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Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Managing Inventories: Determining Order Quantity
Freeland, James R.; Landel, Robert D.; Weiss, Elliott N.Technical Note DARDEN-OM-1395-EService and Operations ManagementCycle-stock ordering decisions, including cost-element considerations, are examined. Students will see that as materials flow from suppliers through a firm's operations to customers, the cost-effectiveness of inventory investment is improved by the development and implementation of an inventory management system.Starting at €8.20
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NoBull Burger - Teaching Note
Freeland, James R.; Kraft, TimTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1479TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1479Starting at €0.00
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Demandforce: Pursuing Entrepreneurial Dreams
Freeland, James R.; Hess, Edward D.Case DARDEN-ENT-0198-EEntrepreneurshipThis case lends itself to courses covering the topic of rapid expansion of an enterprise. By 2012, Rick Berry, the founder and CEO of Demandforce (DF), and his team had built a company with annual revenue of approximately $70 million. DF provided small businesses with software tools used by more than 23,000 individual businesses and 50,000 business users to communicate with their customers. DF’s business model was software as a service (SaaS) for...Starting at €8.20
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Demandforce: Pursuing Entrepreneurial Dreams - Teaching Note
Freeland, James R.; Hess, Edward D.Teaching Note DARDEN-ENT-0198TN-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for product ENT-0198Starting at €0.00
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Great Lakes: Great Decisions (A)
Freeland, James R.; Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0325-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityOne of the few remaining producers of lead additives must decide whether to continue producing them for use abroad. Banned in the United States, lead additives were still legal in developing nations. Ellie Shannon, the division manager overseeing bromine production for the Indiana-based Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (Great Lakes), must advise Great Lakes' directors on whether the company should 1) continue production for the foreseeable future...Starting at €8.20
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Developing the Workforce of the Future
Raveendhran, RoshniCase DARDEN-OB-1391-ELeadership and People ManagementThis fictional caselet puts you in the role of a senior company leader who has just seen data estimating that more than one in three workers worldwide may need to change their skill mix by 2030. With automation increasingly likely to displace workers and artificial intelligence making basic skills insufficient for many jobs, lifelong learning and adaptation will be essential for all. What can you do to help your employees in the short term so tha...Starting at €8.20
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Managing Inventories: The Reorder Point System
Freeland, James R.; Landel, Robert D.; Weiss, Elliott N.Technical Note DARDEN-OM-1394-EService and Operations ManagementInventory replenishment concepts and tools are described.Starting at €8.20
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Managing Inventories: Fundamentals
Freeland, James R.; Landel, Robert D.; Weiss, Elliott N.Technical Note DARDEN-OM-1397-EService and Operations ManagementThis overview of inventory management covers ways to categorize inventories and measure performance. The financial implications of inventory, inventory management systems, economic order quantities, and decision rules for determining safety stocks are discussed.Starting at €8.20
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Is Dell's Business Model Broken?
Freeland, James R.Case DARDEN-OM-1416-EService and Operations ManagementA candidate for a consulting position prepares an analysis of Dell Corporation. For years, Dell's efficient supply chain innovations and successful leveraging of technology in offering made-to-order computers at competitive prices made it a world leader in market share. But conditions-and profits-seem to have leveled off. To what extent is this a matter of a business model in need of revision, and to what extent is something more fundamental at w...Starting at €8.20
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Transparency in Performance Management
Raveendhran, RoshniCase DARDEN-OB-1390-ELeadership and People ManagementThis fictional caselet puts you in the role of a manager who has just completed performance reviews for your employees. Some employees have given feedback that the review process needs greater transparency, and that they want continuous, real-time feedback throughout the year. You want to address your employees’ concerns, but you’re worried that the system necessary to give your employees what they say they want would make them feel more like num...Starting at €8.20