7 cases found.
In response to the Gaza crisis in 2008/9, the global logistics company Aramex decided to use its core competencies for a humanitarian relief campaign and deliver donated items to people in need.
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Reference 5749
Published 22 Jul 2011
Topic Responsibility
Region Middle-East
Industry Logistics and Supply Chain
In response to the Gaza crisis in 2008/9, the global logistics company Aramex decided to use its core competencies for a humanitarian relief campaign and deliver donated items to people in need.
This case tells the story of successful corporate entrepreneurship bringing sustainable value innovation to agribusiness. It recounts the history of EADS-Astrium, subsidiary Infoterra and the development of a new product-service called Farmstar to help farmers reduce costs and increase yields.
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Reference 5698
Published 28 Jun 2010
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Europe
Industry Farming, Logistics and Supply Chain
This case tells the story of successful corporate entrepreneurship bringing sustainable value innovation to agribusiness. It recounts the history of EADS-Astrium, subsidiary Infoterra and the development of a new product-service called Farmstar to help farmers reduce costs and increase yields.
On May 27th, 2006, a devastating earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Java. The Indonesian Red Cross, Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI), set up a relief operation in the province of Yogyakarta. The NGO already had extensive experience in disaster relief, having battled a volcanic eruption two months earlier as well as two tsunamis during the preceding year.
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Reference 5590
Published 25 Jan 2011
Topic Operations
Region Asia
Industry Hospitality, Logistics and Supply Chain
On May 27th, 2006, a devastating earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Java. The Indonesian Red Cross, Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI), set up a relief operation in the province of Yogyakarta. The NGO already had extensive experience in disaster relief, having battled a volcanic eruption two months earlier as well as two tsunamis during the preceding year.
Agility is a global logistics provider, based in Kuwait. In 2006, it reorganized and joined the ranks of the top ten global logistics providers worldwide. Following this reorganization, CEO Tarek Sultan took the initiative to give greater definition to his company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) profile.
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Reference 5559
Published 27 Mar 2009
Topic Operations
Region Middle-East
Industry Logistics and Supply Chain
Agility is a global logistics provider, based in Kuwait. In 2006, it reorganized and joined the ranks of the top ten global logistics providers worldwide. Following this reorganization, CEO Tarek Sultan took the initiative to give greater definition to his company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) profile.
The case narrates the internal processes of choosing and implementing a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. It illustrates the process of choosing a cause, selecting partners, creating a working plan, and finally getting the company's executive board's commitment.
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Reference 5187
Published 06 Jan 2004
Topic Responsibility
Region Global
Industry Logistics and Supply Chain, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
The case narrates the internal processes of choosing and implementing a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. It illustrates the process of choosing a cause, selecting partners, creating a working plan, and finally getting the company's executive board's commitment.
The case describes a complete, radical three-dimensional concurrent engineering design of the system for the Baby Jaguar production at Halewood (UK). It shows how product, supply chain and process design are integrated to provide a lean solution. A companion case focuses on the managerial, people and organisational issues of the change process.
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Reference 4941
Published 02 Jul 2002
Topic Operations
Region Europe
Industry Automotive, Logistics and Supply Chain
The case describes a complete, radical three-dimensional concurrent engineering design of the system for the Baby Jaguar production at Halewood (UK). It shows how product, supply chain and process design are integrated to provide a lean solution. A companion case focuses on the managerial, people and organisational issues of the change process.
In October 1990, the Boeing Company announced that it was launching a new aircraft model, the 777. The task for students in this case is to evaluate the 777 against a financial standard. The students must estimate a weighted average cost of capital (WACC) with which to evaluate the project IRRs.
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Reference 4384
Published 01 Jan 1994
Topic Economics & Finance
Region North America
Industry Airlines/Aviation, Logistics and Supply Chain
In October 1990, the Boeing Company announced that it was launching a new aircraft model, the 777. The task for students in this case is to evaluate the 777 against a financial standard. The students must estimate a weighted average cost of capital (WACC) with which to evaluate the project IRRs.