1. Summary of the case study The focus of the story is Burgmaster Corp.‚ a Los Angeles-area machine tool maker founded in 1944 by Czechoslovakian immigrant Fred Burg. Holland covers the 1944 founding of Burg Tool‚ its transformation into Burgmaster Corporation‚ the Houdaille takeover‚ the 1979 leveraged buyout‚ the campaign for protection against Japanese competition‚ and‚ finally‚ the auction of Burgmaster property in 1986. 2. Statement of the problem encountered Too many machine tool and auto
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Jollibee acquires Mang Inasal The country’s biggest food retailer is acquiring majority control of a fast-growing barbeque fastfood chain in a continuing bid to beef up its business portfolio. Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) disclosed to the Philippine Stock Exchange that it is acquiring 70% of the shares of Mang Inasal for Php3 billion. This came as a surprise
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Business Practices of Jollibee I. Quality Product and Services Jollibee’s growth is due to its delicious menu line-up – like its superior-tasting Chickenjoy‚ mouth-watering Yumburger and Champ hamburger‚ and deliciously satisfying Jollibee Spaghetti complemented with creative marketing programs‚ and efficient manufacturing and logistics facilities. II. Customer Satisfaction Customer satisfaction has always been key to Jollibee’s success. Never losing sight of its goals‚ Jollibee has grown to be
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Point of View: Genee Lopez‚ Asst. VP for Franchising Jollibee Food Corporation II. Problem: Who should be awarded the franchise‚ Mr. Artiaga or Mrs. Ng? III. Objectives: 1. To review the franchise process of Jollibee Food Corporation; 2. To assess suitability of applicants vis-à-vis application process criteria; and 3. To make a recommendation on who to award the franchise. IV. Areas of Consideration 1. Jollibee Food Corporation has an existing selection process for its franchises
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Jollibee Foods Corporation Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) was incorporated on January 28‚ 1978. JFC’s principal business is the development‚ operation‚ and franchising of quick-service restaurants under the trade name "Jollibee". In the Philippines‚ JFC also has‚ as subsidiaries‚ Fresh N’ Famous Foods‚ Inc.‚ which develops‚ operates and franchises quick-service restaurants under the trade names "Chowking"; "Greenwich"; Red Ribbon Bakeshop‚ Inc.‚ which develops‚ operates and franchises restaurants
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which Colfax products are excelled. The five major business units of Colfax were former leading independent and highly regarded pump companies from Germany‚ France‚ Sweden‚ Netherlands and the United States. 1. What problems Colfax faces in this case? In the year 2008‚ all the heavy industrial manufacturers faced an important business development issue across the world‚ one of them was Colfax. The reason behind the issue was the rapidly rising thirst for oil from markets like Asia‚ Middle East
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BUSINESS FINANCE 2 Investment Analysis Brief Company Background Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) is the Philippines’ largest Food Service business and is continuously expanding its presence in foreign countries. It has a System Wide Sales of P117.9 billion and a Net Income of P5.4 billion in 2014. JFC has a total store network of 2‚951 stores worldwide as of March 31‚ 2015. In the Philippines‚ JFC’s store network totals to 2‚335: Jollibee brand 869‚ Greenwich 216‚ Chowking 419‚ Red Ribbon 334‚ Mang
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Charles Scott should take a few actions to overcome current weaknesses of Whistler Corporation and to make Whistler more competitive in the long term. The company was successful in its business until 1985 because the radar detector market was not in so intensive price competition. However‚ after 1985 the price competition became severe and Whistler Corporation could not catch up with this change. As a result‚ it decreased its market share from 21% to 12%. Considering these situations‚ there are three
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| Target Corporation | Memo To: Dr. Brian Boscaljon From: Adam Leone and Jean Costa CC: Doug Scovanner‚ CFO Date: [ 2/14/2011 ] Re: November Meeting Capital Budgeting Decisions The Objective As the November Meeting approaches‚ CFO Doug Scovanner is faced with the problem of choosing which of the five controversial projects available to accept. Our task is to assume this role and evaluate each of the projects based upon two major criteria. The first is determining the firm’s financial motives
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Biopure Corporation Written Case Study I. Current Situation Audit A. Issue Oxyglobin and Hemopure are two blood substitutes that Biopure Corporation was developing. Oxyglobin was recently approved by the FDA for veterinary use while Hemapure is estimated to be approved in two years for human use. If Oxyglobin is launched it will be the first blood substitute for the veterinary market a small and price sensitive market. There is a perceived risk by Ted Jacobs‚ the VP of Human Clinical Trials
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