...Motunrayo, Apurva Krishna Tiwari, Shima Kar Assignment 1: Dream Beauty Case SCM 510 Assignment 1: Dream Beauty Case SCM 510 Table of Contents Page number 1. Description of Current State - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2. pROBLEM STATEMENT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 3. ANALYSIS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Cost Allocation and Profitability Analysis- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 Analysis of alternatives - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 Cost and Profitability Analysis for C-stores- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 4. CONCLUSION AND SELECTION OF FINAL ALTERNATIVES - - - -12 5. OTHER COMMENTS- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -13 Description of Current State: Dream Beauty (DB) Company, a beauty product manufacturer, has three channels throughout US and they are retail stores, convenience stores and mass merchants. DB consider them as individual profit centre. The company’s total yearly sales is $130,000,000 upon which each channels are contributing in different ratios which are - retail stores 50%, convenience stores % and mass merchants 40%. The convenience stores has 13 different stores which are called in this case “C-Store” in different cities. DB has an invoice terms of 30 days credit facilities for its three channels....
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...Regional Morning Pack DBS Group Research . Equity 01 October 2009 Spotlight On (SP) Hiap Seng: Undervalued oil and gas play (Initiate Coverage) BUY; S$0.69; HSE SP; Price Target: 12-Month S$0.90 • • • • Huge 40-60% discount to peers is unwarranted. Expect high dividends of 4.0-4.5 Scents per share. Margins improvement to support earnings growth. Initiate coverage with a BUY rating. 30% upside to our target price of S$0.90. Ideas & Updates REGIONAL US Fed: Two collision courses SINGAPORE Banking: Positive uptick in loans Hiap Seng (Initiate Coverage) – See Spotlight MALAYSIA Tanjong PLC: Attractive yield play BUY; RM15.00; TJN MK; Price Target: 12-month RM19.25 HONG KONG PUBLIC HOLIDAY THAILAND Charoen Pokphand Foods – See Spotlight (TB) Charoen Pokphand Foods: Earnings surge, costs remain low BUY; Bt7.95; CPF TB; Price Target: 12-Month Bt9.60 (Prev Bt7.50) • • • 3Q09F will beat record high 2Q09 earnings Promising outlook with firm product prices, low raw material costs, and improving margins Raised earnings, and TP to Bt9.60. Undemanding valuation, 21% upside, maintain BUY. Singapore Research Team – 6533 9688 research@dbsvickers.com www.dbsvickers.com “In Singapore, this research report or research analyses may only be distributed to Institutional Investors, Expert Investors or Accredited Investors as defined in the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore.” “Recipients of this report, received from DBS Vickers Research (Singapore) Pte Ltd (“DBSVR”)...
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...developing a website. These stores usually consist of several department areas with the merchandize organized accordingly. The consumer may view the products’ picture, item details, materials, sizing, etc. If the consumer chooses to add the item to his or her virtual shopping cart, they are usually given the option to continue shopping or proceed to checkout. Once the consumer proceeds to checkout, the credit card transaction is completed and the item is prepared and shipped from the retailer to the consumer. Many physical retail stores have expanded their market by using the Internet. By having both a virtual store and a physical store, companies get the best of both worlds. Stores that are marketing their products in both areas can take advantage of the high demand for online shopping availability. The ability to shop for products online gives consumers the option to purchase goods off of the Internet with the convenience of not even leaving his or her home. Others; however, still enjoy and prefer to go into a physical store...
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...A PROJECT REPORT ON “A DISSERTATION ON RETAIL BANKING” In Partial Fulfillment of Bachelor of Business Administration Session 2010-2013 [pic] ICFAI University, Ranchi, Jharkhand Project Supervisor: Submitted by: Prof. Sumit Sinha Prof. Sumit Sinha Faculty of International Business Faculty of International Business (2010-2013) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to many people. This dissertation is an effort to contribute towards achieving the desired objectives. In doing so, I have optimized all available resources and made use of some external resources, the interplay of which, over a period of time, led to the attainment of the set goals. I take here a great opportunity to express my sincere and deep sense of gratitude to my esteemed faculty Prof. Sumit Sinha for giving me an opportunity to work on this project. The support & guidance from sir, was of great help & it was extremely valuable. I also express my sincere thanks to all the people who, directly or indirectly, contributed in time, energy and knowledge to this effort. Amit Jayakumar | CONTENTS | | | ...
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...Name of student: Bui Huy Hoang Student’s number: Class: Lecture: DBS bank is a leading financial services group in Asia, with over 200 branches across 15 markets. DBS was established in 1968 as the development bank of Singapore. It was the catalyst to Singapore’s economic development during the nation’s early years of independence. Since then, DBS has transformed into a successful financial services institution, offering a comprehensive range of innovative products and solutions to meet its clients’ needs. With operations in 15 markets, the bank has a regional network spanning more than 200 branches and over 1,100 ATMs across 50 cities. DBS’ primary operations are in Singapore and Hong Kong, two of Asia’s best regulated markets, which contributed 64% and 22% net profit in 2010 respectively, and DBS is a leading consumer bank in Singapore and Hong Kong, serving over 4 million and 1 million retail customers respectively. The bank has also been a key partner in spearheading and financing the growth of Singapore’s small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs). In Hong Kong, DBS is a leading player in the SME baking Space, with leading market shares in equipment and trade finance. Now DBS’ network is extended on many countries like India, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, etc…that means the bank can create a lot of profits. The first one of four environment factors that effects the business of DBS is changing the world output and world trade picture. First, the United States no...
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... Danaher operates in segments that involve the designing, manufacturing and marketing of professional, medical, industrial and commercial products and services (Danaher Corporation). The company has a global presence in the US, China, Germany and Japan. Its headquarters are located in Washington, DC, and employed about 66,000 people as of December 31, 2013 (MarketLine, 2014). According to a company profile report by MarketLine, Danaher recorded revenues of $19,118 million during the financial year ended December 2013 (FY2013), an increase of 4.7% over FY2012 (MarketLine, 2014). Additionally, the report stated that the operating profit of the company was $3,274.9 million in FY2013, an increase of 3.5% over FY2012 (MarketLine, 2014). The net profit of the company was $2,695 million in FY2013, an increase of...
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...| Public Welfare Fraud | | | | 12/13/2011 | | Public Welfare Fraud The Declaration of Independence provides Americans with the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. When our fore fathers created this nation they knew that there would be need for amending and adding to the constitution to suit changing and sometimes challenging times. As a society we have always looked for ways to advance and prosper; from the inception of our government we have had a successful blueprint in creating a country that most would try to emulate. Somewhere in our quest for superiority and perfection we have overlooked the fundamental values that we were built on. In recent years our economic system has been damaged to the extent that we are seeing some of the worst unemployment rates since the great depression. With the population growing by leaps and bounds and a low amount of jobs being created, a large portion of our society is looking to the government for help. That help has proven to be a blessing for some, a hurdle for others and a free ride for the dishonest. In 1930, the United States Welfare Program was enacted in response to the financial effect of the great depression and to help individuals who had lost their jobs, homes, income and health insurance. After the great depression was over, the government maintained the program and continues to help people that are having difficulties supporting themselves and their families. Throughout...
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...Destination Clear Skies Marketing Plan for Success 08/21/2011 Keller Graduate School of Management MM522 Professor Szostek 1. Executive Summary: In the past 10 years, medical expenses and cost of living have increased to unprecedented levels in the United States, while the stock market collapse wiped out many savings. In some cases, individuals reaching the age of retirement cannot even afford to retire. This environment has provided DBS with an opportunity – facilitating the relocation of Baby Boomers reaching the age of retirement to Panama where due to the lower cost of living and free medical services most US citizen can still retire in style at a fraction of the US cost. DBS will target Baby Boomers and use both traditional and innovative approaches (TV advertisement, newspapers, seminars, and Internet technologies such as Facebook and Google (PPC)) to create an awareness and demand for the product. During the first year DBS will undertake a considerable amount of market analysis and testing before launching the services in order to accurately identify the unique characteristics of its target consumers. After the first year of operations, DBS will reach its break-even point and soon after generate initial profits of 60,000.00; these are projected to increase exponentially and continue to grow in as it captures the potential market. 2.0 Situation Analysis: Just as the Baby Boomer generation changed American...
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...like stocks.[1] An ETF holds assets such as stocks, commodities, or bonds, and trades close to its net asset value over the course of the trading day. Most ETFs track an index, such as the S&P 500 or MSCI EAFE. ETFs may be attractive as investments because of their low costs, tax efficiency, and stock-like features.[2][3] ETFs are the most popular type of exchange-traded product.[citation needed] Only so-called authorized participants (typically, large institutional investors) actually buy or sell shares of an ETF directly from or to the fund manager, and then only in creation units, large blocks of tens of thousands of ETF shares, which are usually exchanged in-kind with baskets of the underlying securities. Authorized participants may wish to invest in the ETF shares for the long-term, but usually act as market makers on the open market, using their ability to exchange creation units with their underlying securities to provide liquidity of the ETF shares and help ensure that their intraday market price approximates to the net asset value of the underlying assets.[4] Other investors, such as individuals using a retail broker, trade ETF shares on this secondary market. An ETF combines the valuation feature of a mutual fund or unit investment trust, which can be bought or sold at the end of each trading day for its net asset value, with the tradability feature of a closed-end fund, which trades throughout the trading day at prices that may be more or less than its net asset value...
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...eA DISSERTATION ON RETAIL BANKING 2010 Your name Pgdm-08/009 4/15/2010 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to many people. This dissertation is an effort to contribute towards achieving the desired objectives. In doing so, I have optimized all available resources and made use of some external resources, the interplay of which, over a period of time, led to the attainment of the set goals. I take here a great opportunity to express my sincere and deep sense of gratitude to my esteemed faculty name for giving me an opportunity to work on this project. The support & guidance from sir, was of great help & it was extremely valuable. I also express my sincere thanks to all the people who, directly or indirectly, contributed in time, energy and knowledge to this effort. Your name CONTENTS | | | | | A. Executive Summary | 5-10 | | | | B. Introduction to the concept | 11-16 | | | | C. Industry profile | 17-19 | | | | D. Company profile | | - Product/Services Profile | 24 | - Workflow model (end to end) | 47 | | | | E. Mckinsey’s Seven S Model | | -Structure | | 49 | -Skill | | 50 | -Style | | 51 | -Strategy | | 54 | -System | | 55 | -Staff | | 56 | -Shared Values | 56 | -SWOT Analysis | 58 | F. Research Methodology | 60 | - Title of the Project ...
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...sinusoidal inputs to a linear system will generate sinusoidal responses of the same frequency, but of different amplitude and phase angles. This is due to a time lag between input and output generated. These differences are functions of frequency. In this experiment, the frequency response test is used to identify the (linear) dynamics of a plant. It is performed by inputting a sinusoidal signal and comparing it with the sinusoidal output. Objective of Experiment 1. To perform a frequency response test on an aircraft electro-hydraulic servo-actuator, hence determining the phase and gain margins of the servo-actuator. 2. To verify that increasing the gain by the gain margin causes instability. Equipment and Apparatus 1. Electro-hydraulic servo-actuator 2. Amplifier unit 3. Oscilloscope (CRO) 4. Function generator (FG) 5. Hydraulic power supply (outside laboratory) Background of Experiment This experiment utilizes a servo mechanism which is an automatic device that takes advantage of error-sensing feedback to correct and amplify the signal. The servo system comprises of a servo-actuator and an amplifier unit. In aircrafts, a similar system is used to convert electrical autopilot voltage outputs into a proportional mechanical movement. The mechanical movement is linked to the control rods, which controls the equipment the pilot uses to move the plane parts. When the output position is changed, the time delay should be minimal, but the response...
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... Professor Lewis Janisa Carter February 1, 2012 Introduction In today’s highly competitive and challenging business environment many variables are to be considered when it comes to the success or failure of a business. Business firms must consider the worlds fast changing societal needs and appropriately employ the diverse strategies needed to flourish. This paper will compare and contrast two businesses, one successful and the other unsuccessful. By doing so, I will take a closer look at diversification strategies and evaluate the reasons that determine a business’s outcome. I will also discuss the importance of business plans, marketing plans, and strategic plans as they are key elements to the success of a business. And finally, I will offer the failed business new diverse strategies that would help with future success. Compare and Contrast Two Businesses and their outcomes Amazon.com Amazon.com was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994, and launched in 1995. Amazon.com is an American multinational electronic commerce company. It was one of the first American Ecommerce companies to sell over the internet. Ecommerce has multiple advantages over “brick and mortar” and order catalogues. With Ecommerce customers can conveniently search databases to find products and services while comparing prices. And even though, Amazon...
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...Introduction 1 2.0 Main Issues ….3 3.0 Analysis of Revenue, Fixed Costs, Variable Costs and Income Statement before adjusted 5 3.1 Revenue 5 3.2 Fixed Costs 6 3.3 Variable Costs 7 3.4 Income Statement 9 4.0 Case Questions and Answers 11 4.1 How lucrative is the petrol station business? 11 4.2 Since the margin on fuel business is very low (6%) compared to convenience store (20%), do you agree that the convenience store subsidizing the fuel business?.........................................................................................................13 4.3 If the government raised the RON95 price to RM2.10, do you anticipate the profitability of the business will be eroded? 15 4.4 If a credit card sale is reduced from 40% to 20%, what is the effect on overall profitability? ……16 4.5 What is the appropriate basis to allocate the cashier cost between the four products RON95, RON97, Diesel and SelesaMart................................................22. 4.6 Is utility cost fixed or variable? What difference does it make to the breakeven point of RON95 if it is classified as (i) fixed cost, and (ii) variable cost? 23 5.0 Conclusion 25 1. INTRODUCTION GEZ Bhd which is a major oil company in Malaysia has been developed and operated the petrol stations under three basic concepts, which are namely Company Owned Station (COS), Partially Company Owned Station (PCOS) and Dealer Built Station (DBS). Basically...
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...illustrated by the GOLE model of Neary (2002). Keywords: GOLE (General Oligopolistic Equilibrium); reciprocal dumping; strategic trade policy. JEL Classi…cation: F12, L13 Prepared for the Palgrave Handbook of International Trade, edited by Daniel Bernhofen, Rod Falvey, David Greenaway and Udo Kreickemeier. We are grateful to Daniel Bernhofen, Monika Mrázová and Tony Venables for helpful discussions. Dermot Leahy acknowledges the support of the Science Foundation Ireland Research Frontiers Programme (Grant MAT 017). y Department of Economics, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland; tel.: +353 (0) 1-708 3786; e-mail: dermot.leahy@nuim.ie. z Address for Correspondence: Department of Economics, University of Oxford, Manor Road Building, Oxford, OX1 3UQ, U.K.; tel.: +44 (0)1865-271085; e-mail: peter.neary@economics.ox.ac.uk. 1 Introduction Oligopoly means competition among the few, and the study of markets with a relatively small number of large …rms is an...
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...General Motors Prepared for: Business Cluster Professors Prepared by: Team 7 Anthony Allio Joseph Allio Lauren Snitcher Nicholai Larroque Gregory Armamdo June 10, 2005 Table OF CONTENTS Introduction 4 Region Analysis 4 North America- GMNA 4 Europe- GME 4 Latin America- GMLAAM 5 Asia/Pacific- GMAP 5 Porters Five Forces 6 Rivalry 6 Barriers to Entry 6 Threat of Substitutes 7 Power of Suppliers 7 Power of Buyers 8 Competitive Advantage 9 Internal Analysis 10 Internal Strengths 10 GMAC’s Continued Earnings Growth 10 Marketing Strategy/Consolidation 10 GM LAAM/ GM Asia Pacific 10 Internal Weaknesses 11 Rising Health Care Costs 11 Weak Product Mix 11 Lack of Flexibility 11 Strategy 12 Retrenchment Strategy: Product Redevelopment 12 Overlapping models 12 Reinvention 13 Appendix 18 Introduction General Motors is a company that has been around for over one century and has been an integral member of the automotive industry since its inception. To understand General Motors one must simply look at their business philosophy which guides them today, and is embodied in the companies’ culture: product excellence and customer focus, act as one company, and move with a sense of urgency. Throughout this analysis of General Motors we have provided an in depth look at these philosophies, while in the end developing a future strategy for General Motors to implement in restructuring...
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