Q1: How was Dell’s working capital policy a competitive advantage? Dell had a policy of working with low inventory and it used to make inventory purchases based on the sale orders received. This led to following advantages: No obsolete goods. Defects in raw material manufacturers were easily weeded out. New technological up gradations can be easily set into the system before the competition turns over the existing inventory. Thus Dell had a first mover’s advantage in being abreast with latest
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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT (CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY) I do not support capital punishment because it is against humanity‚ human rights and forgiveness. It is the cause of family hardships and suffering. This paper explores why people should stop using capital punishment. Capital punishment goes against humanity. Capital punishment also known as the death penalty uses techniques that undermine humanity. When undertaking capital punishment‚ the process involves hanging‚ firing bullets‚ slaughter‚ inducing
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in the U.S. economy since the mid 1960’s. Inflation in the past few years has not been a major macro economic problem‚ but its spectere‚ as demonstrated by the Fed’s recent increases in interest rates‚ is never for the agendas of financial decision makers. Macro economic instability has necessitated that expectations about the future rate of inflation be taken into consideration in making decision(s) about which capital projects will be undertaken by a firm. Nominal cash flows determine its degree
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Definition of ’Human Capital’ A measure of the economic value of an employee’s skill set. This measure builds on the basic production input of labor measure where all labor is thought to be equal. The concept of human capital recognizes that not all labor is equal and that the quality of employees can be improved by investing in them. The education‚ experience and abilities of an employee have an economic value for employers and for the economy as a whole. Read more: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/humancapital
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MODULE 9 CAPITAL BUDGETING THEORIES: Basic Concepts Decision Making Process 2. The first step in the decision-making process is to A. determine and evaluate possible courses of action. B. identify the problem and assign responsibility. C. make a decision. D. review results of the decision. Strategic planning 39. Strategic planning is the process of deciding on an organization’ A. minor programs and the approximate resources to be devoted to them B. major programs
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debatable topics throughout the world. There is a conflict between law and ethics. Public opinion does not coincide with the state opinion. There are 33 countries‚ which use death penalty as capital punishment. According to Amnesty International Report‚ in 2011‚ China‚ Iran‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Iraq‚ and USA topped the list. According to statistics‚ in USA 33 states use death penalty as capital punishment and other 17 does not. (Amnesty International‚ 2011) Death penalty’s primary goal is to make people think twice
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Structure in 5 ’s: A Synthesis of the Research on Organization Design Author(s): Henry Mintzberg Source: Management Science‚ Vol. 26‚ No. 3 (Mar.‚ 1980)‚ pp. 322-341 Published by: INFORMS Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2630506 Accessed: 22/01/2010 02:03 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless you
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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 projects through the capital budgeting process which
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Do You Know Your Cost of Capital? Probably not‚ if your company is like most by Michael T. Jacobs and Anil Shivdasani July–AuGust 2012 reprinT r1207L For arTicLe reprinTs caLL 800-988-0886 or 617-783-7500‚ or visiT hbr.org Do You Know Your Cost Of Capital? probably not‚ if your company is like most by Michael T. Jacobs and Anil Shivdasani W With trillions of dollars in cash sitting on their balance sheets‚ corporations have never had so much money. How executives choose
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Capital Punishment: Its Pros‚ Cons‚ and Effectiveness Within the United States I. Introduction This study looks to explore how capital punishment has had a positive or negative affect on our justice system. Some states enforce capital punishment within their state lines‚ and some do not. However‚ the states that do enforce it hardly ever do so‚ only in some rare instances. Crimes rates in the states vary with some being high and others remaining at a steady rate. Its no question that the
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