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Abengoa, S.A. Should capital be increased in mid-2015 (Portuguese version, Portugal)
Suárez, José LuisCase F-925-PPAccounting and Control, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, FinanceIn mid-2015, Abengoa, S.A. was highly indebted, in the opinion of both management and external analysts. A plan was launched to limit new investments and sett assets that were not performing. The level of debt was the result of a change in strategy with regards to the previous decade, from being an engineering services company to investing in infrastructure projects. Abengoa continued to do engineering, but mostly, at the time of writing, for the...Starting at €8.20
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Setting the tariff for the electricity sector
Suárez, José LuisCase F-961-EFinanceThe government must set the tariffs to be applied by the country's electricity sector. For the first time, a financial model that considers the resources invested by companies in the sector and an estimate of the return they should be guaranteed will be used in this process. The case allows students to calculate the aggregate WACC (weighted average cost of capital) for the sector and explore its optimal application in this context. This case repl...Starting at €8.20
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Digital Twin: Representing the Real
Laseter, Timothy M.; Frazer, Anne; Boatright, BenjaminTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1785-EService and Operations ManagementA digital twin can be described as a digital model of a real object. But what makes it different from a prototype? How are digital twins being used in business settings outside manufacturing? How do they relate to machine learning and augmented reality? When digital twins meet their fullest potential, they enable businesses to optimize operations by managing their assets more efficiently, generating higher productivity, and reducing costs. This t...Starting at €8.20
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Project finance: A form of financing for large projects
Suárez, José LuisTechnical Note FN-304-EFinanceDescribes the most important points to be considered when designing a project finance agreement.Starting at €8.20
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Data Quality and Data Engineering
Laseter, Timothy M.; Frazer, Anne; Boatright, BenjaminTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1790-EService and Operations ManagementAs companies increasingly rely on data and analytics to make decisions and improve their operations, it becomes clear that data quality can be a major issue. The insights gleaned from data analytics are useful only if the data is of high quality. This note summarizes some common issues that can result in low-quality data and explores the crucial task of data engineering. This note is taught at Darden in the second-year elective, “Digital Operat...Starting at €8.20
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The Internet of Things
Laseter, Timothy M.; Frazer, Anne; Boatright, BenjaminTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1792-EService and Operations ManagementThe Internet of Things (IoT) can be generally explained as a network of objects that collect data regarding their surroundings and transfer it across the internet to various systems. While the addition of more information can improve a business’s data-driven decision-making, should all businesses invest in IoT? This technical note explores IoT technologies, discusses how it is being used in industry, brings up some advantages and disadvantages, o...Starting at €8.20
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Neinor Homes (A): The Creation of a Home Builder Leader in Spain (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Suárez, José Luis; Soriano, MariolaCase F-939-PBCorporate Governance, FinanceThe case concerns the first IPO of a real estate developer in Spain, which took place in March 2017, after more than ten years without having produced any, and which, in turn, would be the largest in Europe. The residential development industry in Spain was recovering, and Neinor Homes, which aimed to set a new standard with a modern business model, a highly professional managerial team, and a strong investment in land, seemed to be poised to lea...Starting at €8.20
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Is Governance the Key to the Metaverse?
Laseter, Timothy M.Case DARDEN-OM-1777-EService and Operations ManagementBridget Lively, an information technology consultant, was intrigued by new ideas involving potential applications of “markets” to societal problems. An avid Wikipedia editor and previously very active in developing Linux open-source software, Lively imagined applying market principles to a metaverse in such a way that it would be decentralized, open, inclusive, and democratic. As her head spun with the possibilities and challenges of creating a t...Starting at €8.20
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Neinor Homes (B): The Early Years as a Publicly Quoted Company
de Apellániz, Eduardo; Suárez, José LuisCase F-950-ECorporate Governance, FinanceThe case concerns the first IPO of a real estate developer in Spain, which took place in March 2017 after more than ten years without any being produced, and which was to be the largest in Europe. The residential development industry in Spain was recovering, and Neinor Homes, which aimed to set a new standard with a modern business model, a highly professional managerial team, and a strong investment in land, seemed to be poised to lead the buddi...Starting at €5.74
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Competitive-Cost Analysis: Learning Curves
Laseter, Timothy M.; Schwartz, GregTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1745-EService and Operations ManagementThis fourth note in the five-part series on competitive-cost analysis introduces the concept of the learning curve, which can be analyzed with a log-log relationship between unit cost and cumulative volume.Starting at €8.20