Case: Shouldice Questions for Discussion 1. What is the bundle of benefits purchased by the consumer? In other words‚ what is the Shouldice value proposition? In what ways is Shouldice’s offering different from other hospitals? 2. What is the target group of customers‚ and what do they have in common apart from a hernia? 3. How are the benefits delivered to those customers—how does the production process work? You might like to think of this as a factory with people as the work in process
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Session 2 Case: Laura Ashley Holdings plc: That Battle for Survival Study Questions: 1. Assess Laura Ashley’s recent performance. How serious is the company’s present predicament? 2. Identify reasons for poor and deteriorating financial performance. 3. What strategy recommendations would you offer to Mr. Cheong that would best serve the interests of Laura Ashley’s shareholders? Session 3 Case: Global Wine War 2009: New World versus Old Study
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American Connector Company (A) Assignment Questions: 1.How serious is the threat of DJC to American Connector Company? 2.How bug are the cost differences between DJC’s plant and American Connector’s Sunnyvale plant? Consider both DJC’s performance in Kawasaki and its potential in the United States. 3.What accounts for these differences? How much of the differences is inherent in the way each of the two companies compete? How much is due strictly to differences in the efficiency of hte operations
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Management Strategy Case Questions Case 5: Panera Bread Company 1. What is Panera Bread’s strategy? Which of the four generic competitive strategies discussed in Chapter 3 most closely fit the competitive approach that Panera Bread is taking? What specific kind of competitive advantage is Panera bread trying to achieve? 2. What does a SWOT analysis of Panera Bread reveal about the overall attractiveness of its situation? Does the company have any core competencies or distinctive competencies
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Questions for Consideration When Preparing Cases Riley Supply 1. Use a spreadsheet program such as excel. Keep all numbers for a particular year in the same column. 2. Prepare two indirect statements of cash flows. One for 2004-2005 and one for 2005-2006. 3. Calculate common sized income statements for each year. 4. Calculate all financial ratios. Use “A Basic Set of Financial Ratios” from Desire2Learn as a guide. 5. Identify the major factors influencing Riley’s cash flow. Use the cash flow statements
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CASE QUESTIONS Cash Flows and Value. Cost of Capital Case 1: Hop-In Food Stores‚ Inc. 1. Determine the correct price for this particular IPO. Use several methods to do this and compare them. 2. What extra information would you try to acquire in a real life situation? Case 2: Chem-Cal Corporation 1. How do you calculate the WACC for this firm? 2. What is the cost of capital of the debt‚ preferred stock‚ and common stock (assume the equity beta is 1.22)? 3. Calculate the WACC. How can a WACC be used
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Wen-hsin Hsu Questions of Cases Case 1: Accounting for the iPhone at Apple Presentation date: Oct 22 (Authors: Brochet‚ Francois;Palepu‚ Krishna G.;Barley‚ Lauren) 1. In your opinion‚ are GAAP or non-GAAP numbers most reflect the economic reality in Apple? 2. Discuss the impact on financial statements for GAAP and non-GAAP numbers. 3. Should APPLE lobby for their non-GAAP numbers to be sanctioned by FASB? 4. Does it matter if the revenue recognition rule for smartphone changes? Case 2: Bausch& Lomb
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CASE 01 - MYSTIC MONK COFFEE 1. Has Father Daniel Mary established a future direction for the Carmelite Monks of Wyoming? What is his vision for the monastery? What is his vision for Mystic Monk Coffee? What is the mission of the Carmelite Monks of Wyoming? 2. Does it appear that Father Daniel Mary has set definite objectives and performance targets for achieving his vision? 3. What is Father Prior’s strategy for achieving his vision? What competitive advantage might Mystic Monk Coffee’s strategy
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Heinz? American Greetings Case 1.The shares of American Greetings are currently trading at an EBITDA multiple that is at the bottom of its peer group. Do you think a 3.5-times multiple is appropriate for American Greetings? If not‚ what multiple of EBITDA do you think is justified? What is the implied share price that corresponds to that multiple? 2. Please model cash flows for American Greetings for fiscal years 2012 through 2015 based on the two sets of ratios in case Exhibit 8. Based on the discounted
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Case: IRON ORE COMPANY OF ONTARIO ASSIGNMENT: 1. Where are the bottlenecks in IOCO’s operation? 2. How should IOCO deploy its shovels? 3. Should IOCO stockpile ore? When? How much? Case: Dynatrol Corporation: Andover Assembly Division ASSIGNMENT: 1. What are the most urgent problems confronting Jan Havel at the Andover Assembly Plant? 2. What sequence of actions would you recommend to address them? 3. How difficult will it be to "sell" your actions to Murphy
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