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GoPro: Brand Extension
Marks, M; Foroughi, JCase SGSB-SM271-EStrategyIn early 2017, camera manufacturer GoPro stunned investors by reporting its first recorded annual profit loss and a revenue forecast that sharply missed analyst estimates. What had once been widely heralded as one of the biggest initial public offerings of 2014, tripling in price in just over three months following the June IPO, the stock had tumbled 90.7 percent by the end of 2016. A series of camera pricing mistakes, altered product release s...Starting at €8.20
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WineDirect: Supply Chain Management in the U.S. Wine Industry
Rapp, Alyssa; Foroughi JaclynCase SGSB-GS45B-EService and Operations ManagementIn late May 2009, New Vine Logistics (“New Vine”), a Napa-based wine shipping and fulfillment company, abruptly closed its doors, leaving hundreds of clients scrambling for information on their orders and inventory. Six days after New Vine’s closure, Inertia Beverage Group (IBG), a provider of solutions for the creation and expansion of online wine marketplaces, agreed in principle to acquire New Vine and provide interim cash funding to revital...Starting at €8.20
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Profitability of On-Demand Food Delivery Businesses
Marks, M; Foroughi, JCase SGSB-SM270-EStrategyBy 2017, pervasive mobile connectivity and the rise of the on-demand economy resulted in an explosion of businesses attempting to fulfill immediate consumer demand in the food delivery market. A broad, secular shift was occurring: Online or mobile orders were rapidly replacing the traditional method of picking up the phone to call in takeout and delivery orders. Still, concerns began to arise as market participants struggled to raise funding a...Starting at €8.20
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New Vine Logistics: Revolutionizing Supply Chain Management in the U.S. Wine Industry
Rapp, Alyssa; Whang, SeunjinCase SGSB-GS45-EService and Operations ManagementNew Vine Logistics was founded in 2001 by Katie Schumacher, a member of the failed Wineshoppers.com start-up operational team. Ms. Schumacher believed that Wineshopper’s approach to inventory management, logistics, and general operational challenges rampant in the U.S. wine industry had value and managed to get funding to resuscitate Wineshopper’s assets. The case provides background of the U.S. wine industry, including consumption figures, cons...Starting at €8.20
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BOBST Group: Costing New Parts
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Oyon, Daniel; Regazzoni A.Case SGSB-A204-ESebastien Solana se había unido recientemente al equipo de investigación y desarrollo de Bobst Group, un proveedor de la industria gráfica. Su primera tarea fue examinar los elementos estructurales de la SPeria® Foilmaster 102 (una máquina de corte para productos de embalaje) con el objetivo de reducir su costo de producción. Solana había analizado el diseño de una pieza específica, el rodamiento montado, y había diseñado un nuevo rodamiento mont...Starting at €8.20