...BMAN72201 Assessed Coursework Feedback Sheet 2014-15 This sheet provides feedback on your work, with comments used where appropriate to identify particular areas of strength and weakness. Student registration number______9538546______________________________________ Company selected ___________Sanofi / Genzyme_________________________________ Area/Issue Introduction and set-up Conclusion and overall answer to the question Development of the argument (including critical analysis of business model concept; understanding of the specific deal chosen) Comments Good, clear introduction Concise conclusion provides an overview of the deal – what about the Q ie the usefulness of the BM approach. A brief overview of some approaches to BM. You provide a clear statement about how you intend to use the concept. In practice, this gets a bit confused later as you don’t follow through in an entirely coherent way. Try to keep focused on the idea of the BM. You discuss Sanofi’s BM in various ways to explain basic principles and how things have been changing. What is a ‘more diversified and continuous’ BM (p.4) can you explain this a bit more to help introduce the Genzyme deal. You outline various explanations for the deal, include the specific problems of Sanofi – these points are very nicely developed. Generally very clearly written. Your analysis is precise and authoritative. Some useful charts. Figure 3 seems to be missing. You could look at Sanofi’s performance in a bit more detail...
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...[pic] Background of the Topic Modern communication plays an important role in the economic development of a country. Mobile operating companies are the primary contributors to the fulfillment of the demand. Practical knowledge is fundamental for the application of the theoretical intelligence. The goal of this analysis is to expose the student in the organizational work situation also to provide an opportunity for applying classroom learning in practice. There are some differences in theories and practices. Limitation of the Termpaper It is really very difficult to find out every single issue within this limited period of time. Overally the the limitations those we have faced are: ➢ Time Frame. ➢ Access to more internal information of different company. ➢ It was really difficult for us to accumulate confidential financial data of that companies . ➢ Bureaucracy. ➢ The company does not have sufficient source of secondary data and collecting of Data was not smooth. Sources of Information The scope of the study is limited within telecommunication business in Bangladesh. It is also limited within the organization of “AFS”. And for that reason that information was very much restrictive within the organization as the telecommunication business is going to be very much Competitive. The following sources have been used for the purpose of gathering and collecting data as required. A. Primary sources: 1) Observation 2) Personal interview ...
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...October 1, 2012 Case Study#6: Beta Management Company In 1988, Sarah Wolfe formed and became the CEO of an investment management company named Beta Management Company in the Boston metro area. It was primarily created due to the results of the October 1987 market crash when a rich married couple was saddened by their investment losses. In early 1991, Ms. Wolfe was pondering whether or not to initiate a plan to set out new objectives and guidelines for Beta in the upcoming year. Currently, Beta’s stated purpose was to enhance the returns and reduce risks for her high-net-worth clients through market timing. In order to accomplish this task, Ms. Wolfe would keep the vast majority of Beta’s funds in no-load, low-expense index funds; and, the rest of the money would go into money market instruments. Keeping the market exposure between 50% and 99%, she eventually established the limited use of Vanguard’s Index 500 Trust because it had a very low expense ratio and its success resembled the S&P 500 Index’s return. By January 4, 1991, Beta had 79.2% of its $25 million in assets ($19.8 million) invested in the Vanguard index fund. However, the firm had also lost possible new clients because Ms. Wolfe had only used the Vanguard fund instead of investing in its own stocks. In order to combat this problem, Beta’s new investment strategy was to increase the number of stocks in its portfolio instead of relying on just one pure equity investment, the Vanguard fund. This is process...
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...Walt Disney Company Aida Cruz Yashira Negron Luis Rivera Kevin Urriola Ana G. Mendez University System MANA - 210 Walt Disney Company Disney mission: The mission of The Walt Disney Company is to be one of the world's leading producers and providers of entertainment and information. Using our portfolio of brands to differentiate our content, services and consumer products, we seek to develop the most creative, innovative and profitable entertainment experiences and related products in the world. The Walt Disney Company together with its subsidiaries and affiliates is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio entertainment, Consumer products and Interactive media. In the process of innovation and entrepreneurship becomes increasingly relevant techniques and tools used to generate new ideas, and develop proposals quickly and effectively. In this sense creativity techniques to foster entrepreneurship and innovation are of great interest. Executives and leaders of the business units are committed to incorporate citizens in decisions and daily actions of employees. Walt Disney Company includes executives representing each of our units business and corporate essential functions, such as brand management, policies public and human resources. Strategic planning 1. Defining corporate visions: Disney vision create happiness by providing the finest entertainment...
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...HARVARD MANAGEMENT COMPANY Answer 1: The general objective of HMC was to try to preserve the real value of the endowment and its income distribution in perpetuity. In the last years the endowment spending was on average 4.6%, annual gifts averaged about 1.5%, and Harvard expenses continued to grow at a rate of 3% above CPI. If in the long run the endowment was able to earn a 6% to 6.5% average return over the CPI inflation rate the university could spend 4.5% to 5% of the endowment. The 6.25% is the average of the real minimum expected returns (6% and 6.5%) that HMC could earn to meet the annual spending. Answer 2: The Policy Portfolio is a long term asset mix that was designed to balance HMC’s aversion to risk against its needs for long-term endowment returns. It is the portfolio that Harvard should maintain under neutral conditions. It had a smaller weighting in US and foreign stocks and a larger weighting in cash and private investments than other managed funds of the time. It is based on long term return and risk assumptions to meet Harvard’s return goals, risk tolerance, and long term scenario. The Policy Portfolio specified neutral weighting for each asset class, but HMC could deviate from these weights by moving the asset class weight away from policy in anticipation of short-term moves. HMC was given a minimum and maximum range for each asset class within which they could move without prior consultation with the HMC Board. From our point of view, the Policy Portfolio...
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...Harvard Management Company (HMC) has successfully managed Harvard University’s endowment over the last decades. The active management has added billions of dollars in value; nevertheless, CEO Jane Mendillo wants to evaluate the allocation of the portfolio before the next board meeting, looking at liquidity, risk profile, and type of management. HMC’s main objective is to preserve the real value of the endowment and its income distribution in perpetuity. In order to do this, they require annual real returns around 5.5%. The endowment has grown tremendously over the past 30 years; however at the same time, so has the endowment spending. The key question in this case is whether HMC has an appropriate method for investing and developing the endowment, considering their objectives and the University needs. Liquidity and risk is essential to HMC, and by increasing internal management of the endowment, liquidity will increase and risk might decrease. HMC should also consider reducing their dependence on U.S.-based assets. Harvard’s reliance on the endowment is increasing; between 1980 and 2009, Harvard’s endowment spending, as a percentage of the total budget, increased from 15% to 38%. Mendillo is concerned that HMC is largely exposed to illiquid assets (2009: 60% requires more than one year to liquidate), while these assets no longer offer meaningful excess returns. This might indicate that HMC should shift some investment focus, in order to include more liquid assets; also, Mendillo...
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...Case Study II Weighted Average Cost of Capital Company chosen in the S&P 500 : Name HEINZ Ticker HNZ Price 72.47 A. Estimating the proportion of debt D /D+E Market capitalization = number of shares * share price = 320,650 millions*72.47 E = 23.24 billions Working capital = Total current asset – Total current liabilities = 1234.275 millions The working capital being positive, implies that all the cash and cash equivalent is considered as excess cash and should be deducted from the debt in the risk calculation. In our case the trades payables are an integral part of doing business, and thus should be counted as a negative operating asset and not considered as debt. (Trades payables= 1,202,398) Since other accounts payable are composed of derivatives products for hedging purposes, their main purpose is financial, and thus they have to be considered as debt. The calculation we made to compute the debt is as follows: = Total current liabilities + Total long-term debt and other non-current liabilities - Cash and cash equivalents - Trades payables = 2647961 + 6410751 - 1330441 - 1202398 D = 11.5915 billions The proportion of debt is then: D/D+E = 0.3328 B. Estimation of the cost of debt rD According to the financial statement, the average interest rate for Debt and Financing Arrangements, which corresponds actually to long-term notes, was 4.28% for the fiscal year 2012. After that we wanted to estimate the cost of bonds. To do so we...
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...Company Management Information Systems Karmekia Wilson American Intercontinental University MGMT-305 May 31, 2015 Abstract In this paper I will discuss what MIS means and how they affect different companies and organizations. I’ll also access the organizations and give a brief description on how information technology brings a competitive edge and advantage to the organizations. Company Management Information Systems Companies develop management information systems to help and to give decision makers the information and data to fulfill and complete their job responsibilities. MIS are very useful in companies. They provide background, current data and trend analysis so the manager has data available on all aspects of the business (Markgraf). Managers who use MIS can increase their business performances with the detailed information on their business. They can make better decisions concerning the company and help move the company into the right direction. Management information systems are different from ordinary information systems in that they are utilized to study other information systems used in functional tasks in the company. Academically, MIS is normally utilized to pertain to the cluster of information management processes connected to the automation or assistance of individual decision making (Clarke, 2007). Toyota has utilized there MIS to the fullest potential. The company has established new areas for development through innovations (Ukessay). Toyota...
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...Management of Company BelDeco Ltd. Submitted by: Name: Niger sultana Student ID:61222-15-009 Semester: Summer 2012 Course : EMIS – 502(Principle of Management) Course Teacher: Mohammad Moqbul Hossain Bhuiyan Professor Department of Management Information System University of Dhaka Date: 21 July, 2012 INTRODUCTION OF THE COMPANY BelDeco has been associated with the glass ware, ceramic ware and enamel ware industries since 1905. Initially, the business was wholesaling of drink ware and tableware products including decorated wares. In 1961, in joint collaboration with Chinese from Hong Kong, established enamel ware industry manufacturing around 100,000 pcs of wares daily. In 1981, started production of enamel frits to support the enamel ware industries by import substitution and also supplying to over 30 other manufacturers in the country. In 1991, started production of decoration transfer paper with technical collaboration of a German Company. The transfer papers are a very important raw material for ceramic table ware, ceramic tiles, glass ware and enamel ware industry. Now, with technical support of discountmugs.com, America’s largest supplier of custom decorated Drinkware including Ceramics, Glass, Sports Bottles and Travel Mugs. BelDeco has started production and marketing of customized and personalized drink ware and other commutative items for promotional and personal use. The technology provided by discountmugs.com of USA equips BelDeco to manufacturer...
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...Hershey Company is famous known for being the biggest manufacturer of chocolates and confectionery products in North America and grocery products in over 60 countries worldwide. In 2009, Hershey sales up to 3.23 percent. Advertising expenses increased by 46 percent as the company continued to promote iconic brands such as the Hershey Kiss and Reese’s products. Due to lower commodity prices, the company plans to discontinue their Cacao Reserve brand as well as their Starbucks chocolate partnership. The company also plans to close their online gift business. The company expanded its global presence via joint ventures in china and India. From this case, we found two key lessons as following: (a) The first lesson is about the important of expanding to global market (b) The second lesson is about the importance for the firm to keep developing customer preferences. It is important for company to focus on how to formulate global product strategy to penetrate growing international markets. Therefore, Hershey should come up with new strategies in finance, marketing and production department to complete globally and to increase the customer satisfaction and market share. B. Vision Statement Since we could not find a vision statement of Hershey company then we suggest a vision as below: “Achieving consumers needs which making chocolate more healthy, delicious and delightful for life” From our opinion, this vision is clear in term of to help the company to...
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...TUGAS AKHIR Pengantar Manajemen Operasi Pengelolaan Persedian PT. Kaliraya Sari Oleh: Elsy Shafira Anindya Hilmia Andi Paliwangi Putri Lulanti Rafiina Andi Rahma Izza Rabbani (1206266271) (1206213920) (1206213933) (1206254896) (1206266952) Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Indonesia 2014 KATA PENGANTAR Puji syukur penulis ucapkan kehadirat Tuhan Yang Maha Esa, yang telah memberikan kemudahan dan kelancaran bagi kami dalam menyusun makalah Mata Kuliah Pengantar Manajemen Operasi ini. Penulisan makalah ini tidak dapat diselesaikan sebagaimana mestinya tanpa dukungan dan kerjasama berbagai pihak. Penulis mengucapkan terima kasih kepada berbagai pihak yang telah membantu dalam penyelesaiaan makalah ini, yaitu: 1. Rizqiah Insanita S.T., M.M. sebagai Dosen Pengantar Manajemen Operasi yang telah memberi banyak masukan, saran dan kritik pada penulis dalam menyusun makalah ini. 2. Rekan-rekan kelas Pengantar Manajemen Operasi yang telah bekerjasama dalam memberikan informasi yang dapat penulis tambahkan dalam makalah ini. 3. Orang tua dan keluarga yang mendukung secara materi dan spiritual agar penulis mendapat kelancaran dan kemudahan dalam bekerja, serta 4. Semua pihak yang telah mendukung penulis, yang tidak dapat penulisi sebutkan satu persatu. Akhirnya, penulis menyadari bahwa makalah ini tidak lepas dari kekurangan dan kesalahan. Penulis memohon maaf serta meminta kritik dan saran agar di masa yang akan datang penulis dapat lebih menyajikan makalah yang baik. Depok...
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...partnering, and activities relating to downsizing. “Forecasting future needs” implies understanding the future business directions of the organization so that the HR needs can be appropriately identified. HR planning can be conducted at the organization level or at any component level but a key to success is always understanding and linking to business direction. HR Planning always starts with understanding the business needs of the organization. There may also be a need to further develop and refine plans for the strategies that are going to be employed and this may result in separate, or integrated, staffing plans, training plans etc. But HR planning is more than just a numbers game: it also involves identifying the organization’s HR management goals and expected results, identifying strategies and activities to achieve those goals, and measuring organizational progress towards their achievement. Organizations that engage in this level of planning do so because they are aware of and want to profit from the direct, positive...
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...大声说爱你 OP1.《君か好きたと叫ひたい》 眩（まぶ）しい阳差（ひざ）しを背（せ）に走（はし）り出（だ）す街（まち）の中（なか） たたかれたいつものように肩（かた）を 君（きみ）に梦中（むちゅう）なことに理由（わけ）なんてないのに その腕（うで）は络（から）むことはない いつの间（ま）にか瞳（ひとみ）夺（うば）われて始（はじ）まった 离（はな）さない摇（ゆ）れるがないCrazy for you 君（きみ）が好（す）きだと叫（さけ）びたい明日（あした）を变（か）えてみよう 冻（こお）りついてく时间（とき）をぶち坏（こわ）したい 君（きみ）が好（す）きだと叫（さけ）びたい勇气（ゆうき）で踏（ふ）み出（だ）そう この热（あつ）い想（ぉも）いを受（う）け止（と）めてほしい ざわめいたフロアににぎわうテーブル越（ご）し なにげなに君（きみ）の视线（しせん）に醉（よ）いしれ 恋（こい）をしているようで跃（おど）らされてるような 高呜（たかな）る鼓动（こどう）にもううそはつけない いつになれば变（か）わるこのもどかしい友情（ゆうじょう） 届（とど）けたい确（たし）かめにI take you away 君（きみ）が好（す）きだと叫（さけ）びたい何（なに）もかも脱（ぬ）ぎ舍（す）て 心（こころ）とかす言叶（ことば）を见（み）つけ出（だ）したい 君（きみ）が好（す）きだと叫（さけ）びたい今夜（こんや）は归（かえ）さない 见（み）つめるだけの日々（ひび） なんて终（お）わりにしょう I wanna cry for you 君（きみ）が好（す）きだと叫（さけ）びたい明日（あした）を变（か）えてみよう 冻（こお）りついてく时间（とき）をぶち坏（こわ）したい 君（きみ）が好（す）きだと叫（さけ）びたい勇气（ゆうき）で踏（ふ）み出（だ）そう この热（あつ）い想（ぉも）いを受（う）け止（と）めてほしい I wanna cry for yousomeone like you爱人如你/ 像你的他 I heard, that you settled down. 听说 你心有所属。 That you, found a girl and you married now. 找到真命天女即将步入婚姻殿堂。 I heard that your dreams came true. 听说你美梦成真。 Guess she gave you things, I didn't give to you. 看起来与我相比，她才是满分。 Old friend, why are you so shy? 都老朋友了，干嘛那么害羞。 It ain't like you to hold back or hide from the lie. 一点都不像你了，好像你在掩饰谎言。 I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited. 我不想出其不意不请自来。 But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it. 但是我无法逃避，无法抗拒。 ...
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...TO: The Management of Wobbly Wheels Distribution Company FROM: The CIO Department DATE: July 1, 2014 SUBJECT:Improving the IT Systems in the Company In alignment with the new strategies of the company that include: • Warehouse facilities for customers, • Improvement and better coordination of pickup and delivery of freight, and • Tracking of freight Thenewly created CIO office has analyzed the current systems in the company and has come up with the following improvements to improve the efficiency of the staff, delivery and pickup activities as well as the fleet. Leadership Style TheCIO Department has replaced The IT department. The CIO Officer who will be in charge of all IT tasks in the organization will lead the CIO department. The CIO officer will be in charge of developing new systems and maintenance of the current systems to ensure that the overall business of Wobbly Wheels Distribution Company runs smoothly. The CIO department shall include five programmers, six helpdesk personnel, one network engineer and one personal assistant to the CIO officer.Compared to the current system, two programmers, one network engineer, one computer security expert, two shift supervisors and one personal assistant to the CIO officer will not be required in the new system. The CIO officer and the personal assistant to the CIO Officer shall carry out the supervisory duties in the department. Improvement of the Route Optimization and Freight Tracking System In order to increase efficiency...
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...Running head: Management of Diverse Workforce by Chinese-based Company Term Project Management of Diverse Workforce by Chinese-base Company Prepared by Yuyi Wang For Professor C.E. Reese In partial fulfillment of the requirements for BUS 673-Managerial Writing & Reporting School of Business/ Graduate studies St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, Florida Term A6/ Fall 2011 10/11/11 Table of Contents Term Project 1 Management of Diverse Workforce 2 1. Introduction 2 a) Objective 2 b) Organization of text 3 2. What is Diverse Workforce? 4 a) The definition of Workforce Diversity 4 b) Diverse Workforce in Chinese-based companies 5 3. The history of Workforce Diversity in Chinese-based companies 6 4. Management of workforce relationships by Chinese-based companies 7 5. Issues we are facing 13 Answers to the issues 16 References 20 Management of Diverse Workforce By Chinese-based Company 1. Introduction a) Objective In recent years, because of the greater level of industry segments, commercial links between different countries such as China, United States and European countries have become closer and closer. As the result of this development, many companies have changed their attentions. These companies have become more interesting in the international business. Owning to this growth of interest, many multinational corporations have been created. Once a multinational corporation has been founded, this company is going to...
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