was that of WorldCom. In 1983 Bernie Ebbers and several other people invested in a newly formed company in Clinton‚ Mississippi called Long Distance Discount Services‚ Inc. (LDDS). LDDS was a provider of long distance telephone service to residential and commercial markets. Ebbers became CEO of LDDS in 1985. In 1989 the company merged with Advantage Companies‚ Inc. and became publicly traded. In 1995 the company name was changed to LDDS WorldCom‚ and later to just WorldCom. WorldCom grew to be
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improvement of quality and competitiveness of product Performed by student of the group IBM-21 Inyamah Nnanna Credit book number MO 08-028 Supervisor: Assistant professor Marynenko N.Iu. Ternopil 2010 Contents Introduction..................................................................................................4 Acknowledgement.......................................................................................5 Chapter 1: Quality and Competitiveness
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Cost of Quality In current context same meaning: Quality Costs‚ Cost of Quality‚ Cost of Poor Quality Impact of Costs Price Erosion Sales Profit +Warranty Cost +Material allowance Ideal $ Variable Cost Spread of break-even zone Fixed Cost Quantity Yield -> Waste -> (from design‚ defects‚ efficiency) -> impact costs Why Focus on Cost of Poor Quality? Price Erosion Profit Profit Profit Profit Total Cost to manufacture and deliver products Cost of Poor Quality COPQ Cost of Poor Quality
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KAPLAN DAVID KIRON Accounting Fraud at WorldCom WorldCom could not have failed as a result of the actions of a limited number of individuals. Rather‚ there was a broad breakdown of the system of internal controls‚ corporate governance and individual responsibility‚ all of which worked together to create a culture in which few persons took responsibility until it was too late. — Richard Thornburgh‚ former U.S. attorney general1 On July 21‚ 2002‚ WorldCom Group‚ a telecommunications company with
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Cost-Quality Relationship Memo Ziv Mor Western Governors University TO: John D. Doe‚ Department Supervisor FROM: Zeav Mor‚ Quality Assurance DATE: April 1st‚ 2012 SUBJECT: Costs of Quality An important aspect for our consideration includes the costs of quality. Considering our product is not affected by place‚ income‚ sex‚ race‚ age‚ or any environmental concern‚ the profit margins should be considered higher. However‚ it is crucial to recognize three costs of quality
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prices‚ improved credit rating resulting in lower borrowing costs‚ higher incentive compensation for executive management etc. Some of the creative accounting schemes perpetrated by companies include improper revenue and expense recognition‚ faulty accounting in connection with business combinations‚ and wrongful use of off- balance-sheet arrangements. . Listed companies engage in creative accounting practices include the usual smooth earnings‚ balance-sheet financing‚ abuse of mergers and acquisitions
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CASE FOR QUALITY Measuring the Cost of Quality For Management by Gary Cokins T he quality movement has used the term cost of quality (COQ) for decades. But few organizations have actually adopted a reliable and repeatable method for measuring and reporting COQ and applied it to improve operations. Is the administrative effort just not worth the benefits‚ or is there a deeper problem with the methodology for measuring COQ? What COQ Should Do At an operational level‚ quality management
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1. Costs of Quality: There are four major categories: 1. Prevention costs are associated with preventing defects before they happen (need additional time‚ effort‚ and money). Companies employ many techniques to prevent defects for example statistical process control‚ quality engineering‚ training‚ and a variety of tools from total quality management (TQM). 2. Appraisal costs (Inspection costs) are incurred when the firm assesses the performance level of its processes 3. Internal failure costs
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Nike‚ Inc Cost of Capital NorthPoint Large Cap Fund was considering whether to buy Nike’s stock or not. Nike was experiencing declines in sales growth‚ declines in profits and market share. However‚ Nike decided it would increase exposure in mid-price footwear and apparel lines‚ and it also commits to cut down expenses. The market responded with mixed signals to Nike’s changes. Kimi Ford‚ the portfolio manager at NorthPoint‚ did a cash flow estimation‚ and ask her assistant‚ Joanna Cohen to estimate
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Industrial research report COST OF POOR QUALITY SUBMITED TO: MR. AZHAR NISAR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Mr. At Gulistan-e-Johur Karachi. RESEARCH VISIT BY STUDENTS Dear Sir‚ Assalam o alikum Bahria University is federally accredited University based at Islamabad with its campus at Karachi. University is educating is students in the fields the of management science‚ computer‚ Engineering‚ Medical and Dental Surgery. Management science students are guided to carry out subject
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