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Examining Supply-Side Benefits of Virtual Teaching
Ann C. Frost; Tony S. FrostArticle IVEY-9B20TC02-EStrategySome physical classroom experiences can’t be beat, but moving university programs online offers instructors unexpected advantages.Starting at €8.20
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Tucker Company Worldwide: Delivering Value in Logistics Services
Neha Mittal; Roman Szewczuk; Subodha KumarCase IVEY-9B19D002-EService and Operations ManagementTucker Company Worldwide Inc. (TCW), located in Haddonfield, New Jersey, specialized in providing supply chain logistics solutions to companies in the energy, pharmaceuticals, and food sectors; and to government organizations. On Friday, June 1, 2018, TCW’s president and chief operating officer received a bidding solicitation from a refinery in Reading, Pennsylvania. He tasked his most responsible carrier sales manager with responding to the bid....Starting at €8.20
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Arrive Mobility: Driving Innovation in the Parking Business
Neha Mittal; Todd Tucker; Sunil WattalCase IVEY-W27956-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementIn October 2021, Todd Tucker, senior vice-president of Market Development and general counsel for Arrive Mobility Inc. (Arrive), a Chicago-based provider of last-mile mobility solutions, met with Beth Diaz, innovation director for Sapphire Parking (Sapphire). Sapphire, a parking company based in Seattle, Washington, was struggling to remain in business due to the changing needs of modern society and a shift to a work-from-home culture. While Tuck...Starting at €8.20
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Kyle Evans at Ruffian Apparel: Staffing a Retail Establishment
Ann C. Frost; Kevin HewinsCase IVEY-9B09C008-ELeadership and People ManagementRuffian Kelowna, one of 19 British Columbia Ruffian Apparel locations, is underperforming. Recent management turnover and low unemployment in the region have left Kelowna short-staffed and in need of a new store manager to take over for the interim manager. Both sales and performance results are far below acceptable levels, and the store appears to be floundering. The newly hired B.C. regional manager for Ruffian Apparel is looking into the probl...Starting at €8.20
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Soom Foods: Zooming Out for A Booming Supply Chain
Neha Mittal; Sheri Lambert; Sara HonovichCase IVEY-W27963-EMarketing, StrategyFounded in 2013 by sisters Shelby, Jackie, and Amy Zitelman, Philadelphia-based Soom Foods (Soom) aimed to educate US consumers on tahini and make the product a staple in US pantries. By 2021, the business had grown into a multimillion-dollar revenue company and had achieved national distribution through an omni-channel sales effort. However, Soom’s reliance on the single-source Ethiopian Humera sesame seed to prepare its high-quality tahini had ...Starting at €8.20
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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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Tender Greens: Can They Keep the ‘Green’ Promise in Beef Sourcing
Marilyn Anthony; Neha MittalCase IVEY-9B21M005-EStrategyIn October 2015, the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tender Greens faced his most difficult decision yet: should the company continue to pay a premium price for sustainably sourced beef, or should it switch to conventionally raised beef to boost profit margins and improve the company’s prospects for national growth? Tender Greens, a thriving fast-casual restaurant chain in California, was ready to expand its operation to the East ...Starting at €8.20
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Newstar Magazine Exercise: Publisher Role
Andrew Stevens; Ann C. FrostExercise IVEY-9B17C051-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the Newstar Magazine exercise, participants are assigned one of three roles—managing editor, publisher, or board chair—and provided with information about personnel difficulties that have emerged at the independent Canadian magazine. The organization is small, financially strapped, and conflict has appeared within the magazine’s leadership. The objective of the exercise is to understand the source of this conflict and ultimately to resolve it....Starting at €8.20
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Newstar Magazine Exercise: Board Chair Role
Andrew Stevens; Ann C. FrostExercise IVEY-9B17C052-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the Newstar Magazine exercise, participants are assigned one of three roles—managing editor, publisher, or board chair—and provided with information about personnel difficulties that have emerged at the independent Canadian magazine. The organization is small, financially strapped, and conflict has appeared within the magazine’s leadership. The objective of the exercise is to understand the source of this conflict and ultimately to resolve it....Starting at €8.20
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Negotiating a New Agreement (B): Robert Williams-Quarterback for the Metropolis Knights
Ann C. Frost; Justin PattersonCase IVEY-9B21C030-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplement for product 9B21C029.Starting at €5.74