Teaching note for product W42143.

Instructor Spreadsheet to accompany product W24144.

Student Spreadsheet to accompany product W42143.

Nolan Anderson, chief technology officer of Auxe, a service-based tech company, needed to identify profitable growth opportunities following sluggish performance. Auxe operated a two-sided marketplace, like Uber Technologies Inc. or Zomato, connecting technicians with customers for TV installations. Contractors were used to drive growth, which led to some quality control issues. Anderson was considering three strategies: expanding products by offering .....more

In November 2020, VF Corporation (VF) acquired streetwear brand Supreme for US$2.1 billion. Following the acquisition, VF faced significant operational challenges, leading to a substantial drop in stock value and to pressure from activist investors to streamline its brand portfolio. Supreme had struggled to integrate into VF’s larger corporate structure, failing to meet growth targets amid supply chain disruptions and shifts in retail and digital .....more

Teaching note for product W38597.

In September 2023, Sarah Bell, the president and chief executive officer of Artisan Alley Donuts (Artisan Alley), was facing various operational challenges as she navigated the complexities of scaling up her business. Artisan Alley is an artisanal donut bakery in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Bell’s decision to increase donut production by 15 per cent (from 624 to 720 daily products) inadvertently led to late deliveries and inadequate inventory by opening .....more

Student Spreadsheet to accompany product no. W37113.

<p style="color: white; background-color: rgb(3, 70, 56); font-size: 16px; display: inline-block; border: 0px solid rgb(197, 183, 131); padding: 4px 4px;"><a href="" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit;"> DIGITAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE COMING SOON</a></p><br><br>Kurt Preston, Vice President of Global Sourcing & Product Operations at Sonos Inc. (Sonos), had been considering .....more

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