Khan‚ Derek Johnson From: Mauricio Sadi Andrade Date: March 15‚ 2010 Subject: Lehigh ’s 1993 product mix EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The objective of this memo is to recommend you a product mix for Lehigh in the year of 1993 based on profit calculations and other business considerations. Recommendation: 1993 product mix should include only High Speed Based on an approach resultant from the combination of ABC plus Theory of Constraints (TOC)‚ I recommend that the company include only the High
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Lehigh Steel Background- Lehigh Steel was founded in 1913 and it manufactures specialty steels for high strength‚ high use applications. In 1975 it was acquired by Palmer due to its ownership of Continuous Rolling Mill‚ a specialized equipment that convert steel intermediate shape to wire for Palmer’s bearing. The industry as a whole is highly competitive‚ even a small change in price could alter customers’ consumption decision greatly‚ keeping costs down is therefore‚ one of the most important
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Executive Summary Lehigh Steel is a manufacturer of speciality steels for high strength‚ high use applications. Its financial performance has generally trended wit but outperformed the industry as a whole. Following the general recessionary trend of the market‚ Lehigh Steel reported record losses in 1991 after posting record profits in 1988. This had led to an increasing need to rationalizing Lehigh Steel’s product mix. Traditionally‚ Lehigh Steel has followed Standard Cost Method for cost accounting
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Lehigh Steel: The Case for Activity Based Costing and The Theory of Constraints Introduction: Lehigh Steel is a steel and alloy production company with a huge range of products. It was able to reach a record profit in 1988‚ but went down to a record loss by 1991. Lehigh is owned by a parent company‚ The Palmer Company who’s a global manufacturer of alloy and steel and were interested in Lehigh’s specialised equipment to allow them to gain a competitive advantage. Palmer had acquired Lehigh
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ABC STEEL COMPANY Robert Cruz‚ newly appointed Shop Manager of ABC Steel Company‚ was making his way through the plant back to his office. He had just reviewed the company’s most recent operating statistics with his boss‚ Rudyard de los Santos‚ Operations Manager. The statistics were shocking: ABC Company’s production backlog had reached such proportions that top management decided not to accept any further business. The company was paying penalties of P50‚ 000.00 a day due to non-fulfillment
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CASE ANALYSIS ABC STEEL COMPANY (for Human Behavior in Organization) VIEWPOINT: a) Mr. Robert Cruz‚ newly appointed Shop Manager of ABC Steel Company. The company had placed Mr. Robert in charge of all shop operations; OR b) Top Management TIME CONTEXT: At present I. PROBLEM STATEMENT: How can ABC Steel Company avoid delays in the production and delivery of the products to the customer? II. STATEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVE To strictly comply with the stated delivery schedule requirement
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2. The profits are different because the costs are allocated differently in the three methods. In the standard-cost method‚ steel profits were a function of prices‚ costs and volume. Product weight (pounds) was the primary unit of measure for standard cost‚ which included materials‚ labor‚ direct manufacturing expense and overhead cost categories. Direct material and direct labor are based on the bill of materials and routings. Direct manufacturing costs were allocated to products based on machine
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ABC STEEL COMPANY I – Problem Statement ABC Company’s production backlog had reached such proportions that top management decided not to accept any further business. The company was paying penalties of P50‚ 000.00 a day due to non-fulfillment of contract delivery dates. II – Statement of the objective Supervisors and Leadmen will be given supervisory training. Also‚ enhance the planning and scheduling for the production control of any upcoming projects. III - Areas of consideration: As of
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so apparently I have to submit a document to get free access to this site so here’s a copy and paste wiki entry of wallnuts enjoy A walnut is an edible seed of any tree of the genus Juglans (Family Juglandaceae)‚ especially the Persian or English walnut‚ Juglans regia. Broken nutmeats of the eastern black walnut from the tree Juglans nigra are also commercially available in small quantities‚ as are foods prepared with butternut nutmeats from Juglans cinerea. Walnut seeds are a high density
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