with The Boeing Company‚ whose unique importance in the US economy as a whole and rich history allowed it to become the world’s leading producer of commercial aircraft. In the late 1990’s‚ looking to gain market share within the very large commercial airplane market and gain a competitive advantage against Boeing‚ Airbus was faced with a capital budgeting decision of whether or not to proceed in building the world’s largest commercial jet‚ the A3XX. The A3XX would aim to challenge the Boeing 747‚ which
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The Venture Capital Division of Boeing has four projects on the table with three additional leverages of debt. As the financial analyst for the division I was given the task of evaluating the four capital budgeting projects. After evaluating each project I will recommend which project will bring the most value to shareholders and the firm. What is the cost of equity for each project at 0‚ 20%‚ and 50% leverage? From the information provided the cost of equity at 0‚ 20%‚ and 50% leverage was
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Now‚ Boeing is facing a very strong competition with Airbus due to increase of market share of Airbus in the market. In order to gain back its brand loyalty and market share‚ Boeing must react and respond to the competition. Although no one can prove that Airbus is doing the business in an unethical ways‚ but we must admit that competition between Boeing and Airbus is getting strong. Of cause we cannot said that Boeing will act unethically to compete‚ but most probably‚ Boeing will rearrange their
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HKU833 STEPHEN KO AIRASIA: FLYING LOW-COST WITH HIGH HOPES AirAsia started out as a Malaysian government-controlled‚ full-service regional airline that offered slightly lower fares than its number-one competitor‚ Malaysia Airlines (“MAS”). In December 2001‚ private entrepreneur Tony Fernandes took over the debt-ridden airline for the symbolic sum of US$0.26. Despite the air-travel downturn following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks‚ Fernandes believed that the timing for entering
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Executive Summary In fierce competition with Boeing‚ venture into VLA segment – as a rather neglected segment by Boeing – could pose as a strategic opportunity for Airbus which it could utilize to build a competitive advantage combined with its technological resources and capabilities. However‚ its assumptions of a drastic increase in VLAs demanded in next 20 years along with its ability to satisfy most of this are too optimistic. Provided that these assumptions (inc. breakeven points‚ initial order
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THE BOEING COMPANY: STRATEGIC AUDIT I. CURRENT SITUATION A. Current Performance Boeing performance has been outstanding for the past few years. Their Return on investment rose from three percent to 6 percent from 1998 to 1999‚ but it did drop to five percent in 2000. In 1996 Airbus claimed 42% of the market share‚ while Boeing had 64%. Boeing is looking at falling below the 50% mark. Boeing’s profits have been doing quite well. They have risen drastically in the past few years‚ which can be seen
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CASE FOR ANALYSIS 1 CASE FOR ANALYSIS – Case 1 Kinko’s New Operating Structure Kinko’s Inc. was the largest retailer of copying stores‚ but it had to change its operating structure in response to competitive pressures from Quick Copy and OfficeMax. Kinko’s had an informal management process and difficulty managing growth. The founder‚ Orfalea‚ used franchising to launch growth‚ but this approach did not assist Kinko’s in controlling costs or improving customer service. Consultants recommended
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Airbus A3XX case study Group E10‚ MBA 2011 Airbus A3XX case study‚ Group E10 Airbus objectives Both Airbus and Boeing‚ as well as industry experts expected worldwide passenger traffic to grow at an average annual growth rate of 4.8-4.9% for the next 20 years (up until 2019). Given that the traffic was expected to almost triple in volume‚ both manufacturers expected a significant increase in aircraft sales‚ although their views on the market structure were different. Airbus expected hub-to-hub
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years the company developed a reputation for being innovative in design and technology. In 1990‚ Airbus in conjunction with Boeing began a feasibility study to create a jumbo jet‚ but Boeing withdrew due to cost and uncertainty in demand. Airbus was interested in building the A3XX to have a product to compete in the very large aircraft (VLA) market. Boeing had been very successful in their production of the 747 after a very rocky start that threatened their survival. Airbus found
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