...[pic] |Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research (KIMEP) International Summer School, 2011 OPM 5202 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | | [pic] OPM 5202 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Instructor: Dr. Ardeshir Lohrasbi Office: Telephone: FAX: Email:zlohrasbi@gmail.com Instructor: Dr. Ardeshir Lohrasbi Office: Office Hours: Tel: Fax: E-mail: zlohrasbi@gmail.com Website: https://edocs.uis.edu/alohr1/www Introduction: Welcome to OPM 5202 Operations Management .It is a great pleasure to have all of you in my class. I have been at University of Illinois Springfield in USA for 31 years and served as a Chair of Department of Business Administration , MBA director and Chair of Management Department for several times and my work was recognized last May at the University of Illinois Springfield Faculty Recognition.I taught in graduate and undergraduate online and on ground many different courses such as Production and Operations management, Project Management, Computer Software Application in Business, Service Management, Inventory Management…etc. and I have done a number of consulting for private and public services and presented many research papers at a local and national level. In this class I will share my life time experiences and teachings with all of you. My goal is you learn the course materials and be able to apply the topics, computer applications and techniques in the real world. For more information please...
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...environmental factors on missions and operations. 1-. Areas of Environmental Concerns: A-.Hazardous Waste (HW): Units must • Have a collection and turn in point • Keep a cleanup, report and document any hazardous spill properly. • Transport all HW according to local and installation procedures. B-.Hazardous material (HM): Units must • Report the location of any unexploded ordnance. • Conduct maintenance involving that HM only after being trained. • Maintain a current inventory and a material safety data sheet (MSDS). • Support the Installation Recycling Program. • Remove materials such as expended brass, communication wires, concertina, booby traps, and propellant charts from training sites. • Conduct police calls to collect and dispose of solid-waste materials (trash). • Dispose of liquid waste from kitchens, showers and baths properly. • Avoid entering terrain drainage areas with vehicles unless the area is dry and the ground will support such activities. C-. Noise Pollution; Units must • Avoid tactical maneuvers in erosion susceptible areas and refill fighting positions. • Verify range restrictions with range control. • Brief soldiers on environmental and safety considerations before field training. D-. Water Pollution: • Ensure that soldiers use designated areas to wash vehicles and that they don’t perform maintenance or refuel vehicles in wetlands or coastal –water areas. • Never pour chemicals, solvents of HW into storms drains.Archeological...
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...only taken 14 years to establish its leading position in the international communication industry. By 2010, its worldwide sales reach 34 billion dollars. Over 70% of the sales, which is about 24 billion dollars has been gained from the international market. It hopes to gets its way up to the top 300. Huawei's mainstream product: broadband and optical-fiber network product cover the biggest share in the world-wide market, the sale of mobile product list on the No 2 and data communication also intrudes into the top 3. This overseas sales growth not only appears in the developing countries, but more in developed countries in Europe and America. The sales volume in European market was up to 3.4 billion dollars in 2010, which was 17% higher than that of 2009. The high-tech product, such as mobile 3G has made its way into France, Germany, Span, Italy and Norway etc. It holds over 30% of the newly increased market share.4G products has also been developed and introduced to many international operators. Huawei (HW for short) has been intruding into the so-called impenetrable European telecommunication market with unthinkable power. There are lots of top international operators in Europe: German Telecommunication DT (TOP3), Spanish telecommunication Telefonica (TOP5), Vodafone OP6, French Telecommunication （TOP8, Italian Telecommunication TI (TOP9) etc. The European market is one of the best world high-techmarket. It is a highly- competitive market. Meanwhile...
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...Define the type of organisation and the industry in which it operates. • Established by a group of enterprising pharmacists in 1937 • listed in ASX in year 1996 • industry, product segments / markets? ◦ Second largest competitors in non-alcoholic beverages ◦ product for non-alcoholic including SCD soft drinks, fruit juices, snack food markets ◦ to various distribution channel e.g. supermarket, convenience stores, hospitality • current life cycles was growth, ◦ demonstrated by the consistently increasing growth in revenue of revenue in the industry shown in Table 4 and increasing growth in bottled water consumption shown in Table 3. 2. PEST external environment |Factor |Issue |Nature of impact |Assessment of impact| | | |(positive or |on future industry | | | |negative) |growth (low, medium,| | | | |high) | |Political |Threat of imports due to the high volume and low unit value of water. |Positive |Low | | |Import tariff 5 %...
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...Capital budgeting plays an important role in a firm’s financial management, the selection of a project is of great importance because it required a very large capital expenditure which will have a significant impact on the financial performance of the firm. Therefore a mistake in capital budgeting process by a firm will cost them a long period of time. Capital budgeting can be defined or seen as a designed process which involves management of available resources to select long time investments that will generate high return on the investment of those resources, Brealey, R. A et al (2006). Companies are into businesses with the main aim of making profit, therefore, it is vital for companies to know how to evaluate their expenditure. It is very important for a company to know the present value of the future investment and the time period it will take to mature before investing in a project. Examples of investment decision are purchase of new equipment or acquisition of industrial building. 2.0 ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING OF COVERED INTEREST ABITRAGE This can be described as an investment strategy which involves the buying of financial instrument dominated in a foreign currency by an investor and also the selling of a forward contract in his base currency in order to hedges his foreign exchange risk, Bodie, Z. and Kane, A. (2007). Based on the covered interest arbitrage i agree that there will be no difference if HW Technologies raise the capital needed for the joint venture...
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... | | | | | | | | Table of Contents Information Technology Statement of Intent 5 Policy Statement 5 Objectives 5 Key Personnel Contact Info 6 Notification Calling Tree 7 External Contacts 8 External Contacts Calling Tree 10 1 Plan Overview 11 1.1 Plan Updating 11 1.2 Plan Documentation Storage 11 1.3 Backup Strategy 11 1.4 Risk Management 11 2 Emergency Response 12 2.1 Alert, escalation and plan invocation 12 2.1.1 Plan Triggering Events 12 2.1.2 Assembly Points 12 2.1.3 Activation of Emergency Response Team 12 2.2 Disaster Recovery Team 13 2.3 Emergency Alert, Escalation and DRP Activation 13 2.3.1 Emergency Alert 13 2.3.2 DR Procedures for Management 14 2.3.3 Contact with Employees 14 2.3.4 Backup Staff 14 2.3.5 Recorded Messages / Updates 14 2.3.7 Alternate Recovery Facilities / Hot Site 14 2.3.8 Personnel and Family Notification 14 3 Media 15 3.1 Media Contact 15 3.2 Media Strategies 15 3.3 Media Team 15 3.4 Rules for Dealing with Media 15 4 Insurance 15 5 Financial and Legal Issues 16 5.1 Financial Assessment 16 5.2 Financial Requirements 16 5.3 Legal Actions 16 6 DRP Exercising 16 Appendix A – Technology Disaster Recovery Plan Templates 17...
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...Bus 171a chap 1-8 HW Chapter 1 Hw probs 2,3,8,9,15-18 2) what is the difference between the claim of a debtholder of GM and an Equity holder of GM? The claim of the debt holder is established by contract, which specifies the amount and timing of periodic payments in the form of interest as well as term to maturity of the principal. The debt holder stands as a creditor and in case of default, he has a prior claim on firm assets over the equity-holder. The equity holder has a residual claim to assets and income. He can receive funds only after other claimants are satisfied. Income is in terms of dividends, the amount and timing of which are not certain. 3) What is the basic principle in determining the price of a financial asset? The basic principle is that the price of any financial asset is equal to the present value of its expected cash flow, even if the cash flow is not knows with certainty. The price of any financial asset is the present value of the expected cash flows or a stream of payments over time. Thus, the basic variables in determining the price are: expected cash flows, discount rate and the timing of these cash flows. 8) explain the difference between each of the follow a. The money market is a financial market of short-term instruments having a maturity of one year or less. The capital markets contain debt and equity instruments with more than one year to maturity; b. The primary market deals with newly issued financial...
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...Solutions to Class 24 Manual HW Manual HW Day 24 1. A firm has estimated the following cash flows for a project: Year 0 -$100,000 Year 1 45,000 Year 2 52,000 Year 3 43,000 If the firm has a required rate of return of 20%, should this project be accepted? a. Calculate NPV b. Calculate IRR Cfo 100000 Enter ↓ C01 45000 Enter ↓ F01 1 Enter ↓ C02 52000 Enter ↓ F02 1 Enter ↓ C03 43000 Enter ↓ F03 1 Enter ↓ NPV 20 Enter ↓ CPT NPV -1,504.63 reject NPV<0 IRR CPT 19.03% reject IRR< RROR 2. For the project above, if the firm has a required payback of 3 years, should this project be accepted? Calculate the Payback Period Year Year 1 45,000 Year 2 45,000+ 52,000 = 97,000 Year 3 3,000/43,000 = 0.0698 Payback period = 2 + 0.0698 = 2.0698 accept, since payback period < 3 years 3.Two projects are mutually exclusive. Management has asked you to decide between them. Recommend which project should be accepted and why. Project A has a cost of $400,000 and has expected cash inflows of $75,000 for 10 years. Project B has a cost of $400,000 and has expected cash inflows of $90,000 for 7 years. The discount rate for both projects is 11%. Project A CF 2nd CLR WORK CF0 = 400,000 +/-enter ↓ C01=75,000 enter ↓ F01 = 10 enter ↓ NPV I = 11 enter ↓ CPT 41,692.40 Project B CF 2nd CLR Work CFo 4000000+/- Enter ↓ C01 90000 Enter ↓ F01 7 Enter ↓ NPV I = 11 Enter ↓ CPT 24,097.66 Select A higher NPV ...
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...com/Devry-FIN-515-Managerial-Finance-Course-Work-Week-1-7-and-Final-332323232323.htm IF You Face Any Problem Then E Mail Us At JOHNMATE1122@GMAIL.COM FIN 515 Managerial Finance Week 1 FIN 515 Week 1 Homework; Problems and Mini Case Week 2 FIN 515 Week 2 Homework Assignment; Problems Prob 3-1 - Prob 3-2 – Prob3-3 –Prob 3-4 – Prob 3.5 – Prob 3.5 – ROE – Prob 3-6 – Prob 3-7 Equity Multiplier Prob 4-1 –Prob 4-2 –Prob 4-6 Prob 4-13a –Prob 4-14 Week 3 FI515 Week 3 Homework Assignment; Problems Prob 5-1 – Prob 5-2 – Prob 5-6 – Prob 5-7 – Prob 5-13 – Prob 6-6 – Prob 6-1 – Prob 6-2 – Prob 6-7 Week 4 Fin 515 Week 4 Weekly Problems and Midterm Exam Prob 7-2 – Prob 7-4 – Prob 7-5 –Prob 9-2 –Prob 9-4 – Prob 9-4 – Prob 9-5 – Prob 9-6 – Prob 9-7 FIN 515 Week 4 : Business Valuation and Stock Valuation - Exam 1. (TCO A) Which of the following statements is CORRECT? (Points : 10) 2. (TCO G) Which of the following statements is CORRECT? (Points : 10) 3. (TCO G) LeCompte Corp. has $312,900 of assets, and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt). Its sales for the last year were $620,000, and its net income after taxes was $24,655. Stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 15%. What profit margin would LeCompte need in order to achieve the 15% ROE, holding everything else constant? (Points : 10) 4. (TCO B) You want to buy a new sports...
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...com/FIN-515-Managerial-Finance-Course-Work-Complete-Course-1119.htm?categoryId=-1 IF You Face Any Problem Then E Mail Us At Contact.Hwnerd@Gmail.Com FIN 515 Managerial Finance Week 1 FIN 515 Week 1 Homework; Problems and Mini Case Week 2 FIN 515 Week 2 Homework Assignment; Problems Prob 3-1 - Prob 3-2 – Prob3-3 –Prob 3-4 – Prob 3.5 – Prob 3.5 – ROE – Prob 3-6 – Prob 3-7 Equity Multiplier Prob 4-1 –Prob 4-2 –Prob 4-6 Prob 4-13a –Prob 4-14 Week 3 FI515 Week 3 Homework Assignment; Problems Prob 5-1 – Prob 5-2 – Prob 5-6 – Prob 5-7 – Prob 5-13 – Prob 6-6 – Prob 6-1 – Prob 6-2 – Prob 6-7 Week 4 Fin 515 Week 4 Weekly Problems and Midterm Exam Prob 7-2 – Prob 7-4 – Prob 7-5 –Prob 9-2 –Prob 9-4 – Prob 9-4 – Prob 9-5 – Prob 9-6 – Prob 9-7 FIN 515 Week 4 : Business Valuation and Stock Valuation - Exam 1. (TCO A) Which of the following statements is CORRECT? (Points : 10) 2. (TCO G) Which of the following statements is CORRECT? (Points : 10) 3. (TCO G) LeCompte Corp. has $312,900 of assets, and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt). Its sales for the last year were $620,000, and its net income after taxes was $24,655. Stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 15%. What profit margin would LeCompte need in order to achieve the 15% ROE, holding everything else constant? (Points : 10) 4. (TCO B) You want to buy a new sports...
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...com/Devry-FIN-515-Managerial-Finance-Course-Work-Week-1-7-and-Final-332323232323.htm IF You Face Any Problem Then E Mail Us At JOHNMATE1122@GMAIL.COM FIN 515 Managerial Finance Week 1 FIN 515 Week 1 Homework; Problems and Mini Case Week 2 FIN 515 Week 2 Homework Assignment; Problems Prob 3-1 - Prob 3-2 – Prob3-3 –Prob 3-4 – Prob 3.5 – Prob 3.5 – ROE – Prob 3-6 – Prob 3-7 Equity Multiplier Prob 4-1 –Prob 4-2 –Prob 4-6 Prob 4-13a –Prob 4-14 Week 3 FI515 Week 3 Homework Assignment; Problems Prob 5-1 – Prob 5-2 – Prob 5-6 – Prob 5-7 – Prob 5-13 – Prob 6-6 – Prob 6-1 – Prob 6-2 – Prob 6-7 Week 4 Fin 515 Week 4 Weekly Problems and Midterm Exam Prob 7-2 – Prob 7-4 – Prob 7-5 –Prob 9-2 –Prob 9-4 – Prob 9-4 – Prob 9-5 – Prob 9-6 – Prob 9-7 FIN 515 Week 4 : Business Valuation and Stock Valuation - Exam 1. (TCO A) Which of the following statements is CORRECT? (Points : 10) 2. (TCO G) Which of the following statements is CORRECT? (Points : 10) 3. (TCO G) LeCompte Corp. has $312,900 of assets, and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt). Its sales for the last year were $620,000, and its net income after taxes was $24,655. Stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 15%. What profit margin would LeCompte need in order to achieve the 15% ROE, holding everything else constant? (Points : 10) 4. (TCO B) You want to buy a new sports...
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...com/Devry-FIN-515-Managerial-Finance-Course-Work-Week-1-7-and-Final-332323232323.htm IF You Face Any Problem Then E Mail Us At JOHNMATE1122@GMAIL.COM FIN 515 Managerial Finance Week 1 FIN 515 Week 1 Homework; Problems and Mini Case Week 2 FIN 515 Week 2 Homework Assignment; Problems Prob 3-1 - Prob 3-2 – Prob3-3 –Prob 3-4 – Prob 3.5 – Prob 3.5 – ROE – Prob 3-6 – Prob 3-7 Equity Multiplier Prob 4-1 –Prob 4-2 –Prob 4-6 Prob 4-13a –Prob 4-14 Week 3 FI515 Week 3 Homework Assignment; Problems Prob 5-1 – Prob 5-2 – Prob 5-6 – Prob 5-7 – Prob 5-13 – Prob 6-6 – Prob 6-1 – Prob 6-2 – Prob 6-7 Week 4 Fin 515 Week 4 Weekly Problems and Midterm Exam Prob 7-2 – Prob 7-4 – Prob 7-5 –Prob 9-2 –Prob 9-4 – Prob 9-4 – Prob 9-5 – Prob 9-6 – Prob 9-7 FIN 515 Week 4 : Business Valuation and Stock Valuation - Exam 1. (TCO A) Which of the following statements is CORRECT? (Points : 10) 2. (TCO G) Which of the following statements is CORRECT? (Points : 10) 3. (TCO G) LeCompte Corp. has $312,900 of assets, and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt). Its sales for the last year were $620,000, and its net income after taxes was $24,655. Stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 15%. What profit margin would LeCompte need in order to achieve the 15% ROE, holding everything else constant? (Points : 10) 4. (TCO B) You want to buy a new sports...
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...Honeywell, Inc. and Integrated Risk Management Case Analysis Submitted to: Prof. A. Kanagaraj By Vivek Gupta Section C, 944 Executive Summary: Honeywell was a multibillion-dollar, International Corporation employing 53000 people and managing operations in 95 countries. It was the largest producer of control systems and products used to regulate heating and air conditioning in commercial buildings and of systems in avionics systems. Carrying out business in 95 countries firm faced a number of risks. Honeywell’s risk management activities were dispersed throughout the firm as shown in the table. Other risks were managed operationally. [pic] The committee voting for this new program depends on whether the anticipated savings of the program would be realized, and whether the coverage provided by the new contract would be adequate. The proposed plan is a first step in a firm wide integrated risk management program that would extend to cover all of Honeywell’s financial and operational risks, the finance committee’s decision would establish Honeywell’s risk management strategy for some years to come. Honeywell’s existing strategy was consistent with its risk management objective of minimizing earnings volatility and its cost of risk. The team wondered about the applicability of the relatively new concept of enterprise risk management, which is grouping many risks together into a portfolio of risks, rather than managing each risk separately. The team thought...
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...com/FIN-515-Managerial-Finance-Course-Work-Complete-Course-1119.htm?categoryId=-1 IF You Face Any Problem Then E Mail Us At Contact.Hwnerd@Gmail.Com FIN 515 Managerial Finance Week 1 FIN 515 Week 1 Homework; Problems and Mini Case Week 2 FIN 515 Week 2 Homework Assignment; Problems Prob 3-1 - Prob 3-2 – Prob3-3 –Prob 3-4 – Prob 3.5 – Prob 3.5 – ROE – Prob 3-6 – Prob 3-7 Equity Multiplier Prob 4-1 –Prob 4-2 –Prob 4-6 Prob 4-13a –Prob 4-14 Week 3 FI515 Week 3 Homework Assignment; Problems Prob 5-1 – Prob 5-2 – Prob 5-6 – Prob 5-7 – Prob 5-13 – Prob 6-6 – Prob 6-1 – Prob 6-2 – Prob 6-7 Week 4 Fin 515 Week 4 Weekly Problems and Midterm Exam Prob 7-2 – Prob 7-4 – Prob 7-5 –Prob 9-2 –Prob 9-4 – Prob 9-4 – Prob 9-5 – Prob 9-6 – Prob 9-7 FIN 515 Week 4 : Business Valuation and Stock Valuation - Exam 1. (TCO A) Which of the following statements is CORRECT? (Points : 10) 2. (TCO G) Which of the following statements is CORRECT? (Points : 10) 3. (TCO G) LeCompte Corp. has $312,900 of assets, and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt). Its sales for the last year were $620,000, and its net income after taxes was $24,655. Stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 15%. What profit margin would LeCompte need in order to achieve the 15% ROE, holding everything else constant? (Points : 10) 4. (TCO B) You want to buy a new sports...
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