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Belton Semiconductors (B)
Laseter, Timothy M.; Murphy, Michael; Pederson, MattCase DARDEN-BP-0557Corporate GovernanceAfter more intense debate, Belton’s COO has acquiesced and agreed with the manager of a large management consulting firm on every major point. But a senior partner on the assessment, as well as the consultant’s mentor, thinks the results are disastrous.Starting at €5.74
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A Rock and a Hard Place: The Conundrum of Online Grocery after COVID
Laseter, Timothy M.; Lert, DevinCase DARDEN-OM-1733-EService and Operations ManagementIn the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, US retailers were scrambling to develop a sustainable business model for e-commerce grocery (e-Grocery). By 2021, many grocers were experimenting with different omnichannel strategies, but none had proven succStarting at €8.20
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Key Elements of Flow, Time and Queue Management (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Lago, Alejandro; Yankovic, Natalia; Moscoso, PhilipTechnical Note PN-496-PBService and Operations ManagementThis note describes the essentials and key elements of flow, waiting line and time management. It explains the reasons for so many waits (lines) in processes in practice and explains which elements executives can act on to reduce how long their customers wait.Starting at €8.20
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Netflix: From "Clicks and Bricks" to Digital Movie Delivery (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, Philip; Sieber, SandraExercise PE-75-PBInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementNetflix is a U.S. provider of on-demand Internet streaming media and flat rate DVD-by-mail services. The company experienced incredible success since its beginnings in 1997. During 2010, revenue jumped 29% to $2.16 billion, and stock price increased 219% to $175.70. It also added 8 million subscribers, bringing its total to over 20 million. In the summer of 2011 the company first announced the spin-off of its traditional DVD rental operations fro...Starting at €8.20
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Recupera, S.A.
Pancorvo, JorgeCase PAD-P-C-343Service and Operations ManagementDardo López-Dolz, propietario del negocio y persona emprendedora, afronta varias decisiones para conseguir que su empresa siga creciendo. Sin embargo, la naturaleza del servicio parte de una anomalía de las transacciones de compraventa: un deudor que no cumple sus obligaciones según lo convenido. La demanda tiene un comportamiento irregular, con expedientes de cobranza que varían según cada caso, y con exigencias operativas distintas por cad...Starting at €8.20
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Share Now: Aiming for Profitable Growth (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Moscoso, Philip; Soto, ManuelCase P-1173-PBService and Operations Management, StrategyEl caso describe las recientes decisiones tomadas por la dirección de Share Now, la empresa líder en carsharing (resultante de la integración de car2go con Drive Now). Como parte de su plan estratégico para Madrid (España), la compañía ha decidido ampliar su zona de cobertura en 27 km2 y añadir 450 coches eléctricos a su flota. Además, se implementarán precios dinámicos, en función de la demanda. El principal reto de Share Now consiste en conse...Starting at €8.20
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TONA Foundry
Laseter, Timothy M.; Byme, Silas; Swerdlow, DorianCase DARDEN-OM-1348-EService and Operations ManagementThis case and “DOSA Motor Manufacturing” (UVA-OM-1349) provide data for the parties in a negotiation exercise. DOSA is seeking to buy a die-cast aluminum housing for a new motor design and has initiated negotiations with TONA Foundry, the incumbent supplier, for half of the housing in the current design. The new design will reduce some costs according to a cost model developed by TONA, and there are several potential additional opportunities for ...Starting at €8.20
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DOSA Motor Manufacturing
Laseter, Timothy M.; Byme, Silas; Swerdlow, DorianCase DARDEN-OM-1349-EService and Operations ManagementThis case and “TONA Foundry” (UVA-OM-1348) provide data for the parties in a negotiation exercise. DOSA is seeking to buy a die-cast aluminum housing for a new motor design and has initiated negotiations with TONA Foundry, the incumbent supplier, for half of the housing in the current design. The new design will reduce some costs according to a cost model developed by TONA, and there are several potential additional opportunities for collaboratio...Starting at €8.20
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Canyon Mining Corporation: Heavy Mobile Equipment Procurement
Laseter, Timothy M.; Katz, Arnon; Choi, SihyunCase DARDEN-OM-1392-EService and Operations ManagementCanyon Mining intends to negotiate a long-term contract for haul trucks to use for surface mining, and a team from Censeo Consulting Group is tasked with developing a methodology to track cost changes over the past contract as input into the negotiation. The current project’s primary objective is to estimate the year-over-year trend in factory manufacturing margins for two different capacity trucks from two different equipment suppliers. These es...Starting at €8.20
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RelayFoods.com
Laseter, Timothy M.Case DARDEN-OM-1431-EService and Operations ManagementIn less than two years, the founders’ innovative model for addressing last-mile challenges in an online grocery retailing operation was working. Although still consuming cash, the three-month-old pilot expansion to another city was experiencing three-digit monthly sales growth. To date, the company had followed a philosophy of low-cost experimentation, as it explored terrain that had been inhospitable to its predecessors. But now Relay needed to ...Starting at €8.20