Case 1-2 Ackoff’s Management Misinformation Systems This case is adapted from a classic article entitled “Management Misinformation Systems.” It was written by Russell L. Ackoff and appeared in Management Sciences. In the article‚ Ackoff identified five common assumptions about information systems and then explained why he disagreed with them. REQUIRED: Read the five assumptions‚ contentions‚ and Ackoff’s explanation. For each of the five‚ decide if you agree or disagree with Ackoff’s
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Wausau Equipment Company Case study Wausau Equipment Company has improved their operating profit a lot by introducing lean strategy. The management’s next step should be in making further Lean improvements. As we know‚ “SIMPA” is widely used in Lean process. “SIMPA” stands for Specify Value‚ Identify Value Stream‚ Make it Flow‚ Pull and Always Improving. These phases draw a big and long-term picture to lead a team logically from detecting the problems to solving the problems and make sure that
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Drummond Columbia Southern University Abstract Timbuk2- a messenger bag producing company established in 1989 by founder and CEO‚ Rob Honeycutt‚ never would have imagined that his San Francisco based company today would continually provide a product that not only generated huge demands by new and loyal consumers but this invention also established a “pop culture” trend that would make messenger
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Case#1 Stock Valuation at Ragan Engines Ans. 1 EPS= $5.08 No. of shares= 300‚000 r=20% ROE=25% DPS=Total dividend/No. of shares=640000/300000=$2.13 Net income = EPS*No. of shares =5.08*300000 =1524000 g=Retention ratio*ROE =[1-(640000/1524000)*0.25 = (1-0.42)*0.25 =0.58*0.25=0.145=14.5% Po=D1/r-g =Do (1+g)/r-g =2.13(1+0.145)/0.20-0.145 =2.43885/0.055 = $44.34 Ans. 2 Industry growth rate g = Retention ratio*ROE
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Marting as a specialist for the hand hygiene company is responsible for developing an appropriate strategy for sustainability and life cycle assessment of his company. On one hand‚ the company has faced with several challenges like "they are considered as a strong leader in north American markets but they have limited presence in the other arias"‚ "for becoming a sustainable organization by embedding sustainability in everything; depends on how well the company integrated its goals such as saving lives
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standardization . In terms of controlling logistics costs ‚ the DFL suggests that packaging and transportation can be improved to save on costs . If products parts are shipped in bulks ‚ instead of transporting the already assembled products ‚ the company will make a lot of savings . Hewlett-Packard can apply this to its operation by transporting the printer ’s parts to minimize space and leave the assembly to the distribution centers . The parallel and concurrent processing can be effective
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that a sound outsourcing decision will be made. We want to ensure that our decision ultimately aligns with our overall strategy‚ objectives‚ capabilities‚ and plans. The three evaluations include: * Identify Strategic Drivers – Identifying the company-specific strategic drivers for the outsourcing decision of each business process is essential to keep everyone on the same page throughout the process. * Evaluate the Full Range of Options – A thorough evaluation of the full range of options includes
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Case Study 2 Springfield Express is a luxury passenger carrier in Texas. All seats are first class‚ and the following data are available: Number of seats per passenger train car 90 Average load factor (percentage of seats filled) 70% Average full passenger fare $ 160 Average variable cost per passenger $ 70 Fixed operating cost per month $ 3‚150‚000 Formulae’s: Revenue = Units Sold * Unit price Contribution Margin = Revenue – All Variable Cost Contribution Margin Ratio =
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Internet Mini Case #2 Tech Data Corporation Maryanne M. Rouse The Company TECH DATA CORPORATION’S (TECD) AGGRESSIVE GROWTH HAD TAKEN THE COMPANY from 10 employees and $2 million in sales in 1983 to approximately 8‚000 employees and $15.7 billion in sales for fiscal 2002 (fiscal year ended January 31‚ 2003) and secured the company’s position as a leading distributor of information technology (IT)‚ logistics management‚ and other value-added services to “solution providers‚” including value-added
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Motor Company Ford Motor Company is one of the first American automotive companies that even today successfully manufactures and sells automobiles‚ trucks‚ buses and automotive parts. Ford is the second largest US automaker and the fifth largest vehicle seller in Europe and the world. Their headquarters are based in Dearborn Michigan. The company was founded in 1903 by Henry Ford. Ford owns a series of motor vehicle brands which includes Ford‚ Lincoln‚ Volvo and Mazda. Ford motor company has subsidiary
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