STRATEGIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY: “South Star Drug” South Star Drug is a chain of drugstores in the Philippines. It was established in 1937 as a small business venture engaged in the retail of Chinese herbal medicines‚ located in Naga City‚ Philippines. Today‚ South Star Drug‚ otherwise known as SSD‚ belongs to the top 1‚000 corporations of the Philippines. It has spread out its outlets with 143 branches in all found in various parts of Central Luzon‚ Southern Tagalog‚ Metro Manila and
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Apple inc. 1) Introduction Background and summary This article present the story of Steve Jobs and it’s Apple company through two aspects. From the company history perspective and the product industry perspective. On company history side: Apple was founded by two Steves. Apple board later fired Jobs and gradually went near bankruptcy. Till 1997‚ Apple brought back Jobs and became the most valuable company in the world in 2012. On the product industry side‚ Article dig into the field
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Zuber Case Task 1. Would you be willing to invest the funds in this country without covering your position? Explain. It looks like investing in this country could be very profitable because the yield offered would be 14 percent (compared to only 9 percent in the US)‚ but there are a few possible dangers in making an investment in a market that’s not stable yet. The country’s currency has become market-determined‚ so it’s volatile as it tries to find its equilibrium which means unstable market for
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WAL-MART CASE STUDY ANALYSIS SWOT STRENGTH ▪ Information Technology : They have a strong information technology system as implemented EDI‚ Information system‚ UPC at POS‚ Satellite system‚ Pick to light system‚ Vendor management inventory system which was not implemented by any other competitor. ▪ Supply Chain (Strong). They had a long term relationship with the supplier as there was no non sense negotiator as they eliminated the manufacture representative from negotiation with the suppliers
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of its segments share the same general risk and growth factors‚ aside from their non-Nike brand lines. However‚ they only comprise 4.5% of company revenues and are relatively insignificant. One of the first errors regarding the analysis in the case is that the employee calculated equity as a portion of total capital based on the company book value of $3‚494.5. It is more appropriate to value the equity based on current market value. The current market value of the firm as shown in the analysis
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employees. Grocery stores serve as community anchors. They create jobs and provide a source of basic necessities like food and water. Therefore‚ with this in mind‚ it is essential for every possible consumer to be aware even with tiny details. In this study‚ the reporters compared two of the most frequented grocery stores in Dumaguete. According to the research‚ Lee Super Plaza is superior compared to that of Cang’s Incorporated. Firstly‚ this is due to the prices of the products‚ Cang’s Incorporated
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The South African Breweries A subsidiary of SABMiller plc Contents SAB by numbers 1 MD introduction 2 Five thrust strategy 3 Vision‚ mission‚ values 5 Corporate profile 6 Management profiles 7 History of beer in South Africa 12 Group overview 14 SAB brands 18 SAB people 23 SAB’s awards 24 Societal leadership 25 Corporate governance 31 SAB World of Beer 32 SAB by numbers Economic and social
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1. Do you expect the search business to become more concentrated? Is search a winner-take-all business? For the case of Google‚ we can conclude that the search business of Google has become more dominated and concentrated. In terms of the companies‚ they do not expect the search business to be dominated by only fewer firms. Because the search business earned large revenues from the corporates’ advertisement and the fee is very high. If the companies want to advertise on the website of search business
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1- Describe the existing cost system and explain why it failed The current cost system is based on two components: a direct and indirect cost measurement. There are only two types of cost: direct labor and burden. Burden is grouped into a single cost pool and represents the cost of both testing rooms‚ engineering burden costs (software and tooling development)‚ plus the administrative costs of the division. Burden was then calculated for each lot‚ with a burden rate of 145% The lot’s total
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in groups of equipment called bays‚ hence the assumed age of assets per bay is the same. Asset condition is determined based on an Asset Health Index derived from condition assessments and reliability data (MTBF‚ MTTF‚ MTTR) which is missing in this case. Typically a Health Index Score between 50% and 60% means an asset needs to be monitored more closely with a potential change in proactive maintenance approach. For 50% lower a risk assessment is required and if it is a high risk assets‚ it be put
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