...Guillermo’s Furniture Store Concepts Paper Kavita Purav Corporate Finance/FIN 571 April 29, 2013 John Kushner Guillermo’s Furniture Store Concepts Guillermo Navallez is the owner of a large manufacturing furniture store located in Sonora, Mexico. Guillermo’s store was doing good business with the locals by providing them handcrafted products. The store was making good profits due to low labor costs, and charging premiums for handcrafted products. Currently Guillermo is facing issues with making profits due to a new overseas competitor. Guillermo needs to figure out a way to understand and make changes if necessary to his store, in order to stand up to the competitor. To make the right decisions, it is important to understand the principles of finance and the different concepts of finance. Concepts of Finance The Behavioral Principle: When All Else Fails, Look at What Others Are Doing for Guidance Guillermo is losing business to his competitors who use high technology equipment, make furniture to the exact specifications and with really low prices. The store owner wants to understand how the competitor operates, and why are they more successful. Guillermo spends some time into researching the high tech solution that the foreign competitor provides. He will try to figure out the cost of the technology, the low labor costs and whether he can cut his costs by converting into the high tech model. Basically he wants to research if he can imitate his competitor to better...
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...Smartix Case HBS Smartix 1. Imagine that you are Vivek Khuller. Should you accept the offer from MSG? I don’t believe that I would take the offer from MSG. Here’s the problem with not taking the deal: Accel is relying on the MSG deal far greater than anticipated, and the deal with Accel has a high probability of falling through once it is discovered MSG may not be participating in the way Accel is anticipating. The other issue at hand is that without the Accel deal, Smartix is nearly out of time and the funds required to continue aggressively pursuing the project. An alternative for Smartix in this situation is to scale it back and seek out a slightly smaller deal. They have the capacity to do so and it seems that they were aiming rather ambitiously with MSG. If they wanted to reassess their end game and dial it down some, they have the opportunity to connect with a slightly smaller venue or company and they have a short amount of time to do so. Another alternative to accepting the MSG deal is for the founders to gain outside employment in an effort to sustain themselves while they regroup Smartix to succeed under their terms. They all know that the last thing they want to do after all their hard work is become MSG employees. In the end, don’t accept a subpar deal if you know your venture is worth more. 2. Should Vivek have tried to start this venture without co-founders? Could he have been a solo founder? While not doubting his competence or his ability to...
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...common standards mainly relying on the conviction that the word does not translate effectively into many other languages. Given the greater implicated social and economic risk created as a result of the absence of stewardship in the conceptual framework it would be more practical to reverse the decision. The lack of emphasis on stewardship from the conceptual framework has increased cross-constituency variation is financial reporting. This contradicts directly with the general objective of the development of conceptual framework, as an adequate minimization of disparities improves the comparability and transparency of financial information. As Carmen Nobel (2011) reports in ‘Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back’ high-tech start-up and emerging companies tend to exhibit higher levels of squandering and enronomics than well-established blue-chip firms. The element of stewardship serves as an inducement for developing firms to stress appropriate management of financial capital generating a reduced desire for creative accounting and a boosted prospect for external investments in the essential developing firms needed to grow the economy. The removal of stewardship may be interpreted as focusing on the needs of short-term investors at the expense of...
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...success, from 2 M subscribers 30 M subscriber’s in just 2 years from launch is a feat that is comparable to none. NTT launched this revolutionary service to reduce the existing load on their wireless spectrum but even they did not have an idea on the phenomenon, they had given birth to. It is clear from the success that the trio understood clearly the customer’s need at that time and also the value that the customer was expecting. Right from the start, the trio defied the regular rules of the industry to achieve one single goal – to gain new subscribers whilst delivering value to the customer. The concept of the service, the pricing, the content available, the billing structure, the hardware used to access the service were all conceptualized and developed keeping in mind the convenience to the user and were responsible for the success of the product. The whole concept caused a paradigm shift in the way the Japanese telecom industry operated, from adopting easy transmittable data standards, to the ease of use of the phone developed to provide the i-mode service, this shift actually brought to the customer the value they wanted. The value offered to the consumer was immense from the aspect that DoCoMo went in for extremely strategic and valuable tie-ups like financial services, airlines, hotel, retail, and news, they also tied up with the less serious content providers like horoscope, tones etc. We can say that in terms of content the company focused on providing value...
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...The transition from a Socialist approach to a free market approach and the rise of a new high-tech sector are two remarkable shifts that have occurred in the last two decades in Israel. In the face of these changes, human resource (HR) practitioners are currently expected to assume new roles, adopt different work values, and apply appropriate strategies. HR managers in the low-tech industry still adhere to traditional values and strategies, including a reliance on trade unions and an emphasis on job security and the employees’ years of work experience and seniority as key criteria for promotion. In the emerging high-tech sector, HR managers have adopted new values and developed new strategies, including human resource management programs, employee empowerment, higher salaries and better benefits, while placing an emphasis on employees’ talents and qualifications. Source: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm/journals.htm?issn=01437720&volume=22&issue=3&articleid=848302&show=html&PHPSESSID=qj5kp1babsuadbfaj 47luam41 Recent changes in Israeli society and economy and their relation to Organizational Politics Over the past three decades, Israel has undergone significant economic, industrial and cultural transformations. These developments have shifted public values considerably and may indirectly affect OP and HR practices. For example, Sagie and Weisberg (2001) maintain that in recent years, Israeli society has gone from being ascetic...
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...CHINA BOOST FOR SENAI HI-TECH PARK Senai Hi-Tech Park, Malaysia's second high technology industrial park, got off to a promising start with investments of more than US$500 million (RM1.7 billion) from two companies in Johor. China-based EQ Solar Technology International Sdn Bhd plans to invest US$500 million to produce solar modules while leading industrial gases provider MOX-Linde Gases Sdn Bhd, through its initial outlay of RM60 million, plans to set up an industrial gases separation plant. Senai High Tech Park chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Ahmad Shukri Tajudin said this shows that the park is ready to compete as another preferred location for hightechnology manufacturing, research and innovation activities. Located within Iskandar Malaysia, the park has drawn interest from investors in the US, Europe and China. "Interest is in various sectors including semiconductor industry and solar," he said at a media briefing. International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, witnessed the signing of the memorandum of understanding in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. "We're expecting a few more similar investments," Mustapa said, without disclosing details. Malaysia has so far attracted several global solar industry players like First Solar, Sunpower and Q-Cells. There are also several domestic investments in solar power projects in Selangor and Sabah. Mustapa hopes that the park will create more jobs, similar to what was achieved at the Kulim Hi-Tech Park in the north. The...
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...over the years. Guillermo Furniture Store Recommendation Analysis and Recommend Financial Decision The economy is weak, new competitors’ establishing a presents, Guillermo must tackle a tough decision, which is to become a furniture distributor or stay on the manufacturing side, or possibility do both. Guillermo understands that change is forth coming and he has to venture forward but the dilemma is what the best alternative is. First Guillermo must analysis the financial alternatives and establish which objective is beneficial for the company. The next step is to gather information and formulate a pro forma cash flow budget to analyze the projected earnings for the next five years for the company (University of Phoenix, 2007). Hi-Tech Option Guillermo established his wealth various years ago because of the low cost in labor along with an extraordinary location for manufacturing. The company’s success has held strong on those foundations until now. There are a few concerns for Guillermo that may cause the company to change the way it does...
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...strategy-oriented HR system case study 1. * Strategically required organizational outcomes: * Good products and good services. Products and services is always the most important thing for a manufacturing company. Siemens has become a world leader by diversifying into hi-tech products and services, it need to maintain this advantage and develop it even further to achieve more. * Going global and expand. Globalization gives big companies a chance to expand rapidly. Siemens has succeeded in going global but this is a long way, it still needs more expansion into more countries or areas that are not covered yet. * Positive brand image. A good company image is extraordinarily important to the company’s healthy development. Siemens needs to keep customers satisfied both with its products and services, which helps it to get more market share and expand even faster. * A good employee selection, training and compensation system. The company not just need to keep customers satisfied, it has to keep employees happy too. So that it can work more efficiently and effectively. * Required workforce competencies and behaviors: * Learning on a continuing basis. Siemens is in high-tech business so the nature decided that its employees need to learn new things every day. * Good teamwork. The ability to work with people is essential in such big corporation. Especially when it’s going global. * Mutual respect and appreciation of workforce diversity. Siemens...
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...1 Strategy Implementation Course Project - Globalization of Mahindra A Report by Group 7, Division D, MBA Core 2014-16 D037 – Karishma Mehta D038 – Ronak Mehta D039 – Tanmay Mhapsekar D040 – Amit Mirchandani D041 – Priyadarshi Mishra D061 – Rahul Tiwari 2 Table of Contents Mahindra Rise ................................................................................................................................... 1 Strategy Executed ............................................................................................................................. 1 Organic growth strategy ............................................................................................................... 1 Mergers and Acquisitions ............................................................................................................. 1 Future Targets................................................................................................................................... 2 Competition ...................................................................................................................................... 2 World’s Most Admired Global Companies ........................................................................................ 2 Analysis of Mahindra’s Current Global Scenario ............................................................................... 3 Financial Position ..................................................................
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...DARA & SON PVT. LTD Rohini, Sec. 29, New Delhi Research Paper by Manish Bhatt and Prabhudas Lilladher ATTRACTIVE MIDCAPS AMONGST RECENT IPO ISSUES:- [pic]Tech Mahindra and GMR Infrastructure have once again raised interest in the IPO segment. While Tech Mahindra and GMR Infra are obvious choices experts are also bullish on Nectar Life sciences, Unity Infra, All cargo Global and…With over subscription of Voltamp Transformer recently experts give attractive midcap picks from this fraternity for the long-term. Future business model, sound managements, availability at prices below their issue price, attractive valuations, niche positioning within their industry and future growth are important reasons why investors should log on to these IPOs feel a bevy of experts Money control spoke with. Apart from that Keynote Capitals in its report titled ‘Attractive Recently Listed Midcap Stocks’ have mentioned names like Nectar Life sciences, Repro India, Talbros Automotive and K Sera. While a number of them are available at a substantial premium to their offer price, six of them are still quoting at a discount to their issue price. Everest Kanto looks pretty good at current levels for the long term. All cargo Global also looks good in the recently listed midcap IPOs. Both the companies are in a niche segment and have done quite well on the fundamentals post-listing. Everest Kanto ranks first as far as LPG cylinder manufacturing is concerned. It posted fairly...
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...NAME: Meghna Shrivastava STUDENT ID: c7080738 COURSE: B.A (HONS) International Business MODULE: Management of International Business MODULE TUTOR: Mr. Ashish Tripathi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Club Mahindra holiday is a consumers service industry which is part of Mahindra group having infrastructure of US $ 14.4 million. Under Club Mahindra flagship Mahindra Holiday and Resorts India Ltd (MHRIL) was started in 1996 as a realty sector of Mahindra group brought up for bring values, reliabilities and trust and customer satisfaction. Club Mahindra has got an affiliation with RCI which consist of 60% of the service industry market share, which make Mahindra holiday timeshares largest holiday ownership brand in India. Apart from being a customer centric company club Mahindra performs various Corporate Social Responsibilities for the well fare of people, employees, its customers and environment. According to CESD, 2007 Tourism is becoming one of the largest business sector in the world showing 2005 receipt of international tourism reaching $6.82 trillion. Club Mahindra performs in service industry where revenue produced in 2008 by service industry was $4,028.6 billion showing CAGE OF 6.3% from 2004-08. (Datamonitor, 2009) Furthermore, club Mahindra perform or exist in environment where customers has the power to control the market. Whereas, large number of suppliers weakens them from leading, new entrants in service industry is very easy but the threat of substitutes and...
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... Born Global firms often possess unique resources and capabilities such as entrepreneurial orientation of the founders, innovation behind products and technology, accumulated knowledge of the founders and managers from previous work experience, and networking capabilities. Managers with a previous background of international strong activity will give to the company a more sure address to its business expansion, for this reason a high level of entrepreneurial orientation supports the firm´s ability to recognize and create opportunities at an early stage. It can be argued that Born Global firms are typically found in niche business areas where products are unique, and require high amount of research and development like the high tech business area. It is very important to invest in products with a short life cycle and high technology sectors are characterized by this necessity of a continued innovation which can protect those firms and products from any imitation. As for geographic locations of these Born Global firms, their headquarters can be found in various countries, such as the United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland… Rich and large countries give birth to Born...
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...Resource i.) R&D has 3 engineers ii.) Micrologic has 13 employees. iii.) Hilary De Leon hires people from only top 4 engineering schools. V. Social Responsibility Application i.) Encourage people to improve their lives. ii.) Give employment iii.) Payment of taxes to the government VI. Statement of the Problem How can Micrologic excel in Technological industry? VII. Statement of Objectives a. Long term To be the best in Research and Developing by having both Filipino and Foreign scientists and engineers. b. Short term To make sure that there would be a development In their support facilities in a year. VIII. SWOT Analysis A. Strengths i.) The company is known for their high-tech products with creative designs ii.) The company is both locally and internationally...
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...technology called Air Multiplier, this bladeless table fan generates smooth and uninterrupted airflow. It has many benefits that attract customers’ attention. For instance, since the structure of Dyson table fan is simply consisted of a circle which is used to generate airflow and an elliptical base which has switches. Therefore, it is very easy to clean because people do not need to take it apart as traditional ones before clean it. Also, because there are no blades, people will not hurt themselves when their hands are in the fan by accident. This is essentially important as many children hurt themselves by being cut by fan blades. Furthermore, the shape and looking of Dyson table fan are also reasons why people like it. It looks modern and high tech, and most importantly, it breaks the traditional idea of fans in people’s mind. The positioning of Dyson table fan is clear and specific. Firstly, they target on people who like modern style and working in office. The fan is small but efficient and also easy to clean for busy people. Then, housewives and families with children are their second target. Dyson focuses on safety and easy to clean while they are promoting their product to this group of people. The perceptions of consumers Dyson’s product are mainly vision and touch. As I mentioned above, on one hand, some people like it because of its modern looking color and appearance. On the other hand, some consumers like the airflow that it makes and feel comfortable. The motivation...
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...advantages in labor quality, labor supply and time zone would give them a leg up on their competition, even though both India and China have lower labor cost. By exploiting these advantages, they were able to grow at a rapid pace. By 2009, Globant had over 1500 employees and was generating three million dollars per month in revenue. Despite their success, Globant found themselves at a crossroads. For four years the founders pursued clients that needed IT expertise in anything under the broad spectrum of IT services. However, the management team recognized that Globant needed to target specific industries to remain competitive in the market. The team therefore, narrowed their scope to four very distinct market segments for further analysis: high-tech, telecom, travel and financial services industries. Globant recognized that their diversified client portfolio was spreading resources too thin, and top clients began choosing IT service partners that focused on a specific industry where they could demonstrate a deep and wide understanding of a particular sector of the market. In order to avoid becoming a marginalized player in the...
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