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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Arrive Mobility: Driving Innovation in the Parking Business - Teaching Note
Neha Mittal; Todd Tucker; Sunil WattalTeaching Note IVEY-W27957-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product W27956.Starting at €0.00
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Soom Foods: Zooming Out for A Booming Supply Chain - Teaching Note
Neha Mittal; Sheri Lambert; Sara HonovichTeaching Note IVEY-W27964-EStrategyTeaching note for product W27963.Starting at €0.00
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Burlap & Barrel: A Spicy, Single-Origin Supply Chain
Neha Mittal; Marilyn AnthonyCase IVEY-W25283-EService and Operations Management, StrategyBurlap & Barrel was an upcoming and successful public benefit corporation based in the Queens borough of New York City that imported spices from foreign farms and sold them to restaurants, gourmet food stores, home cooks, and other food services in the UnStarting at €8.20
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Burlap & Barrel: A Spicy, Single-Origin Supply Chain - Teaching Note
Neha Mittal; Marilyn AnthonyTeaching Note IVEY-W25284-EService and Operations Management, StrategyTeaching note for product W25283.Starting at €0.00
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BDP International: Delivering What Matters in Global Chemical Transportation
Neha MittalCase IVEY-W25637-EService and Operations Management, StrategyBDP International Inc. (BDP), one of the world’s leading privately-held freight logistics companies, provided chemical shipping services to eight of the top ten global chemical companies. In April 2021, it contracted with a chemical company for two shipping orders, each to a different destination, and each with a set number of containers to be shipped every month for a year. The containers were filled with a chemical used in the electronics indus...Starting at €8.20
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RLS Logistics: Combating Vendor On-Time Performance for "Cool" Customers
Neha MittalCase IVEY-9B20D026-EService and Operations ManagementLocated in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, RLS Logistics offered temperature-controlled logistics solutions. On a Tuesday morning in October 2019, RLS Logistics’ business development manager learned that a large baked goods manufacturer was seeking a logistics provider who could lower the bakery’s transport costs and alleviate problems with delivery delays. The delays, in particular, were blocking the bakery’s attempts to improve its relationship and sca...Starting at €8.20
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General Mills Canada: Building a Culture of Innovation (A)
J. Robert Mitchell; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14M015-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe president of General Mills Canada wants to build a culture of innovation in his firm. Prior to a senior management meeting in 2010 to review the company’s plans for 2011 and beyond, he met with the vice-president of Human Resources and asked him to provide feedback and suggestions about what the organization could do to change its corporate culture. A conservative organization with a collegial atmosphere where consensus and support were essen...Starting at €8.20
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Challenges and Opportunities at the Protospace Makerspace
Chris Street; J. Robert MitchellCase IVEY-9B17M087-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn early 2017, the directors at Protospace, a makerspace in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, faced some challenges. The nine-year-old member-run organization operated as a “do-ocracy,” with a minimum of official oversight. However, the directors and some of the membership wondered whether Protospace could and should scale its growth by recruiting and accepting new members. Would a larger membership help or hinder the membership-driven makerspace? Should...Starting at €8.20
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Play On. Building the Entrepreneurial Opportunity (A)
J. Robert Mitchell; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10M074-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe founder of Play On!, a national street hockey tournament, is in the process of reviewing his venture and determining what led to its failure in 2006. The case focuses on entrepreneurial decision-making, opportunity identification, and the ability to adapt to the environment given new information. This is a two-part case: the first case focuses on the founder's review of his venture in 2006. The supplemental case,Play On! Weighing the Option t...Starting at €8.20
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AskTheDoctor.com
J. Robert Mitchell; Neha KheraCase IVEY-9B10M111-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis case describes AskTheDoctor.com, a web site that allows users to ask medical doctors questions for free, and the challenges facing its founders in 2010. While AskTheDoctor.com has exhibited steady growth since its inception in 2005, the owners are uncertain about the future of the site and where to take it next. One partner is keen on selling the company, while the other wants to develop a partnership with a technology firm. Students can eva...Starting at €8.20