Case #8: Mattel and Toy Safety Case # 8 Mattel and Toy Safety Do you believe that Mattel acted in a socially responsible and ethical manner in regard to the safety of its toys? What should or could Mattel have done differently‚ if anything? I do believe that Mattel took an initiative of social responsibility and acted in an ethical manner. The issue of lead paint was introduced to the business. The company then addressed it to their overseas production facilities and took all
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in toy retailing in the late 1990s? Is this an attractive industry from the perspective of incumbents? Toys ‘R’ Us enjoyed a large market share of the toy retailing industry up to and through the 1980s and the toy industry in general experience a phenomenal annual growth of up to 26 percent‚ but this was to change in the following decade. In the late 1990’s the toy retail industry gained new entrants‚ among them Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart stocked the top twenty percent of the hottest-selling toys on
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QUESTION 1 i. Current Ratio = Current Assets/Current Liability = $ 14‚651‚000/$ 19‚639‚000 = 0.750 ii. Quick Ratio = (Current Assets – Inventory) / Current Liability = ($ 14‚651‚000 – $ 6‚136‚000) / $ 19‚539‚000 = 0.436 iii. Total Assets Turnover = Sales/Total Assets = $ 167‚310‚000/$ 108‚615‚000 = 1.540 iv. Inventory Turnover = COGS/Inventory = $ 117‚910‚000/$ 6‚136‚000 = 19.216 v. Receivable Turnover = Sales/Account Receivables = $ 167‚310‚000/$ 5‚473
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MG 640 Spin Master Toys (A): Finding A Manufacturer for E-Chargers 1.) Executive Summary: • Spin Master Toys core competencies are marketing and bringing creative toys to market. • Alex Perez should choose Wah Shing and utilize their core competencies of manufacturing electronic toys. • Electronic components can be difficult to acquire therefore Wah Shing’s relationships with suppliers will be beneficial. • Speed to market is key‚ therefore Wah Shing has the best capabilities
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ZABAWA LLC | FROM POLAND TO INDIA | A TOY COMPANY’S TRANSITION | Prepared For: Professor Ligia Maura Costa | Prepared By: Daniel BarmaschEric SnoddyMarco MichelNatalia BieszczaninSylwia Przeplata April 16‚ 2012 | | 1. Description of the Company 2 History 2 Structure of the Company 3 Product Description 3 2. Justifying International Expansion 4 3. Choosing a Country: PESTEL 6 Political Factors 7 Economic Factors 8 Socio-Cultural
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For many years now‚ the Heart of Veterans has been bringing joy to veterans and their families on Christmas day through our annual Christmas Food and Toy Drive. The Christmas Food and Toy Drive is not just about the toys and dinner-it is about the gift of inspiring hope and opportunity. The holiday season is a very special time of year filled with laughter‚ joy and anticipation. Children dream of having a gift to open‚ however many children of veterans experience the holidays without a gift or a
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CASE 3 It is late June‚ and Sandra‚ head of operations at Mintendo‚ and Bill‚ head of sales of We “R” Toys‚ are about to get together to discuss production and marketing plans for the next six months. Mintendo is the manufacturer of the popular Game Girl hand-held electronic game that is sold exclusively through We “R” Toys retail stores. The second half of the year is critical to Game Girl’s success‚ because a majority of its sales occur during the holiday shopping period. Sandra is worried
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about some of Woody Allan’s films‚ another was based on Quentin Taratino’s film’s. The topic I choose to write about was based on Pixar’s "Toy Story" films‚ and how they show the gradual loss of childhood innocence while teaching us many important life lessons and values. What motivated me to choose this topic instead of the others was when we decided to watch "Toy Story 3" in class. When the movie first came out I was about 14 or 15. I knew the movie was good because of the humor‚ great graphics‚ and
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Dinky Company produces small gadgets with brief economic lives. They have received firm commitments for one of their products in development‚ with a market life of the next three years. In order to begin production‚ Dinky must purchase additional machinery and lease additional production facilities. We will use the NPV to determine whether or not initiating production is in the best interest of Dinky Company. Question 1: Calculate Dinky’s weighted average cost of capital using market weights
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Solution to Case Problem Specialty Toys 10/24/2012 I. Introduction: The Specialty Toys Company faces a challenge of deciding how many units of a new toy should be purchased to meet anticipated sales demand. If too few are purchased‚ sales will be lost; if too many are purchased‚ profits will be reduced because of low prices realized in clearance sales. Here‚ I will help to analyze an appropriate order quantity for the company. II. Data Analysis: 1. 20‚0 00 .025 10‚0 00 30
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