End of Book Case Studies 16/7/03 3:16 PM Page 642 end-of-book End-of-book: Case studies Q 643 case studies 19 Think design and performance— think Sunbeam Café Series Nicole Stegemann‚ School of Management and International Business‚ University of Western Sydney The history of Sunbeam dates back to 1883 in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ when T J Clark and J K Stewart formed a partnership to manufacture clipping and grooming machinery for horses‚ later expanding into sheep-shearing equipment. The Chicago
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1. The changes made by Al Dunlap gave him the ability to gain stronger control over the future of Sunbeam. His goal was to double revenue and dramatically improve operating margins‚ and he put in place a number of measures to achieve it. Let’s analyze each of these measures individually: a) Replacing Senior Management team: Dunlap fired the entire existing Senior Management team and brought on people from his previous company‚ Scott Paper. Given their history of working together closely‚ this
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1. Analyze the changes that Al Dunlap had initiated at Sunbeam after being hired from a strategic perspective. Did the changes started by Dunlap allow him opportunities to manage earnings? First‚ after Al Dunlap was hired‚ Dunlap wanted to surround himself with loyal executives‚ such as Mr. Kersh‚ and fired the existing senior managers. This strategy make Dunlap easily get consensus for his points. Second‚ his immediate strategy was to aggressively cut the costs by eliminating excessive staffs
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Sunbeam was a company originated in Chicago started off with manufacturing electrical appliances in 1910. Over 50 years‚ Sunbeam had produced different products from a food mixer to an electric blanket. The company acquired their rivalry company- Oster Company in 1960. However‚ the company turned over into different hands. In 1981‚ Sunbeam was acquired by Allegheny International‚ but it went bankruptcy 7 years later. Paul Kazarian and two other partners bought Sunbeam company from Allegheny International’s
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Analysis Company Sunbeam has offered innovative products to household families for over 100 years and is a publicly traded company. In 1910 Sunbeam introduced their first iron. In 1930 Sunbeam introduced the Mixmaster stand mixer. The mix master stand mixer became the single most popular small kitchen appliance in the country. In 1998‚ the US Postal Service dedicated a stamp in honor of the famous Mixmaster as one of the country’s greatest innovations. Sunbeam has been known for these and
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Sunbeam Case 1. Analyze the changes that Al Dunlap had initiated at Sunbeam after being hired from a strategic perspective. Did the changes started by Dunlap allow him opportunities to manage earnings? 2. Focus on the allegations made by Barron’s about Sunbeam’s accounting. Do you find any red flags that may support these allegations by looking at the "as reported" financials of Sunbeam? 3. Compare the "as reported" and "restated" financials of Sunbeam. Do you see any evidence supporting the
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In 1897 John K. Stewart and Thomas Clark incorporated their Chicago Flexible Shaft Company‚ which made horse trimming and sheep shearing machinery.[4] In 1910 the company produced its first Sunbeam branded household appliance‚ the Princess Electric Iron. The company did not officially change its name to Sunbeam until 1946.[5] In 1928‚ the company’s head designer‚ Swedish immigrant Ivar Jepson‚ invented the Mixmaster mixer. Introduced in 1930‚ it was the first mechanical mixer with two detachable
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Analysis of case 1.4 Sunbeam: The Revenue Recognition Principle 1. Company history ← In April 1996‚ Sunbeam appointed Albert Dunlap as its CEO and chairman. ← Immediately‚ the CEO began replacing nearly all of the upper management team and led the company into aggressive corporate restructuring. ← As at end of March 1997‚ the company arranged special sales contract with the wholesaler provided that the wholesaler could return all of the merchandise‚ with Sunbeam paying
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Sunbeam Healthcare A Business Proposal to Improve Efficiency and Customer Service by Focusing on Teamwork Prepared for Mary Ivyland Senior Vice President‚ Business Development Sunbeam Healthcare Prepared by Manager‚ Call Center Operations Sunbeam Healthcare May 06‚ 2013 Sunbeam Healthcare A Business Proposal to Improve Efficiency and Customer Service by Focusing on Teamwork Executive Summary Background Sunbeam Healthcare
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Additional Cases for the Course The case readings have been developed solely as a basis for class discussion. The case readings are not intended to serve as a source of primary data or as an illustration of effective or ineffective auditing. Reprinted by permission from Jay C. Thibodeau and Deborah Freier. Copyright © Jay C. Thibodeau and Deborah Freier; all rights reserved. 1••• ( Case 61 ® Enron Enrori’s First Few Years hi~ 1985 Enron had assets along the three major stages of the supply
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