...Marketing Intelligence & Planning Emerald Article: Improving Marketing Intelligence at Du Pont UK B.A. Tibbert Article information: To cite this document: B.A. Tibbert, 1987"Improving Marketing Intelligence at Du Pont UK", Marketing Intelligence & Planning, Vol. 5 Iss: 4 pp. 23 - 30 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eb045756 Downloaded on: 16-10-2012 To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com Users who downloaded this Article also downloaded: * Andrea Carpignano, Chiara Nironi, Francesco Ganci, (2011),"Technological risk: a criterion for the optimisation of future EU energy supply scenarios", International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Vol. 5 Iss: 1 pp. 81 - 100 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17506221111120910 Lord Ezra, 1992"Energy, Politics and the Environment", Managerial Auditing Journal, Vol. 7 Iss: 2 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000001777 Colin Turner, Paul D. Gardiner, (2007),"De-internationalisation and global strategy: the case of British Telecommunications (BT)", Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Vol. 22 Iss: 7 pp. 489 - 497 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/08858620710828863 Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by NANJING AUDIT UNIVERSITY For Authors: If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service. Information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines...
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...fitness levels doesn’t help the numbers at all. On the contrary we are aggravating the situation. Currently, an imminent issue is narrowing in on companies like ours. Employees sit in front of their laptops throughout the day, eat burgers and fries at a fast food restaurant for lunch and dinner, go back home and sleep. An exercise-bereft lifestyle like this surely hurts their health, but does it hurt our company? The answer is yes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the total tab for U.S. spending on obesity-related medical care is estimated at $117 billion, a figure that has doubled over a decade. The cost of medical care for an obese person is approximately $620 more than that of the average person. A study conducted by Duke University showed that overweight workers were more susceptible than normal workers to having claims involving injuries. Companies that employ overweight workers are jeopardized with the possibility of incurring increased insurance costs. Health care cost, which was around 12% of the budget in 2004, has increased to more than 18% of the budget today (Jitendra, Courtney, Kathryn, Mithilesh, & Bharat, 2011). An overweight workforce will hinder our company’s operations; investing a small amount on a weight loss program that covers dietary habits as well as a daily fitness routine will yield returns in the form of cost reductions in the...
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...Browning Electrical Company TIMELINE After reading the case study, I put together the following timeline diagram so as to assist me with understanding the case study. Figure 1: Timeline Figure 1: Timeline Although a steady growth rate of 33% has been maintained, the ineffective management of current assets (receivables and inventory) has resulted in a cash flow problem. Positive issues are: * There has been rapid growth in recent years and this is expected to continue in future. * The location of the company is good with access to a railway siding. * The sales have increased annually and are expected to reach R 25 000 000.00 in year 2001. * Browning’s conservative operation of the business was appealing to a number of trade creditors. * No sales representatives were employed, orders were taken over the telephone or by customers visiting the business. Negative issues are: * The company experienced a cash flow problem. * A need existed to increase borrowing from R 1 730 000.00 to R 3 250 000.00. * In order to fund the promissory note issued to Mr Stark, the business land and buildings were mortgaged for R 500 000.00. * Quantity discounts and credit terms of net 30 days were usually offered to customers who comprised of electrical contractors, small builders, handymen and members of the public. * Mr Browning possessed a house that cost R 500 000.00 to build and was mortgaged at R 270 000.00. QUESTIONS A. Explain (quoting...
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...Financial Policy Project - Air Arabia and Gulf Airlines Name University Introduction The project is based on the financial analysis of the two companies from the airline industry. The first company is Air Arabia and the second company is Gulf Airline. Air Arabia which was established by the King of Sharjah in the year 2003 is known as the best economic mode of air travelling in the United Arab Emirates. The company continued to provide economic and valued services to its customers through the last decade and has been successful in penetrating the Air traffic business. The company did not limit its operation only to the Arab countries but also expanded its business operations to the Europe and other parts of the world. The Air Arabia destinations not the Arab countries but also reached the European destinations like Casablanca and the Cairo. The company believes in expanding its business operations and for this reason, it has established its subsidiaries airlines in the other Arab countries as well. The company is performing air travelling operations through its subsidiaries companies in Egypt and Morocco as well. The company today operates its flight to 88 destinations across the globe. The company planes lands on the destinations ranging from Arabia, Middle East, Asia to Europe and Africa. The company believes in offering comfortable and reliable journey for its passengers at the lowest possible fares and with this business strategy, millions of passengers have travelled...
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...University of Wales Institute Cardiff, UK. BBA in Finance St. Francis Xavier University Nova Scotia, Canada School of Business North South University Table of Content Executive summary, 1 Introduction, 2 Financial Performance Analysis: Liquidity Ratio, 4 Asset Management Ratio, 6 Debt Management Ratio, 9 Profitability Ratio, 10 Stock Market Ratio, 13 Du-Pont Equation, 16 Modified Du-Pont Equation, 17 Conclusion and Recommendations, 18 Appendices, 19 1 Executive summary The project assigned to us was to study the financial health of Reckitt Benckiser Bangladesh. Through this thorough financial analysis, our aim to understand the financial factors is influencing the company and its decision making. Later, we try and evaluate the various ratios to appreciate their impact on company’s performance over the last five years. The financial statements of last five years are identified, studied and interpreted in light of company’s performance. Critical decisions are anal yzed and their impact on the bottom line of the company is assessed. Finally, we study ratio analysis of the company to analyze the financial position of the company in last five years. 2 Introduction For such a fast-paced, entrepreneurial business some are surprised to learn the company’s history spans 150 years of innovation for consumers across the world. Reckitt Benckiser is a world leader in FMCG household, health and personal care. In Bangladesh it...
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...[pic] Course Syllabus Managing International Business Graduate Program in General Management Class of Executive July 2008 Course Leader: Handry Satriago Oct 2009 – Feb 2010 IPMI Business School Graduate Program The Indonesian Institute for Management Development Jakarta, Indonesia Course Name : Managing International Business (MIB) Class : Executive Program, July 2008 Facilitators : Handry Satriago (Course Leader) Guest Speakers : Subject to confirmation from the guest speakers - Riri Riza/Mira Lesmana, MILES Film (Session 5) Topic: Indonesia Movie Industry - Richard Matalon, President Director L’Oreal Indonesia (Session 12) Topic: L’Oreal strategy entering Indonesia - Vikram Reddy, GM Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta (Session 16) Topic: Four Seasons Global Strategy Background Companies today confront an increasing array of choices of markets, of locations for value adding activities, and of modes of crossing borders. This course focuses on the international dimensions of strategy and organization, and provides a framework for formulating strategies in an increasingly complex world economy, and for making those strategies work effectively. Operation in an international environment gives the manager access to new markets, additional natural resources, and low-cost-factor...
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...Case 9 Kota Fibers, Ltd. Kota Fibers, Ltd. was founded in Kota, India in 1962. Kota produced nylon to provide synthetic fiber yarns to local textile weavers. The synthetic fiber yarns were mainly used to make traditional women’s colorful dresses in India called the saris. One sari averaged eight yards of fabric. Indian women usually purchased three saris every year. India’s female population is around 500 million, with a demand for saris accounting for more than twelve billion yards of fabric and a stable business. The demand was being supplied by domestic textile mills that fulfilled their yarn requirements from suppliers like Kota Fibers. Kota used new technology and domestic raw materials to produce their quality product. Demand for synthetic textiles was characterized by a stable year to year growth with fluctuation based on special Indian festivals and celebrations. The most important festival was the Diwali celebration in mid-autumn, which made a seasonal peak in demand for new saris. Therefore, mid-summer was the seasonal peak demand for nylon yarn from Kota. Unit industry growth was expected to be 15% per year. Consumers purchased their saris from cloth merchants located all around the country. Cloth merchants were important local figures that were well known to the area residents who granted credit in order to support their sales. The suppliers were very competitive in order to keep the merchant’s business. The suppliers were aggressive in price, service, and credit...
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...Marketing Unit 1: The Marketing Planning Process Case Study: Brittany Ferries Brittany Ferries is a French-owned car ferry operator, running ships across the Western Channel between south-west Britain and ports in Brittany and Normandy. The company also operates between Ireland and Brittany, running ferries from Roscoff to Cork. Brittany Ferries was formed as a result of Britain joining the Common Market in 1972. The local farming co-operatives in Brittany joined with the Finistere Chambre du Commerce to create the company, mainly with the aim of shipping artichokes and cauliflowers from Brittany to Britain. The farmers recognised the huge potential market in Britain. At the time, the UK was a net importer of food, whereas France was (and still is) a net exporter of food. The Chambre du Commerce recognised an equally tempting potential for tourism from the UK. Brittany was a somewhat remote part of France, a long way from the Eastern Channel crossing point between Dover and Calais or Boulogne sur Mer, and not well-served by airports. In 1978, the company took the brave step of starting a direct route to Spain from Plymouth, making the crossing to Santander. This route opened up the possibility of taking one’s car to Spain without having to make the long drive through France, which in 1978 would typically take two days. 24 hours on a ferry seemed a much better alternative, albeit somewhat expensive. In 2009, the ferry (the Pont Aven) set a new record for the crossing between Portsmouth...
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...MIS Case Studies Case 1 SystemX Inc. Withdraws Rs. 1 Billion SoftGuide Acquisition Offer The following is an excerpt from a news article in the Daily Update, March 07, 2010 “SystemX Inc., called off its acquisition of SoftGuide Knowledge Consultants, Friday, saying that 1 Billion was too high a price.” (SoftGuide has a considerable market share in Training and Development services and would therefore help SystemX to diversify and expand its range of services to customers.) “Although SystemX officials would not comment further, several observers said that problems discovered at SoftGuide probably lay behind the decision…. The article said that SystemX feared that SoftGuide’s data-processing system was inadequate to handle the new products planned for the SoftGuide sales staff. SystemX officials were also concerned about the 30 percent annual turnover among sales personnel… Tabrez A., SoftGuide CEO, responded that the SoftGuide’s data-processing was quite competent and has absorbed at least one new product a month for two years.” Questions: a. Why should SystemX be so concerned about the capabilities of SoftGuide’s data-processing? b. What competitive advantages to a Training and Consultancy services company may be provided by an information system? Case 2 Professor Challenges Basic Assumption about Planning and Control Professor A. Van Cauwenbergh of Antwerp University, in a paper presented at the Tenth Anniversary Conference of the European Institute for Advanced Studies...
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...MIS Case Studies Case 1 SystemX Inc. Withdraws Rs. 1 Billion SoftGuide Acquisition Offer The following is an excerpt from a news article in the Daily Update, March 07, 2010 “SystemX Inc., called off its acquisition of SoftGuide Knowledge Consultants, Friday, saying that 1 Billion was too high a price.” (SoftGuide has a considerable market share in Training and Development services and would therefore help SystemX to diversify and expand its range of services to customers.) “Although SystemX officials would not comment further, several observers said that problems discovered at SoftGuide probably lay behind the decision…. The article said that SystemX feared that SoftGuide’s data-processing system was inadequate to handle the new products planned for the SoftGuide sales staff. SystemX officials were also concerned about the 30 percent annual turnover among sales personnel… Tabrez A., SoftGuide CEO, responded that the SoftGuide’s data-processing was quite competent and has absorbed at least one new product a month for two years.” Questions: a. Why should SystemX be so concerned about the capabilities of SoftGuide’s data-processing? b. What competitive advantages to a Training and Consultancy services company may be provided by an information system? Case 2 Professor Challenges Basic Assumption about Planning and Control Professor A. Van Cauwenbergh of Antwerp University, in a paper presented at the Tenth Anniversary Conference of the European Institute for Advanced Studies...
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...Masters Program in Business Administration (MBA 4 SEM) ( Semester IV ) Specializations :- Human Resource Management Note: - Solve any 4 Case Study All Case Carry equal Marks. Case 1 :- Meeting the Challenge of Sexual Harassment At an office of Goldman, Sachs and Company in Boston, some male employees allegedly pasted photos of bare-breasted women on company newsletters, next to biographies of new female employees (suggesting that the photos were pictures of the new staff members). Copies of the newsletters were circulated around the office. Sexist literature such as “The Smart Man’s Creed or Why Beer Is Better Than Women” (“After you’ve had a beer, the bottle is still worth a dime”) was allegedly also distributed. Kristine Utley, a former Goldman sales associate, has made these allegations in a suit charging that the environment at Goldman, Sachs constitutes sexual harassment. Fired for refusing a transfer to a New York office, she is suing to gain reinstatement and damages and to eliminate the harassment. Joanne Barbetta has filed a similar suit seeking damages for harassment caused by an environment that she asserted “was poisoning my system.” Ms. Barbetta reports that during her tenure as a clerk at Chemlawn, male employees circulated pornographic magazines and pinup posters. She viewed a slide presentation that included suggestive pictures (e.g., a nude woman)...
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...DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (DBM) Specializations :- Human Resource Management Note: - Solve any 4 Case Study All Case Carry equal Marks. Case 1 :- Meeting the Challenge of Sexual Harassment At an office of Goldman, Sachs and Company in Boston, some male employees allegedly pasted photos of bare-breasted women on company newsletters, next to biographies of new female employees (suggesting that the photos were pictures of the new staff members). Copies of the newsletters were circulated around the office. Sexist literature such as “The Smart Man’s Creed or Why Beer Is Better Than Women” (“After you’ve had a beer, the bottle is still worth a dime”) was allegedly also distributed. Kristine Utley, a former Goldman sales associate, has made these allegations in a suit charging that the environment at Goldman, Sachs constitutes sexual harassment. Fired for refusing a transfer to a New York office, she is suing to gain reinstatement and damages and to eliminate the harassment. Joanne Barbetta has filed a similar suit seeking damages for harassment caused by an environment that she asserted “was poisoning my system.” Ms. Barbetta reports that during her tenure as a clerk at Chemlawn, male employees circulated pornographic magazines and pinup posters. She viewed a slide presentation that included suggestive pictures (e.g., a nude woman) put there, according to management...
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...Case Write-Up Riverview Community Hospital Riverview Community Hospital is a 210-bed, not-for-profit, acute care hospital with long standing reputation for providing quality healthcare services. It has recently passed the highest Joint Commission accreditation. The hospital competes with three other hospitals in Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)- two not-for-profit and one for-profit. Riverview generates its hospital’s net patient service revenue from patients who are covered by Medicare, Medicaid or other government programs or from various private plans. Net patient revenue seemed to be increasing from $25,661M in 2005 to $34,582M in 2009. Operating expenses of hospital included both inpatient and outpatient expenses. The trend of expenses increased from $23,896M in 2005 to $33,958M in 2009. According to Du Pont analysis, total margin of hospital seemed to be decreasing from 11.38% in 2005 to 6.75% in 2009. Though total asset turnover maintained the same trend, it was below industry standard. Return on equity (ROE) was also down and maintained a poor trend till 2008. Even though it increased in 2009, the equity was below industry average. Overall the management must take action on decreasing financial trends. Net cash from operations has reduced to half from$7,192M in 2006 to $3,481M in 2009. The occupancy rate of Riverside in 2009 is 52.2% which is high than industry average of 45.4% and hence it is using fixed assets more productively than average hospital. To influence...
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...CASES IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYLLABUS FIN 522 Professor James A. Gentry Cases In Financial Management 343M Wohlers Hall Spring Semester 2009 333-7995 2043 BIF j-gentry@uiuc.edu Office Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. on Mon. and Wed/. or by Appointment I. Teaching Objectives Financial decision making cases are used to… • Create a highly interactive learning environment; • Learn about the application of financial management and credit analysis concepts; • Discover what you do not know about the practice of financial management; • Show what you have learned; • Highlight the relationships between strategic goals and the creation of firm value; • Develop techniques for interpreting a firm’s financial data and strategic plans; • Enhance your critical thinking and problem solving skills; • Expand your understanding of financial theory and its application; • Improve your listening and cooperative learning skills. II. Learning Promises At the end of this course your will be able to… • Think like a financial manager; • Interpret a company’s financial health by evaluating the performance...
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...They also will examine profitability to insure that interest payments can be made.Stockholders–profitability ratios, with secondary consideration given to debt utilization, liquidity, and other ratios. Since stockholders are the ultimate owners of the firm, they are primarily concerned with profits or the return on their investment. | | | 3-2. | Explain how the Du Pont system of analysis breaks down return on assets. Also explain how it breaks down return on stockholders’ equity.The Du Pont system of analysis breaks out the return on assets between the profit margin and asset turnover. Return on Assets = Profit Margin × Asset TurnoverIn this fashion, we can assess the joint impact of profitability and asset turnover on the overall return on assets. This is a particularly useful analysis because we can determine the source of strength and weakness for a given firm. For example, a company in the capital goods industry may have a high profit margin and a low asset turnover, while a food processing firm may suffer from low profit margins, but enjoy a rapid turnover of assets.The modified form of the Du Pont formula shows:This indicates that return on stockholders’ equity may be influenced by return on assets, the debt-to-assets ratio or a combination of both. Analysts or investors should be particularly sensitive to a high return on stockholders’ equity that is influenced by large amounts of debt. |...
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