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Imaam Spinning Mills: Cost of Capital of a Private Company
Aaqib Nawaz; Imran Yousaf; Zhichuan (Frank) LiCase IVEY-W34046-EAccounting and Control, FinanceOn January 2, 2018, the chief executive officer of a private company in Karachi, Pakistan, Imaam Spinning Mills (Imaam), was planning to expand the company’s product line and enter the weaving business by setting up a new weaving plant. He asked his chief financial officer to conduct a financial evaluation financial evaluation of the project. To do so, she needed to calculate the weighted average cost of capital, using the comparative method to c...Starting at €8.20
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GdL (Giocattolo di Legno), SpA (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Grandes Carci, Mª Jesús; Peñalva Acedo, FernandoCase C-742-PBAccounting and ControlThis case presents the situation of a successful, medium-sized company in the toy industry. It illustrates the preparation of basic financial statements: the balance sheet, P&L statement, and cash flow statement. It helps students integrate the three main financial statements and shows them how they can employ them in making financial decisions. It shows a clear relationship between strategy and financial statements. And, finally, it demonstrates...Starting at €8.20
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Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
Upton, David M.; Kim, BowonCase HBS-609018-EService and Operations ManagementExplores the journey of aggressive learning and capability building in the operations of a major Korean Shipbuilder. While DSHM had once used its superior learning capability to topple its Japanese competition, it now faced the potential for a similar attack from new Chinese competitors. Without outsourcing some of its work to China, DSHM would become uncompetitive. However, in outsourcing the work, some skills would necessarily have to be transf...Starting at €8.20
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Lamborghini
Díaz, Francisco; Nueno, PedroCase P-821Service and Operations ManagementRecientemente adquirida por Chrysler, Lamborghini tiene problemas relacionados con el desarrollo de producto. El director general de la empresa se plantea la posibilidad de contratar los servicios de una consultora para implantar una metodología de «time-to-market». El equipo directivo se muestra reacio a la entrada de dicha consultora. (Also available in English).Starting at €8.20
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King & Miranda: El proyecto Olivetti
Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Suárez-Cantón N.Case P-814Service and Operations ManagementLa concepción del diseño de un nuevo teclado realizada por dos diseñadores afincados en Italia, trabajando conjuntamente con la empresa Olivetti. El nuevo teclado significaba la ruptura, por un lado, con la forma de utilización tradicional del usuario y, por otro, con la estructura de producción de la empresa. El diseño final surgió, no en base a una necesidad detectada, sino a un análisis y estudio profundo de las razones sociales y técnicas que...Starting at €8.20
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Identifying Industries through Financial Statement Analysis: Pakistan 2017
Imran Yousaf; Zhichuan (Frank) Li; Aaqib NawazCase IVEY-9B21B012-EAccounting and Control, FinanceThis exercise provides the financial data of eight major companies operating in Pakistan in 2019 and listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange. It also provides a list of eight of the country’s main industries. Identify which company operated within which industry to test your understanding of how a company’s financial data can be specific to a particular industry. Using only financial figures, can you identify within which industry each company oper...Starting at €8.20
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Fiore di Zucca
Serrano, Alejandro; Calvo, EduardCase P-1183-EService and Operations ManagementFiore di Zucca was one of Italy's leading producers of bags of ready-to-eat precooked vegetables. Francesco Ferrati, the chief operating officer, reviewed the results of a new policy of producing goods without waiting to receive orders from customers. He was satisfied with the improvement in customer response time. However, the inventory had expanded so much that one of the warehouses of finished products had almost come to a standstill twice due...Starting at €8.20
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Korean Air: The Nut Rage Incident
Thompson S.H. Teo; Mei Jie ZhaoCase IVEY-9B15D017-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn December 2014, after receiving poor service on a flight, a senior vice president at Korean Air lashed out at the flight attendants and delayed the flight’s departure until the chief attendant was returned to the gate. Following a tepid apology from her father, Korean Air’s chief executive officer, her actions drew a public backlash because they exposed the sense of entitlement prevalent among rich family conglomerates in South Korea. How shoul...Starting at €8.20
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Conad, "Persone Oltre Le Cose"
Audicana Arcas, Julio; Rodríguez Bouzo, S.Case IIST-PI-170Service and Operations ManagementConad, ha doblado su facturación en los últimos 10 años. Es la segunda cadena de distribución de productos de gran consumo en Italia, con una cuota de mercado del 12% y la primera en el formato supermercado. Aglutina a más de 2.700 socios detallistas repartidos por todo el país y que pertenecen a siete cooperativas diferentes. El liderazgo del retail italiano parece al alcance de la mano de CONAD. Ejercicio tras ejercicio, arañan cuota al líder. ...Starting at €8.20
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Pinocchio SpA.
Gramajo, Eliana; Peñalva, FernandoCase C-725Accounting and ControlPinocchio SpA. describe la situación de una empresa familiar mediana del sector del juguete, situada en Italia, que debe afrontar las tensiones en la tesorería ocasionadas por ventas muy estacionales y un plan de producción constante a lo largo del año. La empresa argumentaba que ciertas partes del proceso de producción requerían personal especializado y no sería fácil contratar a esas personas en el momento necesario. Adicionalmente, durante el ...Starting at €8.20