CASE 01. ETHICAL DILEMMA A CHANGE OF DIRECTION FOR SOUTHERN X LTD John Kolikias‚ managing director of Southern X Ltd‚ fixed his gaze on the numbers on the screen. They were exciting. If correct‚ the innovation would be highly lucrative. The profits of their mobile phone subsidiary would literally explode. John sighed with relief. Southern X had been struggling for the last two years and its share price had plummeted by 40 percent. If the business didn’t turn around soon‚ a major restructuring would
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Case BOMBARDIER /ADTRANZ Question 1 Two very important reasons for an acquisition are: 1 Possibility to expand internationally; 2 The potential to transform a company and to enrich a firm. What is the Why Rationale? With the cross border acquisition of Adtranz by Bombardier Inc. (BBD) it enabled Bombardier Transportation (BT) - a division of BBD - to enter the local European markets‚ obtain know-how and access to European engineering concepts needed in emerging markets like Asia and South
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1. Introduction: Problem Statement The announcement of an outdated CRJ1000 instead of the highly anticipated CSeries came to a shock to analysts and shareholders. It has now become unclear to investors what Bombardier’s future strategy will be within the aerospace industry. 2. External analysis Technological: Due to the competitive nature of the industry‚ it is important to stay ahead of the pact in term of technology; continuously improving energy efficiency of the carriers. Economic: The
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the public‚ including protest in Montreal‚ because Bombardier has received a $1-billion US investment from the Quebec government in exchange for a 49.5 per cent stake. In addition‚ the company is in the midst of a five-year turnaround plan that involves the elimination of 14‚500 jobs around the world by the end of 2018. This plan is an attempt to regain financial stability. The public anger over the executive payment eventually prompted Bombardier to delay – but not reduce – the payout to its executives
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My will to become an aerospace engineer comes indirectly from my father. Not that he is an aerospace engineer himself but because he gave me the love of space. Indeed‚ my father is a formal civil engineer and he spent a big part of his engineer’s career to build runways for airports. He used to take me with him on his workplaces when during my childhood. There were many planes taking off and that fascinated me. later‚ when I was eleven years old‚ he took me with him in a small plane to show me how
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The company Bombardier is a global manufacturer of various transportation vehicles such as Streetcars‚ Trains‚ Dash-8 Q400‚ Challenger‚ and the Global line of aircraft. Bombardier is in a lucrative industry with a very competitive atmosphere with the likes of companies like‚ Boeing and Airbus. The contracts these manufacturers bid on are in the several hundred million (and billion) dollar ranges. These companies must find ways to deliver quality products at competitive prices. When the company cannot
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Each company in this directory is categorised under the following sector divisions: AEROSPACE IRELAND DIRECTORY / MRO Centres Airframe & AERO Engine / Airline operators/fleet operators / leasing & financial services / Airports / Research & A MRO Centres Airframe & AERO Engine B Airline operators/fleet operators C leasing & financial services D Airports E Research & development F original equipment manufacturer G sub supply goods H international services development / original equipment manufacturer
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An Exploration of Supply Chain Management Practices in the Aerospace Industry and in Rolls-Royce by Mohit Tiwari Master of Business Administration Case Western Reserve University Submitted to the Engineering Systems Division in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Engineering in Logistics at the MASSACHUSES INSt OFTECHNOLOGY Massachusetts Institute of Technology June 2005 JUL 152005 LIBRARIES © 2005 Mohit Tiwari. All rights reserved The author hereby
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become an aerospace engineer. Right now becoming an aerospace engineer is my so called “Dream Job”. I think that becoming an aerospace engineer sounds very fascinating. Although becoming an aerospace engineer is not an easy task. All the steps that are necessary to complete to become an aerospace engineer are very hard and very demanding. For instance‚ you have to go to a good college to get proper education on aerospace engineering. You can’t go to some technical school for aerospace engineering;
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Dividend policy 9 Comparison to Safran‚ competitor of Zodiac Aerospace 9 Sources for Zodiac Aerospace 10 Sources for Safran (competitor) 11 5. SUMMARY OF WORK 14 6. Appendices 15 Appendix 1: Zodiac Aerospace ownership structure 15 Appendix 2: Zodiac Aerospace financial structure 17 Appendix 3: Capital Structure 25 7. References 27 Presentation of the company Zodiac Aerospace is the world leader in aerospace equipment and systems‚ intended for commercial aircraft‚
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