on a revenue basis at least‚ by its offerings in transportation‚ aerospace‚ and capital. In every segment in which the company operated it was either number 1 or 2 globally. This was not the case for the Transportation group (BT) in Europe‚ where in 2001 it sat in fourth place behind Alstom‚ Siemens and Adtranz (AT). However‚ the AT acquisition presented the opportunity to vault BT to the forefront of the industry. At a price tag of US$715 million (23% of AT’s 2000 revenue) AT was a bargain and an
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CHAPTER 4 END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS TRUE/FALSE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN THE SPACE PROVIDED BEFORE THE QUESTION NUMBER. T 1. Accrual-basis accounting matches the income from the period and the expenses for the period in order to determine the net income or net loss for the period. F 2. In QuickBooks Pro‚ the Journal is called the book of final entry. F 3. An account may be deleted at any time. F 4. In a sole proprietorship‚ an owner=s name is added to the Vendor
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Amanco Sustainability Report 2001 Amanco Sustainability Report 2001 The Amanco Group is a leading company in Latin America in the production and marketing of solutions for fluid transportation (Tubosistemas‚ or pipe systems) and systems for light-weight construction (Construsistemas‚ or construction systems). Net Sales by Region 2001 Net Sales by Business Division 2001 Construsistemas 16% Other* 11% Mexico and Central America 41% Mercosur 31% Andean Region 28% Tubosistemas
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the number of employees increased every year. To make business operations more effective and efficient‚ the management decided to install an automated computer system. With the upgraded system‚ revenue increased sharply over the years. However‚ in 2001‚ problems started to crop up; notably‚ there are discrepancies between the on-record and actual level of inventories. With these‚ the management began to reconsider its operations‚ particularly its expenditure cycle procedures‚ and seek solutions to
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IS Management Take Home Exam 08T1 Cisco Systems Pioneers E‐Learning The Problem Cisco Systems is one of the fastest‐growing high‐tech companies in the world‚ selling devices that connect computers and networks to the Internet and other networks. Cisco’s products are continuously being upgraded or replaced; so extensive training of employees and customers is needed. Cisco has recognized that its employees‚ business partners‚ and independent students seeking professional certification all require
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Janice Gross Stein’s “The Cult of Efficiency‚” read at a CBC Massey Lecture in 2001‚ attempts to define the concept of efficiency and how it has impacted our society in the past and present. Stein effectively applies this concept to many different sectors of our culture through examples and analysis of how it is delivered. Her thesis summarizes the overall ideas of her article‚ however it was not easily found in her introduction as it was not stated until the end of the fifth paragraph. The full
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report on an annual survey of consumers shows that economic and social factors can effect consumer’s tastes and the potential of advertisers to change them. Australians are still a confident lot‚ but we have become more inward-looking. Although 2001 was a year of disturbing events‚ here and overseas‚ Australians remain confident about life in general and jobs in particular. The collapse of companies such as Ansett Australia‚ OneTel an HIH insurance has not created gloom in the workforce‚ and
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Single-Sex Schools and Achievement The prospect of having single-sex based learning as opposed to co-education has set differences in students and their standards of learning. The question has risen whether or not single-sex classes and institutions of learning are actually effective in terms of the student thriving and gaining a better education. Males and females are born with separate brain compositions‚ and initially there is a clear difference between the make-up of the brain of a boy and a
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School. He then went on to attend and graduate from the School of Pharmacy at University of Missouri–Kansas City in 1975. Mr. Courtney was well respected in the community and by the patients that he served. (Montgomery & Stearns‚ 2001) That all changed in the summer of 2001 when his desire to maximize profits overshadowed his obligation to the patients and physicians he served. Dr. Verda Hunter‚ an oncologist that ordered chemotherapy pharmaceuticals from Courtney‚ discovered that several of the
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Q2: Accounting issues In 2001‚ Harris Scarfe’s suppliers and customers‚ and even a large number of the company’s staff‚ were shocked when the thriving business was suddenly faced with cash-flow problems. The company made headlines in South Australia when concerned suppliers‚ from whom Harris Scarfe had purchased large amounts of stock on credit‚ entered the flagship store in Rundle Mall‚ and began retrieving their stock directly from the shelves‚ before shocked staff and customers. The company
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