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Defining Moments: Leading When You're Being Followed
Detert, James R.; Black, Christina; Sachan, NikitaCase DARDEN-OB-1385-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case set follows Alex Stewart, who has built and runs a green energy development firm in the United States. After finding success finding and using underutilized rooftops to erect solar panels and wind turbines in major US cities where the existing power grid couldn’t meet growing demand, Stewart is now looking for similar opportunities in Europe having spent the last two years doing research, forming the necessary networks and partnerships,...Starting at €8.20
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Defining Moments: Leading When You're Being Followed - Teaching note
Detert, James R.; Black, Christina; Sachan, NikitaTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1385TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-1385Starting at €0.00
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Defining Moments: Leading When You're Being Followed (B)
Detert, James R.; Black, Christina; Sachan, NikitaCase DARDEN-OB-1394-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case set follows Alex Stewart, who has built and runs a green energy development firm in the United States. After finding success finding and using underutilized rooftops to erect solar panels and wind turbines in major US cities where the existing power grid couldn’t meet growing demand, Stewart is now looking for similar opportunities in Europe having spent the last two years doing research, forming the necessary networks and partnerships,...Starting at €5.74
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Airflow Aircraft (Abridged)
Weiss, Elliott N.; Fujii, KanjiCase DARDEN-OM-1396-EService and Operations ManagementA manufacturer of turboprop airplanes must evaluate its spare-part inventory control system. Economic order quantities, safety stocks, and reorder points must be calculated, and issues regarding relevant costs and performance measures must be addressed.Starting at €8.20
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Periodic Review Inventory Systems: Practice Problems
Weiss, Elliott N.Case DARDEN-OM-1488-EService and Operations ManagementA problem set to review the concepts of periodic review inventory systems. These problems can be assigned for additional practice in calculating order quantities, inventories, and relevant costs. This can be used with the note "Managing Inventories: Periodic Review System" (UVA-OM-0975).Starting at €8.20
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Continuous Review Inventory Systems: Practice Problems
Weiss, Elliott N.Case DARDEN-OM-1489-EService and Operations ManagementA problem set to review the concepts of continuous review inventory systems. These problems can be assigned for additional practice in calculating order quantities, inventories, and relevant costs. This can be used with the notes "Managing Inventories: Determining Order Quantity" (UVA-OM-1395) and "Managing Inventories: The Reorder Point System" (UVA-OM-1394).Starting at €8.20
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Improving the Body Imaging Division at the University of Virginia Health System
Weiss, Elliott N.; Goldberg, Rebecca; English, AustinCase DARDEN-OM-1597-EService and Operations ManagementThis field-based case explores the University of Virginia's Body Imaging Division (BID) along with the group's new director, Arun Krishnaraj, who is trying to assess and ameliorate the frustrations, confusions, delays, and other issues BID and its patients are dealing with. Krishnaraj knew instinctively that there was much untapped potential in BID and significant value that could be created for the patients receiving care there. In addition, the...Starting at €8.20
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Bonnie Strong at Inditex
Weiss, Elliott N.; Yemen, Gerry; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1558-EService and Operations ManagementInditex, Zara's parent company, is known for its success in “fast fashion,” the ability to respond quickly to changes in the retail apparel industry. This case examines the reasons for its success by tying its strategy to its design, production, distribution, and retailing practices from both a process and people perspective. The links between this strategy and performance measures such as ROE and ROA can be discussed. Inditex’s strategy can be d...Starting at €8.20
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Umbrella of Protection: Health, Disability, and Life Insurance
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Fairchild, Tierney; Black, Christina; Jones, Liz Ivaniw; ; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-F-1873-EFinanceMatthew Andrews and Elizabeth (Liz) Graham had recently graduated college and planned to get married soon. They had both accepted jobs in Washington, DC, and would be moving to Gainesville, Virginia. Matthew would be working as a software engineer with both medical and life insurance, and Liz was taking a job as an advertising agent with no benefits. Until they started their jobs, neither Matthew nor Liz had health insurance. This was a source of...Starting at €8.20
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Fisher Manufacturing Company (B)
Kraft, Tim; Weiss, Elliott N.Case DARDEN-OM-1599-EService and Operations ManagementThis case turns to the shipping and receiving side of Fisher Manufacturing Company's business. Plant manager Dorothy Hoffman has to decide whether to add one extra dock door in hopes of ameliorating a delay in unloading trucks. The case can be used in a module on queueing theory. It can be used either in conjunction with "Fisher Manufacturing Company (A)" (UVA-OM-1598), or as a stand-alone case.Starting at €5.74