Case Study Finance - EDHEC MBAUnited Metal | | Background We refer to the case in the finance textbook for the details. Throughout our efforts in determining the right decision for United Metal‚ our team decided to calculate the difference between the ‘Make’ or ‘Buy’ options‚ using the numbers given in the case. However‚ in order to determine the net present value (NPV) and make appropriate recommendations‚ a risk adjusted discount rate (rate-of-return or ‘r’) needs to be incorporated.
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United Metals has decided to launch the production of a new product‚ the firm is expecting this project to last over 8 years. The issue at hand is to know whether it would be more advantageous for United Metals to produce the components itself or to directly buy them from one of its suppliers‚ Amalgamated Components. In order to arbitrage between the “make” and “buy” decision we will calculate the Net Present Value of both these options. In order to do so we will first compute the annual cash flows
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Cumberland Metal Industries capitalize on their evolving position as a leader in the curled metal industry and effectively launch their new curled metal cushion pads to be positioned as the “new industry standard” in the pile driving market. In order to successfully launch this product‚ we first and foremost recommend that CMI acquire a patent to prevent this product from being copied and imitated‚ thus avoiding the entry of competitors. The associated value and advantages of CMI’s metal cushion pads
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Curled Metal Inc.—Finding the Perfect Price Brief Description of Company and the Situation Curled Metal Inc. (CMI) specializes in selling metal-based products to various markets. With over $55 million in annual sales (FY 2007‚ Exhibit A)‚ they’ve managed to capture 80% of the automobile industry’s market share by developing and selling a highly specialized product‚ Slip Seal‚ designed just for auto manufacturers. They’ve seen a recent slip in sales (a loss of nearly 10% from 2006 to 2007‚ Exhibit
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WHAT IS METAL? A metal is a chemical element that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat. Metals are malleable and ductile and have lustrous appearance. They have moderate to high physical constants and high tensile strength. Metals are further divided into two main groups - ferrous and non ferrous metals. TYPES OF METAL • FERROUS METAL These are metals which contain iron. They may have small amounts of other metals or other elements added‚ to give the required properties
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Oxidation & Reduction I. Metal-Metal Ion Displacement II. Halogen Displacement Reactions INTRODUCTION A series of experiments had been conducted to determine the order of displacement strengths of the metals and halogen chosen for the experiments. A displacement reaction is a reaction in which one element(metal or non-metal) displaces another element(metal or non-metal) from its salt solution. In the displacement reaction of metals‚ the more electropositive metal will displace the less
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Chemistry - Module 2 - Metal 1. Metals have been extracted and used for many thousands of years * Outline and examine some uses of different metals through history‚ including contemporary uses‚ as uncombined metals or as alloys. Contemporary Uses of common metals Metal | Uses | Iron and Steel (an alloy with <2% carbon)Good tensile strength‚ cheap‚ rusts (corrodes) | - Railways‚ bridges‚ buildings- motor cars bodies‚ ships and trains- Engine blocks‚ fire hydrants‚ drainage
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Metals and Non-metals Elements are divided mainly into two groups on the basis of physical and chemical properties – Metal and Non-metal. Metals: Part - I Physical Properties of Metals:- Hardness:- Most of the metals are hard‚ except alkali metals‚ such as sodium‚ potassium‚ lithium‚ etc. Sodium‚ potassium‚ lithium etc. are very soft metals‚ these can be cut using knife. Strength:- Most of the metals are strong and have high tensile strength. Because of this big structures are made using metals
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Metal Works Case study Project Summary- Metal-Works is a manufacturer of steel products such as steel safety boxes and cabinets. At present‚ the company has two existing manufacturing facilities in Delaware and Iowa. The new appointed CEO of Metal-Works Corporation wants to re-configure the network for the company. The present configuration is believed to not be optimum. As an initiative to improve this situation‚ the CEO has decided to hire a consultant to analyze the current distribution centers
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The “Cumber-Coil”: A Revolutionary Product for the Value-Conscious SITUATION ANALYSIS Cumberland Metals Industries developed a new type of cushion pad for pile drivers made of curled metal. The 11.5 inch “Cumber-Coil” was tested by two different companies on two different projects and was found to far exceed the performance of the existing market-dominant product‚ the asbestos pad. The Cumber-Coil weighed half what the asbestos pad did and boasted a 33% faster driving time‚ 60% reduction in
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