Oilwell Cable Company‚ originally known as Chord Cable Company out of New Jersey‚ has been acquired by new management and relocated in Lawrence‚ Kansas. Original manager behind this move was Gino Strappoli‚ who came up with a corporate structure that determined company’s success. His vision of the company was for everyone to have some responsibility‚ all the way down to the workers in production. One of the reasons behind this approach was that this was a continuous manufacturing process that involved
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conversion on the machinery without passing it by the team he runs the risk of having a conflict with the production team. In the past a similar situation had caused significant trouble and Norm did not want to rock the boat for the sake of it. The company structure is such that each team decides on matters pertaining to their area and Norm’s decision to implement the change would definitely cause a stir. The implementation of the microprocessor would cut production time by 1 percent and reduce scrap
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actual manufacturing firm. The company is largely run by the employees through teams. When projects are instituted‚ it is common to pass the idea through the relevant teams first‚ before any changes are made. However‚ not everything can be passed through all the teams that may be involved in the change‚ and this can be a source of trouble. C A S E OILWELL CABLE COMPANY‚ INC. Jack R. Meredith As Norm St. Laurent‚ operations manager for Oilwell Cable Company‚ pulled his Bronco 4x4 onto
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team might feel slighted as their opinions were not considered in this major decision‚ and it may affect their current strong feeling of value hat they have with the company. Essentially if feeling of value is affected then productivity will be affected‚ as Steve Cooper a contributor to Forbes points out studies show that companies that effectively appreciate employee value enjoy a return on equity & assets more than triple that experienced by firms that don’t. (Cooper‚ 2012) The advantage of such
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Signal cable company 1. Why has the stock price fallen despite the fact that the net income has increased? Ans: The stock price for Signal Cable company could have fallen for a variety of reasons. Stock price is influenced by the performance of the company‚ investor expectations as well as general market/economic conditions. In the case of Signal‚ it is clear that the stock price fell despite an increase in the net income. This could be possibly because the company might
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7. CASE : THE VIRTUAL PROJECT: MANAGING TOMORROW’S TEAM TODAY Question 1. The virtual project problems are unique to the phenomenon of being dispersed. For example‚ the using of electronic communications can improve the convenience of the virtual project. Team members who are located in different place are be able to have a clear communication and work with the detail plan by using the electronic communications. To have a good basic knowledge which can across every project is a common project
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CASE: Samyeong Cable Company The problem: Samyeong‚ as one of the major suppliers of Hyundai for control cables‚ they are pressured to make major changes in the area of cost‚ quality and‚ productivity which are Hyundai’s selection criteria. Courses of Action In order to meet Hyundai’s selection criteria‚ Samyeong must have a responsive supply chain which focus on innovative products and stable processes. This will utilize strategies aimed at being responsive and flexible to the rapid
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Case 1: Signal Cable Company Introduction The Signal Cable Company‚ located in Tarrytown NY‚ is a cable manufacturer for analog and digital interconnects‚ speaker‚ video and home theater cables. The company is well known for “highest standard in quality and customer service” and their “superior design” and “No-Hype approach resulted in one of the best price/performance ratio in the industry” (www.signalcable.com). After a steady growth over the last few years‚ the management decided to enter
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Solution to Case 1 Cash Flow Analysis Signal Cable Company* * Note to Instructors: When assigning this case‚ inform the students that the firm’s stock price has recently dropped from $7 per share to $5.50 per share. Case objective: The objective of this case is to cover financial statement analysis and cash flow analysis‚ with a particular emphasis on liquidity and net working capital. Student Preparation time: Approximately 2 hours. Answers to questions: 1. Why has the stock price fallen
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Underground Cables 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.23 Underground Cables Construction of Cables Insulating Materials for Cables Classification of Cables Cables for 3-Phase Service Laying of Underground Cables Insulation Resistance of a Single-Core Cable Capacitance of a Single-Core Cable Dielectric Stress in a Single-Core Cable Most Economical Conductor Size in a Cable Grading
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