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Harmon Foods, Inc. (Spanish version)
Whiston, William B.Case HBS-112S09EntrepreneurshipPrediction and shipment has been a scheduling and budgetary problem. Multiple regression is suggested as a solution. Evaluation of regression coefficients leads to better understanding of trend, seasonality, and promotion effectiveness.Starting at €8.20
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Polysar Ltd. (Spanish version)
Simons, Robert L.Case HBS-113S08Accounting and ControlCanada's largest chemical company produces and markets butyl rubber in two divisions, each treated as a profit center. The new plant in the North American Division operates below capacity resulting in a significant volume variance and an operating loss. The European Division is at capacity and is profitable. The actions of the European Division affect the capacity utilization of the North American Division. Includes divisional financial statement...Starting at €8.20
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Planning and Control System (Spanish version)
Simons, Robert L.Case HBS-109S05Accounting and ControlDetailed description of the planning and control systems in use at Johnson & Johnson. Focuses on the actions of managers in one subsidiary in revising budget targets. Illustrates intensive strategic planning and financial planning process in a large, decentralized company. Includes interviews with the president and senior executives concerning benefits of the system. Raises issue of the role of formal control systems in decentralized organization...Starting at €8.20
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John Deere Component Works (A) (Spanish version)
Kaplan, Robert S.; March, ArtemisCase HBS-115S03Accounting and ControlThe division has recognized the inadequacies of its existing, traditional cost system for estimating product costs. Describes the innovative activity-based system that was developed to more accurately trace overhead costs to individual products. Provides students with the opportunity to critique a standard cost system and to assess the characteristics of the proposed system that traces costs to production activities.Starting at €8.20
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NYPD New (Spanish version)
Heskett, James L.Case HBS-304S01Police Commissioner Bratten and his staff have led a process designed to create a results-oriented police department from one that previously emphasized and measured effort. With increasing budgeting pressures, the next phase of effort calls for increasing emphasis on productivity as well as a reduction in crime.Starting at €8.20
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Denver International Airport Baggage-Handling System (Spanish version)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Montealegre, Ramiro; Nelson, H. James; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-303S31StrategyDescribes the events surrounding the construction of the BAE baggage-handling system at the Denver International Airport. It looks specifically at project management, including decisions regarding budget, scheduling, and the overall management structure. Also examines the airport's attempt to work with a great number of outside contractors, including BAE, and coordinate them into a productive whole, while under considerable political pressures. A...Starting at €8.20
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NYPD New
Heskett, James L.Case HBS-396293-EService and Operations ManagementPolice Commissioner Bratten and his staff have led a process designed to create a results-oriented police department from one that previously emphasized and measured effort. With increasing budgeting pressures, the next phase of effort calls for increasinStarting at €8.20
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Compagnie du Froid, S.A.
Simons, Robert L.; Davila, AntonioCase HBS-197085-EAccounting and ControlThe owner of an ice cream company must evaluate the performance of three regional businesses. To do the analysis, students must flex the budget by seasonal temperature; calculate revenue, volume, price, and efficiency variances; analyze the effects of traStarting at €8.20
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Corporate Budgeting Is Broken--Let's Fix It (Spanish version)
Jensen, Michael C.Article HBS-R0110FLeadership and People ManagementCorporate budgeting is a joke, and everyone knows it. It consumes a huge amount of executives' time, forcing them into endless rounds of dull meetings and tense negotiations. It encourages line managers to lie and cheat, lowballing targets and inflating results. And it turns business decisions into elaborate exercises in gaming. The sad thing is, budget shenanigans have become so embedded in corporate life that they're accepted as business as usu...Starting at €8.20
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Hampton Machine Tool Co. (Spanish version)
Mullins, David W., Jr.Case HBS-202S22FinanceA bank lending officer must decide whether to extend and increase a loan to a small machine tool company. Case provides sufficient data for preparation of cash budgets and pro forma financial statements in order to analyze the lending officer's problem. Other issues that can be addressed include the impact of stock repurchase, dividends, advanced payments by customers, as well as general sensitivity analysis.Starting at €8.20