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 in your answer to the
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# 05 / 2010 TI Working Paper # 04/2010 Table of Contents 1. Understanding corruption in public procurement 2. The cost of corruption for procurement 3. Corruption risks and responses 4. Effective and transparent procurement systems Corruption and Public Procurement Public procurement affects all aspects of people’s lives and assumes a large share of government budgets. The acquisition of buildings and land by municipal and national governments‚ the construction of roads‚ the provision
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worth more than that‚ for a couple reasons. First‚ I think that Eskimo Pie’s market share and market presence commands a higher price than what Goldman estimated. The case mentioned that at least one of Eskimo’s products was in 98% of grocery stores across the US‚ and that has huge implications in estimating Eskimo’s worth. Also‚ the case said that Eskimo Pie was 3rd in terms of market share with 5.3%. Popsicle had the most of the market with 7.6% market share‚ and Klondike was second with 5.4%. As we
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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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Gulf Oil Corp.--Takeover Summary of Facts o George Keller of the Standard Oil Company of California (Socal) is trying to determine how much he wants to bid on Gulf Oil Corporation. Gulf will not consider bids below $70 per share even though their last closing price per share was valued at $43. o Between 1978 and 1982‚ Gulf doubled its exploration and development expenses to increase their oil reserves. In 1983‚ Gulf began reducing exploration expenditures considerably due to declining oil prices
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MANAGEMENT CASE describes a real-life situation faced‚ a decision or action taken by an individual manager or by an organization at the strategic‚ functional or operational levels Sarvodaya Samiti Debasis Pradhan KEY WORDS Marketing Procurement Processing Tie-ups Prior to an important meeting of the partner organizations of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) scheduled the next morning‚ Pradip Mohanty‚ Coordinator of Sarvodaya Samiti‚ wondered what would be the best course
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Collaborative Procurement Program for Newfoundland and Labrador Table of Contents Executive Summary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Issues Identification ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Environmental and Root Cause Analysis ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Alternatives --------------------------------------------
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An Organization’s productivity and efficiency depends to a large extent on what employees think or perceive about their organization. It is a well-known concept that “If you keep your employees happy‚ they will make your customers happy”. So to make them happy or motivated‚ challenging jobs‚ tasks‚ assignments are to be provided along with better or superior environment to excel in. As a result‚ we can have two benefits; on one hand it will enhance the employees’ job experience and on the other hand
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Generating & Reviewing Procurement Requirements and Specifications Introduction One of the most difficult tasks faced by project managers and procurement departments where they are established‚ is objectively converting project or organizational needs to new specifications and requirements. Properly defining and developing a scope of work‚ specification or requirements for procurement leads to effective supply chain management. Thus investing time and effort to create it is of immense value to
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BACKGROUND: HOBART CORPORATION Hobart Corporation was headquartered in Troy‚ Ohio and was preparing to embrace the Internet world and be a part of the Internet Revolution in 1996. Internet was privileged by the blending of technology and software and used in turn to promote marketing and various transactions. It looked like the gateway to reduced cost and increased revenue. Internet has created dilemma for Hobart: Hobart Corporation was not completely sure if the establishment of
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