Case Summary Digital Semiconductor was a business unit of Digital Equipment Corporation. John Gavin‚ the DS group controller‚ wanted the finance department to find ways to add value and better support the division because the DS business strategy had many changes over the past five years and the division was still operating at a loss. History: The semiconductor division which was a part of Digital Equipment Corporation expanded rapidly in the 1970s. Digital was financially very successful in 1988
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Introduction Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is a proprietary hospital management company. The company has been following an acquisitive strategy by taking over hospital companies and not-for-profit hospitals. The firm is also considering expanding into new health service areas like home health care and outpatient surgery. The company is at a crossroads with regard to its financial goals; HCA currently faces the likelihood of adverse changes to the Medicare/Medicaid policy which could strain
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Cervus Equipment Corporation‚ was found in the 1990s to manages and consolidate farm equipment dealerships. It is based in Calgary‚ Alberta. It is in partnership with original equipment manufacturers and has branched out into the construction and long haul manufacturing industries. It has also increased its geographic foot print by moving into New Zealand and Australia. The company has successfully grown through acquisition‚ and has grown its revenue from $56 million to $979 in a pace of 11 years
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Colour coding hospital cleaning materials and equipment Reference number 0429 Central Alert System (CAS) reference NPSA/2007/15 Issue date10 January 2007 Action date (if applicable) (date field)31 March 2008 DH Gateway reference 7469 TypeAlert This Safer Practice Notice introduced the National Colour Coding Scheme for hospital cleaning materials and equipment. This ensured that these items are not used in multiple areas‚ therefore reducing the risk of cross-infection. Most hospitals already had a
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other languages for years. 1959: COBOL COBOL‚ the Common Business Oriented Language‚ was invented in 1959. This is a business programming language that allowed for computer programs to be easily read. 1960: PDP-1 DEC‚ or the Digital Equipment Corporation was founded by Kenneth Olsen and Harland Anderson in 1957. In 1960‚ DEC introduced the Programmed Data Processor‚ or PDP-1. The PDP-1 was a mainframe computer famous for its low costs. Compared to other computers that generally cost more than
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Douglas Murray McGregor (1906 – 1 October 1964) was a Management professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and president of Antioch College from 1948 to 1954.[1] He also taught at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. His 1960 book The Human Side of Enterprise had a profound influence on education practices. McGregor died‚ aged 58‚ in Massachusetts. In 1994‚ the School of Adult and Experiential Learning at Antioch College was renamed the "McGregor School" in his honor. It was later
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credibility of the IOFM’s CPC Program rests comfortably on the credentials of Executive Director Chris Doxey‚ CAPP‚ CCSA‚ CICA‚ who has held senior finance‚ internal controls‚ and controller positions at large corporations‚ including Digital Equipment Corporation‚ Compaq Computer Corporation and Hewlett Packard. Complementing her leadership are the decades of experience of other IOFM staff
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Hewlett-Packard Company‚ a global provider of computers and imaging solutions‚ was focused on making computers and imaging technology. Compaq Computer Corporation was a leading provider of enterprise technology and solutions. Compaq designed developed and manufactured hardware‚ software‚ solutions and services‚ computers and communication equipments. The basic idea was: value and performance of the two companies combined would be greater than the sum of the separate individual parts‚ complementing
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decision? (c) How should Davises react to Adidas’ planned acquisition of Reebok? What aspects of New Balance’s operations strategy should they change? (d) Moving forward‚ how important is the NB2E initiative for New Balance? Crown Equipment Corporation: Design Services Strategy Assignment Questions: 1.What has been Crown’s competitive strategy? What role has design played in supporting this strategy? What role has operations played in supporting this strategy? 2.Why has Crown’s
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notorious‚ Kevin Mitnick. He has been a major thorn in the side of many companies computer networks since the beginning. His first major “crack” was in 1979‚ “. . .when a friend gave him the phone number for the Ark‚ the computer system at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) used for developing their RSTS/E operating system software. He broke into DEC’s computer network and copied DEC’s software. . .”[5] This in turn gave him not only the ability to make free phone calls but also listen in and eavesdrop on
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