1 Inner-City Paint Corporation Analysis of Case 24 proposed by Laurène ‚ Claire‚ Sanae‚ Victor‚ Daniel and Alberto 2 What are the opportunities and threats facing Inner-City Paint? Opportunities • Larger orders • More varieties in sold gallons Threats • Compete with giants • Lost confidence of customers • Slowdown in overall the economy 3 What are the strengths and weaknesses of Inner-City Paint? Strength • Fast service • Quality • Lower prices Weaknesses • Without
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1. Financial Ratios--- • Liquidity Ratio: measure the availability of cash to pay debt. Current Ratio = Current assets/ Current Liabilities 262‚515/ 285‚030= 0.92 There is a problem meeting its short term obligations The best way to improve this ratio and better position the business to cover its short-term obligations is to better manage current liabilities (accounts payables). Generate more profit (cash) out of each sale by increasing profit (as long as it is competitive within the industry)
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Drugs in City Neighborhoods Drugs in city neighborhoods are an influence on the youth. The youth are drawn into becoming drug sellers. The drug activity has found a place in many distressed areas and as a result‚ has become a common source of income. Studies of understanding the social control in urban neighborhoods have been existent for over a century yet understanding the nature of the social relations that exert the current social behavior is still limited. Studies also show that
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Jeremy Riddle Professor Lorna Condit English 110 25 April 2013 The Plight of Inner City Minorities Urban schools are facing increased problems as of late. They ’re experiencing dilapidated facilities‚ shortage in teachers‚ over-crowded classrooms‚ and out-dated equipment and curriculum (Kozol‚ 2005). According to researchers we ’re seeing an increase in resegregation (Kozol‚ 2005). Inner city schools are overwhelmingly populated by those of minority. We are creating an inequality in education
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Summary: Inner-City Paint Corporation is a small company that had steady growth. However‚ the slow down of the housing market in addition to an overall slow down in the economy caused financial difficulties for the company. Although the company has a few strengths and has a reputation for fast delivery‚ Mr. Walsh is overlooking a lot of opportunities that could solve his financial problems. He is also very reluctant to change his policies‚ procedures‚ management and financial structure which
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In the video about the life of Detroit public schools‚ society would automatically think they need something better for these kids. Society sees kids from inner city schools as kids who will grow up to be delinquents‚ trouble makers‚ or people who won’t be successful in life. The sad reality is that all of these schools just need the proper resources. Students can start to feel anomie. They will start to dislike school‚ think that they don’t belong‚ or even start to believe that school isn’t just
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I have been living in the City of Springfield since the mid 1980’s. It is not a secret that we have been experiencing an increase in youth related violence. The Springfield Police even has a gang task force. What we do not have is enough people willing to give young people a “second” chance. However‚ we do not give them a first chance to begin with. We do not support any positive youth development programs that allow participants the time and space to plan activities of interest‚ problem solve
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that a person could live‚ the inner cities of the United States are said to be a horrible gangland full of murder‚ prostitution‚ and drugs. While this description is overblown in some cases‚ the inner city definitely resembles the definition given. Inner cities across the country are havens for gangs and the activities that keep them financially viable: prostitution‚ robbery‚ and drugs. The focus of this paper will deal with the problem of drugs in the inner city. Rejecting a broad definition
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Inner City Gang Memberships Inner city gang memberships involving the youth have become a problem across the United States. There are more and more young adults becoming involved in gangs and committing the crimes and violence that come along with the enrollment into the gangs. Parents today worry about their teenagers becoming involved and although they try to keep them out of the gangs they are unsuccessful at it. This paper talks about the gang membership for a young person living in the inner
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related to economic differentiations in the educational system. Many policy analysts have considered the issue of educational funding allotments in order to determine a system that provides greater equity between socio-economically disadvantaged inner-city schools and wealthier suburban‚ middle class schools (Kozol 83). The foundation for the necessary funding changes have stemmed from the recognition that school funding differences relate directly to sociological issues‚ including the creation of
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