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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Option Greeks, Insider Trading, and the Heinz Acquisition
Tomio, Davide; Augustin, Patrick; Brenner, Menachem; Subrahmanyam, MartiCase DARDEN-F-1978-EFinanceJust before Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, acquired H. J. Heinz Company on February 14, 2013, rumors had been circulating that the Omaha investing oracle had set eyes on the condiment giant. By the time the official acquisition was announced, questions had arisen about some unusual trading activity in financial markets. A very profitable trade was made on the option market just a few days before the announcement: a $90,000 trad...Starting at €8.20
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Option Greeks, Insider Trading, and the Heinz Acquisition
Tomio, Davide; Augustin, Patrick; Brenner, Menachem; Subrahmanyam, MartiCase DARDEN-F-1978FinanceJust before Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, acquired H. J. Heinz Company on February 14, 2013, rumors had been circulating that the Omaha investing oracle had set eyes on the condiment giant. By the time the official acquisition was announced, questions had arisen about some unusual trading activity in financial markets. A very profitable trade was made on the option market just a few days before the announcement: a $90,000 trad...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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Option Greeks, Insider Trading, and the Heinz Acquisition - Teaching Note
Tomio, Davide; Augustin, Patrick; Brenner, Menachem; Subrahmanyam, MartiTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1978TN-EFinanceTeaching Note for product F-1978Starting at €0.00
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Option Greeks, Insider Trading, and the Heinz Acquisition - Teaching Note
Tomio, Davide; Augustin, Patrick; Brenner, Menachem; Subrahmanyam, MartiTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1978TNFinanceTeaching note for product F-1978Starting at €0.00