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Dow Chemical Polyolefins and Elastomers R&D: Sustaining High Performance (Abridged)
Horniman, Alexander B.; Cross, TomCase DARDEN-OB-0918-ELeadership and People ManagementOnce considered a candidate for divesture, Dow Chemical Polyolefins and Elastomers has had 12 successful years in a row. The company has set the standard of excellence for new-product innovation, having launched an average of one new-product line each year with 10 of the 11 launches being a success. After winning awards and receiving recognition for his speed in developing and launching chemical products, the company’s COO now had a new concern t...Starting at €8.20
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Office Depot E-Business (Abridged)
Venkataraman, S.; Bodily, Samuel E.; Cross, Tom; Chatterjee, SayanCase DARDEN-BP-0524-ECorporate GovernanceThis case is an excellent illustration of offline/online integration. Office Depot used its supply chain, systems integration, and existing offline channel strengths to overcome competitive online threats from pure Internet players and other office-products-category players. Students get to consider the critical strategic options for overall strategy, pricing, product line, promotion, and business integration.Starting at €8.20
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The F/A-18 F404 Engine: Getting Lean (B)
Brownlee, E. Richard II; Cross, Tom; Osterhoudt, Robert; Jaynes, C. J.; Pottinger, JeffCase DARDEN-C-2269-EAccounting and ControlAfter the successful implementation of Lean manufacturing concepts at U.S. Navy Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Depot (AIMD) Lemoore, particularly with regard to the maintenance processes for the F404 engine on the F/A-18 Hornet, these concepts have become the standard by which production across all AIMDs are measured. Now assigned to NAVAIR, the person responsible for these changes is eager to apply the lessons of AIMD Lemoore across the entir...Starting at €5.74
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Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
Cross, Tom; Sack, Robert J.; Pottinger, JeffCase DARDEN-C-2282-EAccounting and ControlIn 1996, to find ways to reduce operating costs as well as the costs of future acquisitions, the Navy began to assess various design concepts for a new class of aircraft carriers and to analyze life-cycle costs, not just the acquisition costs, as life-cycle cost implications were complex and would significantly impact current and future budgets. The acquisition decisions for the next-generation aircraft carrier, CVX, would largely be determined o...Starting at €8.20