Introduction Ocean Carriers Inc. is a shipping company specializing in the operation of capsizes bulk dry carriers. In January 2001‚ the vice president of finance for Ocean Carriers was evaluating a contract proposal. In the proposed contract‚ Ocean Carriers would lease one ship to a client for a three year time frame. The customer would begin utilizing the ship in 2003. In 2001‚ Ocean Carriers did not have a ship that would meet the needs of this customer‚ and thus was considering purchasing a
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I. Executive summary: A. Problem statement: Optical Distortion Inc.(ODI) is a small new company‚ not yet in business‚ with a patent for an innovative product designed to prevent chickens from cannibalism behaviors toward each other. These lenses are used instead of traditional way of debeaking. ODI must develop marketing strategies about targeting‚ positioning and optimal pricing to launch its new product. B. Recommendation: The dilemma ODI faces is whether introduce its product
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SKYPE Student Number: 10012274 Executive Summary This report provides an analysis and evaluation on defining Skype’s core business following eBay’s sale of the business. Methods of analysis include an external analysis compromising of consumer and competitor analysis as well as an internal SWOT analysis. The research draws attention to the fact that while Skype has the ability to reach critical user mass‚ it finds itself in a situation where it is no longer serving the needs of an e-commerce
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truckloads = From step A and step D‚ we calculate both these values. Therefore‚ No. of truckloads needed for $10 mil products = = 0.21 2. How should the company recognize revenue based upon the two possible FOB contract structures mentioned in the case? Explain. Under “FOB Shipping Point” contract structure: According to the definition‚ the buyer takes responsibility for the goods as soon as they leave the seller’s premises. Therefore‚ if the contract between the distributor and Biovail is “FOB
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Is GO turnover really a problem at Club Med? What are the causes of turnover at Club Med? How does the international factor play into Club Med’s issues? Club Med is experiencing considerable turnover rates with GOs. This turnover can be either good or bad depending on the type of employee that is involved. Turnover is advantageous if the employee that quits or is terminated is not adding value to the company. This would be functional turnover. The organization should try to stop dysfunctional
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“The New Beetle” (HBS) Case Study Analysis This case study discusses the history of Volkswagen (VW) in America and in particular the launch and relaunch of one of the most successful VW models‚ the Beetle. 1. Why would positioning the New Beetle be considered Mission Impossible? Volkswagen (VW) started their business in the US in 1949 with the very successful Type 1 or as it was know‚ Beetle. In the 80’s‚ due to several reasons from legislation to Japanese competition‚ VW had to stop its production
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sustain the brand position and image that it has today. As a global seller of high end luxury cars‚ BMW is in a competitive industry where strategic marketing activities are a key aspect in setting a company apart in an industry. For this particular case‚ BMW’s Jim McDowell sits in front of a very important decision on what his next step will be in following their “The Hire” short film series marketing campaign. In making this decision‚ many factors have to be taken into consideration. One is whether
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Behaviour Delta Air Lines: The Launch of Song‚ Case Assignment Fabian Schulze Wierling‚ Exchange Student‚ Germany Student ID: 1155065598‚ f.schulze-‐wierling@whu.edu Tasks 1) What is the main problem (apart from the general financial issues) facing Delta in this case? 2) What is Song’s overall guiding policy and what do you think about
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MGT 623 Ocean Carriers Case Study 1) Do you expect daily spot hire rates to increase or decrease next year? According to the Case description‚ Exhibit 3 showed order booking and delivery schedule for bulk capsizes for coming years from 2001 to 2004. It was larger than the number of current fleet size in Exhibit 2. Thus‚ the spot hire rates would likely to decrease since capsizes are available. 2) What factors drive average daily hire rates? Daily hire rate were determined
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Keeping to the Fairway The Keeping to the Fairway case study is a complex situation that needs to be handled in the correct manner. At issue‚ is whether or not a company named Pace Sterling should proceed with their sponsorship of a Champions Tour golf tournament. The reason why their support is being questioned has to do with the host golf club ’s (Dover Hill) membership policies. Dover Hill has been around for a hundred years and is a male only membership club. The WRO or Women ’s Rights
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