Case 12-4 Wayside Inns‚ Inc. 1. Pro side: The proposed expansion appears to meet the firm’s stated expansion criteria; The existing inn is clearly operating at or near its practical capacity; The analysis is based on one year only‚ and it ignores the fact that the management and reservation fees stay within the overall firm. Con side: The ROI is projected to decrease with the investment; The turnover count might be grossly overstated. This depends on how these data are collected. The same person
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WAYSIDE INN INC CASE STUDY 2. Company Analysis Wayside Inns was formed in 1980 as the successor to United Motels Enterprises‚ a company that operated several franchised motels under licensing agreements from two national chains. Wayside has been experiencing brisk business and is currently operating at near full capacity. To capture more business Wayside is considering a 40-room expansion for the motel. We shall evaluate the company using a SWOT analysis. Threats - Competitors are expected
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Introduction The Amber Inns & Suites‚ Inc. is a 250 property hotel chain in the western and Rocky Mountain states. Amber Inn & Suites‚ Inc. was established in 1979 and is made up of 250 hotel chain properties each consisting an average of 120 individual guest rooms or suite units. Amber Inn & Suites‚ Inc. can be found in locations among ten western and Rocky Mountain States with two hundred fifty different property hotel chains. On average‚ each property consists of one hundred twenty individual
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Amber Inn & Suites‚ Inc. Case Recap Amber Inn & Suites‚ Inc. is a 250 property hotel chain with locations in 10 western and Rocky Mountain States. As a special assistant to the corporation the goal is to prepare a comprehensive analysis with the possibility of establishing a solid base for future growth. (Kerin and Peterson‚ 2010). This case study will provide a summary and analysis of Amber Inn & Suites‚ Inc. options and an examination into the company’s strengths‚ weaknesses‚ threats
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Kaitlin Tolley MGT 331 Case 4: MagRec Inc. 1. If I were the manager I would have pushed for a more moral‚ honest solution to the problem with Partco. The company should have owned up to the poor quality parts and offer to fix any damaged parts for customers. Even though it would have cost the company time and money‚ it was the right thing to do. I think that if the company were to explain the situation to Partco- with the one bad batch of parts‚ and assured them that it wouldn’t happen again and
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Case 4: MAGREC‚ Inc. 1.) Place yourself in the role of the manager. What should you do now? After considering what happened‚ would you change any of your behaviors? If I was Pat: Even though Fred wants me to fire Dinah‚ I believe that if I was to fire her‚ Dinah would file a lawsuit for wrongful discharge. My values and morals should not be the deciding factor in determining if Dinah’s actions are grounds for dismal. As such‚ I would meet with Fred‚ and explain to him the result
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The Magnolia Inn sets on a bluff over-looking the Pacific Ocean in scenic Half Moon Bay California. The sole owners of the Magnolia are Jim and Nancy Anderson. They have some necessary experience as they owned and operated a motel until approximately one year ago. This motel was sold to help raise the funds necessary to purchase and renovate the Victorian home used to house the Magnolia Inn. The owners plan on being hands on owners who will be involved in all aspects of the operation of this venture
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Introduction Amber Inn & Suite‚ Inc. was built in 1979 and is composed of 250 hotels chain empire of which each consisting an average of 120 exquisite guest rooms or suite units. The profits are $422.6 million and deficits of $15.7 million. The Amber Inns & Suite have total of 30‚000 rooms. The Company’s objective is to cater mainly to professional clienteles that are traveling with fabulous guest rooms at an economical price. Amber Inn & Suites‚ Inc. is located in areas amid ten western and Rocky
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Apple Inc. is a global computer manufacturing company that is going through major changes in its organizational culture and it’s organizational structure due to several events of the past few years. This is a company that grew extremely fast in little time‚ that their management found themselves not being able to keep their operations and finances under control. Apple Inc. has been forced to reevaluate and redesign it’s organizational culture and organizational structure to avoid bankruptcy. The
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Case 4: Distortions Caused By Inappropriate Allocation Base Chocolate Bars‚ Inc. Case Background. Chocolate Bars‚ inc. (CBI) manufactures chocolate candy bars with three variants – Almond Dream‚ Krispy Krackle‚ and Creamy Crunch. There are 2 distinct production processes for each product of CBI. Process 1 is labor intensive using a high proportion of direct materials and labor. Process 2 uses special packing equipment that wraps individual candy bars and packs it into a box of 24 bars. After which
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