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Has LIBOR Lost Its Stature in Derivatives Markets
Walid Busaba; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B16N058-EFinance, StrategyIn April 2016, a large U.S. proprietary trading group in New York, with a significant fixed-income portfolio, was debating what discount rate to use to value the group’s interest-rate swap portfolio. The counterparties to these swaps were major banks, and the deals were collateralized. Criticisms about the use of the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) as a benchmark for valuing these swaps were circulating, and there were reports that LIBOR wa...Starting at €8.20
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Symantec Corporation Convertible Notes With Call Spread
Walid Busaba; Zeigham Khokher; Guorong YangCase IVEY-9B10N018-EFinanceThe board of directors of Symantec Corporation asked a consultant for an independent opinion on an important financing decision. Symantec had been working with several investment banks on a plan to raise debt to repurchase common shares. The consultant found it to be an interesting financing plan; whereas repurchasing shares immediately would increase Symantec's financial leverage, converting the notes in the future would reduce leverage at a pot...Starting at €8.20
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Jacques DePaul
Keppel, Michael; Sachon, MarcCase P-1132-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThe case describes an ethical dilemma involving Jacques DePaul, a restructuring expert who is a partner with the turnaround consulting firm Novum Partners. Faced with the acquisition of a restructuring case, ChezNous, he has to decide whether to follow the guidelines set by his partnership or to adapt the terms of the engagement in keeping with the situation of the company and its stakeholders. ChezNous is a multi-billion-euro retailer based in F...Starting at €8.20
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The Fundamentals and Key Concepts of Inventory Management (Chinese Version)
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, Philip; Sachon, MarcTechnical Note PN-484-ZHService and Operations ManagementIn this technical note, we address the analysis and management of stocks in an operations system. The document specifically describes the functions of stocks and their costs, in addition to the variables and factors that largely determine stock levels and the action that should be taken to improve inventory management. This will enable us to identify the potential for improvement and assess whether the most appropriate inventory logic is being ap...Starting at €8.20
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The Fundamentals and Key Concepts of Inventory Management
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, Philip; Sachon, MarcTechnical Note PN-484-EService and Operations ManagementIn this technical note, we address the analysis and management of stocks in an operations system. The document specifically describes the functions of stocks and their costs, in addition to the variables and factors that largely determine stock levels and the action that should be taken to improve inventory management. This will enable us to identify the potential for improvement and assess whether the most appropriate inventory logic is being ap...Starting at €8.20
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The Amango Project: Taking Online DVD Rental to Germany
Sachon, MarcCase P-1068-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes an innovative approach to online DVD rental pioneered by Netflix in a sector hampered by short life-cycle products (movies). The industry has a supply chain that is prone to misaligned incentives between echelons, resulting in product shortages and poor customer satisfaction. Amango hopes to import this business concept pioneered by Netflix to Germany. To be able to do so, the company must copy Netflix's operating system and ma...Starting at €8.20
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Gulf Bank: Re-Building a Bank
Walid Busaba; Zeigham Khokher; Assem Safieddine; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B11N008-EFinance, StrategyIn December 2009, about a year after it suffered a crisis when clients walked away from massive derivative losses, Gulf Bank’s new CEO is trying to change the governance and operation of Gulf Bank. This case focuses on a turnaround situation and provides students with insight into evolving corporate governance standards in Kuwait. After assessing the situation that the CEO faces, students have to decide what change he should pursue and how he sho...Starting at €8.20
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Netflix: The Streaming Challenge (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Sachon, MarcCase P-1114-PBService and Operations ManagementThe case describes the history and business model of Netflix, a worldwide leading company in movie rentals. From its beginnings in 1997/98, the Los Gatos, California-based company has focused on developing a movie rental business model that uses superior customer intelligence to ensure high customer satisfaction, while being able to use customer analytics to manage service-related costs and its bottom line. With the switch from being primarily a ...Starting at €8.20
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e-Procurement Primer
Sachon, MarcTechnical Note PN-414-EService and Operations ManagementThis note looks at a key link in the supply chain, procurement, from a B2B perspective. It presents various forms of electronic purchasing and the types of goods they can be used for.Starting at €8.20
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Netflix: The Streaming Challenge
Sachon, MarcCase P-1114-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes the history and business model of Netflix, a worldwide leading company in movie rentals. From its beginnings in 1997/98, the Los Gatos, California-based company has focused on developing a movie rental business model that uses superior customer intelligence to ensure high customer satisfaction, while being able to use customer analytics to manage service-related costs and its bottom line. With the switch from being primarily a ...Starting at €8.20