FINS5530 HBS Case Assignment Semester 2‚ 2013 Instructor: Lixiong Guo Readings: 1. Note on Bank Loans. 2. US Bank of Washington case. Assignment: Please prepare a Credit Proposal Memo similar to the one shown in Exhibit 1 of “Note on Bank Loans”. Given the limited information you have from the case‚ you are not expected to include all components of Exhibit 1. The following is a suggested structure of your report: Purpose of the credit extension o Keep this part short
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HBS 9-501-050 Customer Value Measurement at Nortel Networks ’’ Optical Networks Division Nortel Networks was a global player in telephony‚ data and wireless and wireline Internet solutions. Maureen Conroy and Nathalie Sauve‚ members of the Customer Value Management (CVM) Team at Nortel Networks Optical Networks‚ must recommend one of three customer value measurement methodologies to ON President Greg Mumford. In December of 1997‚ ON took a “right-angle turn” ’’ innovative cultural‚ operational
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Department of Computer Science and Engineering‚ Walchand College of Engineering Sangli (An Autonomous Institute) Vishrambag‚ Sangli‚ Maharashtra‚ India- 416415 gurujipa@gmail.com chandan.bhattad@rediffmail.com Abstract: The application of fuzzy AHP to the multi criteria decision making has brought great improvement in the realistic decision making by providing means for quantifying the qualitative properties which are closer to reality. The considerable amount of context specific work has been
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CASE NO. 1: STIRLING HOMEX CORPORATION POINT OF VIEW: The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Stirling Homex Corporation (SHC) as he/she will be the one to be of best knowledge to analyze the financial statements of SHC. He/she will also have the authority to make decisions/recommendations and influence the CEO in making management decisions. CASE CONTEXT: In the late 1960’s the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) launched the Operation Breakthrough‚ a project that aimed to “revolutionize”
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Daniele Francescon Stephane Nicolay AMERICAN LIGHTING PRODUCTS Case Study Business Logistics November 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface 3 Analysis of the situation 3 Physical flow of goods 3 Organisational structure 3 Information management: order processing and demand forecasting 4 Performance 4 Costs 5 Identification of major issues and problems 6 Incipit 6 Initial consideration: need to redesign the system 6 Generation of
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Resources 1. How are Mortensen’s estimates of Midland’s costs of capital used? How‚ if at all‚ should these anticipated uses affect the calculations? The cost of capital is the minimum acceptable rate of return for new investments in the corporation. Estimates of Midland’s cost of capital are used in many analysis within Midland‚ including asset appraisal for both capital budgeting and financial accounting‚ performance assessments‚ M&A proposals‚ and stock repurchase decisions. These estimates
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Marriott Corporation Abstract Marriott Corporation has three divisions – lodging‚ contract services and restaurants – with dissimilar operations. The company uses three separate hurdle rates for the three divisions to value the proposed projects. It is believed that this strategy is more appropriate that using a single firm-wide discount rate because the operations of the three divisions differ drastically. However‚ the company has to ensure that the company uses an appropriate discount rate for
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HBS Case Report: Shenzhen Development Bank Contents Executive Summary This report provides an analysis and evaluation of Newbridge’s proposed investment into Shenzhen Development Bank. Methods of analysis include an assessment of the bank’s financial performance‚ examining factors such as its asset quality‚ earning capability and capital adequacy. It also provides an in-depth analysis into the appropriateness of the price Newbridge must pay for the
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All car rental companies provide customers with the temporary use of a car. How do Enterprise’s original target customers in the local or “home-city” market—and their needs—differ from the target customers of their major competitors such as Hertz and Avis? How does Enterprise match (or not) the needs of their local market customers? The local market consists of (i.) discretionary and (ii.) repair/insurance replacement rentals. Both categories place a premium on price (relatively lower)‚ location
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segmentation and alternatives segmentations did not work. GoldFarb Corporation is in charge of presenting Ford possible strategies. The objective is to develop a marketing strategy‚ targeting and segmentation‚ since the managers and marketing firm can´t decide where to place it. The problem is that they couldn’t make first the research of consumer needs‚ the Ford Ka is already developed‚ so they have to find the appropriate target for the product. Situation Analysis 2. Market Analysis: Small Car Market
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