107-051-1 MITSURU MISAWA OSG CORPORATION: HEDGING TRANSACTION EXPOSURE On Monday‚ April 24th 2006‚ the US dollar fell to a new three-month low against the yen of ¥114.30/$ in Tokyo’s foreign exchange market‚ the lowest rate since January 16th 2006. This was a reflection of trading in New York three days earlier‚ on Friday‚ where the dollar had fallen more than 1.75% against the yen. The depreciation of the dollar against the yen was a direct result of a meeting of the G7 in Washington D.C. on April
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Memo The purpose of this memo is to know which are the factors that made the new Honda car called Element succeed and what tangible benefits resulted from bringing in the voice of costumers. Background It was necessary for Honda to target their own new costumers segment‚ which they didn’t have‚ men between 19 and 29 years old called Generation Y. Alternatives Honda began a sort of relationship with their new costumers‚ with the objective to know what they needed in their cars and get new
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understanding of systemic risk‚ I would say it is a risk that cannot be got rid of by diversifying. Portfolio theory allows you to diversify risk. Systemic risk is a threat to all instruments‚ strategies and asset classes. It is not possible to avoid systemic risk through diversification. What is Hedging?Hedging is used to reduce any major losses/gains suffered by an individual or a company. While you cannot hedge out systemic risk entirely‚ there is something extremely important that one can do to
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activities might be seasonal or on demand waiting to have several orders before starting again the activity. So far it’s the only conclusion we found to make this statement consistent. Mini case : Honda _Process 2 :_ _Process 3 :_ _Process 4 :_ _Process 5 :_ In the case of Hondas 1100cc motorcycle‚ the total production time for the first bike takes 37 minutes. But considering that there are two persons in charge of assembling the seats‚ the flow-time is reduced to 34
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Honda is a worldwide industry that continues finds ways to improve itself yearly. Newer Hondas have fewer problems compared to older versions. For example‚ the 2003 Honda Vehicles had 4‚849 problems in their first year compared to the 2015 Honda vehicles who had 339 problems in their first week according to Car Problem Zoo. Also‚ according to Statista in 2014 Honda hit its highest number of cars sold‚ 4.48 million cars. This was the best year for Honda‚ which is why they released their 2014 “Honda
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The Honda Element Honda which is a professional product platform is an extremely famous Japanese automaker. Honda is also the largest motorcycle manufacturers of all over the world. Moreover‚ vehicle production and scale are among the largest car manufacturers of the world. Nowadays‚ Honda is a multinational automobile‚ motorcycle production and sales group. In addition‚ Honda in the United States is representative of the popular. According to the article introduce that the technology‚ publicity
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HONDA TODAY Masami Kamimura has several decisions that he must make regarding the Honda Today and its future in the current Honda lineup. In the past few years‚ Honda invested ~5 billion in the Today and its R&D and production. Even with 22% of the market share for the Today‚ its total sales were only 100‚660 units for the 1987 sales. The Honda today is known for its small size and compact vehicle. It is an economy car to cater to the low-middle class families. The return on this car is marginal
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History‚ Growth and Development Honda Motor Company‚ LTD. (HMC)‚ a publically traded company‚ was founded by Soichiro Honda in October 1946. HMC originated in Hamamatsu‚ Japan as a technical research institute‚ and produced the first A-type motorcycle engine. In 1948‚ the Honda Motor Company‚ LTD. was established. Demand for Honda motorcycles increased and the HMC established its first overseas subsidiary in the United States (U.S.) with the opening of its first motorcycle dealership in 1959
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single-spaced printed copy of individual write ups (Honda A‚ B) at the beginning of next class. §Read 1.Book Chapter 1 2.Honda(A)‚ HBS Case #384049 3.Honda(B)‚ HBS Case #384050 4.Appendix 2 in Syllabus (re-read) §Questions to prep (Honda A‚B) : 1.What caused Honda’s success? 2.What role did “good management” play in Honda’s success? 3.How do you define “good management” in #2? Research and development Sales volume Forestall tech obsolescence‚ Honda stay abreast of tech developments. More flexible
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HONDA Introduction In a fast-changing world and in a turbulent automotive industry in particular‚ Honda seeks to remain compact and efficient. With PQM Honda has introduced a company approach that is based on systematic methods and which aims to achieve excellent results through a focus on customers‚ continual quality improvement‚ and participation by everybody. Honda’s goal is to improve the feasibility and to strengthen the presence of Honda in the world automotive market. The Honda story begins
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