Capital budgeting tools and analysis of capital expenditures
Case study - 35 pages - Business strategy
Capital budgeting is a financial procedure to ensure that capital is allocated to value adding opportunities. A capital budgeting / investment proposal should be accepted /rejected depending on whether it generates, over the life of investment, returns more than its cost of capital. “Capital...
Managerial procedure methods for allocation of Job Costing
Thesis - 1 pages - Accounting
Learn the basics of accounting on how to use several kinds of accounting methods to define the cost of product and how it can be applied to profitability and overhead factors. Assessing the cost of goods is beneficial to profitability examination. In the production environment, many...
The relevance of Michael Porter's 5 forces model to modern day business
Essay - 9 pages - Services marketing
In 1979, a new model was developed for the industry analysis and for the business strategy development: Porter's 5 Forces model. This framework is named after its creator Michael Porter who is a university professor specialized in strategy at Harvard Business School. The model was published for...
Strategic Financial Management - London Stock Exchange
Case study - 10 pages - Finance
This report examines the financial analysis of two companies on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) as listed companies, namely Unilever PLC and HSBC Holdings PLC. The objective is to examine their financial soundness, stability and chance of failure so that they fit into Penco's investment...
JD Wetherspoon analysis
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
Per Wetherspoon's 2017 financial statements , the company generated annual revenues at 1,660 Million pounds, up 4.1% in annual growth. Operating profit stands at 109 Million in 2017, which represents a 17% annual growth compared against 2016. Wetherspoon PLS shares have also fared well during...
An overview of ratio analysis
Thesis - 4 pages - Accounting
Profitability ratios measure the firm's use of its assets and control of its expenses to generate an acceptable rate of return. Without profit, there is no cash and therefore profitability must be seen as a critical success factors. ROCE is decreased from 13.11% to 8.59% it means...
Logistics study: Conversion of a rural cottage
Case study - 8 pages - Logistics
According to its definition, logistics is a service activity that is designed to manage material flows in an organization by providing and managing resources to meet the needs, economic conditions and quality of services specified by the standard norms of safety and security satisfactorily....
International operations and logistics - Supply chain management
Case study - 9 pages - Logistics
Alpha, the explosion protection solutions manufacturer, recently faced financial pressure due to some external specific situations, mostly the global downturn in the oil and gas industry. Therefore, the company has had to imagine a new supply chain's strategy aiming at improving its global...
Study of the Porsche company
Case study - 20 pages - Management
Registrations, turnover, and financial results: all these have only grown for Porsche over the years. The arrival of the Cayman was witnessed on November 26, 2005, but the hybrid Cayenne and Panamera arrived in 2009 and offered outstanding performance. Amid a global automotive industry in serious...
The multilayered essence of inflation
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
Inflation, often associated with fears and misconceptions, is essential to global economic stability and household well-being. As a significant contributor to global economic dynamics, the complexity of inflation must be considered (Carstens 3). (...) The rise in inflation negatively impacts...
Case study: EasyCruise
Case study - 21 pages - Business strategy
The Easy group began in November 1995, when Stelios Haji-Ioannou (the serial entrepreneur as he likes to call himself) decided to create (he is the son of a Greek shipping magnate) an airline based on low prices through massive reductions in costs (small airports, hotlines, e-tickets, no...
Performance of the British Airways
Essay - 8 pages - Services marketing
BA is one of the world's largest international airlines, providing travelers with a broad network to and from the U.K. and has a total service for premium travelers in co-operation with world alliance partners. The company expanded rapidly in the 1990s, which led to overcapacity, lower fares...
Fujifilm strategy
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
Fujifilm is more of an elephant than a lion. It is a huge company, but it is not very aggressive. Instead the organizational culture is more passive. It can be stated here that winners firms lead other firms and do not follow them. Unfortunately, Fujifilm falls in the second category. Needless to...
Planning and Facility Location
Case study - 3 pages - Management
In the above scenario, Jackson Medical Diagnostics Lab faces a critical operations management issue in its capacity planning and expansion. The question is from the general manager, who raises their concern about whether the lab can be in a position to produce such demand in the future since...
SWOT Analysis - SANOFI's change initiative
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
By modifying its supply chain and Doliprane production methods, the company could position itself as a leader in sustainable development in the pharmaceutical sector. In particular, it is adopting a new type of packaging based on sodium alginate. This material, derived from algae, decomposes...
Inventory management and control
Dissertation - 42 pages - Management
Materials constitute the most significant part of current assets of a large majority of companies. On an average, inventories are approximately 60% to 70% of the current assets in any manufacturing company and 30% to 40% in any construction company. Because of the large size of inventories...
Motorcycle industry: Ducati poised to conquer the world
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
The global motorcycle market covers a varied range of machines like off-road cruisers, touring bikes and sports bikes. So far, Ducati has been a relatively small player, with a market share of only 6.7%. The company faces stiff international competition in its efforts to gain a larger market...
US Condom Market
Market study - 11 pages - Services marketing
The total U.S. market for condoms, including sales through all retail channels touched $398.3 million in 2005. It has been increasing by 2.8% from 2004. The U.S. condom market is a stable and matured one growing at a steady rate every year. So in terms of main players which preoccupied the...
Lego's financial statements analysis (2005)
Case study - 15 pages - Finance
The gross profit margin ratio measures the profitability (or gross profit margin) that is generated from each dollar of sales. Profit margin is very useful when comparing companies in similar industries. A higher profit margin indicates a more profitable company that has better control...
"The natural resources of the United Kingdom (including agriculture, mining, forestry, all raw materials and energy): assets and liabilities on the local and international geopolitical theatre"
Internship report - 4 pages - Educational studies
The United Kingdom's territory is full of diversified natural resources. From their profitability to their confrontation to the global market, the exploitation of these natural resources has been fit on a seasonally adjusted basis. From the agriculture to the mining and production of raw...
Changes in corporate identity: Importance of 'image makeover' to organizations
Internship report - 2 pages - Management
From the basic wholesaler on the corner of your street to the strong multinational chocolate factory Ferrero, every organization has its own identity. According to Van Riel and Balmer (1997), identity presents the company's competitive advantage by putting forward its individuality regarding its...
Wine & Riviera: business plan project
Business plan - 35 pages - Business strategy
The company is considered to be a top end retailer of wine and champagne in Dublin City center, and in addition the company provides tasting session. The wines are made in France, Spain and California and sold in Parliament Street, in Dublin. The products are selected for their top quality and...
Starbucks as Solution to Globalization and the Coffee Crisis in Colombia
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Globalization has affected every part of the society around the world. Multinational corporations are opening new shops, manufacturing plants, and marketing agencies in other countries around the world. These efforts are aimed at reducing costs of production, in search of cheap labor as well as...
Porter's five force model analysis
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
Porter's five forces model was made by Michael Porter in 1980 as a technique for industry analysis. An industry consists of a group of firms which are involved in the production of commodities which are close substitutes for one another. Essentially the five forces model provides corporations...
Porter's Five Forces - Nike
Case study - 5 pages - Sport marketing
As part of their brand strategy and constant analysis within their business, Nike have adopted Porter's 5 Forces Analysis. The 5 forces are a study conducted on external threats according to their competitive intensity and influence over the company. This enables Nike to assess the threats such...
From HR to e-HR
Case study - 7 pages - Human resources
The last few years have been marked by the massive daily use of new technologies. They have become indispensable in the lives of individuals, especially in the workplace, where these techniques have grown. Indeed, this technology supports the exercise of many functions like human resources...
How to manage people in this challenging environment?
Dissertation - 5 pages - Human resources
Over the years, motivated by the performance of companies such as Facebook, Google and Uber, many entrepreneurial-minded individuals began to bank on this business model because they envisioned the potential for profitability and the low initial apparent complexity of its structure....
Leading and managing remotely
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Management of human resources is a very dynamic concept whose excision requires a delicate touch. Human resource refers to the mass of staff within an organization. It is from the synergistic effect of these members that the organization is able to formulate a vision, develop strategies and...
Wind Farm Project in Victoria, Australia
Case study - 30 pages - Ecology & environment
For our project, we were tasked with finding a country and building some form of clean energy system in the country of our choice. Our group decided to go with Australia and to build a wind farm there. We came to this conclusion after searching on Google, "locations with the highest amount of...
Acme Pharmaceuticals Growth Model
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
This document presents the growth objectives of Acme Pharmaceuticals, along with the planned actions to achieve them. The GROW model is utilized to structure the objectives and necessary steps for realizing growth. Visual tools are employed to illustrate the company's ambitious quantitative...
