Teaching note for product 9B11D004.

Teaching note for product 9B13D011.

A privately managed school in Raipur, India, is faced with concerns from parents regarding long commutes face regularly by students. The school has grown from a modest 89 students and 12 faculty members in 1993 to more than 2,700 students. Today, student commutes range from a few steps to several kilometres on school buses of varied capacities. While the transportation manager has been making adjustments to bus routes and capacity at the beginning .....more

Teaching note for product 9B12M043.

The president of Pipeline Imaging Systems is taking a step back from the past few weeks where he has spent virtually all his waking time working on his new business. The president has launched a new pipeline service to compete in Edmonton’s oil sands industry. A few months after starting his business, he controls virtually the entire market, but competitors will be encroaching on his turf. One has offered to purchase his business and the president .....more

The director of Lands and Economic Development in the Ministry of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) must make recommendations on how to handle challenges around a large farming company that leases land from First Nation communities in Western Canada. New Horizon Farms (NHF) has already leased over 180,000 acres from First Nation communities and plans to grow to 1 million acres. An immediate challenge is the leasing process whereby INAC must .....more

Rapid increases in obesity and chronic disease rates are stressing healthcare systems and government budgets around the world. They are also causing people, governments and companies to look more closely at the relationship between food and health. The issue is complex and involves many stakeholders from government and non-governmental agencies, as well as businesses. Food and health can have both positive and negative impacts on the food industry. .....more