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Ocean's Dilemma
Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Lichtendahl, Kenneth C. Jr.; Gupta, RohitCase DARDEN-QA-0798-EDecision AnalysisThe case is intended for a class relatively early in a decision analysis or a risk analysis class module. The case can be used as the very first case in the course if students are familiar with the concepts of NPV. Alternatively, students can be given a short technical note on calculating NPV for cash flows as pedagogy for the case. The analysis requires use of NPV calculations to determine the outcomes of different options in the case and to cho...Starting at €8.20
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Note on Scenario Planning in High-Uncertainty Environments: The Disruption Matrix
Costa, Carlos; Nueno, José LuisTechnical Note MN-405-EDecision Analysis, Innovation and Change, StrategyThe coronavirus pandemic is an unexpected external event with a profound impact on demand in all sectors that is highly conditioned by decisions that correspond to external stakeholders. After overcoming their initial shock, within this context companies have to think about their future in two or three years; however, it is very difficult for the management team to plan and define a clear strategy when it remains unknown when and how they will be...Starting at €8.20
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Nota sobre planificación por escenarios en entornos de alta incertidumbre: matriz de disrupción
Costa, Carlos; Nueno, José LuisTechnical Note MN-405Decision Analysis, Innovation and Change, StrategyLa pandemia de la COVID-19 es un suceso externo inesperado con un profundo impacto en la demanda y en la competencia de cada sector, y que se encuentra muy condicionado por decisiones que corresponden a stakeholders externos. En este entorno y tras superar el shock inicial, las empresas tienen que pensar en el futuro dentro de dos o tres años, y resulta muy difícil, para el equipo directivo, planificar y definir una estrategia determinada, cuand...Starting at €8.20
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Segmenting Clinton and Obama Voters
Lichtendahl, Kenneth C. Jr.; Gupta, RohitCase DARDEN-QA-0807-EDecision AnalysisThe purpose of this case is to introduce data visualization, advanced regression techniques, and supervised learning. Students are asked to visualize data geographically and in scatterplots. They will use stepwise regression and regression trees to select a predictive model for forecasting data in a holdout sample. In a forecasting competition, they will submit their models to be tested for accuracy. Supervised learning techniques-such as trainin...Starting at €8.20