Background Ocean Carriers Inc. is a shipping company specializing in the operation of capsizes bulk dry carriers. In January 2001‚ Mary Linn‚ the vice President of Finance for Ocean Carriers was evaluating the purchase of a new capsize carrier for a three years lease proposed by a motivated customer. The leasing contract offers very attractive terms‚ but no ship in Ocean Carrier’s current fleet met the customer’s requirements. In addition‚ this proposed contract is only for three years. Therefore
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Business Strategy Air AsiaCompany BackgroundAir Asia is one of the companies that very successful in adopting the cost leadership strategy as one of their competitive advantages. Air Asia had been established on 12 december 2001 with Dato Sri TonyFernandez as the CEO. As what the slogan says now everyone can fly which actually attract thecustomers to buy the ticket and also they offer a lot of promotions to many destinations around asia andcustomers are chasing around in getting their promotions
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Guide for Case Analyses “Ocean Carriers” Objectives of case: The key objective is to develop an understanding of how discounted cash flow analysis can be used to make investment and corporate policy decisions. 1. Determine the value and net present value of a real assets; 2. Distinguishing between book value and market value; 3. Identifying and forecasting incremental expected cash flows‚ including initial and ongoing capital expenditures‚ investment in net working capital‚
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(a) Statement of Problem. Ocean Carriers is evaluating a proposed three year lease of a ship. Currently‚ no ships in Ocean Carrier’s fleet meet the requirements of the customer. Since the new ship requires an investment of $39 million‚ Mary Linn‚ the Vice President of Finance for Ocean Carriers‚ needs to evaluate the proposal’s NPV and determine whether or not to accept the proposal by considering expected cash flows‚ tax implications‚ and future market conditions. (b) Statement
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SWOT has a long history as a tool of strategic and marketing analysis. No one knows who first invented SWOT analysis. It has features in strategy textbooks since at least 1972 and can now be found in textbooks on marketing and any other business disciplines. It advocates say that it can be used to gauge the degree of "fit" between the organisation’s strategies and its environment‚ and to suggest ways in which the organisation can profit from strengths and opportunities and shield itself against weaknesses
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INTRODUCTION * AirAsia Berhad is part of the AirAsia Group‚ a world-famous low cost airline that operates extensive networks both domestically and internationally. * Since pioneering the low-cost carrier (“LCC”) model in ASEAN in 2001‚ it has grown from a domestic airline to the leading airline in Malaysia serving more than 55 destinations from its five hubs in Malaysia. Along with its affiliates (Thai AirAsia‚ Indonesia AirAsia‚ Philippines’ AirAsia and AirAsia Japan)‚ AirAsia Group is the largest
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Eleven Swot Analysis Essays and Term Papers Essays 1 - 20 of 1000 1234567891011...50→ Coca Cola Swot Analysis balance strong threats. 3. Case example: drinks manufacturer Lets use SWOT analysis to consider the strategy of a hypothetical prominent soft drinks manufacturer... Save Paper Swot Analysis Urick and Orr in 1964 at a Seminar in Zurich‚ they changed the F to a W and called it SWOT Analysis (Morrison‚ 2009; Friesner‚T.‚2000). Concept The basic model... Save Paper Swot Analysis matching
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Ocean Carriers Objectives • Forecast pro-forma cash flows for a project • Estimate project values using Net Present Value (NPV) • Conduct sensitivity analysis for the forecast inputs Setting • January 2001 • Customer offering attractive terms on 3-year lease for a capesize carrier • Would require purchase of new carrier since existing fleet does not fulfill customer needs • Should it be purchased? Industry Dynamics • Revenue Drivers • Outlook in the: –
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AIR CARRIERS Question 1: What is the major advantage of air carriers? How does this advantage impact the inventory levels of those firms using air transportation? Explain how this advantage relates to the choice of modes when choosing between air carrier and other modes of freight and passengers transport. SPEED How does this advantage impact the inventory levels of those firms using air transportation? Lower inventory cost Lower related logistics cost Higher variable cost
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SWOT Analysis on T-Mobile MGMT303 January 27‚ 2013 T-Mobile USA‚ Inc. was first created in the early 2000s‚ headquartered in Bellevue‚ Washington owned by German-based Deutsche Telekom AG and its founder John W. Stanton. T-Mobile is a cell phone service that provides wireless voice messaging and data services in the United States‚ Puerto Rico and the Virgin islands. The company is the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. market. In 2005 T-Mobile had reached 20 million customers‚ following
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