Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Target Corporation (Spanish version)
Eades, Kenneth M.; Ding, David; Yeaton, SaulCase DARDEN-F-1937FinanceThis is a Spanish translation of the March 22, 2016, version of UVA-F-1563. Students are in the role of Target Corporation's CFO considering the pros and cons of a variety of capital-investment proposals. The CFO is preparing his thoughts prior to a meeting of the Capital Expenditure Committee (CEC) with other Target senior executives to consider the merits of 10 capital-project requests (CPR), 5 of which are expected to require extra attention. ...Starting at €8.20
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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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Walker Advertising: Los Defensores and 1-800-THE - LAW2
Albert, Michael; Yemen, Gerry; Yeaton, SaulCase DARDEN-QA-0912-EDecision AnalysisWhile organizations have been collecting data for years, not all businesses have the talent, culture, and systems in place in order to take advantage of their data. This case uses Walker Advertising, a company that partnered with law firms to advertise their services, to discuss broader themes around the role of data science in a traditional business. Predictive modeling is a crucial function of business to gain insights around allocating and uti...Starting at €8.20
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Media General and the Balanced Scorecard (A)
Haskins, Mark E.; Eakes, DarrellCase DARDEN-C-2283-EAccounting and Control“Media General and the Balanced Scorecard (A) " (UVA-C-2283) describes the impetus for and the process of implementing a balanced scorecard (BSC) in a large, publicly held, multimedia news organization. The B case (UVA-C-2284) presents a situation where a business-unit manager turns to his region’s BSC to evaluate the possible reasons for a quarterly revenue shortfall. These cases can be used in an undergraduate, graduate, or executive-education ...Starting at €8.20
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Media General and the Balanced Scorecard (B)
Haskins, Mark E.; Eakes, DarrellCase DARDEN-C-2284-EAccounting and Control“Media General and the Balanced Scorecard (A) " (UVA-C-2283) describes the impetus for and the process of implementing a balanced scorecard (BSC) in a large, publicly held, multimedia news organization. The B case (UVA-C-2284) presents a situation where a business-unit manager turns to his region’s BSC to evaluate the possible reasons for a quarterly revenue shortfall.Starting at €5.74
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Media General and the Balanced Scorecard (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Haskins, Mark E.; Eakes, DarrellTeaching Note DARDEN-C-2283TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2283Starting at €0.00
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Target Corporation
Eades, Kenneth M.; Ding, David; Yeaton, SaulCase DARDEN-F-1563-EFinanceStudents are in the role of Target Corporation's CFO considering the pros and cons of a variety of capital-investment proposals. The CFO is preparing his thoughts prior to a meeting of the Capital Expenditure Committee (CEC) with other Target senior executives to consider the merits of 10 capital-project requests (CPR), 5 of which are expected to require extra attention. Each CPR has a "dashboard" that summarizes the critical inputs used to compu...Starting at €8.20