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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 $250,000 Crypto Question
Hachem, KindaCase DARDEN-GEM-0195-EEconomicsThis case explores the role of deposit insurance in financial stability, including the importance of risk-adjusted insurance premiums and the complementarity between capital requirements and deposit insurance when risk is imperfectly measured by the insurStarting at €8.20
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Unconventional Monetary Policy
Hachem, KindaTechnical Note DARDEN-GEM-0196-EEconomicsUnconventional monetary policy has become the norm since the 2008 financial crisis. Central bank balance sheets have swelled and new tools for interest rate control have now emerged. This technical note provides a framework to help students understand theStarting at €8.20
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Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve
Hachem, Kinda; Murphy, DanielTechnical Note DARDEN-GEM-0193-EEconomicsWhat is monetary policy and what is the Federal Reserve’s (Fed’s) role in determining monetary policy in the United States? How are changes in monetary policy implemented and how do these changes affect firms, households, and other stakeholders? This technical note addresses these questions by outlining the Fed’s legal mandate, the tools at its disposal to achieve that mandate, and the mechanisms through which the Fed’s policy choices affect macr...Starting at €8.20
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Digital Dollars
Hachem, KindaCase DARDEN-GEM-0197-EEconomicsThis case explores private and public proposals for digital forms of money that bypass the commercial banking system. A private proposal comes from Facebook’s Libra. A public proposal comes from central bank digital currency (CBDC). The case begins with MStarting at €8.20
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The $250,000 Crypto Question -Teaching Note
Hachem, KindaTeaching Note DARDEN-GEM-0195TN-EEconomicsTeaching note for product GEM-0195Starting at €0.00
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Digital Dollars -Teaching Note
Hachem, KindaTeaching Note DARDEN-GEM-0197TN-EEconomicsTeaching note for product GEM-0197Starting at €0.00
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Unconventional Monetary Policy -Teaching Note
Hachem, KindaTeaching Note DARDEN-GEM-0196TN-EEconomicsTeaching note for product GEM-0196Starting 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