ASSIGNMENT 2: PRADA Refer to the HBS case "Prada: To IPO or Not to IPO" and answer the questions below. Note: Complete the related textbook chapters (RWJJ Chapters 14‚ 15 & 19) before attempting this case. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM SAID TO BE FACING PRADA? Prada got some financial trouble. First‚ Prada failed for several times to IPO due to various reasons like SARS‚ financial crisis‚ etc. Second‚ because of the long-term debt maturing in one year‚ Prada needed to raise more than 1 billion euros
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Russia: the Gazelle light commercial truck 1. What were the major challenges facing Bo Andersson when he assumed the CEO role at GAZ Group Russia? When Bo Andersson assumed the CEO role at GAZ in 2009 the company was not in a good situation: GAZ in this period was carachterized mainly by cash flows problems‚ thousand of unsold vehicles and an high debt. In order to better describe the situation in late 2009
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analysis on the proposal of increasing debt ratio and repurchase the shares. In 1974‚ Marriot Corporation was in a situation where it had limited access to a few funding resources. A significant amount of short maturities debt is used to finance the company. This financing approach put a heavy debt burden on Marriott‚ resulting in huge amount of debt repayments. Upon figuring out such heavy debt issue‚ Marriot broadened its potential lenders‚ opened up the financial market‚ refinanced with long term
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machine. 1.What is the initial outlay? -The initial outlay is the Net Investment of $813‚296. 2. What are the benefits over time? - The benefits over time include higher quality products‚ lower scrap rates‚ which will save raw material costs. The company will employ twenty-five less workers which equates to lower costs in terms of managing‚ training‚ and insuring those employees. Lastly the foundry will create 30% more floor space which has not yet been used for due to the old machines current location
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Assignment 1 Scottsville Textile Mill As per the report a model has been developed which can be used to schedule production for the Scottsville Textile Mill and at the same time how many yards of each fabric must be purchased from another mill has been determined. All the discussion and analysis of the report has been included below. Table 4.16 Monthly demand‚ selling price‚ variable cost‚ and purchase price data for Scottsville Textile Mill Fabrics Fabric | Demand (yards) | Selling price
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Pionix Case Questions: Answers—International Finance 1. Why is Cain concerned by exchange rate fluctuations? Is she long or short? (A sentence or two.) Short in USD—she owes USD in 90 days. 2. Make up a small table showing the total CAD cost at the end of January of the required USD under three scenarios: the optimistic case that the cost per USD is CAD 0.90; the parity case that the cost per USD is CAD 1.00; and the pessimistic case that the cost per USD is CAD 1.10. See attached. 3. What
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■ The Brita Products Company ◎ SWOT Analysis Strengths Market leader in pitcher filter category‚ strong brand image Large retail distribution system‚ presence in multiple channels (“Class to Mass”) Loyal customer base‚ repeated purchasing replacement filters Strong advertising and brand image‚ waterfall equals good‚ clean taste Weakness Slowing growth in pitcher market Lack of product diversity Change in customer preferences‚ deficient attention paid to health concerns
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The Republic of the Philippines’ textile industry was established in the 1950s under the principle of import substitution industrialization‚ which promotes producing goods domestically rather than importing them from other countries. The textile industry comprises fiber production and the manufacturing of yarn‚ fabric and textile end-products. It consists of two sectors: the primary processing sector‚ comprising spinning‚ twisting‚ weaving‚ knitting‚ dyeing and finishing; and the secondary processing
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INTERMEDIATE OPERATIONS * Dyeing * Printing DYEING Dye: * Colored substance. * Affinity towards the substrate. * Applied in an aqueous solution. Dyeing: * Process by which physical or chemical changes are produced into the textile substrate. * Reflection of light appears colored. * Can take place at various stages of textile production i.e.; on fibers‚ yarns‚ fabrics. Dyeing Processes: 1. Batch process (Exhaust process) 2. Semi continuous (Pad-batch process) 3. Continuous
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