a. Explain the technology or innovation introduced in the cases. Cannon knew that his compact echo machine‚ which he carried under his arm by a single handle‚ would have to perform competitively in a room filled with state-of-the-art echo machines made by long-standing competitors such as Hewlett Packard -- each machine weighing more than the average NFL linesman and costing nearly a quarter of a million dollars. To view the functioning of the heart‚ the face of the transducer‚ which was
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Company Bio Enager Industries Inc. is a young company whose growth was profound up to 1993 when it amassed sales over $222 Million. This company is comprised of three main divisions that are all considered to be independent from one another. The first and oldest division of the company is the Consumer Products Division which designs‚ manufactures‚ and markets a variety of kitchenware. The Industrial Products Division focuses its efforts on creating machinery that is uniquely and specifically designed
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Corporate Case Study: Apple Inc. Article One: Apple’s Secret Plan for Its Cash Stash In 2012‚ Forbes Magazine published an article that discusses what Apple Inc. plans to do with the large amounts of money it has acquired over the years. The sum reaches up to $100 billion‚ making the company one of the most profitable in history. However‚ the company has around $64 billion of their cash stuck oversees. If Apple were to choose to move the money back to the United States they would be hit with a
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Toll Brothers‚ Inc. MEMORANDUM A request has been made in regards to the strategic management effort of Toll Brothers‚ Inc. current and future financial position by senior management. The report has several components starting with a Memorandum Introduction followed by an EFE Matrix‚ IFE Matrix‚ SWOT Matrix‚ Porter’s Five Competitive Forces‚ and the conclusion. Toll Brothers is a construction company that was founded in 1967 originally designed and built luxury homes in the suburbs of Philadelphia
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The Merger of Suncor Energy Inc & Petro Canada Date: November 23‚ 2010 Deal Summary Event | Merger | Bidder | Suncor Energy Inc | Target | Petro-Canada | Announcement Date | March 23‚ 2009 | Effective Date | August 1‚ 2009 | Type | Stock Exchange | Exchange ratio | 1.28 | Stock Price | Petro Canada- C$29.67 and Suncor- C$30.74 (as of March 20‚ 2009) | Premium Paid | 28% (Based on stock price at March 20‚ 2009) | Total Offer | C$18.43 billion | Table of
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Client name: Gold Explorer Inc. Schedule :X-1 Audit area: Risk Assessment Preparer :M.X Balance sheet date: xx/xx/xx Date: 01/01/2012 Raj‚ The following memo addresses the risk assessment of one our clients‚ Gold Explorer Inc.; a major public Canadian gold mining company. The firm has been auditing this company for the past 8 years‚ in which very few misstatements were discovered
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Prism Canada Inc. Case Study Problem Statement: Will outsourcing the company’s inefficient sheet metal operation be a proper strategic move to save the company money and satisfy current and potential customers with respects to quality and delivery lead time? Size up: Item | So What? | Machine break-downs | Since break-downs occur at the initial step‚ the rest of the process gets delayed causing longer customer lead time and extra shifts are required which increases labour expense. |
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M&S (A) Marks & Spencer (known as M&S) is a famous British retail chain selling clothes‚ food‚ household goods and furniture from over 450 shops in the UK and some 200 managed under franchise in 30 territories mostly in Europe‚ the Middle East‚ Asia and the Far East as well as wholly-owned stores in the Republic of Ireland and Hong Kong. In 2007 it had a turnover of over £7 billion and employed over 70‚000 people. M&S’s origins come from a chain of ‘penny bazaars’ (market stalls selling everything
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| Corporate Sustainability Management | Case Study Analysis: Nike‚ Inc. and Sweatshops | | | | | Ethics refer to what is defined as right or wrong in the morality of human beings and social issues are matters which could directly or indirectly affect a person or many members of a society. In this case study‚ Nike has been accused of subjecting employees in their subcontracted factories overseas to work in inhumane conditions for low wages. The CEO and cofounder of Nike lamented
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Sean Russi The Case of Phar-Mor Inc ACCT-525 October 31‚ 2012 Case Summary The case of Phar-Mor Inc was one of the biggest pre-Enron frauds that have been uncovered. Phar-Mor Inc established in 1982 Phar-Mor was a small little known discount drugstore. Phar-Mor became well known for offering medications at a 25-40% discount rate compared to your normal pharmacy store prices. Phar-Mor’s first six years of existence seemingly were
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