaqi Shi; Chaopeng Wu; Shi Li; Han ChenCase IVEY-9B21N004-EAccounting and Control, FinanceIn February 2020, Pan-China Consulting Services Co. Ltd. (Pan-China) was entering its third decade in operation. Pan-China’s founder was reviewing the firm’s evolution and discussing several key opportunities with his team. Over the previous two decades,Starting at €8.20
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Air France: The Load Factor Puzzle in Business Class
Ratan Kumar; Kirti Sharma; Shiv S. TripathiCase IVEY-9B19A032-EMarketing, StrategyIn late 2016, the marketing head at Air France India needed a strategy to acquire additional business-class customers. Although Air France India had been performing well in the economy-class segment, revenues in the business-class segment remained a challStarting at €8.20
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Pan-China Consulting Services: Assessing Future Directions - Teaching Note
Yaqi Shi; Chaopeng Wu; Shi Li; Han ChenTeaching Note IVEY-8B21N004-EAccounting and Control, FinanceTeaching note for product 9B21N004.Starting at €0.00
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Stone Rock Golf & Country Club: Wedding Bells - Teaching Note
Mary Gillett; Yaqi Shi; Brittney MacKinnonTeaching Note IVEY-8B20B017-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product 9B20B017.Starting at €0.00
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Housing.com: Marketing a Service Offering - Teaching Note
Astha S. Gupta; Kirti SharmaTeaching Note IVEY-8B16A011-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B16A011.Starting at €0.00
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A-CAT Corp. - Bang for the Bucks
Jitendra R. SharmaCase IVEY-9B09D006-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThe case describes the situation facing the vice-president of A-CAT Corp. (A-CAT), Vidarbha Region, Maharashtra. A-CAT manufactured a wide range of electrical appliances for household use. Typical products included TV signal boosters, transformers, FM radio kits, electronic ballasts, battery chargers and voltage regulators. The voltage regulators manufactured by A-CAT were used for many different purposes; however, the focus was on its flag-ship ...Starting at €8.20
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Decision-making at A-Cat Corp.
Jitendra R. SharmaCase IVEY-9B11D011-ECorporate Governance, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementThe case describes the situation faced by the vice president of A-CAT Corp. The company was a mid-sized manufacturer and distributor of domestic electrical appliances, largely catering to the price-sensitive rural population. The firm operated two medium-sized facilities in a remote district in Vidarbha, India. A-CAT manufactured a wide range of electrical appliances including TV signal boosters, transformers, FM radio kits, electronic ballasts, ...Starting at €8.20
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Housing.com: Marketing a Service Offering
Astha S. Gupta; Kirti SharmaCase IVEY-9B16A011-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingHousing.com was a Mumbai-based online real estate listing company that verified the authenticity of every property listing on its website. Despite proving itself as a threat to big players in India’s online property portal space, it was struggling in late 2014 to establish itself as a preferred option among brokers. Conflicts of interest between sellers (i.e., brokers, builders, developers, and landowners who listed property online) and buyers (i...Starting at €8.20