case preparation
BU481, fall 2011 - Case Preparation Questions V1.1
Use the following questions to guide your thinking and analysis as you prepare a case for class. The instructor may or may not ask these specific questions in class.
Case: Arrow Printing and Publishing
1. Identify what Dunnett wants to do. This analysis requires an understanding of the owner’s personal objectives as well as the corporate objectives set out for business.
2. Identify what Arrow needs to do in order to be successful. This involves an analysis of Arrow’s external environment: competitive analysis, customer analysis, and value system analysis.
3. Identify what Arrow can do. This requires identification of the company’s strengths and weaknesses through analysis of the company’s four functional areas: human resources, operations, marketing, and finance.
Case: Strategizing at Monarchia Matt International
1. How is the firm performing?
2. What is your assessment of the organization’s vision?
3. What is your analysis of the Wine industry in the USA?
4. What factors may influence the USA wine industry in the future and how?
5. What is your analysis of the firm business strategy?
6. What would you recommend to Joem Titel?
Case: Coral River Divers
1. What external factors affect Coral Divers’ competitive position?
2. How do these factors affect Coral Divers’ strategy?
3. What are Coral Divers resources? Can any of them be considered a competitive advantage?
4. How is Coral Divers’ strategy affected by its strategy?
5. What would you recommend to Greywell?
Case: Meubles Canadel
1. What is Meubles Canadel’s strategy and how successful has it been?
2. How does Meubles Canadel’s value chain work? How does it create added value?
3. What do you see as the main strengths and vulnerabilities of its value chain?
4. Could a competitor imitate Canadel’s value chain? Should the Deveaults be concerned?
Case: Pet Care vet Services
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Use the following questions to guide your thinking and analysis as you prepare a case for class. The instructor may or may not ask these specific questions in class.
Case: Arrow Printing and Publishing
1. Identify what Dunnett wants to do. This analysis requires an understanding of the owner’s personal objectives as well as the corporate objectives set out for business.
2. Identify what Arrow needs to do in order to be successful. This involves an analysis of Arrow’s external environment: competitive analysis, customer analysis, and value system analysis.
3. Identify what Arrow can do. This requires identification of the company’s strengths and weaknesses through analysis of the company’s four functional areas: human resources, operations, marketing, and finance.
Case: Strategizing at Monarchia Matt International
1. How is the firm performing?
2. What is your assessment of the organization’s vision?
3. What is your analysis of the Wine industry in the USA?
4. What factors may influence the USA wine industry in the future and how?
5. What is your analysis of the firm business strategy?
6. What would you recommend to Joem Titel?
Case: Coral River Divers
1. What external factors affect Coral Divers’ competitive position?
2. How do these factors affect Coral Divers’ strategy?
3. What are Coral Divers resources? Can any of them be considered a competitive advantage?
4. How is Coral Divers’ strategy affected by its strategy?
5. What would you recommend to Greywell?
Case: Meubles Canadel
1. What is Meubles Canadel’s strategy and how successful has it been?
2. How does Meubles Canadel’s value chain work? How does it create added value?
3. What do you see as the main strengths and vulnerabilities of its value chain?
4. Could a competitor imitate Canadel’s value chain? Should the Deveaults be concerned?
Case: Pet Care vet Services
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What are the challenges