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Swedbank
García-Castro, RobertoCase AD-376-EDecision AnalysisA Data Scientist at Swedbank must develop a credit score system to classify customers. Credit score systems are used by banks to improve lending practices and reduce the number of loan defaults.Starting at €8.20
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Uncertainty in Surgical Supplies—A Cardinal Error (D): Uncertainty in Everything as COVID-19 Arrives
Matherne, G. PaulCase DARDEN-OM-1767-EService and Operations ManagementThis case set is about the unfolding uncertainty associated with a supply chain issue involving Cardinal Health (Cardinal), the primary supplier of surgical packs to Garfield Health System (GHS). John Jenkins, MD, the newly appointed chief medical officer (CMO) at a medium-size university hospital at GHS, must assess the issue and respond as Cardinal notifies GHS of potential contamination in the manufacture of surgical gowns. Cardinal initially ...Starting at €5.74
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Genetic Testing: Where Is the Real Risk?
Matherne, G. Paul; Behrman, Katelyn; Thomas, Matthew J.Case DARDEN-OM-1744-EService and Operations ManagementSandra Martinez, a junior partner in a new biotech venture capital fund, is working on a due diligence report on a new genetic testing firm that plans to launch a direct-to-consumer (DTC) platform for assessing cancer risk. She is mildly concerned about some bad publicity around a faulty chip used in DTC genetic testing, then becomes more worried as she looks deeper into genetic testing itself. She learns that some women have undergone major surg...Starting at €8.20
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Where in the World Should You Get Cancer? (A)
Matherne, G. Paul; Quissel, Kathryn; Liang, Rongwu; Zhang, OliviaCase DARDEN-OM-1742-EService and Operations ManagementWhat does “universal health care coverage” mean? Is it the same all over the world? Universal health care systems have the benefit of ensuring access to some services with a degree of financial protection for most citizens within a country. However, every system has tradeoffs, and these tradeoffs have different consequences for people experiencing a health crisis such as cancer. A leading cause of death worldwide, cancer has created a large “mark...Starting at €8.20
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Technology, Virtual Health, and the Electronic Medical Record: Whom Does It Serve
Matherne, G. PaulCase DARDEN-OM-1758-EService and Operations ManagementThis short fictional case describes two very different patients, each waiting to see a new doctor. It includes questions about patient needs in terms of health care, technology, virtual checkups, and electronic medical records.Starting at €8.20
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Cath Lab Catastrophe: Person or Process Issue
Matherne, G. PaulCase DARDEN-OM-1673-EService and Operations ManagementThis case follows fictional Baby Girl Jones, born with a life-threatening condition: cyanotic heart disease (not enough oxygen in the blood). Her initial evaluation revealed transposition of the great arteries, a condition in which the two main arteries carrying blood away from the heart are reversed. The doctors also realized that the baby’s heart had a hole between the pumping chambers. The baby’s condition worsened and the doctors decided to p...Starting at €8.20
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El trilema de Algorismika
Armengou Orús, Jaume; García-Castro, RobertoCase AD-383Decision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Information TechnologiesUna start-up de desarrollo de software se plantea si seguir tal como está, o bien consolidarse, o bien venderse a otra empresa ya consolidada.Starting at €8.20
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Stonemaier Games
García-Castro, RobertoCase AD-392-EDecision AnalysisThe case analyzes the production decision of a small board game publisher. Stonemaier must decide on the optimal number of games for its first edition of the Wingspan game.Starting at €8.20
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COVID-19 (B): "It's Like a War"
Matherne, G. Paul; Kessel, SamuelCase DARDEN-E-0447-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn March 2020, John Jenkins, the new chief medical officer of Garfield Health System (GHS) University Hospital, was at the cusp of a crisis. While he had been informed of COVID-19 previously by the hospital epidemiologist, Jenkins had not anticipated theStarting at €5.74
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Hope for Special Hope (A)
Matherne, G. Paul; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-OM-1679-EService and Operations ManagementThis case set follows Eric and Holly Nelson, founders of Special Hope Network, a nonprofit organization providing holistic therapy services for children with intellectual disabilities and their families in Lusaka, Zambia. Eric, a pastor, and Holly, a special needs teacher, had previously adopted three children with Down syndrome and moved to Zambia to form this enterprise. They worked hard to overcome systemic obstacles to their mission, includin...Starting at €8.20