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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