development process which helped Xerox managed its worldwide services (including product design‚ manufacturing‚ distribution‚ component suppliers and customer service). Through the reduction in development cycle of its products‚ the firm was able to saved costs. Lastly‚ Xerox monitored its inventory management as the firm formed its Central Logistics and Assets Management which facilitated the reduction of excess inventory versus customer demand. These developmental changes improved the performance of Xerox
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competition becomes more global‚ firms no longer compete on a domestic level but are forced to compete with international companies entering your home market. Also the simple calculation yet extremely complicated application of Profit = Revenue - Costs comes into play. I agree with these reasons to a point‚ even though it states directly that these rules or guidelines will not apply to all corporations/firms. It still suggests a rather bleak future for companies that venture otherwise‚ who will eventually
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v. Alza Corp.‚ the court found independent standing as the licensee had completely unrestricted rights to sue for infringement. The licensor‚ University of California‚ gave an exclusive license to Ciba-Geigy. Alza claimed that Ciba-Geigy lacked standing‚ but this
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1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. In 1984‚ the Corporation has computed depreciation expense on plants‚ machinery and equipment using the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes. Prior to 1984‚ the Corporation used principally accelerated methods for its U.S. operating plants. 2. What is the effect of the depreciation accounting method change on the reported income in 1984? How will this change
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InterActiveCorp Based on the article about InterActiveCorp‚ the corporate level strategy is gaining acquisitions in travel‚ finance‚ and classified ads. This sounds like a horizontal merger and acquisition strategy because of the range of services that IAC has been acquiring. Their focus seems to be mostly travel and entertainment companies. These include companies like Match.com‚ Expedia‚ and Hotels.com. As for the restructuring strategies for IAC‚ Barry Diller is trying to focus on businesses
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1. What was Harry Wiley’s message? Did he relate it properly? How would you have received it? Harry’s message to Terry was that he has to make more of a concerted effort to get to know his customers‚ particularly Blandings Consolidated‚ a customer accounting for 30 percent of the territory’s business. There is a longstanding relationship between the two organizations and Harry wants to nurture and further develop that relationship. The pertinent questions posed by Harry while having cocktails and
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financial manager’s proper goal should be to attempt to maximize the firm’s expected cash flows‚ since that will add the most to the individual shareholders’ wealth. | b. | The financial manager should seek that combination of assets‚ liabilities‚ and capital that will generate the largest expected projected after-tax income over the relevant time horizon‚ generally the coming year. | c. | The riskiness inherent in a firm’s earnings per share (EPS) depends on the characteristics of the projects the firm
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Weighted average cost of capital for Marriott Corp. The WACC is calculated using the formula: This uses the underlying assumption that the debt-equity ratio for the firm remains constant. In Marriott’s case the corporation’s target leverage ratio based on interest coverage target is set at 60% as taken from Table A. The WACC for the whole firm represents the average cost of capital of the firm’s underlying operating structure. To use this WACC it must be assumed that the cost of capital of the company’s
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Corporate Finance and Investment 1. Define “Working Capital” Working Capital=Current Assets-Current Liabilities =Accounts Receivable + Inventory - Accounts Payable “Working capital is how much in liquid assets that a company has on hand. Working capital is needed to pay for planned and unexpected expenses‚ meet the short-term obligations of the business‚ and to build the business.” 2. Give concrete measures how w.c. can be optimized (receivable‚ inventories (JIT
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Case 1 – Selection: Staffing Dutch corps commando troops 1. There are five main competencies needed for the staffing of the Dutch Corps Commando Troops. The competencies‚ as mentioned in the article given‚ include (1) physical abilities‚ (2) war-fighting skills (such as skills in explosive ordnance disposal‚ close quarters battle‚ aerial infiltration‚ and survival‚ evasion‚ resistance and escape)‚ (3) mental ability (cognitive capacity‚ for example)‚ (4) personality traits or characteristics (such
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