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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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Option Greeks, Insider Trading, and the Heinz Acquisition
Tomio, Davide; Augustin, Patrick; Brenner, Menachem; Subrahmanyam, MartiCase DARDEN-F-1978-EFinanceJust before Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, acquired H. J. Heinz Company on February 14, 2013, rumors had been circulating that the Omaha investing oracle had set eyes on the condiment giant. By the time the official acquisition was announced, questions had arisen about some unusual trading activity in financial markets. A very profitable trade was made on the option market just a few days before the announcement: a $90,000 trad...Starting at €8.20
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Option Greeks, Insider Trading, and the Heinz Acquisition
Tomio, Davide; Augustin, Patrick; Brenner, Menachem; Subrahmanyam, MartiCase DARDEN-F-1978FinanceJust before Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, acquired H. J. Heinz Company on February 14, 2013, rumors had been circulating that the Omaha investing oracle had set eyes on the condiment giant. By the time the official acquisition was announced, questions had arisen about some unusual trading activity in financial markets. A very profitable trade was made on the option market just a few days before the announcement: a $90,000 trad...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
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Option Greeks, Insider Trading, and the Heinz Acquisition - Teaching Note
Tomio, Davide; Augustin, Patrick; Brenner, Menachem; Subrahmanyam, MartiTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1978TNFinanceTeaching note for product F-1978Starting at €0.00
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Option Greeks, Insider Trading, and the Heinz Acquisition - Teaching Note
Tomio, Davide; Augustin, Patrick; Brenner, Menachem; Subrahmanyam, MartiTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1978TN-EFinanceTeaching Note for product F-1978Starting at €0.00