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Applications for Financial Futures (Spanish version)
Mason, Scott P.; Durdan, Sally E.Caso HBS-220S05FinanzasConsists of a series of four brief descriptions of the use of financial futures as hedging vehicles: a savings and loan hedging the rollover of three-month money market certificates with T-bill futures, a corporate debt issuer hedging the cost of a future debt issue with T-bond futures, an equity investor hedging a decline in the market, and an example of a company with a natural interest rate hedge on its balance sheet. The examples describe the...Desde 8,20 €
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A Rock and a Hard Place: The Conundrum of Online Grocery after COVID
Laseter, Timothy M.; Lert, DevinCaso DARDEN-OM-1733-EServicios y operacionesIn the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, US retailers were scrambling to develop a sustainable business model for e-commerce grocery (e-Grocery). By 2021, many grocers were experimenting with different omnichannel strategies, but none had proven succDesde 8,20 €
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A Rock and a Hard Place: The Conundrum of Online Grocery after COVID
Laseter, Timothy M.; Lert, DevinCaso DARDEN-OM-1733Servicios y operacionesIn the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, US retailers were scrambling to develop a sustainable business model for e-commerce grocery (e-Grocery). By 2021, many grocers were experimenting with different omnichannel strategies, but none had proven successful. e-Grocery presented significant challenges for brick-and-mortar retailers, and in an industry characterized by thin margins and price-conscious consumers, grocers were struggling to achie...Desde 8,20 €
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Cooking.com
Laseter, Timothy M.; Rabinovich, Elliot; Ryan, MichaelCaso DARDEN-OM-1321-EServicios y operacionesThe president and founder of Cooking.com is examining the concept of cost-to-serve in her Internet retailing company. The need for continued sales growth, coupled with the necessity of keeping costs down, puts pressure on her to make sure that the company’s capacity-constrained fulfillment center carries products that offer the greatest profit potential, not just the highest gross margins. The company is already operating with a variety of fulfil...Desde 8,20 €
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Massey-Ferguson Ltd.--1980 (Spanish version)
Baldwin, Carliss Y.; Mason, Scott P.; Hughes, Jennifer H.Caso HBS-202S12FinanzasMassey Ferguson began fiscal year 1981 in default on $2.5 billion of outstanding debt. The company's future depends on the ability of lenders, the governments of Canada and Ontario, and management, to agree on a refinancing plan. The case reviews Massey's performance and position in the industry and raises questions about the company's ability to compete in the long run. Provides information on the firm's claimants in order to focus students on t...Desde 8,20 €
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Ecommerce Brands: Digital Scale
Laseter, Timothy M.; Thomas, Doug; Yemen, GerryCaso DARDEN-OM-1776Servicios y operacionesThis case uses Ecommerce Brands (ECB), an aggregator of online retailers focusing on the auto parts space, to prompt an analysis of the firm’s capabilities, scalability, and operations strategy. ECB was about to close on five online retailing brands ownedDesde 8,20 €
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Mega Oil Corporation
Laseter, Timothy M.; Kelly, Dorothy C.Caso DARDEN-OM-1169-EServicios y operacionesScoping the situation at the Mega Oil Corporation, a major management-consulting firm, had been the easy part. The firm is seriously behind its best competitors and risks falling further behind unless changes are made to reorganize its worldwide staff functions. Now the more difficult task is identifying and prioritizing the actions to take.Desde 8,20 €
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Edison2
Laseter, Timothy M.; Hetman, Yaroslav; McHale, CarlyCaso DARDEN-OM-1461-EServicios y operacionesThe founder and CEO of Edison2 and his internationally renowned team of designers, engineers, and professional race car drivers had worked tirelessly for three years to design and build the Very Light Car (VLC), which won the 2010 X Prize competition. Now the CEO is considering what path Edison2 would follow. The only thing he had decided is that Edison2 should not attempt to become a traditional auto manufacturer, given the large amount of new c...Desde 8,20 €
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Air International Thermal Systems
Laseter, Timothy M.; Sheppelman, Todd; Stewart, SteveCaso DARDEN-OM-1480-EServicios y operacionesThe automotive industry was particularly hard-hit by the 2008 financial crisis. But even more severely hit were the smaller component and systems suppliers to car companies such as Air International Thermal Systems (AITS). A managing director at Unitas Capital, a private equity firm based in Hong Kong, has been asked by a Unitas partner to look into the situation at AITS.Desde 8,20 €
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Belton Semiconductors (B)
Laseter, Timothy M.; Murphy, Michael; Pederson, MattCaso DARDEN-BP-0557-EGobierno corporativoAfter more intense debate, Belton’s COO has acquiesced and agreed with the manager of a large management consulting firm on every major point. But a senior partner on the assessment, as well as the consultant’s mentor, thinks the results are disastrous.Desde 5,74 €