Case 25-2: Armco Inc.: Midwestern Steel Division* Note: This case is unchanged from the Twelfth Edition. Approach The Armco case was designed to illustrate a performance measurement system with measures cascading from strategic priorities down to the lowest organization levels. The system is not tightly linked with incentive compensation‚ although that is being discussed. Still‚ the focus on measured results promises to change managerial behaviors significantly. The case is particularly interesting
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Spike Hoban Civics Period 3 Monsters‚ Inc. The movie Monsters‚ Inc. is based on an electric company in the monster world. The company‚ Monsters‚ Inc. produces electricity for their city through obtaining screams of children and refining the screams into clean energy to run the city. And like any company in any kind of world‚ monster or human‚ things need to run smoothly. Many things need to fall into place for a company or business to become successful and obtain profitability. Certain resources
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Technotronics‚ Inc. Written Analysis and Communication Technotronics‚ Inc. Memorandum PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL To: Vice President‚ Specialty Appliance Department‚ Technotronics‚ Inc. Date: 3rd September 1979 Subject: Report on the decision concerning commercial operation of ‘X-27’. Dear Sir‚ In response to the interdepartmental dispute between the Audio Product Section and the Magnetic Material Section‚ this report offers administrative relief to both the managers keeping
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1976–80: Founding and incorporation The Apple I‚ Apple’s first product‚ was sold as an assembled circuit board and lacked basic features such as a keyboard‚ monitor‚ and case. The owner of this unit added a keyboard and a wooden case. Apple was established on April 1‚ 1976‚ by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne[1] to sell the Apple I personal computer kit‚ a computer single handedly designed by Wozniak. The kits were hand-built by Wozniak[24][25] and first shown to the public
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TOYS‚INC Toys‚ Inc. is a 20-year-old company engaged in the manufacture and sale of toys and board games. The company has built a reputation on quality and innovation. Although the company is one of the leaders in its field‚ sales have leveled off in recent years. For the most recent sex-month period‚ sales actually declined compared with the same period last year. As an operational consultant‚ our task is to help Toys‚ Inc gain more gross profit by reduce unnecessary operation cost and cease
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any stress on the company. You have successfully made a brand of the product setting price beginning at $100. This allows you to achieve margins of 50-60%. This company has continued to be profitable with high margins and no debt. Strategy Dansko‚ Inc. trains employees by what they call a “Home Schooling” approach. You have typically hired younger motivated people with little to no business experience‚ let alone footwear industry experience. Time is taken to mentor and train the employees and give
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Income Statement - 1H03 A B 1 Chemalite‚ Inc. 2 Income Statement from January 1‚ 2003 to June 30‚ 2003 3 4 Sales $0 5 Cost of Sales $0 6 Gross Profit $0 7 Depreciation Expenses $0 8 Operating Expense ($7‚500) 9 Net Income ($7‚500) 10 Cash Flows - 1H03 A B 1 Chemalite‚ Inc. 2 Cash Flows Statement from January 1‚ 2003 to June 30‚ 2003 3 4 Cash flows from Operating Activities 5 Cash collections $0 6 Cash payments for purchases ($75‚000) 7 Cash payments for
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Case 11-4 Enager Industries‚ Inc. 1. Why was McNeil’s new product proposal rejected? Should it have been? Explain. |ROA CALCULATION FOR EACH NEW PRODUCT | | |Product A |Product B |Product C | |Unit Sales |100‚000 |75‚000
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performers‚ but to realign those building blocks to support decision making that’s more consistent with the overall strategy and performance objectives of the company. That is exactly what happened during the late 1980s and early 1990s at Caterpillar Inc.‚ a $30 billion global manufacturer of large construction and earth-moving equipment‚ engines‚ and power systems. “Cat‚” as people call it‚ is a company that had enjoyed a long-standing record of profitability and market leadership until 1982‚ when
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originally placed into service in 1979 with more efficient equipment provided by Pressco‚ Inc. The consequences of this decision would have far reaching consequences as replacing the equipment could result in cost savings up to $560‚000 annually. However‚ there were other critical factors to address before moving forward with the project. One of the most important factors to consider was the rumored new tax legislation that would‚ “(1) eliminate the investment tax credit for new equipment; (2) extend
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