clear understanding about these tools. The subject is proposed to be covered in four phases viz. developing conceptual knowledge‚ using the tools to simple problems with hand calculations‚ using computer to solve complex problems‚ and discussing few cases. MS Excel is used as computer package to develop simple templates to solve problems. Within available time only few OR techniques are included in the course. However‚ students are advised to familiarize themselves with other techniques on their own
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1. See Appendix A 2. Liquidity ratio. The firm’s liquidity shows a downward trend through time. The current ratio is decreasing because the growth in current liabilities outpaces the growth of current assets. The quick ratio is also declining but not as fast as the current ratio. From 1991 to 1992‚ it only decreased 0.35 units while the current ratio decreased 0.93 units. Looking at the common size balance sheet‚ we also see that the percentage of inventory is growing from 33% to 48% indicating
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Integrative Case Analysis I: W. L. Gore & Associates‚ Inc W.L. Gore and Associates have developed a unique structure providing them industry leading innovations. At the top of the company sits Bill and Vieve Gore‚ president and secretary-treasurer respectively. Below them are the rest of the employees; all other employees within the company hold the title of associate. Daft offers characteristics that help analyze the structure of the organization. The first dimension is Formalization
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200607-MM-Case-Assignments.doc 1/9 Multinational Management –Case Assignments Case Studies & Case Assignments General Remarks • • • The following questions are to be considered as “guiding questions”. That is‚ these questions will stimulate discussion within each group. However‚ groups are encouraged to use a managerial and problem-oriented framework (see “Notes on Case Analysis”) for their presentations and integrate conceptual thinking as much as possible (evidence of some wider
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Harvard Business School 9-181-027 Rev. March 24‚ 1994 Freemark Abbey Winery In September 1976 William Jaeger‚ a member of the partnership that owned Freemark Abbey Winery‚ had to make a decision: should he harvest the Riesling grapes immediately‚ or leave them on the vines despite the approaching storm? A storm just before the harvest is usually detrimental‚ often ruining the crop. A warm‚ light rain‚ however‚ will sometimes cause a beneficial mold‚ botrytis cinerea‚ to form on the grape
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Case: BPO‚ Incorporated Summary: Due to the increased competition‚ many companies turn to business process outsourcing to reduce costs. BPO is a professional services organization provides services from risk management/insurance brokerage to management consulting. However‚ recently the customer satisfactions of BPO have been decreasing while the customer complaints have been increasing. So they decide to research the situation of BPO’s operation system and update the ongoing Six Sigma project
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Task 2: Minor Case Study 2500 words (35% of total grade) Read the Buddy’s Snack Company case study below and answer all the following questions: 1. Consider the situation of Lynda‚ Michael and Kyle. Explain how each employee’s situation relates to Equity Theory. 2. Explain the motivation of these three employees in terms of the Expectancy Theory of motivation. 3. Explain how you would attempt to motivate each employee in the coaching session if you were Mark Forest. Use the case study information
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Executive Summary MRC‚ Inc. is a Cleveland based manufacturing company specialized in power brake systems for trucks‚ buses‚ and automobiles; industrial furnaces and heat treating equipment; and automobile‚ truck and bus frames. As till 1957 most of MRC’s sales were made to less than a dozen large companies in the automotive industry‚ it was exposed to the risk inherent in selling to a few customers in a very cyclical and competitive market. Archibald Brinton‚ President of MRC‚ Inc.‚ begun an
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E US PR EW O PE ON R LY T Y – N OF OT T H FO O M R SO SA N LE LE OR AR CL NIN AS G SR OO M MARK X COMPANY (A) Case 35 Financial Analysis and Forecasting Directed FO R RE VI Mark X Company manufactures farm and specialty trailers of all types. More than 85 percent of the company’s sales come from the western part of the United States‚ particularly California‚ although a growing market for custom horse transport vans designed and produced by Mark X is developing
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Case Study Case 2.1 Hacking into Harvard The case “Hacking into Harvard” involves the applicants of some of the nation’s most prestigious MBA programs‚ who thought they had a chance to find out sooner what admission decisions the business schools made in their case. On Businessweek Online message board they saw instructions left by an anonymous hacker on how to get into schools databases and find out the decisions made. It was not hard – all schools used the same application software from Apply
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