Purpose: The purpose of this memo is to explore the issues facing Hammermill Paper Company as the company seeks to communicate a new planning process to its five‚ relatively autonomous‚ operating divisions. Summary of Changes In an effort to improve the flow of planning information between Hammermill Paper’s corporate division and the operational divisions‚ a new planning procedure has been designed. This new procedure is to be a flexible‚ two-way process. The hope for the new planning and communication
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AbstractScott Paper Company provides an inside look at a major corporate downsizing program led by the controversial turnaround manager "Chainsaw" Al Dunlap. By the end of the restructuring in late 1995‚ when Kimberly-Clark acquired Scott‚ the market value of Scott’s common stock had increased by more than $3 billion. Dunlap’s personal wealth increased over this period by nearly $100 million‚ reflecting his compensation and appreciation in the value of his Scott stock holdings and executive stock
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1872. It wasn’t until Darwin Smith took over in 1971 as CEO‚ when the company could finally be labeled as great. He lead the company for over 20 years to take it from a floundering coated paper business to the direct rival that it is today of Procter and Gamble in the consumer paper products. This company has picked up right up where Darwin Smith left. He instilled the concepts and values of a great company and set up the company to succeed upon his departure. It is hard to replace a leader like
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former chairman and CEO of Scott Paper Company‚ claims that the U.S. Military Academy made him “tenacious and very organized”. Others say his experience gave him an “inyour-face attitude rare among executives” and made him a valuable hired gun for straightening out troubled companies. Dunlap is known to attack and challenge nearly every premise and person that gets in his sight. Those who interfere with his efforts usually get chewed up by the experience. Scott Paper is a familiar brand name to the
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Executive Summary This report states all the main issues Kimberly Clark faced and benefits they got from the merger with Scott Company. An analysis has been performed about the importance of this merger in consumer care product line and recommendations on how to improve on its decision making process and efficient planning are mentioned A detail analysis was performed on the external factors which affected this merger. Legal/political‚ technological and economical factors are a few to mention
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Birch Paper Company Birch Paper company is a medium-sized‚ partly integrated paper company‚ producing white and kraft papers and paperboard. The company has four producing divisions and a timberland division. The responsibility structure of the Birch Paper Company and all of its divisions is a Profit or Investment Centre‚ which is stated in the case: For several years‚ each division had been judged independently on the basis of its profit and return on investment. Top management had been working
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Birch Paper Company Relevant Information & Equations 1) Birch Paper Company is a producer of paper‚ paperboard‚ and corrugated boxes. The company is integrated‚ consisting of four separate production divisions. One of its divisions‚ Northern Division‚ asked for bids on a special corrugated box. It requested bids from one of its sister division (Thompson Division) and from two outside companies. The issue at hand is whether Northern should accept a bid from its sister division or from one
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Mendel Paper Company Mendel Paper Company has been doing relatively well with the sales of computer paper‚ napkins‚ place mats‚ and poster board. With more people eating out‚ the demand for napkins and place mats have increased. Computer paper and poster boards have slowly increased in demand as well. However‚ there is concern at the company with the fixed cost of operations. Marlene Herbert‚ the plant superintendent‚ said‚ “As we have automated our operation‚ we have experienced increases in fixed
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of goods and services from one profit center to another in companies that have a significant number of these transactions. The objectives of this case is whether the Northern Division of Birch Paper Company should buy corrugated boxes for a new product internally from the Thompson Division at a transfer price higher than the market price‚ or from one of their external suppliers. Also‚ should the vice president of Birch Paper Company take any action on the bidding price or final purchase decision
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| SENECA PAPER COMPANY Price Competition on Gummed Tape | | Marketing Plan | October 9‚ 2010 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Seneca Paper Company (SPC) is a gummed paper company operating in Niles‚ Michigan. SPC offered 3 types of tape; a 3rd grade tape named Durable‚ a standard grade called Sealite and a super standard grade called Imperial. Within the same industry
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