A company‚ from time to time‚ will have to make investments in a variety of capital projects. Whether it is the need to purchase new machinery‚ expanding the production facility‚ or even buying new transport‚ all these projects require firms to make high investment now. In all these projects‚ the cash flow or the benefit is expected to be received for several years. A company at any time may have many capital projects in foresight. It is the responsibility of the finance manager to evaluate these
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THE IMPLICATIONS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE THEORY AND REGULATION FOR SOUTH AFRICAN BANKING INSTITUTIONS By WESLEY NAIDU Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MAGISTER COMMERCII in FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCES In the FACULTY OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES At the UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA SUPERVISOR: Prof. JOHANNES HvH DE WET November 2011 -i- ABSTRACT The topic of capital structure has been one that has plagued the academic world for a number of years
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Operational research came into existence in 1885 when Frederick W. Taylor emphasised the application of scientific analysis to methods of production. The name (OR) probably came from a programme under taken by Great Britain during world war2‚ “research in military operations”. After the success of OR in military operations‚ it quickly spread to all phases of Industry and Government. By 1951‚ OR had take place as a distinct science in the United States. Hence it is said that Or is “the art of winning
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leadership‚ we will explain capital structure and determine weighted average cost of capital (WACC) from the assumption provided by Mary Francis. Furthermore‚ we will show how WACC and Capital Structure can be leveraged to find out the viability of the capital project. Additionally‚ we will explain marginal cost of capital. To close‚ we will make a recommendation on the best approach to apply to project evaluation between capital structure and WACC Capital Structure Capital Structure refers to the
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Working capital management is crucial to a company’s goals and planning function. Proper management of working capital can mean that difference between a company’s ability to carry out pre-planned strategic goals and becoming stagnant and losing its competitive edge. A company’s current assets typically end up being its most liquid assets‚ which makes them some of the most valuable when it comes to making corporate decisions. Working capital management is defined as a “managerial strategy focusing
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Professor Robert J. Kauffman January 2014 OPERATIONS IN FINANCIAL SERVICES ISFS 601 JANUARY 2014 Note: Refer to Hatzakis‚ Nair and Pinedo (2010) in Production and Operations Management for additional details and comments about research that is worthwhile to conduct in this area. OPERATIONS IN FINANCIAL SERVICES ISFS 601 (HNP 5) Professor Robert J. Kauffman January 2014 Note: Refer to Hatzakis‚ Nair and Pinedo (2010) in Production and Operations Management for additional details and comments
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A Review of the Cash Conversion Cycle At Lawrence Sports‚ the management of their cash conversion cycle‚ and working capital system‚ is critical to their continued success. It appears that a review of this process is needed in order to fully understand what they are currently doing‚ where they can improve‚ and how much of an impact those options will have on the company. According to Emery‚ et. al.‚ in their work Corporate Financial Management‚ “The cash conversion cycle is the length of time
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productivity ratio for each week b. Explain the labor productivity pattern exhibited by the data. Answer: Productivity is a basic measure of performance for economics‚ industries‚ firms and processes. Improving productivity is a major trend in operations management because all firms face pressures to improve their processes and supply chains so as to compete with their competitors. Productivity is the value of outputs (services and products) produced divided by the value of input resources (wages
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Effects of the current divergent monetary policies of the Fed and ECB on FOREX and capital flows International Money 1. Introduction It’s the end of April 2011 and the world seems to be turning upside down. The current never-ending financial crisis started with bad mortgage debt‚ spread to bad bank debt‚ carried over into bad agency debt‚ and now encompasses bad sovereign debt. On top of everything‚ natural disasters like the recent Japanese earthquake are putting even more pressure on
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Operations management refers to the complex set of management activities involved in planning organizing leading‚ and controlling an organization’s operations. At one time‚ operations management was considered the backwater of management activities – a dirty‚ drab necessity. This view has changed in recent years‚ as more and more managers realize how operations can be a “beehive” of activity with major financial consequences for any organization. For instance‚ to support the work of Johns Hopkins
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