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Greendust: Revolutionizing the Returns Process
Mohita Gangwar Sharma; Jitendra K. Das; K.N. SinghCase IVEY-9B16D010-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyGreenDust, a company established in 2009, sold branded, unused, seconds, surplus, and refurbished products at low prices. This traditionally had been an unorganized sector. With increased pressures on the bottom line, rapid changes in technology (and fast obsolescence), strategies of channel cleaning by the competition, and imminent e-waste regulations enforced by the Indian government, GreenDust tried to mitigate these factors by revolutionizing...Starting at €8.20
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Generation Investment Management
Sucher, Sandra J.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-613002-EExamines the investment process of Generation Investment Management, a "sustainable" investing firm established in 2004 by David Blood and U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Places students in the position of David Lowish, director of global industrials, who must decide whether to recommend an investment in ABB India. The decision pits economic development-supplying energy to impoverished rural areas in India, against environmental damage-caused by the...Starting at €8.20
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Unilever: Combatting Global Food Waste
Drake, David; Hammond, Janice H.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-615040-EService and Operations ManagementThe global consumer goods company Unilever was on pace to hit a number of aggressive targets by 2020 as part of the Unilever Sustainable Living Project, including a goal to halve the waste associated with the disposal of its products. Unilever's Chief Supply Chain Officer Pier Luigi Sigismondi and his team were working towards this goal and had chosen to first focus on three key areas-sugar, tomatoes, and tea-and had analyzed where in the 'farm t...Starting at €8.20
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Jain Irrigation Systems Limited: Inclusive Growth for India's Farmers
Goldberg, Ray A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-912403-EDr. Bhavarlal Jain and his son Anil Jain are engaged in a discussion about long-term planning for Jain Irrigation Systems Limited (JISL)-a company engaged in micro-irrigation, processed foods and a range of other agronomical activities-with an emphasis on how the company will meet the challenges that the food system of the future presents: a changing climate; booming global population; the need for increased production of nutritious foods; and sc...Starting at €8.20
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Adani Agri Logistics Limited: Blocking the Grain Drain
Mohita Gangwar Sharma; K.N. Singh; Sachinder Mohan Sharma; Puneet MehndirattaCase IVEY-9B14D001-EService and Operations Management, StrategyAdani Agri Logistics Limited (AALL) was established to execute a national project for the bulk handling of food grains through a public-private partnership with the Food Corporation of India. This project involved financing, planning, designing, constructing, operating and maintaining modern infrastructure for the bulk handling, storage and transportation of grains required for the public distribution system. Although a technology-driven supply c...Starting at €8.20
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Terror at the Taj Bombay: Customer-Centric Leadership, Teaching Note
Deshpande, Rohit; Preble, MatthewTeaching Note HBS-511118-EMarketingTeaching Note for 511703.Starting at €0.00
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Amul Dairy, Teaching Plan
Goldberg, Ray A.; Preble, MatthewTeaching Note HBS-914411-ETeaching Note for 914405. In 2013, Rahul Kumar, the managing director of Amul dairy, India's leading dairy firm, had to decide how to position his firm for the future in light of India's growing population and demand for dairy. How could he maintain the firm's cooperative structure, address the nutritional needs of all Indians, make use of emerging technology, and navigate the country's dairy policies in the coming years?Starting at €0.00