Cast Brian Smith – CIO John Johnson – CEO Stan Abrams – CFO Fred Tompkins – Head of Manufacturing (Most powerful executive lel) Harriet Simpson – VP of HR Brenda Barnes – VP of Marketing Ted Kwok – VP or R&D 1. What are the issues with current IT planning process? Budget given is equal to 2% of revenue Budget might fluctuate depending on actual revenue Budget for new infrastructure and initiatives/strategies are basically leftovers after the maintenance cost/keeping the lights on. As
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"Why do I keep this around?" Martin Drysdale wondered. "It infuriates me every time I see all that satisfaction over something that is now the bane of my existence." He looked gloomily at the offending photo which showed the project team happily "clinking" pop cans and coffee cups in a toast: "Here’s to TUFS!" The Technical Underwriting Financial System (TUFS) was the largest single investment in IT ever made by Northern Insurance‚ and it was going to transform Northern by streamlining the underwriting
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Ginny’s Restaurant Case An Introduction to Capital Investment Valuation 1. Virginia’s current wealth is $4‚830‚188.68 CF0=2‚000‚000 CF1=3‚000‚000 I/Y=6% Virginia can spend and consume now $4‚830‚188.68. If she waits to spend and consume for one year she will have $5‚120‚000 to spend and consume. 2. Virginia should invest $3‚000‚000 in Ginny’s Restaurant. In one year the $4‚000‚000 endowment will be worth $4‚240‚000 without investing it. If Virginia invests $3‚000‚000 in Ginny’s
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000‚000 = $5‚150‚943 f. $4 million investment PV = $5‚400‚000/(1+0.06)1 = $5‚094‚340 Virginia’s optimal investment in the restaurant is $3 million‚ which give her a total of $5‚150‚943 at the end of year 1. This is approximately a 29% increase in her wealth. 3. PV of investment with $2.8m borrowed FV = Restaurant Future Cash flows – [Principle(1+0.06)] = $4‚400‚000 – [$2‚800‚000(1.06)] = $4‚400‚000 - $2‚968‚000 = $1‚432‚000 PV = $1‚432‚000/1.06 = $1‚350
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Fast food restaurants started to change farming and food distribution as early as the 1950’s. Dick and Mac McDonald were the first to revolutionize the drive up restaurants when they redeveloped their BBQ joint into the type of McDonalds we know today that serves burgers and fries.(Ganzel) Others soon caught on to what the McDonalds brothers had going‚ and fast food restaurants started opening up everywhere. The first Kentucky Fried Chicken opened in 1952. By 1954 Burger King opened and became the
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IMPORTANCE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES BY Abhijith Sudesh Gujaran FSB 2013003061 Family-Owned Businesses Family-owned businesses are the spine of many economies around the globe and their sustainability is crucial to global economic growth. Many of the world’s greatest corporations were started and are still run by family lines. In fact‚ some of the largest publicly listed companies are family-owned‚ including one-third of Fortune 500 companies. Family Businesses play a vital role
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Blas Cuevas DeVry University Human Resources Information Systems Professor Janice Goodwin Stage Two Giving the situation‚ Castle’s Family Restaurant will benefit best from a payroll HRIS. Most of the payroll HRIS software on the market organizes and simplifies some form of payroll processing. Payroll is initiated by the employee who begins to keep track of time spend on certain activities. A report is generated through some sort of software or web application that reflect these activities
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Mini Cases: Cost of Capital Part A: Cost of Debt Mini Case 1: Cost of perpetual/Irredeemable debt Ashok Leyland issued Rs 100 Lakhs 12% debentures of Rs. 100 each. Calculate the cost of debt in each of the following cases. (Assume corporate tax rate being 40%). Case (a) If debentures are issued at par with no floatation cost. Case (b) If debentures are issued at par with 5% floatation cost. Case (c) If debentures are issued at 10% premium with 5% floatation cost. Case (d) If debentures are issued
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Trident University International Willie Bates Module 2 Case ITM524: Foundations of Information Technology Management Dr. Mina Richards Introduction We live in an environment which changes often. In the business world‚ what is in demand today for an organization may not be a requirement for tomorrow. Smart managers know that organizations that succeed do so because they adjust to keep up with the changes that are taking place (Harmon‚ 2007). Change in business comes in many forms and
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Study Guide Ch. 19 & 20 You have to study all your notes over Ch. 19 & 20‚ take the 2 online quizzes and look at and read the explanations for all the maps and pictures of the 2 assigned chapters. 1. What were the causes of the 19th century imperialism? (Know them all: political‚ economic‚ social‚ etc.) 2. For what reason was the Industrial Revolution considered a failure‚ not a success? (see pg. 586). 3. What were the difference between imperialism and colonialism? 4
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