Swisher Mower and Machine Company Evaluating a Private Brand Distribution Opportunity Define the Problem Should Swisher Mower and Machine Company accept the private-brand distribution proposal made by a major national retail merchandise chain? If so‚ under what agreement conditions? List the Alternatives 1. Accept the private-brand distribution proposal 2. Employ a more aggressive advertising and sales effort to enter new markets recruit new dealers and assist current dealers 3. Initiate
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Ford Motor Company’s Value Enhancement 1. Does Ford have too much cash? The amount of cash that Ford is carrying on its balance sheet is too much considering that additional money not used for the advancement of the company belongs to the owners of the firm‚ the shareholders. Having too much cash on its balance sheet will be a disincentive to Ford’s employees who consequently will feel not feel an urgency to perform and add value to the company. Notwithstanding the fact that the company
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Introduction Toyota’s motor company is a Japanese automotive maker that has its headquarters in Toyota Aichi in Japan. Toyota manufactures a range of products line up that ranges from subcompact luxury and sports vehicles to trucks‚ buses‚ minivans‚ and SUVs. It produces about five brands of vehicles which include Lexus‚ Hino‚ Ranz‚ Scion and Toyota brand. The company holds stakes in various automotive companies such as Daihatsu‚ Isuzu‚ Tesla and Fuji. All of its products are manufactured red either
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Does Ford have too much cash? For this question‚ we need some measurement of liquidity to compare the turnover rate and reservation of cash for Ford‚ GM‚ Chrysler and compare those measurements in different years to see if Ford have too much liquidity which means too much cash. Quick ratio is liquidity measurement which is a variant of the current ratio. It focuses on quick assets‚ which are those assets likely to be converted to cash within a relatively short period of time. Quick ratio=
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Ford operates in the US auto mkt‚ a huge‚ but not a high growth market. Growth in last 7 yrs – 1% US players losing share to foreign players. Firms consolidating. Targeting smaller segments – large no of models‚ low sales volume / model Focus on fuel efficiency‚ alternate fuels. All firms targeting US mkt. Chrysler merged with Daimler Benz‚ breaking off now. Focussed on clean diesel Power - BLUETEC GM focussing on hybrid vehicles‚ tying up with Toyota. Toyota caught up with Ford in sales volume
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Swisher Mower and Machine Company Market and Marketing Mix Target Market Swisher Mower’s primary target market is industrial users located in the non-metropolitan areas. 75% of the company’s sales come from non-metropolitan areas‚ while 30% of sales are generated from wholesalers and 20% from dealer sales. Their target market is also in the Midwest and Southeast regions of the US. More specifically‚ Swisher targets consumers with over an acre of land and farmers with several hundred acres of
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Ford Motor Company The overview of the history of Ford Motor Company started when Henry Ford was one of eight children of William and Mary Ford. He was born on the family farm near Dearborn‚ Michigan on July 30‚ 1863‚ with only eight years of schooling; he went to Detroit at the age of 16 to work in the machine shops there. Three years later he returned to Dearborn‚ working part-time for Westinghouse Engine Company and spending the rest of his time in his own machine shop. After marrying Clara Bryant
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19 June 2011 Ford Motor Company: Over a Decade of Practice Makes Perfect The Ford Company has been a successful American owned auto industry since 1903. With Fords global marketing establishment‚ their great investments in alternative fuel sources and most importantly it’s commitment to diversity‚ community service and environmental responsibility served as a brilliant and strategic move on Ford Motor’s behalf. In his book The Ford Century‚ Russ Banham talked of the
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Summary Swisher Systems Corporation (SSC) is an industrial heating company that was established in 1949 (W.C. Benton‚ 2010). SSC is an innovator of flexible heating products‚ particularly with its knit and braided heating element. The heating element consists of a multi-stranded resistance wire which is knit and braided with fiberglass and is the center technology for most of all the Swisher Systems’ products. Swisher is also known in the heating industry as being the highest quality
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Evaluation of Toyota Motor Company (TMC) Information Systems May 23‚ 2007 by Ryan Norris in AssociatedContent.com The Toyota Motor Company is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world. To date‚ it has sold more than 8.8 million of its many makes and models of automobiles on five different continents around the globe. Founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda and headquartered in Toyota‚ Aichi‚ Japan‚ Toyota is a global leader in automotive technology and development. The company also makes trucks
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