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Supply-Chain Management at W'Up Bottlery (A)
Ramdas, KamaliniCase DARDEN-OM-1351-EService and Operations ManagementAt the W’Up Bottlery in Uttar Pradesh, India, Rajat Mehra, director of supply-chain management, mused over the W’Up plant’s supply-chain performance over the peak summer period that had just ended. The W’Up Bottlery, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited (HCCBPL), made Coca-Cola and other soft drinks for several regions within the Uttar Pradesh market. While inventories had gone down and fill rates h...Starting at €8.20
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Investing in Sponsor-Backed IPOs: The Case of Hertz
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.; Pozzi, MichaelCase DARDEN-F-1561-EFinanceThis case and its companion, UVA-F-1560, were awarded the 2012 Wachovia Award for Excellence in Teaching Materials - Innovative Case. In November 2006, Alec Berg, a successful hedge fund manager, must decide whether to invest in the initial public offering (IPO) of the Hertz Corporation. The IPO followed a leveraged buyout (LBO) of Hertz that was completed in December 2005 by three prominent private equity firms that had combined to purchase Hert...Starting at €8.20
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Effective “Estée-te” Tax Planning through Financial Engineering: Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.
Frank, Mary Margaret; Pozzi, MichaelCase DARDEN-C-2261-EThis case examines the creative strategies that the Lauder family used to monetize its position in Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., in the 1990s while deferring its tax liability on the appreciated position. Strategies included the use of the company's IPO to engage in a short-against-the-box transaction and the issuance of hybrid securities known as TRACES. The case allows students to consider a variety of monetization strategies and the tax and no...Starting at €8.20
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Oracle Corporation’s Acquisition of Siebel Systems, Inc.: The Battle of Two Silicon Valley Titans Comes to an End
Frank, Mary Margaret; Pozzi, MichaelCase DARDEN-C-2271-EAccounting and ControlIn September 2005, after years of bitter competition, Siebel Systems Inc. finally agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corporation. The two companies preferred different forms of consideration as payment for Siebel Systems and used a deal structure known as a "double dummy" to satisfy both parties. The case requires students to examine how the unique deal structure meets the tax and non-tax preferences of the corporations and their shareholders.Starting at €8.20
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Supply-Chain Management at W'Up Bottlery (B)
Ramdas, KamaliniCase DARDEN-OM-1352-EService and Operations ManagementAfter spending a day in a meeting room in August 2005, pondering how to improve supply-chain performance, Rajat Mehra’s team hit upon an idea that might enable dramatic reduction in the cost of stock-outs and excess inventory, through implementation of vendor-managed-inventory (VMI). This idea involved moving away from the current situation in which independent distributors placed orders for replenishment to the W’Up plant, which in turn shipped ...Starting at €5.74
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HCL Technologies: Employee First, Customer Second
Ramdas, Kamalini; Gajulapalli, Ravindra S.Case DARDEN-OM-1366-EService and Operations ManagementHCL Technologies, a major Indian IT services company, rolled out a radical new strategy, “Employee First, Customer Second” (EFCS) in 2005. The strategic goals for EFCS were to create a unique employee organization, drive an inverted organizational structure, create transparency and accountability within the organization, and encourage a value-driven culture. The case describes the different aspects of this program, and its impact on employee enga...Starting at €8.20
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Supply-Chain Management at W'Up Bottlery (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Ramdas, KamaliniTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1351TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1351Starting at €0.00