Case Study Summary 1. What are du Pont ’s competitive advantages in the TiO2 market as of 1972? How permanent or defensible are they? What must du Pont do to retain its competitive advantages in the future? 2. Given the forecasts provided in the case‚ estimate the expected incremental free cash flows associated with du Pont ’s growth strategy and maintain strategy for the TiO2 market. How much risk and uncertainty surround these future cash flows? Which strategy looks most attractive?
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change with the introduction of Du Pont’s Stainmaster carpeting‚ which allowed it to gain a strong foothold and marketing advantage within the industry. But there are still some issues that the company needs to address; mainly 1) the best use for its brands 2) the impact of the competition and 3) how Stainmaster should be positioned versus the rest of the market. Indeed‚ faced with the increasing complain of mills and retailers about the margins on its products‚ Du Pont needs to determine to which extent
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Justin Taglianetti and I decided to construct a simulation of the Sydney Harbor Bridge located in Sydney‚ Australia. Our bridge‚ opened in 1923‚ is a steel arch bridge that is connected at the helm by two towers. It has hinges on both ends to allow for expansion and contraction of the steel during times of heat and cold. This prevents the bridge from collapsing in on itself and permits the eighteen centimeters of size change during a normal day. On our bridge model‚ we changed the idea of it being
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Case Study At Du Pont Co.’s (www.dupont.com) $4 billion performance coating grope‚ the critical issue was content management. “We have a very large number of documents for marketing: brochures‚ press releases‚ warranty information on products and general support content for our distributors and car repair body shops”‚ explains Catherine March and‚ the groups e- business strategy manager. “Our salesmen were driving around with 23 kg of obsolete literature in their trunk.” Du Pont opted to deliver
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E. I. du Pont’s strategy will have to respond to future challenges in the TiO₂ market TiO₂ market: Oligopolistic‚ highly competitive and undergoing major technology changes‚ substantial excess demand. Future potential: Market growth of 3% a year with an expected market size of 1‚072‚000 tons in year 1985‚ potential of 65% market leadership Challenge for Du Pont: What strategy will maximize the value of our TiO₂ business? Alternatives for E.I. Du Pont Do nothing Maintain Growth Main
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Study-1 At Du Pont Co.’s (www.dupont.com) $4 billion performance coating grope‚ the critical issue was content management. “We have a very large number of documents for marketing: brochures‚ press releases‚ warranty information on products and general support content for our distributors and car repair body shops”‚ explains Catherine March and‚ the groups e- business strategy manager. “Our salesmen were driving around with 23 kg of obsolete literature in their trunk.” Du Pont opted to deliver
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compare the two retail companies but‚ given the importance of return on equity (ROE) as an indication of the creation of value‚ it was decided to focus first on this ratio through a Du Pont analysis: Du Pont: Wal-Mart: 3‚526/117‚958 * 117‚958/42‚494 = 0.0834 * 42‚494/17‚823 = 19.7% .03 2.78 2.38 Du Pont: Sears: 1‚188/41‚296 * 41‚296/37‚433.5 = 0.0319 * 37‚433.5/5‚403.5 = 22.0% .029 1.10 6.93 The above analysis highlighted that the asset utilization of Wal-Mart appears
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asset turnover and leverage factor. By breaking the ROE into distinct parts‚ investors can examine how effectively a company is using equity‚ since poorly performing components will drag down the overall figure. To calculate a firm’s ROE through Du Pont analysis‚ multiply the profit margin (net income divided by sales)‚ asset turnover (sales divided by assets) and leverage factor (total assets divided by shareholders’ equity) together. The higher the result‚ the higher the return on equity.
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of relatives‚ emergency shelters‚ group living‚ residential homes‚ child care institutions‚ and pre adoption places‚ (TuCollaborative). The ideal foster care system is very beneficial because it helps keep children that “have no place else to go” (du Pont‚ 48) out of the streets and in safe‚ protective‚ loving‚ family environments‚ and the people that worked in this system cared more about the children’s well-being‚ then maybe the foster care system would be as beneficial as it’s supposed to be. Plus
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