Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Food Supply and COVID-19: Breaking the Chain (A)
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1691-EService and Operations ManagementThis case uses the impact of the global pandemic on the concentrated meatpacking industry to explore management of supply chain disruptions. COVID-19 had created massive problems at Tyson Foods, with high infection rates among workers, plants closing, and farmers unable to deliver livestock to processing plants. This translated into shortages at grocery stores. Then the president of the United States issued an executive order that meat-processing...Starting at €8.20
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Fairphone (B): Is It Really Worth It?
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Medack, AlexandraCase DARDEN-OM-1713-EService and Operations ManagementThis case is a follow-up to "Fairphone (A): Can a Start-Up Change an Industry?" (UVA-OM-1712). Fairphone's goals to keep producing an ethically sourced smartphone were noble, but "doing well by doing good" could only be an idealistic slogan unless Fairphone could figure out a way to be profitable. The company needed money to invest in its supply chain, to buy component inventory, and to pay for its own operations. When Fairphone began brainstorm...Starting at €5.74
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Regulations and Standards: Electronics Supply Chain
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Medack, AlexandraTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1714-EService and Operations ManagementStandards and regulations exist to ensure supply chains are not exploitative of the people, environments, and materials with which they interact. This technical note concentrates on two aspects of the process for electronics supply chains: the responsible sourcing of raw materials and end-of-use recycling. It is recommended for use with a companion technical note, "Electronics Supply Chain Overview" (UVA-OM-1716); as well as with the following ca...Starting at €8.20
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Social Investment in Supply Chains: Mining the Possibilities
Mani, Vidya; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-OM-1780-EService and Operations ManagementTintio SA (Tintio), a Peru-based mining company, planned to open a gold mine in Ica, the southern region of Peru. But like other mining companies, Tintio often had rocky relationships with the communities in which it operated. Tintio had tried to improve its practices and relationships over the years, but in 2021, it still experienced pushback from assorted stakeholders. Company leadership needed to decide how best to compensate and benefit the l...Starting at €8.20
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iFixit: If You Bought It, You Don’t Really Own It - Teaching note
Mani, Vidya; Yemen, GerryTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1772TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1772Starting at €0.00
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Food Supply and COVID-19: Breaking the Chain (B)
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1768-EService and Operations ManagementThis case, a follow-up to "Food Supply and COVID-19: Breaking the Chain (B)" (UVA-OM-1691), looks at how the global food supply chain was faring almost 18 months after John Tyson wrote that America's "food supply chain is breaking." It explores the rising prices, global shipping issues, food-industry hiring problems, and political turmoil that the coronavirus pandemic continued to leave in its wake in late 2021 and beyond.Starting at €5.74
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Counterfeits and E-Commerce: Why Even Build It?
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1753-EService and Operations ManagementThis public-sourced case set in early 2021 examines the role counterfeiting has come to play in e-commerce, specifically at Amazon, which represents over one-third of the US online market. The case's protagonist is Amy Vega, who, along with Jason Larson, has cofounded a humidity-detection-device company with a product called the Hygro. Vega and Larson hope to sell the Hygro on leading e-commerce sites such as Amazon. But should they? Vega's res...Starting at €8.20
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Orascom Telecom Holding (B): Building a European Telco Unit
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hoeber, HenningCase DARDEN-S-0235-EStrategyJust as promised, Wind was only an initial platform acquisition for the European expansion; however, this further expansion took some time. Naguib Sawiris was eyeing opportunities to invest in both fixed and mobile operators in a number of continental European countries,Starting at €5.74
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Fairphone (A): Can a Start-Up Change an Industry?
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Medack, AlexandraCase DARDEN-OM-1712-EService and Operations ManagementFairphone, a "social enterprise" that created the world’s first ethically sourced smartphone, had revolutionized consumers' and investors' expectations around environmental, social, and governance (ESG) responsibility in the electronics industry. The company was justifiably proud of all its accomplishments, but in 2017, Fairphone had been plagued with supply issues ranging from mining to component production. Due to the global nature of the suppl...Starting at €8.20
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Electronics Supply Chain Overview
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Medack, AlexandraTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1716-EService and Operations ManagementElectronics are sophisticated products with an equally complicated supply chain. Within the consumer electronics industry, revenue is forecast at 1.82% annual growth, with user penetration climbing from an estimated 29.7% in 2022 to 36.8% by 2025. Because electronics are so popular (and potentially expensive), there is also a growing market for used electronics and their recycled parts. The growth of this sector is critical for sustained developm...Starting at €8.20