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Dow Chemical Polyolefins and Elastomers R&D: Sustaining High Performance (Abridged)
Horniman, Alexander B.; Cross, TomCase DARDEN-OB-0918-ELeadership and People ManagementOnce considered a candidate for divesture, Dow Chemical Polyolefins and Elastomers has had 12 successful years in a row. The company has set the standard of excellence for new-product innovation, having launched an average of one new-product line each year with 10 of the 11 launches being a success. After winning awards and receiving recognition for his speed in developing and launching chemical products, the company’s COO now had a new concern t...Starting at €8.20
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Smoke and Mirrors (A)
Cross, TomCase DARDEN-OB-0948-ELeadership and People ManagementThe CEO of Exhaust Tech, the worldwide leader in exhaust systems, has directed the newly appointed head of marketing to advertise and market a new product that is less expensive to manufacture but has no real consumer benefits other than the lifetime guarantee that no longer offers any competitive differentiation. The head of marketing prefers another product and feels he is being pressured into inventing something out of nothing to launch this n...Starting at €8.20
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James Madison and "The Business of May Next" (B)
Cross, Tom; Newell, Terry; Rice, PeterCase DARDEN-OB-0969-ELeadership and People ManagementOn May 30, 1787, the second day of the Convention held in the Pennsylvania State House, six states voted “aye” and one “nay” to the proposal to establish “a national Government … consisting of a supreme Legislative, Executive and Judiciary.” In that moment, delegates who had gathered merely to revise the Articles of Confederation agreed to abolish it. In that moment, James Madison earned the title of Father of the Constitution, although he had no...Starting at €5.74
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Hedged Cost of Funds and Interest Rate Arbitrage
Lipson, Marc L.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1565-EFinanceThis technical note provides an overview of interest rate parity and the hedged cost of international borrowings. The note describes the essential steps to hedge international borrowings with forward contracts and describes in detail the link between forward rates and interest rates and what drives that relationship.Starting at €8.20
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The F/A-18 F404 Engine: Getting Lean (A)
Brownlee, E. Richard II; Cross, Tom; Osterhoudt, Robert; Jaynes, C. J.; Pottinger, JeffCase DARDEN-C-2268-EAccounting and ControlThe U.S. Navy Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Depot (AIMD) Lemoore Power Plants Division (F404 engine maintenance) was a real mess. Not-Ready-For-Issue parts were everywhere. Division thru-put was poor, there were 30 F/A-18 aircraft with bare firewalls (no engines), the maintenance crews were working 12-hour days, manning was at 61% of authorized levels, reenlistment rates were an abysmal 50%, and crew morale was lousy. The Officer-in-Charge of...Starting at €8.20
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Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
Cross, Tom; Sack, Robert J.; Pottinger, JeffCase DARDEN-C-2282-EAccounting and ControlIn 1996, to find ways to reduce operating costs as well as the costs of future acquisitions, the Navy began to assess various design concepts for a new class of aircraft carriers and to analyze life-cycle costs, not just the acquisition costs, as life-cycle cost implications were complex and would significantly impact current and future budgets. The acquisition decisions for the next-generation aircraft carrier, CVX, would largely be determined o...Starting at €8.20
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Nordgold: All-In Sustaining Costs
Lipson, Marc L.Case DARDEN-C-2412-EAccounting and ControlUnderstanding the economics of gold mining had always been a challenge. Gold mines were long-lived assets that required substantial capital investments both to identify and gain access to mineral ore for future processing and to sustain output over the life of a mine. A typical investor might have looked at annual operating margins alone, ignoring these capital outlays, and set unrealistic return expectations. When firms fell short of these expec...Starting at €8.20
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The F/A-18 F404 Engine: Getting Lean (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Brownlee, E. Richard II; Cross, Tom; Osterhoudt, Robert; Jaynes, C. J.; Pottinger, JeffTeaching Note DARDEN-C-2268TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2268Starting at €0.00
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Leading and Managing Change in Contracting and Acquisition
Cross, Tom; Davies, GregoryCase DARDEN-OM-1478-EService and Operations ManagementThe Chief of Contracting for the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) responsible for all U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contracting in 12 African nations has reviewed the results of several audits and inspections, including his own, on the state of DoD contracting in expeditionary environments. The reports are anything but encouraging. It is clear that the contracting operations at CJTF-HOA are on the verge of system and operati...Starting at €8.20
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Eagle Industries: Office Supplies Sourcing - Teaching Note
Cross, TomTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1181TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1181Starting at €0.00