WAL-MART STORES INC 1. Conduct a SWOT analysis STRENGTHS • Powerful retail brand • Has a reputation for ‘value for money’ • Strong customer service • Very convenience • Offers a wide range of products • Has grown rapidly and has expanded globally • The use of latest supply chain technology RFID which increases the monitor and management of inventory • Very efficient distribution strategy (lower distribution cost) WEAKNESSES • Due to selling different products
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Circuit Board Fabricators‚ Inc. CBF hired you to help determine why it is not able to produce the 1‚000 boards per day. 1. What type of process flow structure is CBF using? 2. Diagram the process in a manner similar to Exhibit 6.7. 3. Analyze the capacity of the process. 4. What is the impact of the losses in the process in Inspection and Final Test? 5. What recommendation would you make for a short-term solution of CBF’s problems? 6. What long-term recommendations would you make.
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Universal Circuits‚ Inc. Foreign Exchange Exposure Management Due to significant appreciation of the U.S dollar against the Irish punt in recent years‚ it has come to our attention that the profit margins of our Irish operation are extremely sensitive to fluctuations in the value of the U.S dollar. With already high interest rates‚ steadying rates of inflation‚ and flat economic growth in the United States‚ it appears that the time has come to worry about the possibility of a large devaluation
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Running head: Circuit City The Fall of Circuit City Abstract People costs are by far one of the largest expenses an employer carries. Organizations are always looking for ways to maximize their return on this investment and sometimes this results in making major changes to the current workforce. This paper examines the Circuit City case study found in the text‚ Compensation by Milkovich‚ Newman‚ and Gerhart (2011). Evaluation of the Facts: Circuit City Understanding Circuit City’s business
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business scope; specifically‚ Best Buy and the once flourishing‚ Circuit City. Portions of this report will touch on the economical reasons that both had placed the blame for their decision to downsize. Another aspect that was reviewed as a reason for downsizing is the lack of innovation. Being that‚ both companies failed to adapt to the fast-evolving electronics industry and online retail competition. Our reasons will expose why Circuit City folded and why Best Buy will more than likely follow. We will
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Tire City‚ Inc. (TCI) is a rising distributor of automotive tires in northeastern United States. Their distribution centers arelocated throughout eastern Massachusetts. Their tires are sold as on-demand bases with chain of 10 shops located all throughout eastern Massachusetts with a central warehouse outside Massachusetts. Due to this proximity of warehouse‚ TCI stores enjoyed just-in-time delivery with only 24 hours of lag time. Tire City‚ Inc. sales have grown at compounded annual rate in excess
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Case: Circuit Board Fabricators‚ Inc. What type of process flow structure is CBF using? The company is using a batch shop process flow structure. CBF‚ Inc. bases its board fabrication process on the average job size or on its typical order. This means that the company proceeds with the manufacturing process in batches so as to meet the specific requirements per order. The typical contract that the company currently gets is 60 boards per order. However‚ due to persisting factory
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Hop-In Food Stores Inc. Hop-In Foods Stores has historically been able to rely on internal financing and long term debt in order to continue its growth. The continued growth is attributed to acquisitions of already established stores. Hop-In management has predominantly stayed away from starting up new stores from scratch due to high start up costs. They had found out that it was easier and more cost effective to buy up smaller stores in good locations. As of 1976 all of Hop-In’s expansion was
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Tire City Incorporated Tire City‚ Inc. is a rapidly growing retail distributor of automotive tires. Although they have 10 shops located throughout the Northeast region‚ the bulk of TCI’s inventory is managed at a central warehouse. During the last three years‚ sales have been growing at a compound annual rate in excess of 20%. With such a great reflection of their excellent service and customer satisfaction in their net income‚ TCI’s central warehouse is “bulging at the seams”. TCI has decided
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Universal Circuits Inc. Case Study Finance 405 After receiving a telex from the Controller of the Irish plant‚ who is an integral employee at Universal Circuits‚ we had to make a tough decision regarding his request to hedge against the US dollar depreciating. If the US dollar depreciates‚ manufacturing would be shifted from his Irish plant to the US plants‚ which in turn would negatively affect his potential bonus. We acknowledge this risk
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