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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Blackheath Manufacturing Company-Revisited - Teaching Note
Spreng, Francis; Lynch, Luann J.Teaching Note DARDEN-C-2198TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2198Starting at €0.00
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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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Keeping Tiny Babies Safe (A): The Problem
Matherne, G. Paul; Swanson, JonCase DARDEN-OM-1787-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2014, the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Virginia hospital experienced an increase in unplanned extubations, which could endanger the lives of premature infants who needed ventilators. In this set of two short caselets, the A case includes the situation, and the B case offers a solution.Starting at €8.20
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Keeping Tiny Babies Safe (B): The Solution
Matherne, G. Paul; Swanson, JonCase DARDEN-OM-1788-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2014, the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Virginia hospital experienced an increase in unplanned extubations, which could endanger the lives of premature infants who needed ventilators. In this set of two short caselets, the A case includes the situation, and the B case offers a solution.Starting at €5.74
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Blackheath Manufacturing Company
Spreng, FrancisCase DARDEN-C-2197-EAccounting and ControlLee High, the newly hired cost accountant at Blackheath Manufacturing Company, computes the variable cost and the fixed cost per unit on a weekly volume of 500 units of the Great Heath. He uses this information to develop some pricing guidelines. His boss, Charlton Blackheath, endorses the guidelines and adds a feature: a higher commission on sales at a higher price. While both High and Blackheath are away, the file clerk, Adelaide Ladywell, acce...Starting at €8.20
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Blackheath Manufacturing Company—Revisited
Spreng, FrancisCase DARDEN-C-2198-EAccounting and ControlIt's panic time at Blackheath Manufacturing. Profits have been declining, so the owner's son comes to the rescue to run the company. He asks a consultant to determine what's wrong. And the consultant has specific answers: The company's pricing guidelines are all wrong, there needs to be a budgeting system to reverse the downward slide in profits, and a former employee should be rehired. This case provides students with the data for constructing a...Starting at €8.20