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Sustainability Challenges in the Shrimp Industry (B): Policy Alternatives
Landel, Robert D.; Ganoza, Fernando; Raja, ShankarCase DARDEN-OM-1389-EService and Operations ManagementThis case is appropriate for courses that focus on the areas of environmental sustainability and systems thinking. Students explore how the structure and information flows in the shrimp industry can create boom and bust performance. Key decision-making policies by industry participants and public administrators are designed and tested for improving industry performance through an in-class simulation. The A case OM-1388 serves as background.Starting at €5.74
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Connecting the Dots at Microsoft: Global Planning for a Local World (A)
Hutchison-Krupat, Jeremy; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-OM-1560-EService and Operations ManagementThis case is set on the verge of Microsoft initiating a TV white-space pilot in the Philippines in the summer of 2013; the uncertainty surrounding the new technology’s performance in the region provides a view of the risks organizations face early on in the innovation process, particularly when decisions are decentralized and overseen at a local level. MS and its public partners in the Philippines were excited about the possibility of setting up ...Starting at €8.20
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Connecting the Dots at Microsoft: Global Planning for a Local World (B)
Hutchison-Krupat, Jeremy; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-OM-1561-EService and Operations ManagementThis case is set on the verge of Microsoft initiating a TV white space pilot in the Philippines in the summer of 2013; the uncertainty surrounding the new technology’s performance in the region provides a view of the risks organizations face early on in the innovation process, particularly when decisions are decentralized and overseen at a local level. MS and its public partners in the Philippines were excited about the possibility of setting up ...Starting at €5.74
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Sustainability Challenges in the Shrimp Industry (A)
Landel, Robert D.; Ganoza, Fernando; Raja, ShankarCase DARDEN-OM-1388-EService and Operations ManagementThis case fits with courses that have a focus on environmental sustainability and systems thinking, which help students conceptualize and formulate policy recommendations in industries dependent on the conservation of natural resources. Students are asked to construct a stock-flow map that depicts the interactions between markets, pricing, production, policy, and environment impacts. Class discussion explores stakeholder perspectives and compares...Starting at €8.20