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Sorel Life Insurance Company: Improving Underwriting Performance - Teaching Note
P. Fraser Johnson; Shu ChaTeaching Note IVEY-8B19D008-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product 9B19D008.Starting at €0.00
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Canaan Group: Port Metro Vancouver Container Trans-Load Service - Teaching Note
P. Fraser JohnsonTeaching Note IVEY-8B16D009-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for product 9B16D009.Starting at €0.00
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Supply Chain Management at Wal-Mart
P. Fraser Johnson; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07D001-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn 2006 Wal-Mart, the second largest firm in the world by sales, was looking to improve its already efficient supply chain. The company's supply chain was closely integrated with its retail and information systems strategies and has been developed incrementally over the past 40 years. However, rivals are copying every aspect, from the way Wal-Mart cross-docks product in warehouses, to Wal-Mart's use of a sophisticated database to capture, store a...Starting at €8.20
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Warehousing Strategy at Volkswagen Group Canada Inc. (VGCA)
P. Fraser Johnson; Adam BortolussiCase IVEY-9B12D002-EService and Operations ManagementThe director of warehousing and logistics at Volkswagen Group Canada (VGCA) had been tasked with analyzing the capacity of the Toronto parts distribution centre to support an aggressive growth plan that involved a series of new product launches and product facelifts. Expecting that expansion of the facility would be necessary, the director needed to determine the additional warehouse capacity required, when it would be needed by, and which expans...Starting at €8.20
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The North West Company (B): Supply Chain Management
P. Fraser Johnson; Stephen R. Foerster; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07D008-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementThe North West Company cases allow students to take a cross-enterprise leadership approach in looking at the dilemma facing the president and chief executive officer of The North West Company (North West), a food and general merchandise retailer operating primarily in Northern Canada. In early 2003, North West had negotiated a master franchisor agreement with Giant Tiger Stores Limited (Giant Tiger) with the objective of opening stores west of Wi...Starting at €5.74
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Half a Century of Supply Chain Management at Wal-Mart
P. Fraser Johnson; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B12D010-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn 2012, a stock analyst was preparing a recommendation on what his firm, a large U.S. investment house, should do with its stake in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, was trying to recover from a series of missteps that had seen competitors such as dollar stores and Amazon.com close the performance gap. Competitors had copied many aspects of Wal-Mart’s distribution system, including cross-docking products, eliminating ...Starting at €8.20
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LYFEN: Building a Supply Chain to Create Competitive Advantage
Haitao Yin; Ruiyu Zhu; P. Fraser JohnsonCase IVEY-9B19D007-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThis case describes the journey of a Chinese snack food company, LYFEN, as it developed supply-chain processes and capabilities to compete successfully in a highly competitive market. It provides detailed information about LYFEN’s quality-control processes and supply-chain management practices. A particularly interesting aspect of the case is the challenges faced by the company to deliver on customer expectations for food safety and the associate...Starting at €8.20
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Canaan Group: Port Metro Vancouver Container Trans-Load Service
P. Fraser JohnsonCase IVEY-9B16D009-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn January 2016, the president and chief executive officer of Canaan Group in Richmond, British Columbia, was evaluating plans for a proposed trans-loading facility, which would be located inland from Port Metro Vancouver. The trans-loading facility had the potential to simultaneously offer a lower-cost transportation alternative for exporters and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Lower Mainland. Despite the potential opportuni...Starting at €8.20
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Silverton Winery - Teaching Note
P. Fraser Johnson; Robert VolckoTeaching Note IVEY-W29389-EStrategyTeaching note for product 29388.Starting at €0.00
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CoolIT Systems: Developing an Operations Strategy - Teaching Note
P. Fraser JohnsonTeaching Note IVEY-8B20D019-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product 9B20D019.Starting at €0.00