Case 20: Aurora Textile Company Summary: In early 2003‚ Michael‚ CFO of Aurora Textile Company‚ is deciding whether or not to install a new machine called Zinser 351 in order to save the declined sales and increase its competitive force. In deciding whether or not to invest Zinser 351‚ it is important to get the NPV and the payback period. To get the NPV and the payback period‚ we firstly need to forecast the future cash flows that the new machine will generate. We found the ten-year NPV to be
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Haidilao is a famous company in China‚ which being well known as its attentive service quality and suitable public taste. It is really common to see there are hundreds of people waiting in line for the meal in the dinning time. This hotpot restaurant is a chain restaurant‚ which currently has 91 Straight Restaurant in domain that spread in 27 different provinces. There are lots of sub- products in Haidilao Company like sauce and seasonings; my product is Haidilao soup base which being well sold in
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This is a rare case of an Indian company making an unsolicited hostile bid for a foreign company. The Tangy Spices Ltd. has competencies in Indian spices. The major destination markets for the Tangy spices Ltd. exports have been the Europe and America. The competencies of Chilliano lie in Italian herbs and spices. The Indian company with the takeover wishes to synergies its operations in the world market. It also wants to take advantage of the reach enjoyed by the Italian company in several countries
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Company X would like to have a method to be able to quantitatively analyze if there’s a business case for creating production cells in the factory. The company currently operates in a job shop based manufacturing environment in which similar machines are grouped into functional departments. This means that the parts are moved from department to department through the manufacturing process. The company currently does not have any production cells‚ neither have they identified products which together
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margin. The strategies to be considered in this case can be based on: consumer segmentation‚ targeting and managing marketing mix. Key Issues Recent research indicated that do-it-yourself painters do not care much about the brand and‚ consequently‚ about the quality of the paint (brand reputation was the 4th key criteria mentioned by the buyers to choose a covering) and it has become a commodity for this kind of consumers. Also‚ the company has been facing strong environmental pressure
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3M Case Study 1. There are many examples of successful companies. To what extent is 3M justifiably highlighted as the ‘innovating machine’? 3M’s use’s an effective company culture that nurtures innovation and use’s an innovative range of management techniques and strategies that together have delivered long-term success. Some of the techniques 3M is noted for employing are: hiring good people and trusting them; this will bring about innovation and excellent performance. 3M ensured that
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Integrative Case: The Lincoln Electric Company Tony Slattery Everest University Abstract “We are a global manufacturer and the market leader of the highest quality welding‚ cutting and joining products. Our enduring passion for the development and application of our technologies allows us to create complete solutions that make our customers more productive and successful. We will distinguish ourselves through an unwavering commitment to our employees and a relentless drive to maximize
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Critical Factors Here is yet another case that proves to have many critical factors. We are dealing with a company that is downsizing‚ which may cause employee concerns. They are facing the need to make a decision on how to make the appropriate selection of employees to layoff‚ without facing Title VII discrimination violations‚ and they obviously have an issue that needs to be addressed with how the company is currently handling employee evaluations and appraisals. The most critical issue here
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Dimitri Sakellarides Case 18 Draft Bob Prescott‚ the comptroller for the Blue Ridge Mill‚ was weighing the pros and cons of adding a new-on site longwood woodyard. Two primary benefits for this new addition include eliminating the need to purchase shortwood from an outside supplier and creating an opportunity to sell shortwood on the open market. Also‚ the new woodward would reduce operating costs and increase revenues. Blue Ridge Mill currently purchases shortwood from the Shenandoah Mill‚ which
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Case 6-2: Birch Paper Company 1. Which bid should Northern Division accept that is in the best interests of Birch Paper Company? Northern Division should accept the bid of the Thompson division even though the bid from West Paper seems at first to be the best choice. In you calculate out the cost you find that Thompson actually has the lowest costs associated with them. Costs for Thompson are as follows: Linearboard and corrugating medium: Cost $400x70%= $168 plus Out of Pocket: $400x30%=120
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