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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Looking for a Sustainable Model at Brazilian Edtech Start-up Resilia - Teaching note
Guissoni, Leandro; Migliora Neto, Luiz; Aidar, Marcelo MarinhoTeaching Note DARDEN-M-1030TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-1030Starting 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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David Reyes
Roberts, LauraCase DARDEN-OB-1371-ELeadership and People ManagementThis fictional case introduces David Reyes, the new vice president of marketing for the International Supreme Snacks Corporation (ISSC), giving background on his previous role and reasons for joining ISSC. As Reyes starts his new position, he notices others calling attention to his race and ethnicity rather than his experience. The CEO regularly looks at Reyes, who is Black and Latino, when speaking about ethnic clients. The Black Employees Assoc...Starting at €8.20
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Keisha Y. Taylor
Roberts, LauraCase DARDEN-OB-1372-ELeadership and People ManagementThis fictional case introduces Keisha Y. Taylor, an associate at Century Consulting Corporation (CCC) focused on proving her credibility and advancing through the firm. The case describes her work ethic: how she arrived early to work and stayed late, and received positive feedback from both her clients and her supervisor. It describes her surprise then, to receive a performance rating of 5.0 out of 7.0, which is lower than what most of her collea...Starting at €8.20
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Looking for a Sustainable Model at Brazilian Edtech Start-up Resilia
Guissoni, Leandro; Migliora Neto, Luiz; Aidar, Marcelo MarinhoCase DARDEN-M-1030MarketingThe fast-growing educational technology start-up Resilia had successfully initiated its operations in Brazil. It trained full stack developers and connected them with entry-level jobs at unicorn start-up companies such as iFood, Stone, and Nubank, as wellStarting at €8.20
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Looking for a Sustainable Model at Brazilian Edtech Start-up Resilia
Guissoni, Leandro; Migliora Neto, Luiz; Aidar, Marcelo MarinhoCase DARDEN-M-1030-EMarketingThe fast-growing educational technology start-up Resilia had successfully initiated its operations in Brazil. It trained full stack developers and connected them with entry-level jobs at unicorn start-up companies such as iFood, Stone, and Nubank, as well as traditional established companies going through a digital transformation process, such as Globo, one of Brazil’s largest media conglomerates. After two years of growth between 2019 and 2021...Starting at €8.20