finance that growth internally by its efficient use of working capital and its profitability. Dell’s Competitive Advantage: The extent of Dell’s working capital advantage over its competitors can be assessed using data contained in Table A of the case on days sales of inventory (DSI) for Dell and its competitors. In 1994 and 1995‚ Dell’s DSI was about half the level of its competitors. In January 1996‚ for example‚ Dell had inventory to cover 32 days of sales while Compaq Computer had inventory
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William Faulkner William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County‚ with Jefferson as its county seat‚ is both a mythical and actual place. Yoknapatawpha county is 2400 square miles in area and has a population of 15‚611 persons. Jefferson has an actual jail‚ town square‚ old houses‚ and Old Frenchman’s Place‚ even a railroad. Faulkner’s "Yoknapatawpha County" is in reality Lafayette County‚ and "Jefferson" is actually Oxford. The Faulkner family lived there since before the Civil War. This is
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Orange County Fire Authority is one of the biggest departments in southern California. It was founded as Orange County Fire Department in 1980 and declared bankruptcy in December 1994. Then three months later in March 1995‚ it reopened as Orange County Fire Authority with a new Fire Chief. It now has seventy-one fire stations‚ four helicopters‚ a wildland unit‚ and a hazmat unit. It has over one thousand full-time firefighters‚ two hundred reserve firefighters‚ covering twenty-three cities‚ and protecting
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And the firm willing to pay YSL’s normally billing rates. 2.0 Answer the question (a) The full cost of the Surenex engagement including indirect costs and direct costs. Direct costs consist of travel cost and cost of conducting surveys. In the case‚ direct cost means direct charge is about $3‚000. The professional compensation charges include partner $4‚800 and professional staff $4‚000. Each of engagement receives an allocation of overhead based on professional compensation charges. The data
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For decades Emergency Management has focused primarily on preparedness. Since part of Wayne County is on the coastal plain‚ and is bordered by the Neuse River that extends up to Raleigh which is over 50 miles away the county is at a risk for flooding. Floods are the most common natural disaster in the U.S.‚ and nearly everybody has some risk of flooding. Wayne County preparedness to a flood is noteworthy. Virtually every U.S. state‚ and territory has experienced floods. The Federal Emergency Management
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who tried the product found value in it. The target segment of the soap is women in the age group 18-35 years. The name “Sehra” is a headdress worn by grooms during weddings. Giving a masculine accessory’s name to a soap targeted at women is a case of incorrect positioning. The ad campaigns developed focused more on the Jasmine fragrance than the ‘purity’ aspect. Decision: “Sehra” should be launched nation-wide. Marketing Plan: Price: The purchase value as well as quantity increased when
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signs of farm labor have left their mark on the hardworking citizens of Harrison County for over 200 years. This year we celebrate the Bicentennial of Indiana and the tremendous achievements of our Hoosiers during the past two centuries. The history of Harrison County is inextricably intertwined with its history of agriculture. To this day‚ farming and agriculture are a crucial part of the economy in Harrison County; although‚ earlier in our county’s history‚ agriculture was not only a critically
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Florida Atlantic University Star River Electronics Ltd. – Case Analysis Case Summary Star River Electronics is a joint venture company that has gained respect within the industry for producing high quality CD-ROMs to major software companies. In the mid 1990s‚ multimedia products created a high demand for CD-ROMs‚ allowing manufacturing companies of all sizes to enter the market. As a result‚ an oversupply ensued causing prices to decline as much as 40%. Star River survived a period
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Philips versus Matsushita Case summary of Philips: The company has built its success on worldwide portfolio of responsive national organizations (NO). The company was established by Gerard Philips and his father opened a small light bulb factory in Eindhoven‚ Holland in 1892.The company faced a tough fall. Gerald then recruited his brother Anton‚ a salesman and manager. In 1900 it became the 3rd largest producer of light-bulb in Europe and in 1912 Philips
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The case study presented a decision that needs to be made by Compass Records between owning and producing or licensed the recording rights for an up and coming Dublin folk music star‚ Adair Roscommon. Both scenarios offer different benefits and risks. Within the attached spreadsheet‚ each option has been analyzed based on their own specific cost structures over a span of year 0 – year 3‚ with equal sales figures. To begin‚ I will speak about the results of the two cash flow analyses‚ which
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