Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Diversified Electronics Corporation
Sack, Robert J.Case DARDEN-C-2279-EAccounting and ControlIn a 1998 spin-off from Global Electric Corp, the Diversified Electronics Corporation had been given two families of products: The Air Control Group included a variety of devices to manage the composition of the air in controlled situations, and the Health Care Group included pace makers and hearing aids. Subsequent to the spin-off, management decided to push beyond these initial products so that the company now had its own version of a GPS syste...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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Credit and Collections Corporation - Teaching Note
Allen, Brandt R.; Sack, Robert J.Teaching Note DARDEN-C-2253TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2253Starting at €0.00
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WorldCom: Keeping Planes in the Air (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Sack, Robert J.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0335-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case focuses on the dilemma faced by Betty Vinson, a senior manager in the corporate accounting division of telecommunications giant WorldCom, when asked repeatedly to falsify financial information. The telecommunications industry was in a severe slump after the booming 1990s, and WorldCom’s stock price was suffering. WorldCom’s senior management was eager to continue the company’s string of ever-increasing operating results in hopes that th...Starting at €8.20
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Balance Sheets: What Is and What If? -Teaching note
Haskins, Mark E.; Sack, Robert J.Teaching Note DARDEN-C-2458TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2458Starting at €0.00
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Competitive-Cost Analysis: Cost-Driver Framework
Laseter, Timothy M.; Heckel, Ken; Huang, AngelaTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1254-EService and Operations ManagementThe first in a five-part series on competitive-cost analysis, this note introduces cost drivers, presents a conceptual framework for organizing them, and explains various applications of competitive-cost analysis. It also offers a set of principles to consider when developing cost models for competitive analysis.Starting at €8.20
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Competitive-Cost Analysis: Cost-Modeling Techniques
Laseter, Timothy M.; Heckel, Ken; Huang, AngelaTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1255-EService and Operations ManagementThe second in a five-part series on competitive-cost analysis, this note provides a general discussion of four specific tools that will further assist in analyzing cost drivers for competitive analysis. These techniques include teardown analysis, public data sources, scale curves, and utilization curves.Starting at €8.20
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Competitive-Cost Analysis: Scale and Utilization Calculations
Laseter, Timothy M.; Heckel, Ken; Huang, AngelaTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1256-EService and Operations ManagementThis third note in a five-part series on competitive-cost analysis provides detailed guidance on calculating scale curves and utilization effects.Starting at €8.20
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Credit and Collections Corporation
Sack, Robert J.Case DARDEN-C-2253-EAccounting and ControlAn accounting issue arose when a firm that managed accounts receivable for clients began planning for a public issue of its shares. Two public accounting firms it approached gave different opinions on when revenue could be recorded. The arguments included: earned and realized; the Financial Accounting Standard Board’s statements of Financial Accounting Concepts: Con 5 and Con 6; discussions about whether the service being sold was the process or ...Starting at €8.20
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Naval Air Station Kodiak
Sack, Robert J.; McCarthy, J. D.; Pottinger, JeffCase DARDEN-C-2321-EAccounting and ControlCAPT Scott “Rattler” Smithson, weeks away from being relieved of duty at an air station that had achieved a performance record of virtual perfection, has received a surprise message from his Regional Commander that he fears will disrupt everything he’d worked so hard to achieve. The message indicates that the Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC) headquarters had just issued a directive to all Regional Commanders to propose adjustments to r...Starting at €8.20