Faculty of Business Studies Tutor Marked Assignment B203 A: Business functions in context I Second Semester 2012 – 2013 Supply chain from manufacturing to shelf Introduction 1 -The Kellogg’s Cornflake Company began in 1906 with the Kellogg brothers who originally ran a sanatorium in Michigan‚ USA. They experimented with different ways to cook cereals without losing the goodness. Their philosophy was ’improved diet leads to improved health’. 2-Between 1938 and the present day Kellogg’s opened
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AirTex Aviation 1. Did AirTex need a new control system at the time of the takeover? * “The management system that was in place was one woman who magically kept everything in her head. There was limited and almost incomprehensible formal system.” Sarah Arthur‚ the company’s accountant‚ had complete autonomy over the company’s information‚ and she kept this information private. * AirTex was in need of a more formalized accounting system‚ since accounting was a central department of the company
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Center SOLVENCIA Country Risk Case Study © CCMP-2008 Country Risk Analysis : Solvencia & Casino Bank- Bouchet Michel-H‚ CERAM Global Finance Center TABLE of Contents 1. Case Presentation and Introduction- Pedagogical support note 2. Country risk case study: Solvencia and Casino Bank 3. Excel spreadsheet 4. Annex: questions and answers regarding international bond issue and country risk 5. Case correction 1: Final Country Risk Report 6. Case Correction 2: Excel spreadsheets‚
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The Sippican Corporation Case Study (A) Management Summary Sippican Corporation - a supplier of valves‚ pumps‚ and flow controllers to manufacturers of water purification equipment – faced concerns due to the fact that its competitors have been reducing the price of pumps‚ which was a major product line. According to Sippican’s cost accounting system further decrease in the price of pumps would not be acceptable as because of the past price reductions the margin on pumps have already declined from
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the Cola Wars? Steve M. McKelvey Overview of the Soft Drink Industry Coca-Cola: The Defending Champion Since its inception in the late 1800s‚ Coca-Cola has experienced meteoric growth‚ progressing from nine glasses per day to nearly 4.5 billion cases on an annual basis ("Top 10‚" 2004). Today‚ Coca-Cola offers nearly 400 brands in over 200 countries and controls the highest market share (44%) in the soft drink market ("Top 10‚" 2004). In addition to its leading global market-share‚ Coca-Cola also
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Administration* 275‚000 Interest 120‚000 Supplies 65‚000 Total Expenses 867420 Pre-Tax Income $1‚952‚580 Company A Tropical Wave Corporation Partial Balance Sheet 31-Dec Current Assets: Current Liabilities: Cash $512‚863 Accounts Payable $250‚000 Accounts Receivable‚ net 734580 Long-term Liabilities: Water Sports Equipment Inventory 620‚000 Bonds Payable 450‚000 Lotion Inventory 560000 Other 100‚000 Other 8‚825 Total Liabilities $800‚000
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Advanced Corporate Case 2 – Tianjin Plastics Executive Summary Although business risk is low due to contractual obligations‚ and so is financing risk (despite high debt levels)‚ Tianjin Plastics project carries material currency risk‚ both for its cash flows as well as dollar-profitability of Maple‚ the main sponsor. However‚ this should not turn the project unprofitable. Broadly defined political/country risk must be considered and accepted by Maple‚ if project is to happen. Hedge possibilities
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manager described the process as "You simply take a piece of metal. And then you bang‚ heat‚ and shape it until it’s a finished product. It really isn’t a sophisticated process. We just do it better than anyone else." The production process is like a flow following a routing from one cost center to another in a sequence of move‚ wait‚ setup‚ and runtime for each process. Work-in-process inventories in the move and wait stage litter the plant. Economic lot size rules determine the size of each batch
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What is the break-even point in passengers and revenues per month? First we have to figure out the contribution Margin = Sales per fare – variable expense per unit: $160.00 - $70.00 = $90.00 (Contribution Margin. Break Even point in passengers= Fixed costs (divided) contribution Margin: $3‚150‚000 / $90 = 35‚000 passengers. Break-even point in revenues per month = Fare sales to breakeven (X) Sales per unit. 35‚000 x $160 = $5‚600‚000 • What is the break-even
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Case study 3 Liti Katerina 1. Explain how the Sports Exports Company could utilize the spot market to facilitate the exchange of currencies. Be specific. ANSWER: The Sports Exports Company would have an account with a commercial bank. As it receives payment in pounds each month‚ it would deposit the check at a bank that provides foreign exchange services. Each month‚ the bank would cash the check‚ and then convert the British pounds received into dollars for the Sports Exports Company at
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