Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Wausau Equipment Company: A Lean Journey (C)
Landel, Robert D.; Gruia, SorinCase DARDEN-OM-1383-EService and Operations ManagementThis file contains slides that show the elements chosen by the senior management and consultants to reengage and relaunch the lean journey at Wausau Equipment Company, following its original failed implementation and necessitated by implementation and acceptance problems at the management level. A teaching note (OM-1354TN) is available.Starting at €5.74
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The Restructuring of Danfurn LLC
Smith, David C.; Halperin, Larry G.; Friedman, MichaelCase DARDEN-F-1688-EFinanceThis case is taught at the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce in the fourth year course, "Corporate Restructuring." The case is suitable for advanced undergraduates or MBS students that have already completed a course in corporate finance or valuation. The material would fit well in a second Corporate Finance class, particularly if the instructor would like to devote some time to discussing financial distress and restructuring. It...Starting at €8.20
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The Restructuring of Danfurn LLC - Teaching Note
Smith, David C.; Yankoski, MichaelTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1688TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1688Starting at €0.00
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Conundrum Calls (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Gentile, Mary; Hoch, Julia; Desai, Dhruv; Pereira, Fernando; Ge, Terrance; Shaw, LaurenTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1352TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for products OB-1352 and OB-1353Starting at €0.00
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Conundrum Calls (B)
Gentile, Mary; Hoch, Julia; Desai, Dhruv; Pereira, Fernando; Ge, Terrance; Shaw, LaurenCase DARDEN-OB-1353-ELeadership and People ManagementHaving just moved from the sales department to the marketing team at a start-up, Lisa is confronted with a dilemma. Part of the reason she switched departments was to improve the strained relationship between the two departments. Her first assignment is to call competitors, pretending to be a customer, to get their pricing information. Lisa doesn’t want to lie, but feels a responsibility to her new boss, her old boss who advocated for her, and bo...Starting at €5.74
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Cengage Learning: Can Apax Partners Salvage This Buyout?
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.; Smith, David C.Case DARDEN-F-1727-EFinanceThis case investigates the issues involved in a private equity (PE) firm’s decision to invest in the debt of a distressed leveraged buyout. The analysis has been purposefully simplified to involve only two classes of outstanding debt, senior debt and junior debt, so that students do not need to have detailed knowledge of the bankruptcy process to complete the analysis. The main analytical task requires students to compute the expected internal ra...Starting at €8.20
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Wausau Equipment Company: A Lean Journey (A)
Landel, Robert D.; Gruia, SorinCase DARDEN-OM-1354-EService and Operations ManagementA manufacturing company with a reputation for excellent service and quality and a command-and-control style of management with little communication across the organization decides to undertake a lean transformation, working closely with Lean Dynamics, a management consulting group with extensive lean-implementation experience. The challenges the company faces are examined in detail as are the lean implementation process, tools, and practices. But...Starting at €8.20
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Wausau Equipment Company: A Lean Journey (B)
Landel, Robert D.; Gruia, SorinCase DARDEN-OM-1382-EService and Operations ManagementThe lean initiative detailed in the (A) case, OM-1354, had reached a precarious stage. The machine and systems division of Wausau Equipment Company (WECO) had failed to sell several harvesting systems to customers to usually reliable buyers, and the competition was making important inroads in what was traditionally WECO country. The first wave of improvements made by the teams had not yet had any impact in the field. Enthusiasm to re-engage in th...Starting at €5.74
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Conundrum Calls (A)
Gentile, Mary; Hoch, Julia; Desai, Dhruv; Pereira, Fernando; Ge, Terrance; Shaw, LaurenCase DARDEN-OB-1352-ELeadership and People ManagementHaving just moved from the sales department to the marketing team at a start-up, Lisa is confronted with a dilemma. Part of the reason she switched departments was to improve the strained relationship between the two departments. Her first assignment is to call competitors, pretending to be a customer, to get their pricing information. Lisa doesn’t want to lie, but feels a responsibility to her new boss, her old boss who advocated for her, and bo...Starting at €8.20
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Cengage Learning: Can Apax Partners Salvage This Buyout? - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.; Smith, David C.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1727TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1727Starting at €0.00