Case Study: ‘Ocean Carriers’ By: Alyssa Linder Wenliang Zhang Xhangoli‚ Eva 1. Daily spot hire rates are determined according to supply and demand of the shipping capacity. According to the article‚ the supply of ships available equals the number of ships currently in the fleet plus any new ships added‚ minus any scrapings and sinking. According to Exhibit 2‚ there are a limited number of ships older than 24 years which are likely to be scraped. For those ships under the age group
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Lena Reed/Period 1 Be Cool to the Pizza Dude Questions 1. What does “the pizza delivery dude” represent to Adams? What in her description of him leads you to your response? Why does she feel it is important to be “cool” to him and his kind? I think Adams is trying to have “the pizza delivery dude” represent those who are less fortunate than us‚ because if you are kind to those who have it harder than you‚ that kindness will come back to you in any way that you may need it. “What goes around comes
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Case Study: Hill County Snack Food Co. 1.1 How much business risk does Hill County face? Hill County operates in a very competitive market where new potential entrants can be a threat to its operation either through lower price offering or lower production cost. Competition from peer companies has significant effect on its operation‚ because Hill County is price taker in the market‚ that is‚ increase in prices is not one of the choices it can implement. Also‚ due to the fact that its profitability
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5 tons 1800 Barley 2.2 tons 2200 Constraints: Thus mathematical model is: Maximize: Subject to: Solving the problem using solver of MS Excel we get the solution as follows: Variable Solution 547.21 544.90 422.71 311.34 373.84 65.52 65.52 0.00 Variable Max. Profit Solution 0.00 0.00 586.66 376.95 35.33 0.53 0.53 315862.07 Crop Plan Parcel Cultivation Area (Acre) Wheat Alfalfa Barley Total Area Southeast 547.21 65.52 586.66 1199.39 North 544
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Jones Distribution Case Finance Team -13 Executive Summary: The Company Jones Electrical Distribution was founded in 1997. The company distributes and wholesales electrical components. It is a sole proprietorship owned by Nelson Jones who is looking for a new banking relationship that will allow him to receive a larger loan to sustain his business. Even though the company has been turning in profits‚ the ineffective collection practice‚ not availing trade discounts on time and ineffective
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Domino’s Pizza Introduction: This report is going to be based upon Domino’s Pizza‚ a franchised organisation derived in Michigan‚ USA. This report will firstly give a brief overview of the history of Domino’s; it will then establish and explain the micro and macro factors that affect Domino’s and their effects on the business. It will also contain a strategy which would allow Domino’s to adapt and thrive in its ever changing environment; the report will give details explaining which external
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McDonald’s – Business Strategy in India Case Study Abstract This case study discusses how McDonald’s India managed to buck the trend in a struggling economy‚ its early years and business strategy to get more out of its stores in India. The case also briefly discusses how McDonald’s adapted to local culture in India‚ its localization and entry strategy‚ its strong supply chain and pricing strategy. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. McDonald’s entry into India 3. Exhibit I: McDonald’s
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The Old New Orleans Rum company was casually founded as Celebration Distillation Corporation by a group of artists and musicians in the 9th ward of New Orleans. In 1995‚ it incorporated and purchased and moved into a warehouse on Frenchmen Street (http://www.sos. la.gov/BusinessServices/SearchForLouisianaBusinessFilings/Pages/default.aspx). In 1999‚ the company was finally able to put a rum on the market. Over the years that followed‚ they produced a number of other rums including Old New Orleans
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Case 1 | Warren Buffet | Group 7 | According to the case‚ there are stock price changes for Berkshire Hathaway and Scottish Power plc on the day of the acquisition announcement. Also‚ the bid price for PacifiCorp is $9.4 billion. After knowing this announcement‚ Berkshire Hathaway’s Class A shares price went up and make them gained in market value $2.17 billion. In Berkshire and other investors’ point of view‚ After Berkshire takeover PacifiCorp‚ it might have a good development and future
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The New Belgium Brewing Company started out as a small hobby for Jeff Lebesch. He began brewing the beer in his basement as a hobby after returning home from a trip to Belgium. He became inspired during a bike ride through Belgium after seeing and tasting some of the nicest ales. The company than began to grow and become larger as the years went on. Lebesch’s small hobby had suddenly turned into a growing and expanding company. With the help of his then wife‚ Kim Jordan‚ worked as the marketing director
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