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Henry Spots a Problem at Sunshine O.J. (A)
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1614-EService and Operations ManagementHenry Franklin works at Sunshine O.J. (Sunshine), a three-year-old, fast-growing organic orange juice manufacturer near Charleston, South Carolina. Before his employment at Sunshine, Franklin worked for about two decades in his family’s business, FranklinStarting at €8.20
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Henry Spots a Problem at Sunshine O.J. (A) -Teaching note
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Maiden, Stephen E.Teaching Note DARDEN-OM-1614TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1614Starting at €0.00
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Black Coffee and Black Cards (A) - Teaching Note
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Eades, Kenneth M.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1882TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1882TNStarting at €0.00
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OYO Hotels USA: Coming to America
Weiss, Elliott N.; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1641-EService and Operations ManagementThis case studies the growth of OYO Hotels (OYO) to illustrate the operational processes necessary to succeed in the service sector. The case allows for a discussion of employee- and customer-management systems, tech-driven solutions, and profit drivers. The material unfolds OYO's growth and its solution for making economy hotels discoverable and bookable online. The case raises a series of questions around OYO's business model, its ability to ...Starting at €8.20
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Managed Document Services at Xerox: Handle with Care
Isabella, Lynn A.; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OB-1321-ELeadership and People ManagementThis public-sourced case offers the experiences of a storied American company to set the stage for an analysis of a company that missed some serious trends in the marketplace and a leader’s change reputation within that context. The situation provides an opportunity to explore how to think about and approach a change that involved numerous complex issues such as new products, different competitors, cultural complacency, and people issues. In that...Starting at €8.20
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Nelson Nurseries
Schill, Michael J.Case DARDEN-F-1944-EFinanceThis case captures the problems concerning cash flow and working-capital management typical of small, growing businesses. At the end of 2020, Roger and Christine Barton have completed their third year of operating Nelson Nurseries, a $1-million-revenue woody-shrub nursery in central Virginia. While experiencing booming demand and improving margins, the Bartons are puzzled by their plummeting cash balance. The case highlights the difference betwee...Starting at €8.20
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Understanding Risk: Systemic versus Idiosyncratic
Schill, Michael J.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1973-EFinanceUsing the fictional situation of two brothers facing the challenge of managing a commodity business in central Africa, this note explores different metrics for risk and related considerations for investors. The note considers measures of volatility, including the difference between systematic risk and idiosyncratic risk, and how diversification reduces idiosyncratic risk. The note uses these concepts to motivate the foundations of portfolio risk ...Starting at €8.20
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Food Supply and COVID-19: Breaking the Chain (A)
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1691-EService and Operations ManagementThis case uses the impact of the global pandemic on the concentrated meatpacking industry to explore management of supply chain disruptions. COVID-19 had created massive problems at Tyson Foods, with high infection rates among workers, plants closing, and farmers unable to deliver livestock to processing plants. This translated into shortages at grocery stores. Then the president of the United States issued an executive order that meat-processing...Starting at €8.20
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The Profitability Index
Schill, Michael J.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1945-EFinanceThe well-known net present value (NPV) rule advocates accepting all investment projects that have a positive NPV. The NPV rule makes economic sense since positive-NPV projects are expected to create economic value. But what should a manager do if the totaStarting at €8.20
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WeWork: But Does the Corporate Governance Work
Cheng, Yo-Jud; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-S-0350-EStrategyThis public-sourced case describes the lapses in board oversight that led to the dramatic rise and fall of collaborative office space company WeWork and its charismatic leader, Adam Neumann. The case is set in September 2019 and follows board member MarkStarting at €8.20