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Ebola: Managing to Save Lives
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676-EService and Operations ManagementA year after the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in March 2014, health-care experts are cautiously optimistic that the epidemic appears to be slowing. Although the outlook is brighter than a year ago when the first case was detected in Guinea, there is still a long way to go and many lessons to be learned in managing a crisis of this scale, related to institutional shortfalls, international coordination, engagement with local stakeholders and, m...Starting at €8.20
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Comercializando la "Laptop de $100 dólares" (C)
Quelch, John A.; Chen, DavidCase HBS-511S12MarketingEn octubre de 2007, la OLPC informó retrasos en la producción y se perdió la fecha de envío. A principios de noviembre, el PC $ 100 por fin entró en producción, con envíos iniciales previstas para Uruguay y Mongolia, y la mitad del mes puso en marcha el programa "Give One, Get One". Permitió a los consumidores en los EE.UU. y Canadá, que tenían la opción de comprar un OLPC por $ 400, más del doble del costo de producción estimado de $ 188 para ca...Starting at €5.74
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Inner Mongolia Yili Group: China's Pioneering Dairy Brand
McFarlan, F. Warren; Abrami, Regina; Kirby, William C.; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-308052-ESetting up the goal to become one of the top 20 enterprises in the world dairy industry by 2010, the Inner Mongolia Yili Group had ambitious plans. As one of China's biggest national dairy companies, its main challenge was competing as a local company against joint venture rivals who benefited from perks granted to "foreign" companies. To set itself apart, Yili focused on research and development and innovative ways to improve the industry. Provi...Starting at €8.20
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Inner Mongolia Yili Group: China's Pioneering Dairy Brand, Teaching Note
McFarlan, F. WarrenTeaching Note HBS-310051-ETeaching Note for [308052].Starting at €0.00
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Best Buy Co., Inc.: Customer-Centricity, Teaching Note
Lal, RajivTeaching Note HBS-509074-EMarketingTeaching Note for [506055].Starting at €0.00
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Jamaica Macaroni Factory: Capital Budgeting for Renewable Energy
Ryan Hudgins; Zach ChenCase IVEY-W34511-EAccounting and Control, StrategyIn January 2022, Nicholas Chen had to decide whether to invest in one of two solar power systems to reduce the energy cost of the manufacturing company, Jamaica Macaroni Factory Ltd.’s (JMF). He could purchase a 100kW solar power system and generate some of the energy JMF used while also selling back electricity to the grid when the factory was not operating, or he could purchase a 230kW system, which would produce more energy but, due to regulat...Starting at €8.20
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Designing Impact Evaluations: Assessing Jamaica's PATH Program, Teaching Note
Levy, DanTeaching Note HBS-HKS622-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for HKS448.Starting at €0.00
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Rio Tinto and Ömnogovi: A Community Cooperation Agreement
Byambajav Dalaibuyan; Sarah Lord Ferguson; Eric WerkerCase IVEY-9B20M005-EStrategyThis case examines the business decisions around managing the community impact of a mining development in the Gobi Desert region of Mongolia at Oyu Tolgoi—one of the larger copper and gold deposits in the world, and a flagship project of Rio Tinto. In 2009, a mining development agreement was reached with the Government of Mongolia on the national level, but negotiations were just ramping up at the local level. New legislation mandated the creatio...Starting at €8.20
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Born Global: Timeless Herbal Care Prepares to Supply Medical Marijuana to Canadians
Brian C. Pinkham; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B16M212-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2012, a former crown attorney for Canada’s Department of Justice started Timeless Herbal Care, a company that was intended to capitalize on Jamaica’s deregulation of marijuana for medical purposes. The entrepreneur and his family relied on their ties to Jamaica and his legal expertise to create a legislative framework for Jamaica’s medical marijuana industry to meet international standards. Concurrently, Canada was readying legislation to allo...Starting at €8.20
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Marketing the "$100 Laptop" (C)
Quelch, John A.; Chen, DavidCase HBS-508065-EMarketingIn October 2007, the OLPC reported production delays and missed its shipment date. In early November, the $100 PC finally went into production, with initial shipments planned for Uruguay and Mongolia, and mid-month launched the "Give One, Get One" program. It enabled consumers in the U.S. and Canada, who had the option of purchasing an OLPC for $400, more than double the estimated production cost of $188 for each laptop. Roughly half of the $400 ...Starting at €5.74