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Carrefour, S.A. (Spanish version)
Fruhan, William E.; de Monton, M. JeanCase HBS-203S09FinanceInvolves a very rapidly growing retail chain that is financing itself in an unusual (and at first glance) risky fashion.Starting at €8.20
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Hilton Manufacturing Co. (Spanish version)
Bruns, William J., Jr.Case HBS-102S42Accounting and ControlA professional manager is hired by a small manufacturing company after the president discovers he made poor decisions. One product appears to be unprofitable, whereas the product sold in highest volume is under competitive price pressure. A crude cost accounting system fails to reveal appropriate actions to correct problems.Starting at €8.20
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Measuring Uncertainties: Probability Functions (Chinese Version)
Ariño, Miguel AngelTechnical Note ADN-258-ZHDecision Analysis, EconomicsIn this note we present probability functions as a tool to measure uncertainties. Discrete and continuous probabilities are introduced as well as the distinction between probability functions and cumulative probabilities. The mean and standard deviation of a probability are also presented.Starting at €8.20
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Measuring Uncertainties: Probability Functions
Ariño, Miguel AngelTechnical Note ADN-258-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsIn this note we present probability functions as a tool to measure uncertainties. Discrete and continuous probabilities are introduced as well as the distinction between probability functions and cumulative probabilities. The mean and standard deviation of a probability are also presented.Starting at €8.20
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Exercises on Production Decisions (Chinese Version)
Ariño, Miguel AngelExercise ADE-25-ZHDecision Analysis, EconomicsThis is a collection of four exercises to practice the critical fractile method in production decisions when demand is uncertain and the company has to decide how many units to produce before demand is known.Starting at €8.20
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Exercises on Production Decisions
Ariño, Miguel AngelExercise ADE-25-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsThis is a collection of four exercises to practice the critical fractile method in production decisions when demand is uncertain and the company has to decide how many units to produce before demand is known.Starting at €8.20
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Green Trees, Inc.
Baucells Alibés, Manel; Gómez, JavierCase AD-267-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsA gardening machinery company is considering whether to purchase a new piece of equipment to enter into a new market niche. Future sales are uncertain, and the decision has to be taken before the uncertainty about sales, and therefore about future cash flows, is resolved. Once the first decision is taken, a new piece of machinery is developed. The decision of whether to substitute the old machine is analyzed.Starting at €8.20
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Stephen's T-Shirts
Ariño, Miguel AngelCase AD-268-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsA family firm that produces and sells printed T-shirts at events and festivals in mid-sized towns must decide how many T-shirts to produce for an upcoming event. Three possible scenarios are defined, each with a different probability.Starting at €8.20
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Guru.com: Poder Para el Professional Independiente (Spanish version)
Mary M. CrossanCase IVEY-9B01MS01Entrepreneurship, StrategyGuru.com intentaba transformar el mercado laboral global, a través de la creación en Internet del sitio laboral más grande del mundo para profesionales independientes (cuentapropistas, consultores, etc.). Su meta era crear un lugar en la red suministrando la información esencial para que profesionales independientes manejen sus propios negocios. Un mes dentro del lanzamiento de la exhibición preliminar del sitio, y en medio de la preparación para...Starting at €8.20
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The Mid-term Party
Weber, EricCase C-724-EAccounting and ControlStudents have to choose where to hold their mid-term party. The two alternative venues have rather distinct cost structures and risk implications for the student organizing committee. In addition to allowing for differential cost analysis, issues related with uncertainty and risk can be explored. The case allows for discussion of basic topics in an introductory Cost Accounting course in a setting that is easy for the students to relate to. A spre...Starting at €8.20