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Supplier Development at SysInteg (A)
Landel, Robert D.; Karri, ChitanyaCase DARDEN-OM-1355-EService and Operations ManagementAn intern in the Supplier Development department at XS Inc. is participating in a two-day Value Stream Mapping (VSM) event at SysInteg. As this is XS’s first time sponsoring an improvement initiative led by a third party, it is under tight scrutiny by XS corporate-level senior management. XS considered this an opportunity to deploy external lean experts to convince some members of senior management who were skeptical about the lack of oversight o...Starting at €8.20
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Supplier Development at SysInteg (B)
Landel, Robert D.; Karri, ChitanyaCase DARDEN-OM-1363-EService and Operations ManagementThis file contains the Future State Map created at the Value Stream Mapping event. A teaching note (OM-1355TN) is available.Starting at €5.74
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Value Stream Mapping at SysInteg (A)
Karri, Chitanya; Landel, Robert D.Case DARDEN-OM-1369-EService and Operations ManagementThis case focuses on the application of Value Stream Mapping as a means of identifying waste in a supplier's logistics- services activities. Students are given the information needed to construct a Value Steam Map, identify value-added and non-value-added activities, and develop opportunities for reaching 50% improvement in throughput time. It is based on the case Supplier Development at SysInteg (A) UVA-OM-1355, about a summer intern in the Supp...Starting at €8.20
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Yahoo! and Customer Privacy
Freeman; R. Edward; Werhane; Patricia H.; Wicks; Andrew C.; Fruscello; Thomas W.; Mead; JennyCase DARDEN-E-0300-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case explores the larger context of competition among internet companies for market share globally; especially in the emerging Chinese economy; as well as concerns about advancing the core values of the company including user privacy. Specifically; it concerns the decision facing Yahoo! when it is confronted with a request by the Chinese government to release the name of one of its users for alleged violations of Chinese law.Starting at €8.20
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Supplier Development at SysInteg (C)
Landel, Robert D.; Karri, ChitanyaCase DARDEN-OM-1364-EService and Operations ManagementOn day two of the Value Stream Mapping (VSM) event, the legal counsel for the XS division was brought to the meeting by the XS division manager who viewed the suggestions and recommendations made the supplier during the Current State exercise on the first day as push backs and wanted to ensure that he had no unreasonable plans for improvement when he left the VSM event. The attorney was concerned that any changes to existing processes would leave...Starting at €5.74
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Supplier Development at SysInteg (A), (B), and (C) - Teaching Note
Landel, Robert D.; Karri, Chitanya; Mestry, AshishTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1355TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1355Starting at €0.00
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Dr. Bronner's: Do Psychedelics Fit with Its Cosmic Principles?
Freeman; R. Edward; King; Adelaide Wilcox; Maiden; Stephen E.Case DARDEN-S-0405-EStrategyThis field-based case describes the situation facing David Bronner, cosmic engagement officer (CEO) of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps (Dr. Bronner’s), the top-selling brand of natural soaps in North America in 2019. Since its founding, the company has centered advocacy for unity and social change in its products and giving. The question before David and the leadership team is whether to extend the brand further by publicizing its support for the use o...Starting at €8.20
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Bad Arguments and Rationalization in Business
Freeman; R. Edward; Wicks; Andrew C.; Harris; Jared D.; Parmar; Bidhan L.; Mead; JennyTechnical Note DARDEN-E-0406-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe following note attempts to catalog and analyze a set of flawed but common arguments made in business and organizational settings to drive strategic and operational decision-making. The arguments are deconstructed into syllogistic form—a set of premises leading to a conclusion—and analyzed for validity and soundness. The final part of this note pays attention to ways decision-makers can avoid such bad arguments and the rationalization that oft...Starting at €8.20
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Dr. Bronner's: Do Psychedelics Fit with Its Cosmic Principles?- Teaching note
Freeman; R. Edward; King; Adelaide Wilcox; Maiden; Stephen E.Teaching Note DARDEN-S-0405TN-EStrategyTeaching note for product S-0405Starting at €0.00