Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 LIST OF FIGURES 2 LIST OF TABLES 2 1. INTRODUCTION 3 1.1 Executive Summary 3 1.2 Scope 3 1.3 Assumptions 3 1.4 Limitations 4 2. NATURE OF BUSINESS MODEL 4 3. KEY FINANCIAL ISSUES 4 3.1 Operational Costs: 5 3.2 Market Demand: 5 3.3 Charter Rates: 6 4. ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS & RISK MITIGATION STRATEGIES 6 4.1 SWOT Analysis 6 4.2 Alternative 1: Resale of Ship after 15 years of Operation 7 4.3 Alternative 2: Leasing or buying a Second hand Ship
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OCEAN CARRIERS ANALYSIS DATE: 8/29/2007 TO: MS MARY LINN CC: PROF. TOM MILLER FROM: RYAN DALE SEELKE RE: DECISION ON CAPE SIZE CARRIER PRIORITY: [URGENT] Ms Mary Linn‚ After careful cash flow analysis and a discount rate (WACC) of 9%‚ commissioning a capsize carrier for 25 years is the only appropriate option for our firm. However‚ if the discount were instead 10%‚ both options would fail the NPV test by yielding negative results. I make this recommendation after thorough analysis of
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Harvard Business Case: Pillsbury Cookie Challenge 1. What are the challenges that Ivan Guillen faces in his role as the marketing manager of the RBG business? What is the team currently doing to support the RBG cookies segment? Who is the team currently targeting? Mr. Guillen is facing the problem regarding the growth of volume in the segment of the Refrigerated Baked Goods (RBG). His main concern was that as the refrigerated cookie sector is the most profitable and in contrast to market volume
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Harvard Business Case Analysis How would you categorize Kearney’s commitment to the company? How might you change or maintain this commitment? Eugene Kearney is very committed to Old Colony Associates (OCA). Kearney is committed in that he has been with the company for 13 years‚ loves going to work every day and aspires to maintain a higher level management position. However‚ he clearly needs to make improvements to his current level of commitment to OCA. Kearney needs to realize that commitment
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Starbucks Harvard Business School Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service MKT 690: Marketing Management Mike DiPietro Spring 2015 Nevin Johnson Abstract The following diction is an analysis of the Harvard Business School study on Starbucks coffee‚ titled “Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service.” There are many factors accounted for Starbucks extraordinary success in the 1990s. Though Starbucks offered great coffee and a great experience their customer satisfaction scores declined. There are many
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WorldCom Critical Thinking Case Study Not only did WorldCom’s organizational culture contributed to the accounting breaches‚ in my opinion it was the catalyst to its ultimate demise in July 2002. Richard Thornburgh stated that “WorldCom could not have failed as a result of the actions of a limited number of individuals. Rather‚ there was a broad breakdown of the system of internal controls‚ corporate governance and individual responsibility‚ all of which worked together to create a culture in
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situation. Others‚ however‚ don’t do so well. What accounts for the difference? In this article‚ first published in 1985‚ Harvard Business School professor John J. Gabarro relates the findings of two sets of field studies he conducted‚ covering 14 management successions. The first set was a three-year study of four newly assigned division presidents; the second consisted of 10 historical case studies. The project comprised American and European organizations with sales varying from $1.2 million to $3 billion
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Ocean Carriers Project Analysis Introduction Ocean Carriers receives a lease for a ship over three years starting in 2003. However‚ the company currently does not hold qualified ships that can meet customers’ demand. Our report is not only to assist Ms. Linn to decide whether or not to purchase a new ship but also give a reasonable suggestion on how long to hold on the ship regarding the NPV and long term prospective of dry bulk industry. Upon business operating in U.S or H.K‚ we consider four scenarios
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Ocean Carriers Project Analysis Introduction Ocean Carriers receives a lease for a ship over three years starting in 2003. However‚ the company currently does not hold qualified ships that can meet customers’ demand. Our report is not only to assist Ms. Linn to decide whether or not to purchase a new ship but also give a reasonable suggestion on how long to hold on the ship regarding the NPV and long term prospective of dry bulk industry. Upon business operating in U.S or H.K‚ we consider four scenarios
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