SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE MBA Program Strategy and Tactics in Project Management Case Study - Goshe Corporation I’ve called this meeting to try to find out why we’re having a difficult time upgrading our EDP [Electronic Data Processing] Department to an MIS [Management Information Systems] Division‚” remarked Herb Banyon‚ executive vice president of Goshe Corporation. Last year we decided to give the EDP Department a chance to show that it could contribute to corporate profits by removing the department
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Altex Corporation Case Study: PROJ 6302 H1 1. Why was a risk management plan considered unnecessary? According to the contract award‚ contracts at that time did not require that a risk management plan be develop while according to the sponsor the risk management plan was not necessary because most of the new weapon systems requirements are established by military personnel who have no sense of reality about what it takes to develop a weapon system based on technology which does not even exist yet
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1) Estimate the WACC that is appropriate for discounting the Collinsville plant’s incremental cash flows. You should estimate and present each component of the WACC separately‚ explaining briefly but clearly what assumptions you are making for each of them. In the same spirit‚ estimate the appropriate all-equity cost of capital for the APV-based valuation. WACC calculation. WACC = RD*(1-t)*D/(D+E)+RE* E/(D+E) Cost of equity We assume that risk free rate (Rf) equals rate of long-term Treasury
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The history of the Carnival Corporation begins in 1972‚ when Ted Arison set up Carnival Cruise Lines as a subsidiary of the American International Travel Service. The first ship ran aground‚ but Arison remained steadfast in achieving his vision of a cruise line offering affordable vacation packages to middle-income consumers. By 1977‚ Carnival had three ships‚ and ten years later‚ as the industry leader‚ the company went public. In the early 1990s‚ Carnival began to diversify into land-based entertainment
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Variations should not be acted upon unless the change has been authorized by the recognized authority. An authorized change becomes a change order‚ which will affect the cost of the project. In the case of Millennium Erectors Corporation‚ regarding the R Square Residences project‚ there have been at least four variation orders issued in the past few months by the project engineer. Two of them will be studied for the sake of this report. The first example is the front
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Analysis of case 1.4 Sunbeam: The Revenue Recognition Principle 1. Company history ← In April 1996‚ Sunbeam appointed Albert Dunlap as its CEO and chairman. ← Immediately‚ the CEO began replacing nearly all of the upper management team and led the company into aggressive corporate restructuring. ← As at end of March 1997‚ the company arranged special sales contract with the wholesaler provided that the wholesaler could return all of the merchandise‚ with Sunbeam
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As I expressed in my previous letter addressed to you in May 2017‚ Cives Corporation (“Cives”) had significant concerns at that time involving the manner in which Starr Indemnity and Liability Company (“Starr”) has taken a position in the above litigation that is adverse to Cives. As you are aware‚ Cives is one of the insureds afforded coverage and a committed defense under the CCIP policy that Starr issued to Lend Lease for the River Point project. Starr’s prior position as expressed in your April
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To: Dan DiMicco From: McKensie Booth Subject: Strategic Management Date: 11/9/2010 Nucor Corporation Memo Response: Per your request I have analyzed Nucor Corporation and the steel industry. After performing both strategic and financial analysis I offer my recommendations. Executive Summary: Nucor Corporation was the most profitable steel producer in North America in both 2005 and 2006. It is regarded as a low-cost steel producer in the United States‚ and one of the most
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Organization‚ Location and Corporate Governance: The company which will be analyzed is TELUS corporation‚ the head office is located at 510 W. Georgia St‚ 23rd Floor‚ Vancouver‚ British Columbia‚ V6B 0M3. The chairman of the board of directors is R.H. (Dick) Auchinleck‚ the chief executive officer/president is Darren Entwistle‚ chief financial officer is Doug French. The corporate directors are Donald Woodley and John S. Lacey. Organizational Structure: TELUS provides a wide range of telecommunications
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liability of the shareholders. However‚ under certain circumstances the corporate entity may be disregarded. This is also known as piercing the corporate veil and is the most frequent method for holding the shareholders liable for the acts of a corporation. Corporate officers‚ directors and controlling shareholders have a general fiduciary duty of loyalty and care which should govern all their corporate conduct. Unless they breach that duty by gross negligence or acts in bad faith‚ they usually will
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