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Sears Canada (A)
Stephan Vachon; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B13D014-EService and Operations ManagementSears Canada’s associate vice-president of sustainability faces dilemmas in executing a strategy to reduce the retailer’s carbon footprint. He needs to integrate the concept of sustainability into the company’s larger corporate objectives, drive the concept in individual business units and identify the metrics for tracking the progress of reducing Sears Canada’s carbon footprint.The (B) case, 9B13D015, is positioned two years later, when the asso...Starting at €8.20
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Sonnen Trucking Company
Stephan Vachon; Tessa WeidnerCase IVEY-9B15D005-EService and Operations ManagementIn January 2013, the new chief executive officer of the Sonnen Trucking Company, a family-owned business, is considering how to reduce fleet insurance costs. As profit margins are very tight and continuing to shrink, she has to think about variables she can control in order to affect the bottom line positively. Insurance costs are the logical item to address since they are based on the company’s safety and accident records and the extent that it ...Starting at €8.20
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Supply Chain Strategy at TCL Multimedia
Yinan Qi; Stephan VachonCase IVEY-9B15D015-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThe chief executive officer of TCL Multimedia, a global TV manufacturer based in China, looked at the company’s first-half financial results with some concern. The results did not meet his expectations, and the company had lost market shares, both in China and internationally. Although he was confident that the new, recently adopted corporate strategy would enable a better future positioning of the company, he knew that without the appropriate su...Starting at €8.20
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Benevento Foods: When the Rubber Hits the Dough
David Wood; Stephan Vachon; Micheline SinghCase IVEY-9B15D014-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyFor the past 30 years, the president of Benevento Foods, a food processor located in northern New York State, has overseen unprecedented growth. In June 2014, the family-owned company has 90 full-time employees and provides baking mixes and bases to both small stand-alone bakeries and national grocery chains across the United States. It has plans to expand distribution to Mexico and Japan and to develop new product lines, especially for gluten-fr...Starting at €8.20
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Goodbaby Group: The Upfront Warehouse Decision
Huan Zheng; Yuanzheng Ma; Du Chen; Stephan VachonCase IVEY-9B20D018-EService and Operations Management, StrategyJinrun Li, chief operating officer for Goodbaby Group (Goodbaby), had to make a decision about opening a new store in a high-end mall in Shanghai, China. Goodbaby was going to manage the store for one of its clients, who had its own specifications for theStarting at €8.20
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Carestream Health Inc.: When Disruption Hits a Lean Supply Chain
Stephan Vachon; Zhiduan Xu; De GaoCase IVEY-9B19D023-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn October 2014, Carestream Health Inc. (Xiamen) (CHX) was faced with a supply chain disruption caused by a labour dispute involving most of the ports on the west coast of the United States. The work-to-rule strike was having a considerable impact on theStarting at €8.20
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EDDEA
Garrido Martínez, Enrique; Gómez González, CarmenCase IIST-PI-172-E-EService and Operations ManagementThis case study describes the history of an architecture studio from its inception in 1992 until 2016 when it finds itself at a point that may be crucial for its future (the case leaves the decision open). During this time, EDDEA had to tackle significant challenges and proved to have a high adaptation capacity. There were stages of growth, both organic and through mergers with other studios, as well as stages of downturn and contraction. Faced w...Starting at €8.20
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EDDEA. Nota del Instructor
Garrido Martínez, Enrique; Gómez González, CarmenTeaching Note IIST-PITN-172Service and Operations ManagementEste Caso describe la evolución de un estudio de arquitectura desde sus inicios en 1992 hasta 2016, cuando se encuentra en un momento crucial para su futuro (el caso deja abierta la decisión). Durante ese tiempo EDDEA tuvo que sortear grandes dificultades y demostró una gran capacidad de adaptación. Hubo etapas de crecimiento, tanto orgánico como a través de fusiones con otros estudios, como etapas de decrecimiento y contracción. Ante la crisis n...Starting at €0.00
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Sears Canada (B)
Stephan Vachon; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B13D015-EService and Operations ManagementThis is a supplement to 9B13D014.Starting at €5.74
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Carestream Health Inc.: When Disruption Hits a Lean Supply Chain - Teaching Note
Stephan Vachon; Zhiduan Xu; De GaoTeaching Note IVEY-8B19D023-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product 9B19D023.Starting at €0.00