ACE Challenge 2015 Amazon Confidential Preliminary Round: ACE Case Breakers Case Study: Operations Introduction It is a bright autumn morning in 2205 and Gaurav Maurya, SVP – Amazon Enceladus1, is gazing outside the window and reminiscing about how Blue Origin2 had transformed Enceladus into a bustling human colony in a short span of 50 years, much like some of the developing countries back on Earth. Also, continuing Amazon’s legacy, Amazon.en has become Enceladus’s most customer-centric
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The HBS Case Method Pioneered by HBS faculty and one of the highlights of the HBS experience, the case method is a profound educational innovation that presents the greatest challenges confronting leading companies, nonprofits, and government organizations—complete with the constraints and incomplete information found in real business issues—and places the student in the role of the decision maker. There are no simple solutions; yet through the dynamic process of exchanging perspectives, countering
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Welcome to the Case Analysis Coach This tutorial is designed to start you down the road toward becoming an expert at analyzing business cases. You'll learn how to identify and define the business concepts raised by a case, as well as to develop analysis-based solutions, recommendations, and action plans. These skills will prepare you for class discussions and exams. You will have access to a complete real case, called Komatsu Ltd. and Project G., so that you can apply what you learn to a concrete
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Case Problems in Finance FIN 475 Dr. Kenneth A. Borokhovich Summer Semester, 2012 Office: 3106 FSB Office Phone: 529-1502 Office Hours: 12:45-1:45 Monday, Tuesday and Thursday & by appointment Email: borokhka@muohio.edu Text: Case Studies in Finance by Bruner, Eades and Schill, (6th ed.) Objectives: 1) To assess risk and how it affects financial decisions 2) To provide students with realistic cases requiring the development of alternative solutions. 3) To provide
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Cisco IT Case Study Organizational Change and Advanced Services for Operational Success How Cisco IT Implemented Organizational Change and Advanced Services for Operational Success New organizational framework greatly improves operations. Given today’s pressing need to optimize IT services and resources while reducing costs and improving organizationwide productivity, the Cisco lifecycle methodology offers the framework needed to make operations more efficient and responsive. Cisco IT Network
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Mini Case I – Hefty Hardware Hefty Hardware’s is planning to accomplish their new project Savvy Store Program. This has shown conflict in viewpoints between IT Department and Business side Of Hefty Hardware. According to my understanding, the Business department and IT department is not in good terms and the main reason behind this issue is lack of communication. They do not appear as if they exist together. Rather, they exist as two different cases. Business and IT targets are not intentionally
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I. Point of View The case study is viewed from the point of view of Elizabeth Santos who is currently assigned of the task of designing the store management systems and procedures for all the stores of Gintong Hiyas and the management of the company's two branches. The focus of the case are two the stores managed by Elizabeth so taking her point of view is the most appropriate since she has the knowledge and authority to these stores. The staff incentive system was also implemented under her supervision
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traffic conditions like? 9. Describe what happened just before the collision. 10. What condition was your car in before the collision? 1. Do you have any personal involvement in the case? 2. Have you received any information on this case before this interview? 3. Have you participated in cases like this before? 4. Do you have any issues being under oath? 5. How did you get started in this field, and what do you think has made you successful throughout your career? 6.
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write a teaching case I am currently – with colleagues Mikael Lönnborg and Gerhard Schjelderup – editing what we hope to be a book of Scandinavian teaching cases. In a meeting in Stockholm recently, I was asked to explain what it takes to write a teaching case. I gave my opinion, we had a very interesting discussion. Here is my (very rough and off the cuff) opinion about what it takes (in reality, how a teaching case differs from a research case). Why are you writing this case? Cases are written
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Criteria Include: 1. Comparison of the business cases 2. NPV analysis 3. IRR and payback period analysis 4. Analysis of additional information 5. Recommendation Comparison of the Business Cases Most Compelling Business Case Match My Doll Clothing Line Expansion Match My Doll Clothing Line Expansion is the the most compelling opportunity. This initial recommendation is based solely on a qualitative comparison of the cases and the financial exhibits provided by the brand
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