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Kapoor's Portfolio
Canela, Miguel Ángel; Alegre, Inés; Moleskis, MelinaFocused Case ADFC-5-EDecision AnalysisThe case follows a trainee portfolio manager in her attempt to build an investment portfolio using stocks on India's National Stock Exchange (NSE). Within the framework of the capital asset pricing model, this note focuses on the computation of financial returns, risk and diversification strategies.Starting at €8.20
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A Note on Queuing Models
Rasha Kashef; Felipe RodriguesTechnical Note IVEY-9B19E006-EDecision AnalysisQueues (or waiting lines) are common in modern life. We wait in lines at the campus cafeteria, to board an airplane, in the emergency room, and when we call a company for customer service. We even wait for applications to be initiated and processed by our smartphone processors, and our online orders wait to be fulfilled at companies’ warehouses before being shipped to us. How long we wait in line depends on several factors and parameters. It may ...Starting at €8.20
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Namratha Oil Refineries Pvt. Ltd.: Tackling Oil Giveaway
Amol S. Dhaigude; Vasanth Kamath VP; Arun P. SasiCase IVEY-9B19E022-EDecision Analysis, EntrepreneurshipIn March 2017, the director of operations at Namratha Oil Refineries Pvt. Ltd., a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-quality packaged coconut oil in southwest India, faced a challenge. Because of inefficiencies in the company’s packaging divisioStarting at €8.20
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LHSC Multi-Organ Transplant Program: Pooling Ontario's Kidney Transplant Wait-Lists
Fredrik Odegaard; Felipe RodriguesCase IVEY-9B18E020-EDecision AnalysisIn 2017, wait times for kidney transplants in Ontario were getting out of hand. While patients from London Health Sciences Centre’s kidney transplant program in London, Ontario, had a reasonable wait of approximately one year, patients in Toronto's kidney transplant program waited almost four years. In an attempt to improve the overall wait times for all Ontario patients, the provincial Ministry of Health intended to merge the two currently indep...Starting at €8.20
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Manipal Power Laundry: Washing Out of Business
Amol S. Dhaigude; Vasanth Kamath VP; Sayan Mukherjee; Dhairya Patel; Anmol Marwah; Kiran R; Palak SethiCase IVEY-9B20E004-EDecision Analysis, EntrepreneurshipThe owner of Manipal Power Laundry asked his nephew, an MBA student, for advice on the business. The company’s operational inefficiencies had led to high operating costs over time. Coupled with regulatory price caps, the situation made the business unsustainable. The owner asked his nephew to provide a solution that would benefit the company both in the short term and over the long term. After observing the various processes, collecting data, and...Starting at €8.20
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Jay Bharat Spices Pvt. Ltd.: A Spicy Quandary
Shravan M Parsam, Amol S. Dhaigude, Sidhartha PadhiCase IVEY-W25298-EDecision Analysis, Service and Operations ManagementJay Bharat Spices Pvt. Ltd., a company located in Cuttack, India, was involved in the manufacturing and distribution of spices across India under the brand name Bharat Masala. The company specialized in producing basic spices such as turmeric powder, cumin powder, and chili powder. The senior management team had recently noticed a rise in demand for the spice garam masala in the East India market and asked the company’s vice-president of East Ind...Starting at €8.20
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JSW Steel Ltd: A Logistics Dilemma (B)
Amol S. Dhaigude; Debmallya Chatterjee; Vishnu KumarCase IVEY-9B18E011-EDecision AnalysisIn 2015, the assistant general manager at JSW Steel Ltd. (JSW), one of India’s largest steelmakers, faced a dilemma. Should JSW continue to transport the company’s end products to clients, or should JSW instead outsource the transportation to a third-party provider? Outsourcing would ensure timely delivery but would increase the cost. Another option was to pay an agency a premium for sharing information on the availability of Class I and Class II...Starting at €5.74
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City of London Water: Predicting Electricity Prices and Optimizing Operations
Ernesto Arandia; Joe Naoum-Sawaya; Kira Wembo XueCase IVEY-9B19E004-EDecision AnalysisThe manager of Water Operations at the City of London wanted to reduce the cost of pumping water by optimizing energy use. Water Operations had been consistently experiencing higher operational costs, and electricity bills accounted for up to 30 per cent of its direct costs. If the manager could predict the future cost of energy, she could schedule the operation of the water pumps to benefit from periods of low energy prices, potentially saving u...Starting at €8.20
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GD Labs: Scaling Swab Testing During COVID-19
Bhavin J. Shah; Arvind ShroffCase IVEY-W28361-EDecision Analysis, Service and Operations ManagementIn early 2020, the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the world led the most highly affected countries, such as the United States and India, to focus on rapid testing and contact tracing to break the chain of transmission. By August 25, 2020, India had tested nearly 37 million cumulative COVID-19 samples as part of the government’s “Test, Track, Treat” initiative. The efficient allocation of collected swabs with saliva samples to appropriate testing...Starting at €8.20
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Guell Appliances: A Refrigerator's World We're Just Living In
Bissan GhaddarCase IVEY-W33837-EDecision Analysis, MarketingIn July 2022, a senior data scientist for Guell Appliances was aggregating customer reviews from the company’s recent appliance launch. The previous month, the company had launched a revamped product line that required a significant amount of investment in research and development. The success of the product line was paramount because it defined the success of the company. The senior data scientist wanted to apply modern analytical techniques to ...Starting at €8.20