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The F/A-18 F404 Engine: Getting Lean (A)
Brownlee, E. Richard II; Cross, Tom; Osterhoudt, Robert; Jaynes, C. J.; Pottinger, JeffCase DARDEN-C-2268-EAccounting and ControlThe U.S. Navy Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Depot (AIMD) Lemoore Power Plants Division (F404 engine maintenance) was a real mess. Not-Ready-For-Issue parts were everywhere. Division thru-put was poor, there were 30 F/A-18 aircraft with bare firewalls (no engines), the maintenance crews were working 12-hour days, manning was at 61% of authorized levels, reenlistment rates were an abysmal 50%, and crew morale was lousy. The Officer-in-Charge of...Starting at €8.20
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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
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The F/A-18 F404 Engine: Getting Lean (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Brownlee, E. Richard II; Cross, Tom; Osterhoudt, Robert; Jaynes, C. J.; Pottinger, JeffTeaching Note DARDEN-C-2268TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2268Starting at €0.00
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Totally Tidy by Tilly - Teaching Note
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Brian LangenTeaching Note IVEY-8B16B009-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for product 9B16B009.Starting at €0.00
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Phil's Haulage
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Brian LangenCase IVEY-9B15B002-EAccounting and ControlThe president and CEO of a commercial group must assess his options after his company’s recent acquisition of a small hauling company. This new company transported construction materials and aggregates from one location to another. After a few successful years of growth in the hauling business, the CEO wondered whether the new company should expand into the excavating business. He needed to evaluate the health of the current operations from a pro...Starting at €8.20
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Smith Commercial Developments
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Brian LangenCase IVEY-9B16B001-EAccounting and ControlIn 2014, the president of a commercial development company needed to secure investor financing to develop a retail plaza. He must analyze the development’s costs and benefits in order to convince investors to finance the project. The president wanted to create value while reducing risk for both the company and the investor group when deciding whether to move forward with this opportunity. He had a week to perform his qualitative analysis.Starting at €8.20
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Totally Tidy by Tilly
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Brian LangenCase IVEY-9B16B009-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipSpring cleaning season 2015 was about to begin in a small community north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and a prospective business owner was deciding whether to launch a new business. Totally Tidy by Tilly would provide cleaning services, professional organizing services, or both. Before moving forward, this new entrepreneur first needed to understand the environment for her new venture. Based on that understanding, she needed to decide what servi...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Impact of Nuclear Power Plants: PSEG and Hope Creek
Allen, Brandt R.; Simko, Paul J.; Cross, TomCase DARDEN-C-2233-EAccounting and ControlThis case is about the financial impact of negative publicity and a company's reaction. A Public Service Enterprise Group had ownership interest in five nuclear power plants, three of which were located in Lower Alloways Creek, New Jersey. These three plants had been cited for concerns about a safety conscious work environment by a fired employee and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. One U.S. senator and two congressmen had written a letter to N...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Impact of Nuclear Power Plants: Dominion Resources, Inc.
Allen, Brandt R.; Simko, Paul J.; Cross, TomCase DARDEN-C-2234-EAccounting and ControlDominion Resources was the fourth-largest operator of nuclear power plants in the United States with seven nuclear reactors in operation. Two of the reactors had been acquired in the past five years: Millstone (2) in 2001 and Kewaunee in 2005. This case is about excellent due diligence and financial disclosure in acquiring major fixed assets (nuclear power plants) and the impact on the financial results and investor confidence.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