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Cascade Engineering: Building Frontline Employee Programs for Triple Bottom Line Impact
Authors: Hu, Jennifer; Lowenberg, Melanie; Chojnacki, Rohini
Product Type: Cases
Source: The Aspen Institute Business and Society Program
Publication Year: 2012
Faculty Rating: 
[1 Faculty Rating] 736 views
Fred Keller stepped down from the podium at a local park in Grand Rapids, Michigan and stared at the Lifetime Achievement Award for Innovation in his hands. Under his watch as Founder and CEO of Cascade Engineering, the manufacturing company had blossomed into a successful and diversified enterprise. Keller considered Cascade’s future strategy: How could his company continue enabling success while maintaining the proper balance across its Triple Bottom Line mission?
Merrimack Tractors and Mowers: LIFO or FIFO?
Authors: Bruns, Sharon; Harmeling, Susan S.; Bruns, William J., Jr.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business Publishing Brief Cases
Publication Year: 2008
Faculty Rating: [1 Faculty Rating] 1897 views
At Merrimack Tractors and Mowers in 2008, product manufacturing costs are increasing faster than competitors' costs, and as a result earnings are likely to fall below those reported in 2007.
Does This Milkshake Taste Funny?
Authors: Cousins, R; Benitz, L
Product Type: Cases
Source: The Case Research Journal
Publication Year: 1998
Faculty Rating: [1 Faculty Rating] 3514 views
George Stein, a college student employed for the summer by Eastern Dairy, must decide if he is going to remove the filters from the plant's piping and thus allow the current production run of milkshake mix to become contaminated.
ECG Group: Fraud and Liquidation of a Joint Venture in China
Authors: O'Connor, Neale; Loo, Grace
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Hong Kong
Publication Year: 2011
Faculty Rating: 
[1 Faculty Rating] 369 views
The case explores the challenges and difficulties of running a joint venture, especially when more than one jurisdiction is involved. It alerts students to the importance of a vigilant monitoring system in joint-venture exercises and challenges them to take on the role of a negotiator in a difficult business situation.
American Pharmaceutical
Author: Richards, E.
Product Type: Cases
Source: CIBER Case Collection, Indiana University
Publication Year: 2002
Faculty Rating: [1 Faculty Rating] 1254 views
The HIV/AIDS crisis has spurred growing demands for cheaper substitutes for these antiretrovirals, suggesting that more and more countries may permit the sale of cheaper substitutes even before the patents expire. While American Pharmaceutical may legally challenge such activities, it is not clear if the challenges would be legally successful or if they would be politically or commercially prudent.
Alpha Motors, Ltd.: Integrating Life-Cycle Environmental Concerns into Product Design
Authors: Rothenberg, Sandra; Lenox, Michael; Jordan, Benjamin; Field III, Frank
Product Type: Cases
Source: World Resources Institute
Publication Year: 1998
Faculty Rating: [1 Faculty Rating] 1275 views
Alpha Motors, a subsidiary of a large U.S. automaker, sought a life-cycle analysis (LCA) tool that could help product designers take account of environmental issues when making materials choices. The primary teaching objective of this case...
Amway in China (A, B)
Authors: Tan, David; Tan, Justin
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2009
Faculty Rating: [1 Faculty Rating] 7042 views
Amway is a large manufacturer of household products that uses the direct selling approach. It has expanded into different markets over the years, most recently the Chinese market. However, the company must look at its strategy after the Chinese government implements regulations on the direct marketing business model...
Supply Chain Lessons from the Catastrophic Natural Disaster in Japan
Authors: Park, YoungWon; Hong, Paul; Roh, James Jungbae
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Business Horizons
Publication Year: 2013
Based on case studies of Japanese manufacturing firms, this article presents a discussion of the supply chain restoration process after severe natural disasters and humanitarian disruptions and reflects on supply chain lessons in terms of disaster planning and recovery responses.
Enhanced Market Practices: Poverty Alleviation for Poor Producers in Developing Countries
Authors: McKague, Kevin; Oliver, Christine
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: California Management Review
Publication Year: 2012
Drawing on an in-depth study of market-based poverty alleviation initiatives for smallholder farmers by a non-governmental organization in a least developed economy, this article explains how a non-state organization can reduce poverty for poor producers and improve overall market functioning...
Tianlong Company and the Toxic Capsule Scandal
Authors: Dong, Lili; Beamish, Paul W.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
On April 15, 2012, China Central Television disclosed that several capsule producers in Ru’ao had illegally used industrial-grade gelatin to produce medical capsules. The capsules were found to contain excessive chromium, a heavy metal harmful to human health. The director of Tianlong must decide how to address customers’ concerns and keep Tianlong’s good reputation from being damaged as a result of the current scandal.
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