METU © 2014 IS 501 Information Management Systems ASSIGNMENT 1 Answers 1. a) Explain and discuss the strategic business objectives that the information systems of Dollar General address. Goodlettsville‚ Tenn.-based Dollar General Corporation is the US nation’s largest small-box discount retailer. Dollar General(DG) offers a carefully edited assortment of the most popular brands at low everyday prices in small‚ convenient locations. DG ranks among the largest retailers of top-quality brands
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Memo To: Management From: Date: [ 11/10/2010 ] Re: Competitive strategy Confidential Over the last several years Dollar General has seen great success with the strategies currently in place. With potential changes in the economy and some situations presently in the company Dollar General must plan for the future. This memo was put together to identify our strengths and weakness‚ analysis the external factors of the company‚ and find options for the future. The options of where to invest
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team. In many cases‚ shareholders and board members receive very rewarding financial benefits from this transaction. However‚ in some situations‚ public firms do not have a choice in the matter‚ as is the case in a “hostile takeover”. In assessing Dollar General’s performance‚ we first must conduct an internal comparison‚ in which the Statement of Income shows both production and period cost had increased greatly which resulted in lower income; meanwhile‚ Ratio Analysis also points out relatively
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2009 for Dollar General Corporation‚ which represent fiscal years ended January 28‚ 2011 and January 29‚ 2010 respectively. The main issues which the company is concerned about are its ability to increase sales and profitability and reduce costs in the current economic situation; another issue is an ability to repay an extensive amount of long-term debt which increases its risks. Analysis of profitability The rate of return on assets for Dollar General for 2010 was 6.8% thus for each dollar the company
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Weaknesses………………………………………………......9 Opportunities…………………………………………...….....9 Threats…………………………………………………..…....9 SWOT Matrix……………………………………...…….................... 9 Assessments……………………………………………………………...........10 Executive Summary Dollar General is the leading dollar store retailer in the United States with 2011sales revenues of $13 billion. It evolved since 1939 from a family (Turner) owned business to a publicly-traded company to a de-listed private investor-owned company in 2007. In 2008 Mr
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Executive Summary The General Appliance Corporation (GAC)‚ specializing on manufacturing various kinds of home appliances. The GAC was decentralized and it divided into 4 main product divisions‚ 4 manufacturing divisions as well as 6 staff offices. GAC manufactured few component parts and usually bought them from outside vendors. Transfer prices of the parts were negotiated between departments based on outside suppliers’ price. While the purchasing staff had the power to settle disputes when there
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I choose to do my financial analysis on Dollar General. Dollar General is one of the largest discount retailer in the United States‚ they have over 12000 stores in over 40 states. Dollar General allow consumers to save time and money by offering quality items at an everyday low price. (Dollar General‚ 2016) Dollar General is one of many retailers who offer quality products made by American manufacturers. In 2009‚ Dollar General once again became a public traded company‚ before that they were
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between Dollar General Corp. and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The Dollar General operates its business upon the land owned by the Tribe. Dollar General holds a lease and business license agreement with the Tribe. This agreement upholds Dollar General to consent to all manner of tribal laws and agreed to abide by those laws. The Tribe ran a “Youth Opportunity Program” which placed tribal members in short-term‚ unpaid positions with local businesses for educational purposes and Dollar General
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Course Project Final Dollar Tree and Dollar General Horizontal and Vertical Analysis Cynthia Bates Devry University Finance 382 Professor Bankston-Bradshaw April 19‚ 2013 Course Project Final Dollar Tree and Dollar General Vertical and Horizontal Analysis I. General information about companies II. Current events III. Relevant ratios IV. Spreadsheets V. Significant assets and liability items‚ comments on revenue and profitability VI. Relevant ratios and vertical
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MEMORANDUM To: From: Date: Re: Dollar General Industry Analysis Executive Summary: Dollar General is the sixth largest mass merchandiser‚ and the fourth largest discount store in the U.S. However‚ significant growth opportunities remain for extreme-value retailers such as Dollar General. Dollar General’s strategic objective is sustainable and profitable long-term growth. The company has opportunities for growth by expanding in the United States to areas that lack an
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