Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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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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The Panic of 1791: Hamilton's Reports and the Rise of Faction (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1783-EFinanceOn December 5, 1791, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton presented to Congress his “Report on the Subject of Manufactures,” which proposed significant government support for nascent American industry through tariffs, subsidies, and other incentives. It seemed that Hamilton’s politico-economic vision for America had substantial political momentum, yet James Madison and his circle viewed Hamilton’s proposals with alarm, and a financial pan...Starting at €8.20
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The South Sea Bubble and the Rise of the Bank of England (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1820TN-EFinanceTeaching Note of Product F-1821Starting at €0.00
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The "Roaring ’20s" and the Crash of 1929
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1908-EFinanceIn April 1930, US Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon reviewed recent stock market events as he prepared to enter a meeting of the Federal Reserve Board, which he chaired. In September and October 1929, the US stock market had fallen about a third, and then recovered somewhat. In response to the turmoil, the Federal Reserve (Fed) had lowered the discount rate in five steps from 6% to 3.71%, and market rates of interest across a range of debt securit...Starting at €8.20
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The Financial Crisis of 1847 (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1930-EFinanceOn October 25, 1847, British prime minister John Russell met with his cabinet to review a deepening financial crisis and to weigh proposals for government response. Chief among these were two proposals. The first was to suspend the Bank Charter Act of 1844 in order to permit the Bank of England to discount more freely and to issue banknotes in greater volume than the Act allowed. In recent days, delegations of merchants, industrialists, and count...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Crisis and the Revolutions of 1848 (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1932FinanceOn March 15, 1848, the governor of the Bank of France, Antoine d’Argout, faced the potential collapse of his institution. A cascade of agricultural and industrial shocks, rising food prices, spikes in unemployment, and currency outflows struck at the heart of the French economy. At the same time, France, and Europe more broadly, had dissolved into armed revolution. The French king’s abdication in February, alongside the already teetering financia...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Crisis and the Revolutions of 1848 (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1932-EFinanceOn March 15, 1848, the governor of the Bank of France, Antoine d’Argout, faced the potential collapse of his institution. A cascade of agricultural and industrial shocks, rising food prices, spikes in unemployment, and currency outflows struck at the heart of the French economy. At the same time, France, and Europe more broadly, had dissolved into armed revolution. The French king’s abdication in February, alongside the already teetering financia...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Crisis and the Revolutions of 1848 (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1932TN-EFinanceTeaching Note for Product F-1932Starting at €0.00