New Targets: Early to Mid-1990s A new president‚ Tetsuya Katada‚ took over in 1989. Katada decided that Komatsu’s management had been hampered to some extent by the company’s goal of catching Caterpillar. Whereas this strategy had worked remarkably well in expanding the company while the global market was growing‚ now that worldwide demand for construction equipment was down‚ Komatsu did not have the flexibility to adapt. Katada believed that the creativity of Komatsu’s middle managers had been
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Craig P. Beatty Tuesday‚ March 16‚ 2010 Holy War Inc. Book Review If you don ’t know the difference between al-Qaeda and the Taliban (and before September 11 ‛01‚ I sure did not) or if you ’re a little fuzzy about where Yemen is in relation to Afghanistan‚ this is an excellent book. Peter Bergen is CNN ’s terrorism analyst and an experienced reporter. He uses a wide range of sources including his own experience to describe the al-Qaeda terrorist organization. There ’s even a map of the Middle
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Memorandum To: Blaine Kitchenware Inc. Board of Directors CC: Mr. Victor Dubinski From: Date: 1/13/2013 Re: BKI stocks repurchase To review Blaine Kitchenware Inc.’s (BKI) current debt‚ equity and leverage levels with respect to the highly advisable repurchase of 14 million shares of stock at $18.50 per share and the related‚ necessary financing. BKI is currently highly over-liquid and under-levered. The firm can anticipate elevated tax rates due to the lack of debt held. BKI has also
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NATURAL BLENDS Inc Here we have 3 processes to consider‚ the Extraction‚ Filtration and Concentration. Extraction has a maximum capacity of 20‚000 lbs/hr Filtration has a maximum capacity of 20‚000 lbs/hr Concentration has a maximum capacity of 18‚000 lbs/hr For Extraction we have a setup time of 20 minutes. For Filtration we have a setup time of 30 minutes after 90 minutes of filtration. For Concentration there is no setup time loss. The processes are simultaneous in nature‚ and there
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Distortion‚ Inc. (ODI)‚ is a small‚ new company that has developed contact lenses designed to impair the vision of egg-producing farm chickens. This development came after an accidental discovery that partially blind chickens demonstrate more manageable and productive behaviors that are valuable to chicken farmers. Market Trends As within many industries‚ the poultry and egg production market has evolved dramatically in the last century— from small backyard barnyards to today’s high-production farms
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Universal Electronics Inc. Universal Electronics‚ Inc. was founded in 1986 and is currently headquartered in Cypress‚ Ca with 1‚843 employees. UEI sells pre-programmed universal wireless control products‚ including remote controls‚ wireless keyboards‚ and gaming controls in the USA‚ Europe‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ South Africa‚ the` Middle East‚ Mexico‚ Asia‚ and Latin America. With the development of software and firmware‚ the company’s devices can virtually control all infrared capable televisions
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Netflix‚ Inc. Case October 2‚ 2011 1. Netflix‚ Inc. has several competitive advantages in the movie rental business. * The strongest advantage they have would be the comprehensive library of titles that they are able to offer to their customers. They have developed a strong relationship with top studios and distributors to enable them to offer a broad selection. Netflix’s is constantly adding new releases and carrying numerous copies of the popular titles. * High levels of customer
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1. Calculate the key financial ratios for Avery Products‚ Inc.‚ for each year and ratio suggested in the case’s industry averages. Analyze the trends for each ratio. 2. What strengths and weaknesses are revealed by the ratio analysis? • Quick Ratio: The ratio is declining which reflects higher liabilities and cash flow problems of the company • Current Ratio: The ratio is declining which means that Avery is having problems with liquidity. • Inventory Turnover: The ratio is increasing
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knowledge they need prior to conducting even one interview. They also should have classes yearly that reinforce and go over any changes in the law. One case that every company with union employees need to understand is the landmark case of NLRB v. J. Weingarten‚ Inc. (CASE INFO) During the course of an investigatory interview‚ the employee asked for and was denied the presence
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Toy World‚ Inc. is a fairly healthy toy manufacturing business that is looking at a cross roads in it ’s main operating procedure. Jack McClintock is President and partial owner of Toy World. His new production manager‚ Dan Hoffman‚ has been on the job through one business cycle (about one year). This toy business is a seasonal business with most of the sales coming between August and December. Since its inception Toy World has followed a seasonal production schedule to match customer demand
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