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FICO Score - Teaching Note
Eades; Kenneth M.; Fairchild; Gregory B.; Maiden; Stephen E.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1909TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1909Starting 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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FICO Score
Eades; Kenneth M.; Fairchild; Gregory B.; Maiden; Stephen E.Case DARDEN-F-1909-EFinanceThis case teaches students the importance of maintaining a strong FICO score by illustrating the consequences of paying bills late or not at all. The protagonist is David Molina; a waiter at a struggling Italian restaurant located down the block from where he lives. Money is tight for Molina right now—his limited income means he lives paycheck to paycheck. However; Molina knows things will be looking up for him soon because he recently accepted a...Starting at €8.20
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Leading with an Enterprise Perspective: The 9 Cs Model
Weiss; Elliott N.; Yemen; Gerry; Maiden; Stephen E.Technical Note DARDEN-OM-1601-EService and Operations ManagementWhile managers of both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations often focus on their area of specific expertise; true success comes only from taking a complete enterprise perspective. Organizations must focus on global; not local; optimization across all functional areas; not just one. In this note; we present a model based on nine interrelated areas that when jointly considered will increase the likelihood of enterprise success. This note pre...Starting at €8.20
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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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From Stuffing to Streamlining: Pharmaceutical Distribution
Thomas; Doug; Zhao; Hui; Maiden; Stephen E.; Yemen; GerryCase DARDEN-F-1859-EFinanceThis case uses the streamlining of pharmaceutical distribution to explore supply-chain coordination. For years; supply-chain inventory information had been opaque. Then in the early 2000s; pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors were forced to shift from investment buying to inventory service agreements. Information sharing among channel partners regarding customer demand and inventories was believed to lead to better decision-making; impro...Starting at €8.20
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Henry Spots a Problem at Sunshine O.J. (B)
Fairchild; Gregory B.; Maiden; Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1615-EService and Operations ManagementThe B case in this series picks up after the protagonist; Henry Franklin; has delivered his recommendation to use “first in; first out” (FIFO) accounting to the management of Sunshine O.J. (Sunshine). CEO Don Sanchez is impressed with Franklin’s idea and asks him and his boss; Virginia Silverstein; to look into another problem at the company: inventory stockouts.Starting at €5.74
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Henry Spots a Problem at Sunshine O.J. (B) - Teaching Note
Fairchild; Gregory B.; Maiden; Stephen E.Teaching Note DARDEN-OM-1615TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1615Starting at €0.00