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Hammer, James
Coastal Shipping
Laseter, Timothy M.; Hammer, James
S-0205 | Published April 23, 2012 Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this exercise/case, each student is a new associate assigned as the lead of a work stream handling Coastal's product specifications to learn whether the company is unnecessarily over-specifying key... Read More
Tork Corporation: Competitive-Cost Analysis
Laseter, Timothy M.; Hammer, James
OM-1171 | Published April 04, 2005 | 8 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This disguised case examines the issue of outsourcing to a low-cost country based on a thorough analysis of competitive-cost drivers. The case demonstrates that labor cost is only one potential advant... Read More