Andy.Henderson@Mccombs.utexas.edu Course Web Page via Blackboard REQUIRED READING MATERIALS Textbook: Barney‚ J. B.‚ & Hesterly‚ W. S. 2007. Strategic management and competitive advantage (2nd edition). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Prentice Hall. This book is
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institutional structures. The purpose of OEM coatings are for durable goods. Special purpose coatings are employed for special applications‚ environmental conditions‚ highway markings‚ and aerosol paint. In these segments‚ Jones•Blair Company produces and markets architectural paint under the Jones•Blair Company brand name. 2) Architectural paint industry and distributions In 1999‚ U.S. sales for architectural coating account for $5.6 billion ($13B * 43%). Because of growing of substitute products‚ such
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Mini Case: Nike’s Decision Nike‚ a U.S.-based company with a globally recognized brand name‚ manufactures athletic shoes in such Asian developing countries as China‚ Indonesia‚ and Vietnam using subcontractors‚ and sells the products in the U.S. and foreign markets. The company has no production facilities in the United States. In each of those Asian countries where Nike has production facilities‚ the rates of unemployment and underemployment are quite high. The wage rate is very low in those
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For the first time in history‚ children have a shorter life expectancy than their parents‚ this is due to the slow decline of physical activity in children of the years. The Nike Designed to Move Campaign has taken action to try and stop this downward trend of physical activity from happening. Nike believes that this issue stems from lack of physical activity in younger children. Therefore‚ later in life‚ this new generation of kids would have to deal with a higher risk of health related problems
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Case Study: S&S Air Inc. Founders of S&S Air‚ Inc. Mark Sexton and Todd Story recently hired Chris Guthrie to come on board as their financial planner. His job entailed gaining valuable information as to compare how their company was fairing with competing companies in the aircraft manufacturing industry. Through his research‚ Guthrie calculated many ratios through the careful examination of S&S Air’s balance sheet and income statement
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Mr. S. has a number of symptoms that coincide with paranoid schizophrenia. In the case study it is revealed that for the past month the patient has been experiencing restless sleep‚ “bad dreams”‚ and insomnia. It has been reported that the patient hears voices‚ worries about the actions of others‚ and is somewhat agitated. Mr. S. does not take any medications but he does admit to smoking two packs of cigarettes a day and consumes a lot of coffee during the day. Smoking and Coffee Intake Unfortunately
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Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager of North Point Group a large mutual fund management firm‚ is looking into the viability of investing in the stocks of Nike for the fund that she manages. Ford should base her decision on data on the company which were disclosed in the 2001 fiscal reports. While Nike management addressed several issues that are causing the decrease in market sales and prices of stocks‚ management presented its plans to improve and
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MBA770 Corporate Finance Case “Jones Electrical Distribution” Description Jones Electrical Distribution (“JED”)‚ which sells electrical components and tools to general contractors and electricians‚ is experiencing rapid growth in a highly-fragmented‚ highly competitive industry and despite profits‚ experiencing a cash shortfall‚ resulting in increased borrowing from Metropolitan Bank (the “Bank”) to $250K‚ the max loan amount the Bank will make to any one client. JED has been able to remain
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WELLSOAK HILLS FACILITYOCTOBER 10‚ 2010 CASE STUDY WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC QUALITY PROBLEMS OAK HILLS IS FACING AND HOW WILL THEY INFLUENCE THE COMPANY’S ABILITY TO CONVERT TO A LEAN SYSTEM. a. In there batch flow system if there is a machine or suppler failure it increases customer lead times and reduces inefficiency. b.BlackDome‚ is often late on deliveries placed by E&E. This is due to rush orders being placed. There is a communication problem E&E and Oak Hills. Oak Hill
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Re: Jones-Blair Company New Marketing Efforts Executive Summary Mr. Barrett faces different propositions of where and how to organize corporate marketing efforts in the architectural paint coatings market under Jones-Blair Company. Each executive has a different proposal such as: increasing brand advertising‚ lowering paint prices‚ hiring new representative or keeping status quo. This executive community still has not decided on which proposition to choose. I recommend hiring a new representative
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