Blaine Kitchenware Case Study Answers 1. ABOUT THE COMPANY Blain Kitchenware‚ Inc. (BKI)‚ founded in 1927‚ is a mid-sized producer of small appliances for residential kitchens. BKI has an approximate 10% market share of the $2.3 billion U.S. market for small kitchen appliances‚ with 65% of sales originating from the US market. The company is public since 1994‚ and the majority of the shares is controlled by the founder’s family (62% of outstanding shares)‚ who also have a strong representation in
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It was four days before Christmas day; and my family (the Anderson family) and I were lost in New York! The bad thing was we were supposed to be at my Grandma Carol and Grandpa Tom’s for early Christmas dinner at four o’clock. It was an hour after. Which means that we were already late; and we can’t call because we weren’t in good service… It was the next morning and we had still been lost‚ we have been walking and driving in cabs for almost 3 days. Our feet had been hurting like crazy! We had stopped
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Morse Tec/401 June 6‚ 2011 Team C is researching University of Phoenix and the technology used at the school. The team will research new technology‚ workforce training‚ and recommendations to stay ahead of future challenges. In addition‚ team C will cover value chain analysis and primary technology the school uses for instructions. University of Phoenix has extensive support activities that students and instructors access daily. Team C will retrieve information
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Productivity After two quarters of increasing levels of production‚ the CEO of Canadian Fabrication & Design was upset to learn that‚ during this time of expansion‚ productivity of the newly hired sheet metal workers declined with each new worker hired. Believing that the new workers were either lazy or inefficiently supervised (or possibly both)‚ the CEO instructed the shop foreman to "crack down" on the new workers to bring their productivity levels up. ◦ Explain carefully in terms of production
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(3) adoption of an incentive compensation plan for the marketing manager. The student’s task is to evaluate the past and prospective financial performance of the company and to critique its liberal credit and inventory policies. The objectives of the case are to: • Introduce and exercise tools and concepts of financial-statement analysis (including financial ratios‚ break-even analysis‚ and cash-flow statements). • Explore possible definitions of the “financial health” of a company.
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Contents Introduction1 Fundamental Analysis1 Prospect Analysis3 Financial Analysis4 Investment Analysis4 Operating Policy7 Conclusion8 Appendix Introduction Ocean Carrier Inc. owned and operated cape-size dry bulk carriers worldwide. Major Cargo type is iron ore and coal. Vessel sizes are 80‚000 DWT to 210‚000 DWT. Cape-size carriers travel around Cape Horn rather than the Panama Canal due to size constraints. The cargo operations include maintenance‚ repairs‚ insurance‚ supplying of
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The Satyam Computer Services embarrassment was a corporate shock that happened in India in 2009 where official Ramalinga Raju conceded that the association’s records had been contaminated. The Global corporate gathering was staggered and scandalized when the director of Satyam‚ Ramalinga Raju surrendered on 7 January 2009 and conceded that he had controlled the records by US$1.47-Billion. In February 2009‚ CBI expected control over the examination and recorded three charge sheets (on April 7‚ 2009
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agricultural imports Risk of labor and utility rates increasing faster than expected There are also benefits to outsourcing the production line which include: Cheap labor Cheap electricity The risks heavily outweigh the benefits of outsourcing in this case. Thus the best option for Scott’s Miracle-Gro would be to stay in the Temecula plant in the United States. Cost Analysis An analysis of the difference of manufacturing costs in Temecula and in China reveal that Scotts Miracle-Gro saves between $4
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CASE Raynal‚ W. “Teaming with Enthusiasm.” Auto-Week‚ May 4‚ 1992. Royer‚ P. S. “Risk Management: The Undiscovered Dimension of Project Management.” PM Network‚ September 2000. An extended version of this article appears in Project Management Journal‚ March 2000. Sheffi‚ Y. The Resilient Enterprise. Cambridge‚ MA: MIT Press‚ 2005. Stamatis‚ D. H. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis: FMEA from Theory to Execution‚ 2nd ed. ASQ Quality Press‚ 2003. Tennant‚ D. “PMO Failure: An Observation‚”
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Butler Lumber Case Study Solution Options: The Butler Lumber Company (BLC) could obtain from Suburban National Bank maximum loan of $250‚000 in which his property would be used to secure the loan. Northrop National Bank is considering BLC a line of credit (LOC) of up to $465‚000. BLC would have to sever ties with Suburban National if they were to have this LOC extended to them. | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991Q1 | EBITDA coverage (times) | 2.5 | 2.26 | 2.15 | 2.1 | Debt Equity Ratio
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