Case Questions for April 10‚ 2010 Discussion Questions for Birch Paper Company Answer each of the following questions independently. 1. Which bid should Norhern Division accept? 2. Should Thompson Division lower its price? If so‚ to what? 3. What should the Commercial V.P. do? Case 23-5‚ Berkshire Industries 1. Were Berkshire’s motivations for a new incentive system reasonable? If so‚ what were their main options for a new system? Was an economic profit-focused system a reasonable
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Case: Shouldice Questions for Discussion 1. What is the bundle of benefits purchased by the consumer? In other words‚ what is the Shouldice value proposition? In what ways is Shouldice’s offering different from other hospitals? 2. What is the target group of customers‚ and what do they have in common apart from a hernia? 3. How are the benefits delivered to those customers—how does the production process work? You might like to think of this as a factory with people as the work in process
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Session 2 Case: Laura Ashley Holdings plc: That Battle for Survival Study Questions: 1. Assess Laura Ashley’s recent performance. How serious is the company’s present predicament? 2. Identify reasons for poor and deteriorating financial performance. 3. What strategy recommendations would you offer to Mr. Cheong that would best serve the interests of Laura Ashley’s shareholders? Session 3 Case: Global Wine War 2009: New World versus Old Study
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ISYS90050 IT Project and Change Management SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS for 2013 Semester 1 THIS IS NOT A SAMPLE EXAM‚ but is a list of SAMPLE QUESTIONS See slides from the last lecture about guidance on the exam structure etc. Continued… Sample Section A Questions (More than one) 1. Consider the following PERT diagram (durations are in weeks): 4 1 3 4 Task D Task A 6 1 0 2 4 4 Task C S tar t 4 2 1 0 4 Task E 1 Task B 4 3 a) b) c) 8
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Management Strategy Case Questions Case 5: Panera Bread Company 1. What is Panera Bread’s strategy? Which of the four generic competitive strategies discussed in Chapter 3 most closely fit the competitive approach that Panera Bread is taking? What specific kind of competitive advantage is Panera bread trying to achieve? 2. What does a SWOT analysis of Panera Bread reveal about the overall attractiveness of its situation? Does the company have any core competencies or distinctive competencies
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Questions for Consideration When Preparing Cases Riley Supply 1. Use a spreadsheet program such as excel. Keep all numbers for a particular year in the same column. 2. Prepare two indirect statements of cash flows. One for 2004-2005 and one for 2005-2006. 3. Calculate common sized income statements for each year. 4. Calculate all financial ratios. Use “A Basic Set of Financial Ratios” from Desire2Learn as a guide. 5. Identify the major factors influencing Riley’s cash flow. Use the cash flow statements
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Wen-hsin Hsu Questions of Cases Case 1: Accounting for the iPhone at Apple Presentation date: Oct 22 (Authors: Brochet‚ Francois;Palepu‚ Krishna G.;Barley‚ Lauren) 1. In your opinion‚ are GAAP or non-GAAP numbers most reflect the economic reality in Apple? 2. Discuss the impact on financial statements for GAAP and non-GAAP numbers. 3. Should APPLE lobby for their non-GAAP numbers to be sanctioned by FASB? 4. Does it matter if the revenue recognition rule for smartphone changes? Case 2: Bausch& Lomb
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porTodo Indoor Leisure Consulting Business description porTodo Indoor Leisure Consulting is a young‚ innovative‚ Austrian consulting group‚ specialized in indoor activities. The company is based in Innsbruck and operating in Austria‚ Bavaria and in South Tyrol. The focus is on indoor activity concepts‚ which add value to the community‚ town or tourist region of the client. porTodo has a proved network‚ with long-time partners‚ at its disposal‚ with witch the perfect solution for the prospect’s needs
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CASE 01 - MYSTIC MONK COFFEE 1. Has Father Daniel Mary established a future direction for the Carmelite Monks of Wyoming? What is his vision for the monastery? What is his vision for Mystic Monk Coffee? What is the mission of the Carmelite Monks of Wyoming? 2. Does it appear that Father Daniel Mary has set definite objectives and performance targets for achieving his vision? 3. What is Father Prior’s strategy for achieving his vision? What competitive advantage might Mystic Monk Coffee’s strategy
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Case KK’s Consulting Manager Jen Ko graduated from City University in 2005. After considering several job offers‚ she decided to go into business with her father‚ Jak Ko. KK’s Founder Jak Ko opened his first laundry store in 1995 and had expanded to six by 2005. The main business was drycleaning and pressing of clothes. Each store had its own on-site manager and about seven employees. Jen’s understanding with her father that as KK’s Consulting Manager‚ she would serve as a troubleshooter
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