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Case

Reference no. UVA-OM-1071

Subject category: Production and Operations Management

Authors: T Laseter (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)

Published by: Darden Business Publishing

Originally published in: 2003

Version: 8 August 2018

Revision date: 15-Aug-2018

Length: 13 pages

Topics: Cost analysis; Operations strategy; Purchasing; Regression analysis; Cost-driver framework; Supplier relations; Operations management:operations analysis; Operations management:process analysis

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Abstract

This case introduces a framework for cost modeling. Two data sets (one for injection-molded plastic parts and another for compressors) allow students to apply the cost-driver framework in conjunction with basic spreadsheet and regression analyses. Although obviously applicable in a course on supply chain management, the case can also be used to teach competitive cost analysis for strategic decision making.

Industry:

Consumer goods