Select a company of  your choice, and calculate the most current days of   working capital (DWC) that  is available. Review page 655 in the textbook, and   watch the short video Working Capital, which is one of the  reading   assignments in this unit.

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Supply Chain  Management

Select a company of  your choice, and calculate the most current days of   working capital (DWC) that  is available. Review page 655 in the textbook, and   watch the short video Working Capital, which is one of the  reading   assignments in this unit. In addition to your calculations, include the    information below in your essay.

  •   How   does this company’s ratio compare to those of its competitors?
  •    Why   is comparing this ratio to the industry average important?
  •    Explain   how a well-managed supply chain can come into play here.

You  may use the company’s web page, or keep in mind that he CSU Online   Library has  several databases to choose from that are good starting points for   your  research:

  •    Mergent   Online,
  •    Business   Insights: Global,
  •  Business   Source Ultimate, and
  •    ABI/INFORM   Collection.

Your essay should be at least two pages in length. Use APA  format to cite   and reference all quoted and paraphrased material, including your  textbook.   Use  a minimum of two sources, one of which may be the textbook.  Include a   title  page, introduction, body, conclusion, and references page. An  abstract   is not  required.

Why are IBRs so important to the process of establishing a performance measurement baseline? Who attends the IBR?

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Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs)

The integrated baseline review (IBR) is probably the least understood program or project event in acquisition management. Based on your reading assignments, address the following issues with respect to IBRs.

  • Why are IBRs so important to the process of establishing a performance measurement baseline?
  • Who attends the IBR?
  • When is the best time to conduct an IBR during the project or program life cycle?
  • What is the consequence if an IBR is not conducted?

Few projects are executed as planned. Therefore, a management reserve is frequently established as the preferred strategy to mitigate the effects of overruns to budget and schedule.

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Management Reserve

Few projects are executed as planned. Therefore, a management reserve is frequently established as the preferred strategy to mitigate the effects of overruns to budget and schedule. Based on your reading assignments, address the following issues with respect to management reserve:

  • What is the purpose of management reserve?
  • What methods are used to calculate a value for management reserve calculated?
  • What are the elements of management reserve?
    • The budgetary component
    • The schedule component
    • The technical component

Research the websites of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to locate and read about a recent (within the last twelve [12] months) U.S. banking regulation that has been adopted. Determine the affect the regulation you researched will have on the global economy.

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Please respond to the following:

  • Research the websites of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to locate and read about a recent (within the last twelve [12] months) U.S. banking regulation that has been adopted. Determine the affect the regulation you researched will have on the global economy. Provide an example or evidence to support your response. Determine an area that appears to have too much government regulation regarding commercial banks and the risk the regulation addresses. Suggest an alternative regulation.

*** Discussion should be between 100-200 Words ***

Imagine that you are interviewing for a dream leadership position in a global firm. (It may help you to identify a specific organization, industry, and leadership position. It can be fictitious, if you would prefer, but will have more meaning if it is something you actually hope for in your future.)

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This assignment is due by Sunday 5/22/16 by 11:59PM EST. I have attached the previous assignment that will be needed to help complete this one. Please remember this presentation must have speaker notes in it. Many thanks in advance!

 

Activity Context

This assessment enables you to demonstrate your mastery of the following course competencies:

  • Analyze relevant global leadership concerns for the future.
  • Analyze emerging leadership theories that are appropriate for a global agenda.
  • Evaluate the leader’s responsibility to prepare the self for work in a competitive, complex, and diverse workplace.
  • Define a personal plan for evolving the present, reflective self.
  • Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.

Activity Instructions

Draw upon your Leadership Development Plan from Unit 5 to prepare a PowerPoint presentation in which you present your global leadership credentials to a corporate leadership team.

Imagine that you are interviewing for a dream leadership position in a global firm. (It may help you to identify a specific organization, industry, and leadership position. It can be fictitious, if you would prefer, but will have more meaning if it is something you actually hope for in your future.) Before flying to corporate headquarters, you receive a request from the top leadership team. The team members ask to see a 10-minute presentation in which you give your:

  • Global leadership strengths and fit with the leadership position.
  • Evolving global leadership development plan.
  • Analysis of global leadership concerns for the future in the context of the organization.
  • Evaluation of an emerging leadership theory and its appropriateness for the organization.

Remember that you will want to tailor your presentation to reflect the particular firm, industry, and leadership position for which you are being considered. This is where you are “boasting” your strengths to be the global leader of choice.

Your presentation must include speaker notes at the bottom of the slides. To learn how to use speaker notes in PowerPoint, visit the help area in PowerPoint and search for “speaker note function.”

Also, note that your first slide must be a title page and the last slide must have your references.

Refer to the scoring guide prior to submission to ensure you meet all evaluation criteria.

Assignment Requirements

  • Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
  • APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting.
  • Length: No more than 15 slides with speaker notes.
  • Font and font size: Fonts and sizes appropriate for good visibility in a slide presentation.

When marketers discuss market segmentation the conversation soon turns to include the concept of target marketing. What is the meaning and purpose of “target marketing”? How and why is target marketing used? Present some examples of target marketing to support your views.

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When marketers discuss market segmentation the conversation soon turns to include the concept of target marketing. What is the meaning and purpose of “target marketing”? How and why is target marketing used? Present some examples of target marketing to support your views.

To ensure immediate feedback, please submit a response between 900 and 1000 words. Essay length alone will not necessarily result in a high or low score.

As the world is shrinking and businesses are more commonly working on an international level, understanding the differences among countries is becoming key in successful business. Assume you are an executive in a large corporation that just acquired a business in Brazil. Develop a strategy for managing the social, cultural, economic, legal, and political differences you will encounter when operating this new business.

 

 Anne Mulcahy:  Leading Xerox through the Perfect Storm  Suggested Assignment Question IV. October 23, 2000 decision point: 7. As Mulcahy’s advisor, what course of action would you recommend?  Stay the course with limited changes?  Make deep cuts in R&D and SG&A?  Or seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy  protection for reorganization purposes?

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8- does not answer the specific question being asked of the risks and consequences regarding question number 7.

9- we cannot assume that we know how Mulcahy resolves the problems. We are not supposed to look ahead at the final result.

10- explain which sales you are referring to in the sentence that starts with for instance.

FIN380 – Cases in Financial Decision-Making, Section 802

Professor Jeffrey Bierman, CMT

Case Study:

Anne Mulcahy:  Leading Xerox through the Perfect Storm

Suggested Assignment Question

IV.

October 23, 2000 decision point:

7.

As Mulcahy’s advisor, what course of action would you recommend?  Stay the course

with limited changes?  Make deep cuts in R&D and SG&A?  Or seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy

protection for reorganization purposes?

8.

What are the consequences and risks of each option?

V.  Twin problems of bank debt & SEC investigation:

9.

How can Mulcahy get these on-going problems resolved?  Can her personal involvement

make a difference?

10.

Is there a linkage between the two issues?  Can one be solved without the others

 

BELOW QUESTIONS NEED TO BE EDITED 

Consequences and Risks of the 3 strategies listed on page 12 not —> Twin Problem of Bank Debt and SEC Investigation

Q8 Twin problem is an economic term that refers to simultaneous crises in banking and currency whereas the SEC investigation is the enforcement division which aid in execution and commissioning of laws enforcement functions. The first risk and consequences associated is real depreciation. Due to the fact that a number of agents for instance those in non-tradable sectors had denominated their debts during the prosperous years, the depreciation insinuates dramatic balance sheet impacts. This has actually attributed to reduction in the ability to service debt and in deescalating the net worth as well as their revenues remain flat. PERHAPS, ADD THIS TO QUESTION 10

How Ongoing Problems Can Be Solved

Q9 According to Mulcahy, she resolved the problems by forewarning the investors and security analysts of the impending losses by courageously stipulating that business model is unsustainable as a way of barring the problem. Here are some of the solutions Mulchy employed to curb the situation, her company implemented asset sales of “live wood” and painful cost cutting with an aim of reestablishing its market share and the brand of the business, Xerox. In order to save the company from crumbling, despite the long-term ramifications, the company resorted to make deep cuts in R&D, heightening their field sales and services including product development. The company also initiated turn-around plan to come out of bankruptcy. CANNOT EXPLAIN WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED

Linkage between the Twin Problems of Debt Bank and SEC Investigations

Q10 There is no strong linkage between the two as SEC investigation is tasked with masking investors and companies by enforcing necessary federal security laws in most cases. SEC investigation don’t run a company. The body protects reputations and preserve key evidence in a case. Twin problems of a bank debt can be solved without SEC investigations. As mentioned earlier, to come out of the situation, the company can seek different measures. For instance, in the case Mulchy, her company implemented sales aiming at restoring its markets and initiating turn-around to combat bankruptcy. Thus, the two issues are independent of each other. It is upon the managerial staff to monitor how the business is progressing and be vigilant.

Low Carb Diet Supplement Inc. has two divisions. Division A has a profit of $156,000 on sales of $2,010,000. Division B is only able to make $28,800 on sales of $329,000.  Based on the profit margins (returns on sales), which division is superior. 

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Question 1

 

Low Carb Diet Supplement Inc. has two divisions. Division A has a profit of $156,000 on sales of $2,010,000. Division B is only able to make $28,800 on sales of $329,000.  Based on the profit margins (returns on sales), which division is superior.

 

Question 3

 

Polly Esther Dress Shops Inc. can open a new store that will do an annual sales volume of $837,900. It will turn over its assets 1.9 times per year. The profit margin on sales will be 8 percent. What would net income and return on assets (investment) be for the year?

 

Question 15

Using the Du Pont method, evaluate the effects of the following relationships for the Butters Corporation.

a.       Butters Corporation has a profit margin of 7 percent and its return on assets (investment) is 25.2 percent. What is its assets turnover?

 

 

a.       If the Butters Corporation has a debt-to-total-assets ratio of 50%, what would the firm’s return on equity be?

 

 

a.       If the Butters Corporation has a debt-to-total-assets ratio of 50%, what would the firm’s return on equity be?

a.       What would happen to return on equity if the debt-to-total-assets ratio decreased to 35%?

 

Question 19

 

Martin Electronics has an accounts receivable turnover equal to 15 times.  If accounts receivable are equal to $80,000, what is the value for average daily credit sales?

Question 21

Jim Short’s Company makes clothing for schools. Sales in 2013 were $4,820,000. Assets were as follows:

Cash: ———————————- $163,000

Accounts Receivable: —————-$889,000

Inventory: —————————-$411,000

Net Plant and Equipment———-$520,000

________

 

Total Assets————-$1,983,000

 

 

a.       Compute the following:

 

a.       In 2014, sales increased to $5,740,000 and the assets for that year were as follows:

 

____________________________________

Cash ———————————–$163,000

Accounts Receivable—————–$924,000

Inventory——————————-$1,063,000

Net Plant and Equipment ———– $520,000

_____________

Total Assets ————————— $2,670,000

 

Compute the four ratios

 

 

 

 

 

Interview a small Business owner in your area or someone you know that owns a small business. It could be a dry cleaners, a restaurant , a barbershop, a nail salon , etc…Did you ever work for someone else? If so, why did you stop ? Why did you go into business for yourself? What expectations did you have when you started the business ?

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one to two pages . single space. normal font size.

Interview a small Business owner in your area or someone you know that owns a small business. It could be a dry cleaners, a restaurant , a barbershop, a nail salon , etc…

Questions for your assignment to ask the owner.

What type of business ownership does the business use? Refer back to chapter 5

Did you ever work for someone else? If so, why did you stop ?

Why did you go into business for yourself?

What expectations did you have when you started the business ?

Which of these expectations were fulfilled?

Which of these expectations were not fulfilled?

If the owner could change one thing in building his or her business , what would that be ??

Entrepreneurship is risky business. Thousands of new businesses are started and thousands of others fail each year. Why would someone give up the security of working for others to assume the risk of business ownership? Find out by interviewing two or three small-business owners in your area. Ask them the questions listed below.

Use Chapter 6 powerpoint charts as a guide and reference when interviewing your small business owner.

1. Which stages of the protest news framing cycle can you identify from the Google Trends graph? How so? * 2. Can protestors do anything to influence the frames that media covers?

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Read through the ppt and answer the following questions for about 200 words each

1. Which stages of the protest news framing cycle can you identify from the Google Trends graph? How so? *

2. Can protestors do anything to influence the frames that media covers?