Mattel’s Chinese Sourcing Crisis of 2007 As globalization continues‚ and supply chains expand across the globe‚ how does a company like Mattel assess the risks associated with the way it does business? Bob Eckhart‚ CEO of Mattel (US)‚ had a problem Mattel had discovered on July 30 that a number of its toys manufactured in China contained lead paint The following month had seen a series of recalls‚ rising political tensions between the United States and Chinese governments‚ and a suicide
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COMPUTING NPV and IRR PCP Pj vs STATUS QUO STRYKER Case decrease in purchases from contract manufacturers less incremental Stryker manufacturing costs Operating income from project less architect and engineering fees pre-tax income less taxes at 36% After-tax income add back Building depreciation add back Equipment depreciation add back It & other equipment depreciation Subtotal plus NCW Savings Subtotal Cash Flow Terminal Value‚ at book value Hurdle rate Discount factor at 15% PV of Cash Flows Sum
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GBUS 450 Case Study 3: Developing a Sourcing Strategy at Medwell Pharmaceutical Corporation Case Background Medwell Pharmaceutical Corporation (MPC)‚ Inc. is a medium-sized (but growing) pharmaceutical company located in central New Jersey. The company’s new drugRegenerix has recently been approved for commercialization by FDA. MPC knows it must manage its product launch quickly and effectively‚ in order to occupy the market. As a result of an earlier study
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questionable living standards. In 1978‚ China began the transition from a planned market economy to a more capitalistic‚ free market economy. Ever since then‚ numerous reform policies have been implemented and Liou (2010) says that these policies lead to an: Increase economic growth and improve the quality of public life. These policies have promoted private business development in China and have gradually changed the Chinese system from a totally government-controlled planning system to a market-oriented
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non-programmed decisions Prepared by: Rehab Mohamed Abd El Rasoule PROGRAMMED AND NONPROGRAMMED DECISIONS Programmed decisions: Programmed decision are decisions that have been made so many times in the past that managers have developed rules or guideline to be applied when certain situations are expected to occur in a certain situation. Another definition: It’s made in accordance with written or unwritten policies‚ procedures‚ or rules that simplify decision making
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Decision making is an essential leadership skill. If you can learn how to make timely‚ well-considered decisions‚ then you can lead your team to well-deserved success. If‚ however‚ you make poor decisions‚ your time as a leader will be brutally short. To determine what leads people to make bad decisions‚ it’s helpful to consider what we would need to create the ideal decision-making environment. Most theories on decision-making are based on what the rational decision maker will do when faced with
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Why are strategic decisions different from other kinds of decisions? How? Why? Strategic decisions differ from other kinds of decisions because they are broad in scale‚ resource intensive‚ long term in nature‚ and surrounded by uncertainties. Strategic decisions are rare and usually have no precedent to follow‚ they are significant‚ resource intensive and require a lot of commitment at all levels. In addition‚ strategic decisions set the standard upon which lesser decisions and future actions
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A decision is a choice that a person makes after going through hundreds of possibilities and their outcomes‚ it is the conclusion reached after thorough consideration. Important decisions to make are very difficult to do because they can have a toll on ones future. As we see a rise on technological advancements the world continues to seem much smaller as our minds open up to different great possibilities‚ and the opportunities become endless‚ making life changing decisions harder than before because
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14 more barangays benefit from 4Ps by Erika P. Castillejo Qualified poor households from 14 barangays attended the second phase of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development at the Engineer’s Hill covered court last Jan. 12 with the theme “Kaya ng Pinoy tumawid sa kaunlaran.” The first phase was done last year benefiting 10 barangays in the city. DSWD director Porfiria Bernardez gave an opening message before the actual processing of
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Decision-making is an essential aspect of modern management. It is a primary function of management. A manager’s major job is sound/rational decision-making. He takes hundreds of decisions consciously and subconsciously. Decision-making is the key part of manager’s activities. Decisions are important as they determine both managerial and organizational actions. A decision may be defined as "a course of action which is consciously chosen from among a set of alternatives to achieve a desired result
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