1. Background In order to build trust in the workplace by establishing a new level of credibility and strengthen relations between management and employees‚ Paul Simard‚ the new plant manager‚ ordered the removal of all time clocks from the plant. Although initially employees saw the gesture as a sign of positive change‚ within two months problems started to appear. About 5% of the employees began showing up late‚ leaving early‚ or took extended lunch breaks. Those employees who respected the
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Case Recap Amber Inn & Suites is a 250 property hotel chain located in 10 western and Rocky Mountain States (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2010). The company was founded in 1979 and they operate 200 Amber Inn properties and 50 Amber Inn & Suites properties (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2010). They have 30‚000 total rooms with an average of 120 rooms per property (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2010). The company has had five consecutive unprofitable years and the company wants to be profitable within two years
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Good Hotel Analysis What is the stand out economic characteristics of the macro environment of the US hotel lodging industry? There are 12 leading hotel chains which have various branches within those chains. Each accommodate different numbers of guests and different types of guests. Before 2008 there had been massive expansion in preparation for a large upturn in the industry however when the expansions were finished the market was in withdrawal leading to the largest downturn
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The Therac 25 Disaster October 2012 1 Introduction The Therac-25 was a machine for cancer treatment manufactured by the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and went down to history as one of the world’s worst software disasters. The machine was released to the market in 1983 and was later involved in at least 6 accidents that lead to enormous radiation overdoses for the patients. One of the major innovations of the Therac-25 was the move to complete computer control‚ which allowed operators
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ensure adequate liquidity and to enhance the profitability of the firm. The case study approach will be used throughout this course. Learning Objectives and Expected Outcomes This course will provide you with a background in working capital management that will help prepare you to be a successful financial manager. On completion of this course you should be able to: o o o o o o Apply financial analysis techniques in a case situation Discuss a company’s performance by analyzing its financial statements
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he Samsung Electronics Company has become the largest conglomerate in South Korea over the past decade. Net sales of the Samsung Group totaled $135 billion in 2004 and has 337 overseas operations in 58 countries. Electronic‚ finance‚ and trade and services are the three core sectors within the Samsung Group. Semiconductor products are classified into two different categories of chips‚ which are memory and logic. The net value of Samsung experienced rapid growth from 2000 to 2004‚ growing from $ 5
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Westros Ltd buys a throne building business from Essos Ltd on 1st July 2014. The items are shown at their carrying amount in Essos Ltd’s accounting records and at the fair values estimated by Westros Ltd. Item Cost Accumulated depreciation/ amortisation Carrying amount Fair value $ $ $ $ Accounts receivable 100‚000 100‚000 90‚000 Land and buildings 800‚000 400‚000 600‚000 Plant & Equipment 250‚000 200‚000 50‚000 70‚000 Precious metals and jewels 525‚000 525‚000
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Danish Electronics Case Study The class should split into groups of FOUR or FIVE for this case study and each group should assign appropriate roles to its members. Having read the case study‚ each group should consider the questions on the last page of the case. THE BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY Danish Electronics Ltd. is a company producing extremely advanced equipment. Its primary target group is institutions‚ especially for military equipment‚ both on the domestic and on the international
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MARICO LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of India with limited liability under the Companies Act‚ 1956) Marico Limited (the “Company”) is issuing 2‚900‚000 Equity Shares of face value Rs.10 each at a price of Rs. 522 per Equity Share‚ including a premium of Rs. 512 per Equity Share‚ aggregating Rs. 1‚513.8 million of proceeds to the Company. ISSUE IN RELIANCE UPON CHAPTER XIII-A OF THE SEBI GUIDELINES THIS OFFERING AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PLACEMENT DOCUMENT IS BEING DONE IN RELIANCE UPON
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Introduction Sport Obermeyer‚ Ltd. presents a successful ski apparel company that is addressing logistics-related decisions that face many businesses today. Sport Obermeyer‚ founded in 1947 by Klaus Obermeyer‚ has continued to lead the ski apparel industry since that time through continuous product innovation and fashion-forward styles. Recently‚ the company has faced increased competition from other winter apparel makers‚ namely Columbia Sportswear. Exhibit 1 presents a SWOT analysis of Sport
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