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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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WoodSynergy Inc: Integrating IT into the Supply Chain
Owen P. Hall; Andrea Scott; Mark ChunCase IVEY-9B10E013-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementWoodSynergy Inc. had become a midsize player in the fine woods supplier industry. The firm purchased stock woods from a number of producers and processed them to meet specific customer specifications. WoodSynergy had recently launched a number of IT-based supply chain management initiatives and was interested in assessing the current progress. The senior management at WoodSynergy had long felt that efficiency improvements to the firm's supply cha...Starting at €8.20
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Avalanche Corporation: Integrating Bayesian Analysis into the Production Decision-making Process
Owen P. Hall; Kenneth KoCase IVEY-9B11D006-EService and Operations ManagementThe director of operations at Avalanche Corporation was faced with some major decisions. The firm was experiencing considerable difficulties in matching supply with demand. As a result, the company was overproducing and had to sell the excess at a loss. At a recent board meeting, the vice president of marketing reported on a new snowboard product, the Avalanche Racer. She presented her rationale for introducing a new ski product at this time by h...Starting at €8.20
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China National Offshore Oil Corporation: Operations in Canada
Xiaoyu Liu; Hao Lu; Loren Falkenberg; Harrie VredenburgCase IVEY-9B18M182-EStrategyIn 2005, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) began investing in Canada, when it acquired 16.69 per cent equity of MEG Energy Corp., a private Calgary-based energy company. In 2011, it acquired OPTI Canada, a Canadian oil company that had goneStarting at €8.20
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Telus: Ethics and Cellphone Tower Sites - Teaching Note
Xiaoyu Liu; Hao LuTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M183-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M183.Starting at €0.00
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Rougir Cosmetics International: Production Optimization
Owen P. Hall; Kenneth KoExercise IVEY-9B17D013-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementRougir Cosmetics International (RCI), founded in 2010 and with headquarters in California, experienced double-digit growth for several years. At a board meeting in June 2016, RCI’s chief executive officer (CEO) announced a large new order that represented a major opportunity to further expand into the ever-growing home shopping cosmetic business sector. However, the firm did not have the capacity to meet this transaction along with its normal bus...Starting at €8.20
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Cloud Syzygy Technologies: Cloud-Based Computing - Teaching Note
Owen P. Hall; Charla Brown; Mark ChunTeaching Note IVEY-8B16E028-EInformation TechnologiesTeaching note for product 9B16E028.Starting at €0.00
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Rougir Cosmetics International: Production Optimization - Teaching Note
Owen P. Hall; Kenneth KoTeaching Note IVEY-8B17D013-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product 9B17D013.Starting at €0.00
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China National Offshore Oil Corporation: Operations In Canada - Teaching Note
Xiaoyu Liu; Hao Lu; Loren Falkenberg; Harrie VredenburgTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M182-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M182.Starting at €0.00
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Telus: Ethics and Cellphone Tower Sites
Xiaoyu Liu; Hao LuCase IVEY-9B18M183-EStrategyIn 2015, TELUS Corporation (TELUS) needed to decide whether to either ignore the concerns of the local community and power up its newly installed cellphone tower—located 84 metres from the University of Calgary's child care centre—or relocate it farther fStarting at €8.20
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Cloud Syzygy Technologies: Cloud-Based Computing
Mark Chun; Owen P. Hall; Charla BrownCase IVEY-9B16E028-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyThe president of Cloud Syzygy Technologies (CST) had recently returned from the Pacific Telecommunications Council conference, where he discussed ways in which cloud computing had transformed industries. He knew that in the future, the real opportunities lay in the cloud and not in traditional internal IT solutions. As the executive in charge of CST, he wished to develop a plan to grow the business, which would include a clear message to his cust...Starting at €8.20