Hampton Machine Tool Case Group 5: Laura Lafitte‚ Joe Loden‚ Chris Ingham‚ Keenen Leake‚ and Humberto Maldonado Hampton Machine Tool Company was founded in 1915 and began supplying parts to military and automobile companies. Beginning in the 1960’s‚ heavy increases in defense spending prompted by the Vietnam War in conjunction with a blossoming automobile industry allowed Hampton Machine Tool Company to experience a period of high growth and increased profitability. By the mid-1970’s‚ defense spending
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MOTION IN MACHINE TOOLS A machine tool is a machine for making components of a given shape‚ size and accuracy as per the requirements by removing material from the workpiece by using a cutting tool to operate upon the workpiece. Machine tools are capable of producing themselves therefore the machine tools are quite often referred to as mother machine. In the manufacturing processes‚ machine tools are the most versatile and almost any product can be produced with them. The machine tools should able
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Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation Teaching Note Synopsis and Objectives In mid September 2005‚ Ashley Swenson‚ the chief financial officer (CFO) of a large computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) equipment manufacturer needed to decide whether to pay out dividends to the firm’s shareholders‚ or to repurchase stock. If Swenson chose to pay out dividends‚ she would have to also decide upon the magnitude of the payout. A subsidiary question is whether the firm should
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RE: HAMPTON MACHINE TOOL COMPANY TO: Jerry Eckwood‚ Vice President of St. Louis National Bank SECTION I St. Louis National Bank has to decide whether or not to grant a loan renewal request by a local company‚ Hampton Tool Company. The existing loan is due to be repaid in fifteen days and the president of the company‚ Benjamin Cowins‚ is also requesting an additional loan of $350‚000 for planned equipment purchases in October 1979. Until December 1978‚ Hampton Tools had maintained a capital
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Starnes-Brenner Machine Tool Company To Bribe or Not to Bribe Introduction Case Summary Ethics Legality Similar Cases Real World Lessons Learned Case Summary Starnes-Brenner Machine Tools Company Wants more international presence Latino – Fictional South American Country Frank – 10 years of success Retiring Replacing Frank Bill – Young‚ motivated‚ rising star Case Summary Cont. Conflict between Frank & Bill Frank
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CO-BRANDING OF CREDIT CARDS: AS A TOOL FOR CUSTOMER ACCQUISITION Contents CO BRANDING: .......................................................................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION: ....................................................................................................................................... 3 TYPES OF CO BRANDING: .............................................................................................
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pros and cons Conclusion Founded in 1923 In early days‚ it has designed and manufactured a number of machinery parts‚ including metal presses‚ dies and molds. By 1975‚ it has evolved as innovative producer of industrial machinery and machine tools. In 1980‚ entered in CAD/CAM and established itself as industry leader Aggressive entry of large foreign firms damped sales The recent restructuring has improved efficiency and development of Artificial Workforce. System. The company
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there is a high turnover most notably at the higher level position in the internal audit departments. This turnover may be intentional therefore an increase the risk of fraudulent financial reporting is a must. o Situation 7: the vice president of Pinnacle owns a company that was hired to work at the plant doing repairs. This could result in a conflict of interest against the shareholders. o Situation 10: a conflict with the IRS may point towards a problem with management
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Executive Summary Gainesboro Corporation was a company who designed and manufactured a number of machinery parts‚ including metal presses‚ dies‚ and molds. The company was found in 1923 in Concord‚ New Hampshire‚ by two mechanical engineers‚ James Gaines and David Scarboro. The two men had gone to school together and were disenchanted with their prospects as mechanics at a farm equipment manufacturer. In the 1940’s Gainesboro produced armored-vehicle and tank parts and miscellaneous equipment
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STATEMENT/RECOGNITION OF DECISION REQUIREMENT/PROBLEM Facts of the Case Pinnacle is a small‚ publicly held Indiana-based machine tool company which is currently losing market shares due to aggressive pricing which have an impact on its profit margin. Don Anglos‚ Pinnacle’s CEO‚ heard a credible rumor that a chief competitor of Pinnacle is planning a hostile takeover of Hoilman‚ Inc. Don Anglos has to decide whether Pinnacle should attempt to acquire Hoilman‚ Inc.‚ a company known for its cutting-edge
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