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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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Cloud Computing
Laseter, Timothy M.; Coughenour, Alyssa; Webb, Jane; Boatright, Benjamin; Shaloudegi, KTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1784Service and Operations ManagementThis technical note provides a general overview of cloud computing and how businesses are using it to achieve their digital goals. Specifically, this note outlines the different service models that cloud computing supports, including Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service, and Software-as-a-Service. The note also details some of the advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing, and it reviews the cloud computing industry and some o...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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Orascom Telecom Holding (B): Building a European Telco Unit
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hoeber, HenningCase DARDEN-S-0235-EStrategyJust as promised, Wind was only an initial platform acquisition for the European expansion; however, this further expansion took some time. Naguib Sawiris was eyeing opportunities to invest in both fixed and mobile operators in a number of continental European countries,Starting at €5.74
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Roma Victor: Europe's First Serial Acquirer
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hoeber, HenningCase DARDEN-BP-0551-ECorporate GovernanceBesides adopting the tactics and types of arms and armor effectively used by its adversities, the Romans also incorporated superior intangibles such as tactical knowledge of their enemies. This case is used in Darden's "Post-Merger Acquisition" course elective to draw parallels to M & A strategies used by corporations today.Starting at €8.20
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Strategic M&A Analysis
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hoeber, HenningTechnical Note DARDEN-S-0224-EStrategyThis note deals with the issues of strategy, the first common source of acquisition failure. An appropriate master plan that links strategy and integration is a critical requirement for this interplay and ensures that the target will improve the acquirer’s overall competitive abilities.Starting at €8.20
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Orascom Telecom Holding (A): Wind and Weather
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hoeber, HenningCase DARDEN-S-0234-EStrategyNaguib Sawiris, CEO of Egyptian Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH), continuously scoured the globe for opportunities to expand his telecommunications empire. In 2005, Naguib looked across the Mediterranean Sea and announced his intention to acquire Italian telecom operator Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. (Wind), one of Italy’s leading telecommunication providers in the largest leveraged buyout in European business history.Starting at €8.20
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Orascom Telecom Holding (C): The Ups and Downs of Going Global
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hoeber, HenningCase DARDEN-S-0236-EStrategyNaguib Sawiris was still eyeing several of the top mobile telephony markets in the world, but he was not the only one. Competition for attractive telecom assets was increasing, and Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH) needed to deal with several setbacks in its globalization efforts.Starting at €5.74
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In the Cloud
Laseter, Timothy M.; Coughenour, Alyssa; Webb, JaneCase DARDEN-OM-1734-EService and Operations ManagementCharu Thomas, cofounder and CEO of Ox, a software platform provider that helped retailers improve online order fulfillment, was proud of how her business had grown and earned positive feedback from investors, beta customers, and the press. Now, in the sumStarting at €8.20