1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of General Motors’ strategy for operations? GM is now using Toyota’s strategy (partnerships and alliances) for operation in its newest factories‚ located in Argentina‚ Poland‚ and China. The advantages of GM’s strategy for operations are: i) Standardized plants helped cut production costs substantially and allow it to succeed in the world’s emerging markets. ii) Factories are designed with flexibility and efficiency so that each factory can be easily
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73 CASE STUDY: FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT IN PERFECT PIECES LTD Ernest Mudogo‚ Zayed University ernest.mudogo@zu.ac.ae Rae Weston‚ Macquarie Graduate School of Management rweston@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au ABSTRACT The primary objective of this case study is to discuss issues which leave Perfect Pieces (PP) Ltd susceptible to foreign exchange exposure management‚ FEEM‚ problems. As a result of engaging in international business through foreign sales‚ procurement of foreign inputs‚ and facing
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relative purchasing power parity. B) interest rate parity. C) the law of one price. D) equilibrium. Answer: C Topic: The Law of One Price Skill: Recognition 2) ________ states that the spot exchange rate is determined by the relative prices of similar baskets of goods. A) Absolute purchasing power parity B) Relative purchasing power parity C) Interest rate parity D) The Fisher Effect Answer: A
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Tata Motors Industry Analysis: Tata Motors is currently situated in India with only 6% of the revenue coming from exports. India’s automobile market has grown steadily over the last seven to eight years‚ with the exception of the previous two years where the effects of the global downturn were felt‚ primarily in sales of passenger vehicles. Indian automobile market (passenger vehicle) share is currently little more than 4% of the total available market. In the year 2011-12‚ total 2.53 million
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------------------------------------------------- FE Hedging Strategies at GM Should MNCs hedge foreign exchange rate risk? Multinational firms hedge foreign exchange risk in order to ensure operational and financial functionality. A MNC should hedge foreign exchange risk so it can prevent cash flow effects of the foreign firm and the decline in value of the equity holder because of the movements in exchange rates. It will also help them to reduce transaction costs when obligated to make payments
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General Motors (GM) has a number of reasons for the failure of the company. The main issue that was the most efficient problem was the management inability to foresee and take dynamic action to change. Organizations change in better interest of the customers. Management has to be proactive when deciding on what changes requires active action. Failure to adapt to a positive change will lead the organization to an unsuccessful path. Therefore‚ if organizational performance changes negatively‚ the
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Case Study 2: “The Story of Foreign Trade and Exchange” After reading “The Story of Foreign Trade and Exchange” I began to think about my company and the manufactures that we acquire our items from. We normally receive items from a company in the United States because they are local and the shipping is not as expensive. However‚ on occasion we import from a Honduran company when the United States company can’t produce as fast or if we need a bulk order. Our biggest problem recently has been getting
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When I read the General Motors Misled Grieving Families on a Lethal Flaw‚ an overwhelming sadness fell upon me. I was sad that 26 families had to bury family members die to faulty equipment in the Chevrolet Cobalts. The key ethical issue is that General Motors knew that the black boxes in the Cobalts confirmed the potential fatal defect existing in hundreds of thousands of cars (Stout et al.‚ 2014). Another ethical issue was the fact that GM would tell the families of the victims that they had no
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General Motors Case Study #3 Problem Summary: One of the most serious problems that GM faces is when the firm announced a $10.6 billion loss‚ which was their first in 12 years. The auditors for General Motors even thought that the firm’s survival was in substantial doubt even if they received the additional $30 billion they were going to borrow from the federal government. The problems have grown as a result of mistakes by GM’s management over the last 30 years. They built up a bloated bureaucracy
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Choose any company listed on the NYSE or TSX and discuss whether you agree with the company’s strategies to deal with its three most significant risks. Compare the risks highlighted by the company you select with those listed by its three major competitors. Based on this comparison‚ you will decide whether your company has identified the correct major risks. Then‚ based on a comparison with the strategies highlighted by its competitors‚ you will determine whether your company is on the right strategic
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