Fe’nix del Sur‚ LLC Case Analysis Marketing Policies and Strategies Tuesday‚ March 6‚ 2012 I. Problem Definition: Should Fe’nix accept the contract to broaden its position and potentially add $4million in additional sales‚ given the constraints of dedicating a large percent of their business to replicas – which may have an effect on their relationship with current dealers? II. Industry Analysis: Product-Market Matrix | Collectors | Non-Collectors/ Gift Buyers|
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Company Background Birch Paper Company was a medium-sized‚ partly integrated paper company. It had four producing divisions‚ namely Northern Division‚ Thompson Division‚ Southern Division & one unnamed Division and a Timberland Division. Birch Paper was producing white and kraft papers and paperboard. A portion of its paperboard output was converted into corrugated boxes by the Thompson Division‚ which was also printed and colored the outside surface of the boxes. Company policies The management
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President Birch Paper Company Although the current financial implications for Birch Paper Company are not substantial‚ as the contract in question is less than 5% of the volume in any division‚ it is imperative that Birch Company establishes and addresses its transfer price policies and procedures with each division. This will ensure that the divisions are not putting their objectives ahead of the Company’s and as a result‚ not maximizing the overall revenues and profits of Birch Paper Company. This report
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Case 6-2: Birch Paper Company 1. Which bid should Northern Division accept that is in the best interests of Birch Paper Company? Northern Division should accept the bid of the Thompson division even though the bid from West Paper seems at first to be the best choice. In you calculate out the cost you find that Thompson actually has the lowest costs associated with them. Costs for Thompson are as follows: Linearboard and corrugating medium: Cost $400x70%= $168 plus Out of Pocket: $400x30%=120
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Which bid should Mr. Kenton accept? Assuming Birch Paper’s current transfer pricing policy and rewarding system as given‚ Mr. Kenton should accept the West Paper Company bid for $430. By accepting this bid‚ the Northern Division will incur in the lowest cost possible and be able to generate a higher mark-up when selling the product. Because the division will be rewarded based on its own profit‚ this is the best decision. The company currently has a competitive profile‚ in which the divisions are
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Hwa Chong Institution Sec 3 (SMTP) Name: ________________________________________ Class: __________ Date: ___________ Sec 3 Physics (SMTP) Topic 10: Transfer of thermal energy THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM & THE ZEROTH LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS Thermal Equilibrium If you want to know the temperature of a cup of hot coffee‚ you stick a thermometer in the coffee. As the two interact‚ the thermometer becomes hotter and the coffee cools off a little. After the thermometer settles down to a steady value‚ you
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1 Dilemma with Opportunity Presented to F´enix del Sur F´enix del Sur‚ an antique and artifact brokerage firm specialized in authentic African‚ South and Native American decorative artifacts. It started in the early 1900s but has continued to grow and become known as one of the best in authentic pieces. Problems the company is facing is contenting in a hyper competitive environment with mass merchandisers‚ internet dealers‚ cheap imitators and government export regulations. Supply has become
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Financial Controllership Assignment Case Analysis Transfer Pricing BIRCH PAPER COMPANY “If I were to price these boxes any lower than $480 a thousand‚” said James Brunner‚ manager of Birch Paper Company’s Thompson Division‚ “I’d be countermanding my order of last month for our salesmen to stop shaving their bids and to bid full-cost quotations. I’ve been trying for weeks to improve the quality of our business‚ and if I turn around now and accept this job at $430 or $450 or something less than
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Forbidden Lives The movie El Norte is a sad story about a brother and a sister -- Rosa and Enrique from Guatemala and their struggle of getting out of ethnically and politically repressed Guatemala and trying to fit into American society and fulfilling their dream the American Dream. On the other hand‚ this movie is a great depiction of the struggle faced by many people from Central and South America who are trying to get inside the United States. The main reason for Enrique and Rosa coming
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2.1. Problem Statement Knowledge is to be transferred efficiently for the transfer of the process or project in offshore. Following are the four main aspects that focus on the transfer of Knowledge efficiently such as People‚ Time‚ Mission critical targets and Scope/roles [16]. These are the main challenges of efficient knowledge transfer. Success of the offshore software development highly dependent on these issues. Such as shown in the diagram Each individual dimension of success
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