IB 92C0 MiM/MiB CORPORATE FINANCE ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES Case Study: Ford Motor Company’s Value Enhancement Plan (VEP) As was announced during the first class in January (and stated in the module outline) you are required to submit a written assignment. Your assignment will be based on the Harvard Business School case study entitled “Ford Motor Company’s Value Enhancement Plan (A)”. The case study is distributed separately. Specifically‚ you are required to read carefully the case study and hand
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Introduction A respectable website states that “There are affordable cars‚ and then there are cars that offer thrilling performance. Rarely do the two ever converge‚ but Japanese automaker Mazda has made it a tradition of coming up with vehicles that combine both of these eminently desirable traits” (Mazda Reviews - Mazda Cars). It is not surprising that year 2013 marked yet another milestone in the Mazda Motor Corporation’s success: the company announced and launched a brand new advertising campaign
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Size per se is not what creates a successful roll-up; what matters is the right kind of size. For Service Corporation‚ multiple locations in individual cities have been more important than many branches spread over many cities‚ because the cost savings (such as sharing vehicles) can be realized only if the branches are near one another. Roll-up strategies are hard to disguise‚ so they invite copycats. As others tried to imitate Service Corporation’s strategy‚ prices for some funeral homes were eventually
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Nora Holdings Sdn Bhd Memo To: Zainal Hashim‚ Vice Chairman of Nora Holdings Sdn Bhd From: Caterina Barraco‚ Consultant Date: July 13‚ 1992 Re: Joint Venture Recommendation To ensure compliance with the terms of the TMB contract‚ joint venture negotiations with Sakari must be successfully concluded. Negotiations to date have failed mainly due to a mutual ignorance of one another’s cultural norms‚ not as a reflection of the potential success of a Nora-Sakari joint venture. The following
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MEMORANDUM DATE: March 17‚ 2009 TO: Shari Malin FROM: Wendy Quintana‚ Student SUBJECT: Racial Profiling INTRODUCTORY SUMMARY We have been assigned a problem analysis memo and I’ve chosen the topic of racial profiling‚ for being a minority myself. One usually associates racial profiling with police officers‚ but the truth is that it’s not limited to them only. There’s been racial profiling observed in every position of power. Some observers claim that racial profiling doesn’t exist‚
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Memo To: ABC Inc. From: Hank Date: September 30‚ 2013 Re: Problem 1&2&3 In the first problem‚ based on a careful study‚ the project will have the following performance: a) The exact Payback Period is 4.62 years b) The discounted Payback Period is 5.58 years c) The Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of the machine is 13.87% d) The Net Present Value (NPV) is $1‚136‚020.85 e) The Profitability Index (PI) associated with the project is 1.14 If we make decision
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Memorandum Date: July 8‚ 2014 To: CEO‚ Canadian Wood Toys Inc. From: Scott Culley‚ CAE RE: Organizational Risks & Mitigation Methods As per our discussion last week I’ve prepared this memo that outlines the risks that CWTI faces and methods of mitigation for those risks. The goal of this exercise is to have a starting point for establishing a risk management process within CWTI. Below I’ve identified risks and provided suggested methods of mitigation for each. I’d like to point out that while
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TO: Dr. Karen Ford-Eickhoff FROM: Tyler Nelson DATE: February 11‚ 2015 RE: Sugar Bowl Memo Shelby Givens is a graduate from business school who returned to Raleigh‚ North Carolina with an ambition to transform Westlake Lanes into a successful business renamed to Sugar Bowl. Before the transformation Givens saw a downward spiral for Westlake Lanes barely earning any profits and the ability to sustain a healthy business was dwindling. Givens in March of 2010 was able to persuade the board
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| Memo To: Northwind Traders From: Geno Smith CC: Brad Preston Date: [ 8/11/2013 ] Re: Revenue Assessment Thank you for the opportunity to assess your sales data in order to provide recommendations for increasing your sales. The analysis and recommendations below are based on the data you provided‚ which covers a period from May 2004 through June 2006. The analysis below is based on this data alone. Therefore‚ our recommendations should be tempered by your knowledge of business realities and
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Purpose The purpose of this memo is to discuss the process of losing weight and keeping it off Discussion Losing weight and keeping it off requires dedication and discipline. Before starting the process‚ one has be ready‚ set goals‚ be mindful of what they eat‚ track consumed food or calories‚ exercise‚ have a support base and a long-term plan. When coming up with a plan‚ ensure it’s tailored to fit your individual lifestyle. Everyone’s metabolism is different‚ a plan can be affective to one person
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