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Freeland, James R.
Is Dell's Business Model Broken?
OM-1416 | Published June 21, 2013 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
A candidate for a consulting position prepares an analysis of Dell Corporation. For years, Dell's efficient supply chain innovations and successful leveraging of technology in offering made-to-order c... Read More
Demandforce: Pursuing Entrepreneurial Dreams
Freeland, James R.; Hess, Edward D.
ENT-0198 | Published April 10, 2013 | 15 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case lends itself to courses covering the topic of rapid expansion of an enterprise. By 2012, Rick Berry, the founder and CEO of Demandforce (DF), and his team had built a company with annual rev... Read More
Managing Inventories: The Reorder Point System
Freeland, James R.; Landel, Robert D.; Weiss, Elliott N.
OM-1394 | Published September 15, 2009 | 7 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Inventory replenishment concepts and tools are described. Read More
Managing Inventories: Determining Order Quantity
Freeland, James R.; Landel, Robert D.; Weiss, Elliott N.
OM-1395 | Published September 15, 2009 | 4 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Cycle-stock ordering decisions, including cost-element considerations, are examined. Students will see that as materials flow from suppliers through a firm's operations to customers, the cost-effectiv... Read More
Managing Inventories: Fundamentals
Freeland, James R.; Landel, Robert D.; Weiss, Elliott N.
OM-1397 | Published September 15, 2009 Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This overview of inventory management covers ways to categorize inventories and measure performance. The financial implications of inventory, inventory management systems, economic order quantities, a... Read More
Great Lakes: Great Decisions (A)
Freeland, James R.; Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny
E-0325 | Published August 18, 2008 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
One of the few remaining producers of lead additives must decide whether to continue producing them for use abroad. Banned in the United States, lead additives were still legal in developing nations. ... Read More
Aggregate Production Planning: AGGPRODS
Landel, Robert D.; Freeland, James R.; Moreira, Derrick; Boese, Emily
OM-1056 | Published March 08, 2002 | 12 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note provides instructions for using the Excel model AGGPRODS to calculate the incremental relevant costs of alternative aggregate production plans. Read More
Managing Inventories: What is the Appropriate Order Quantity?
Freeland, James R.; Landel, Robert D.
OM-1006 | Published December 13, 2001 | 11 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note examines a firm's decisions about its cycle of stock-ordering activities and the cost-element considerations behind those decisions. Students learn that, as materials flow from suppliers thr... Read More
Managing Inventories: The Periodic Review System
Freeland, James R.; Landel, Robert D.; Weiss, Elliott N.
OM-0975 | Published March 20, 2001 | 9 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note addresses inventory planning and control activities using periodic review systems. The reorder point system is addressed in a separate technical note (UVA-OM-0936). Read More
Electronic Redlining and the Information Superhighway
Freeland, James R.; Anthony, Anna Maria
E-0118 | Published February 24, 2001 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case presents the social dilemmas that can result from technological innovation. Video programming offered by the Baby Bells in the 1990s was not made available to poor and rural neighborhoods. T... Read More
Managing Inventories, Reorder Point Systems
Landel, Robert D.; Freeland, James R.
OM-0936 | Published January 01, 2000 | 16 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note introduces students to the replenishment-inventory management framework, concepts, and tools. Read More
Disney Theme Parks: Mickey Goes to China?
OM-0898 | Published July 13, 1999 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Disney must decide whether to build a theme park in China. If the decision is yes, a number of key design decisions must be made. Read More
Cost Analysis For Sourcing Alternatives For Emerson Electric Company ACP Division
Davis, Edward W.; Freeland, James R.; Chhikara, J
OM-0823 | Published March 21, 1996 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This supplement to the case "Emerson Electric Company ACP Division: The Fan Subpack Sourcing Decision" (UVA-OM-0631) contains data from an Excel-spreadsheet model comprising a cost analysis of alterna... Read More
Bose Corporation: JIT II
Kidwell, Rhanna; Freeland, James R.
OM-0720 | Published September 08, 1995 | 16 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case exposes students to refinements in JIT (just in time) purchasing. It explains in detail Bose's concept of JIT II, how it operates, and what its advantages and disadvantages are. Students can... Read More
Evolution of Eli Goldratt's Theories of Management: From Chicken Coops to the Theory of Constraints
Mewborne, W. Burke III; Freeland, James R.
OM-0680 | Published April 11, 1989 | 10 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note traces the evolution and broadening of Goldratt's thinking from his OPT finite-scheduling software to his theory of constraints. The note discusses the bottleneck thinking that Goldratt pres... Read More
Some Preliminary Findings of Purchasing Practices in Japan and the United States
Freeland, James R.; Ashby, Harold Lee
OM-0670 | Published April 10, 1989 | 17 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note reports the results of a study of 10 U.S. and Japanese companies with regard to their purchasing practices and vendor/buyer relationships. Particular attention is given to just-in-time pract... Read More
Western Telephone Systems (B)
OM-0672 | Published April 10, 1989 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case gives additional data for the Western Telephone Systems case (UVA-OM-335). Information on the average product price is provided, and analyses and graphs of forecast performance for one produ... Read More
Managing Inventories
OM-0623 | Published April 10, 1987 | 34 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note serves as an introduction to the topic of inventory management. It covers ways to categorize inventories in measuring inventory performance, the financial implications of inventory, inventor... Read More
PPG Industries: Statistical Quality Control
Freeland, James R.; McKensie, Paula
OM-0612 | Published April 10, 1986 | 13 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
An MBA intern must develop and interpret statistical-control charts in a facility that produces paint for automobile companies. The case is meant to introduce the ideas and mechanics of statistical-pr... Read More
Western Telephone Systems
OM-0335 | Published April 09, 1986 | 24 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In the summer of 1980 concerns about increasing requirements for working capital and a slowdown in booking new orders were worrying the president of Western Telephone Systems. The bookings' forecast h... Read More
Customer Service And Safety-Stock Inventory
OM-0543 | Published April 10, 1985 | 7 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note discusses alternative ways to measure customer service and relates these measures to investment in safety stock inventory. Read More
Centel of Virginia
Freeland, James R.; Beam, George B.
OM-0296 | Published April 09, 1980 | 17 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Centel has completed a successful fall program to improve productivity and services for incoming students at the University of Virginia. To use the concept of quality circles to extend these improveme... Read More