BIRCH PAPER COMPANY CASE ANALYSIS Executive Summary Birch Paper Company is a medium sized‚ partly-integrated paper company. It produces white and craft papers and paperboard. It has four producing divisions and a timberland division – The Thompson division converts the paperboard output into corrugated box and prints and colors the outside surface of the box. The Northern division produces the paper box‚ while the Southern division supplies the corrugating medium and inner and outer liners. Timberland
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Birch Paper 1 How would you resolve the transfer pricing conflict? Present calculations to support your arguments. The three bids (per thousand boxes) are as follows: Thompson division: $480 West Paper Company: $430 Eire Papers: $432 West Paper Company is the cheapest of the three although it is an outsider (as is Eire Papers). The manager of the Northern Division‚ William Kenton‚ should be allowed to buy from outside if the quoted price from the inside source is 10% over the
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There is always a problem in an organization that must be resolved. There are many different types of decision making processes that an organization can use to help resolve these problems. This paper will examine some of the different types of decision making processes with examples from four organizations. This includes the decision making processes strengths and weaknesses‚ as well as comparing and contrasting them with each other. This paper will also describe how a problem can best be identified
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President Birch Paper Company Although the current financial implications for Birch Paper Company are not substantial‚ as the contract in question is less than 5% of the volume in any division‚ it is imperative that Birch Company establishes and addresses its transfer price policies and procedures with each division. This will ensure that the divisions are not putting their objectives ahead of the Company’s and as a result‚ not maximizing the overall revenues and profits of Birch Paper Company. This
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Problem Formulation and Identification Paper (Your Name) (Instructor ’s Name) (Class Name/#) (Date) Problem Formulation and Identification Paper Burgess (1998)‚ “organizations are often structured in ways which empower a single individual or small group to make key decisions. In democratic systems‚ these decision makers are usually expected to obtain advice from affected parties and then make a decision which advances the interests of the whole organization while fairly resolving competing
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Group Case Analysis Project: “Birch Paper Company” ------------------------------------------------- Question1 Mr. Kenton should accept Bid #2 – West Paper Company at $430 as it was the lowest bid and thus will give Northern Division the highest return. Under the current company policy each division is judged independently based on profit and return‚ thus Mr. Kenton would only be interested in his own division’s success and not the overall success of the company. -------------------------------------------------
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Problem Identification At Reese College the practice of discriminatory behavior on the part of the Campus Director was brought to light through conversation among college employees. As in most organizations‚ co-workers engaged in casual conversation that included sharing day-to-day job frustrations. Over time‚ however‚ these co-workers began to notice an increase in their level of frustration and the number and severity of complaints all involving the Campus Director‚ at which point several of
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SRFHR1013010; SRFHR1013014; SRFHR1013023 Contents Birch Paper Company 1 Background: 1 Problem Statement 2 Problem Analysis 3 Recommendations 6 Birch Paper Company Background: Birch Paper Company was a medium sized vertically integrated Paper Company that manufactures three products that were white and Kraft papers and paperboard. This company had four departments that produced the output and a Timberland department that delivers part of the pulp the company needed. BCP used a decentralization strategy
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30% of out of pocket costs 120(30%*400) Total 288 West Papers Costs Total 430 Eire Papers Costs Outside linear(Southern div) 54(60%*90) Printing(Thompson div) 25 Own Supplies 312(432-5-36) Total 391 As shown in the calculations above‚ Northern should accept the bid from Thompson division as it has the lowest cost if all transfer prices within the company were calculated at costs. Incurring the lowest costs would also enable Birch Paper Company to earn the highest profits possible. 2. As alternatives
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Case 6-2 Birch Paper Company 1 Case 6-2 Birch Paper Company "If I were to price these boxes any lower than $480 a thousand‚" said James Brunner‚ manager of Birch Paper Company’sThompsonDivision‚ "I’d becountermanding my order of last month for our salesmento stop shaving their bids and to bid full-cost quotations. I’ve been trying for weeksto improve the quality of our business‚and if I turn around now and acceptthis job at $430or $450 or somethingless than $480‚I’ll be tearing down this
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