Metal Works Case study Project Summary- Metal-Works is a manufacturer of steel products such as steel safety boxes and cabinets. At present‚ the company has two existing manufacturing facilities in Delaware and Iowa. The new appointed CEO of Metal-Works Corporation wants to re-configure the network for the company. The present configuration is believed to not be optimum. As an initiative to improve this situation‚ the CEO has decided to hire a consultant to analyze the current distribution centers
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Pricing Policies Case Study: Curled Metal Inc. Executive Summary Situation analysis: CMI is looking to diversify its portfolio. It wants to introduce a new high performing cushion pad into the pile-driving market. CMI will initially target small engineering/construction and independent pile-driving contractors. CMI will have the first-to-market advantage‚ as there are currently no direct competitors for metal pads. In terms of channels‚ CMI would distribute its pads through manufacturing representative
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The “Cumber-Coil”: A Revolutionary Product for the Value-Conscious SITUATION ANALYSIS Cumberland Metals Industries developed a new type of cushion pad for pile drivers made of curled metal. The 11.5 inch “Cumber-Coil” was tested by two different companies on two different projects and was found to far exceed the performance of the existing market-dominant product‚ the asbestos pad. The Cumber-Coil weighed half what the asbestos pad did and boasted a 33% faster driving time‚ 60% reduction in
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United Metals has decided to launch the production of a new product‚ the firm is expecting this project to last over 8 years. The issue at hand is to know whether it would be more advantageous for United Metals to produce the components itself or to directly buy them from one of its suppliers‚ Amalgamated Components. In order to arbitrage between the “make” and “buy” decision we will calculate the Net Present Value of both these options. In order to do so we will first compute the annual cash flows
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Title: Study of Gold metal Date: 14/01/2013 Submitted to: Dr Sami Habib Submitted by: Jamil Mahfoud (A1010659) I- General introduction about metals: a- Historical background Back to 6000 BC‚ process metallurgy is known as one of the oldest applied sciences. Despite that the form of metals was very basic but it has a big impact on the society because of its wide uses especially as tools for agriculture or hunting and even as artistic styles later on. There are 86 known metals so far
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Executive Summary Metal Mining Limited (MML) is an Australia mining company. It faces many types of risks such as‚ interest rate risk which affects both the syndicated bank loan and variable rate debt. Exchange rate risk affects the repayment of the variable rate debt. The price risk associated with production of gold and copper. MML can mitigate and reduce these risks by entering into the future contracts and options. Future contract or option is suggested for MML who wants to hedge 50% of the production
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3. Generality on precious metals and diamond: 3.1. Precious metals performance : In recent years‚ precious metals have played an important role as an investment asset. Many investors are interested in precious metals as a financial investment due to a several criteria which present a security for therm. Among all precious metals‚ gold has been attracted most of the media and press. This popular metals has long been considered as a symbol of wealth and prosperity furthermore it has characterized
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Cumberland Metal Industries: Engineered Products Division‚ 1980 Overview: Cumberland Metal Industries (CMI) is one of the largest manufacturers of curled metal products in the U.S. The company started the business by making highly technical applications‚ but soon changed from selling the finished products to selling the products that were considered as raw materials for other products. By doing so‚ the company experienced a dramatic growth in the 1970’s and occupied 80% of the market share. However
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Cumberland Metal Industries capitalize on their evolving position as a leader in the curled metal industry and effectively launch their new curled metal cushion pads to be positioned as the “new industry standard” in the pile driving market. In order to successfully launch this product‚ we first and foremost recommend that CMI acquire a patent to prevent this product from being copied and imitated‚ thus avoiding the entry of competitors. The associated value and advantages of CMI’s metal cushion pads
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Curled Metal Inc.—Finding the Perfect Price Brief Description of Company and the Situation Curled Metal Inc. (CMI) specializes in selling metal-based products to various markets. With over $55 million in annual sales (FY 2007‚ Exhibit A)‚ they’ve managed to capture 80% of the automobile industry’s market share by developing and selling a highly specialized product‚ Slip Seal‚ designed just for auto manufacturers. They’ve seen a recent slip in sales (a loss of nearly 10% from 2006 to 2007‚ Exhibit
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