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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Advanced Laser Clinics (A)
Clawson, James G.; Ryan, ElizabethCase DARDEN-OB-0886-ELeadership and People ManagementHow do you tell one of your direct reports that she stinks? This case explores the dynamics behind having difficult conversations, and giving and receiving feedback. It is designed to illustrate the negative effects that can result after a difficult conversation and ways to reduce the risk of adverse consequences. The case also touches on relationships in the workplace and the correlation they have to the bottom line. In the A case students have ...Starting at €8.20
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Advanced Laser Clinics (B)
Clawson, James G.; Ryan, ElizabethCase DARDEN-OB-0887-ELeadership and People ManagementHow do you tell one of your direct reports that she stinks? This case explores the dynamics behind having difficult conversations, and giving and receiving feedback. It is designed to illustrate the negative effects that can result after a difficult conversation and ways to reduce the risk of adverse consequences. The case also touches on relationships in the workplace and the correlation they have to the bottom line. In the A case students have ...Starting at €5.74
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Longview Services
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Rourke, BradCase DARDEN-ENT-0170-EEntrepreneurshipThis case traces the history of an engineering consulting firm and highlights differences between its two principals. The partnership worked very well overall, and Longview Services made money from the start. But it soon became clear that the duo had some differences in style that would need to be worked through.Starting at €8.20
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BandyWorks (B): Tom Bandy – Growing, Letting Go
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Rourke, BradCase DARDEN-ENT-0182-EEntrepreneurshipTom Bandy was no stranger to entrepreneurship and the problems brought about by success. Having honed his programming skills in the 1980s, he had already founded a database company that had seen great success—and then had been squeezed out by investors. In 2005, he founded BandyWorks, a computing services consulting firm, self-funding and achieving great success only four years later. In 2011, however, a development crisis popped up within BandyW...Starting at €5.74
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A Bowl of Good: Defining the Partnership
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Rourke, BradCase DARDEN-ENT-0183-EEntrepreneurshipKatrina Didot is founder and owner of A Bowl of Good, an organic soup business in Harrisonburg, Virginia. A Bowl of Good has been part of a café selling original soups and other foods, and has also sold soups at farmers markets, through distributors, and through other restaurants. Didot believes her business has plateaued and is seeking a partner in order to grow. However, she has had bad experiences with a number of partnerships and agreements, ...Starting at €8.20
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New River Apparel: Trot or Gallop? - Teaching Note
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Rourke, BradTeaching Note DARDEN-ENT-0194TN-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for product ENT-0194Starting at €0.00
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Haynsworth’s Inc.: Should I Stay or Should I Go? - Teaching Note
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Rourke, BradTeaching Note DARDEN-ENT-0171TN-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for product ENT-0171Starting at €0.00