CASE #4: 3M Canada: Industrial Business Division PROBLEM RECOGNITION * The target is to increase growth rate from 3-5% to 12-15% in 18 months * OEM market is mature with limited prospects of expansion * Ultimately shifting overall focus from OEM market to MRO market * High unfamiliarity and low exposure to the MRO market * IBD’s share of distributor sales was 2% of distributors’ revenue * Transitioning focus from Special and Niche accounts to Large National accounts
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CHAPTER 6 PRJECT ANALYSIS UNDER CERTAINTY ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS QUESTIONS 6.1 Explain and define the terms: net present value‚ internal rate of return‚ modified internal rate of return‚ accounting rate of return‚ and payback period. 6.2 Explain the role of ‘certainty’ in project evaluation decisions. 6.3 Assume that Anvil Inc. has estimated the following annual data for the introduction of a new product‚ Ranch Hand: EOY 0 EOY 1 EOY 2 EOY
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Drypers Corporation National Television Advertising Campaign 1. Problem definition What are the questions to be decided? Drypers Corporation’s senior executives were discussing about spending 10 million dollars which will increase 33% in the company’s combined advertising and promotion budget on national television advertising in 1998. What are the objectives/goals? 1) Increase penetration of grocery outlets 2) Increase grocery penetration will help increase mass merchants see us in
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Case 4: Progressive Corporation 1. How has Progressive’s strategy evolved over time? Is it sustainable? Answer: Progressive began in 1937 by Joseph Lewis and Jack Green‚ and over the years‚ it became the number three player in the US private passenger auto insurance industry through competitive pricing and by continuously improving our products and services. Progressive’s customer value proposition was “Fast‚ Fair Better”. The Progressive was constantly looking for ways to provide insurance to
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Target Corporation Patrick Cunningham M03619570 Professor John Phelps‚ Ph.D. February 6‚ 2014 Executive Summary: This case study analyzed five different projects Target Corporation had to decide on capital spent for which project created the most value and the most growth for the company and its shareholders. By analyzing the financial statements and exhibits of each project‚ I was able to determine the positives and negatives of each of these alternatives. The alternatives were Gopher
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About Intel Corporation: Intel Corporation is the biggest semiconductor and manufacturer in the world and changes the global marketplace radically. The Intel Corporation was founded and incorporated by Moore and Robert Noyce on 1968. The first PC (personal computer) were developed though the innovation of Intel Microprocessors. Being the pioneer of the microprocessor market had its advantages. The microprocessor market was a relatively new one‚ and barriers to market entry helped Intel become a
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Whirlpool Corporation’s Global Strategy We want to be able to take the best capabilities we have and leverage them in all our companies worldwide. David Whitman‚ Whirlpool CEO‚ 1994 Quoted in the Harvard Business Review In 1989‚ Whirlpool Corporation (Whirlpool) embarked on an ambitious global expansion with the objective of becoming the world market leader in home appliances. Beginning with the purchase of a majority stake in an appliance company owned by Philips‚ the Dutch electronics firm
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MW Petroleum Corporation (A) 1. Structure and execute a DCF valuation of all the MW reserves using APV. How much are the reserves worth? Is your estimate more likely to be biased high or low? What are the sources of bias? Answer: The DCF valuation of all the MW reserves using APV indicates that the net worth of the portfolio is around $516.30 million. The estimate is more likely to be biased on the higher side. REVENUES: The data for the projections was collected by Morgan
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I believe that Bryson Corporation has to act ethically‚ because given the sensitive nature of the faulty product‚ lives might get endangered. Moreover‚ the company has to act ethically to fulfill the following reasons: they have to meet the demands of the business stakeholders. 10 country US poll shows that 90% of general public places business ethics standards above traditional corporate goals. Therefore‚ making faulty cables for the defense customers will likely ruin their reputation hurdling them
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INTRODUCTION In early July 2007‚ the New York based hedge fund Perry Capital proposed to raise its stake in NEC Electronics Corporation (NECE)‚ the then publicly listed subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate‚ NEC Corporation‚ from 4.8 percent to 25 percent. The offering was ¥5‚000 a share‚ at about 60 percent premium. Perry’s investment in NECE traced back to late 2005‚ the year its first exposure to Asian markets‚ with the initial investment cost at around ¥3‚200 a share. Perry believed the intrinsic
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