Case 09-7 A2 Auto Corporation Impairment A2 Auto Corporation (“A2 Auto”) is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of automobiles and automobile ancillary parts operating in the Asia Pacific and American Markets. A2 Auto’s automotive operations include the design, manufacture, assembly, and sale of passenger cars, recreational and sport-utility vehicles, minivans and trucks, and related parts and accessories. In its Form 10-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Introduction The automotive manufacturing industry began in the late 1800’s and has undoubtedly changed mankind forever. General Motors Corporation is one of the leading automotive manufacturers in the world. GM is a corporation that designs, builds, and sells cars and trucks. GM owns 18 brands some of which include Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick. The company operates in 160 countries, employs roughly 207,000 people, and is one of the world’s largest vehicle manufacturers (IBIS World,
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An important part of analyzing any case is to elaborate on the alternatives the company has, delving the implications of each and exploring ways how best it can be implemented. Therefore we have enlisted the alternatives with a brief description of the pros and cons. Then we also go ahead and recommend the best alternative according to us and discuss the reasons behind it. Alternatives with their pros and cons: - 1) Keep its existing supply chain a) Advantages: No major changes and additional
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well-designed masterpiece allowing visitors a glimpse inside the techniques utilized to keep BMW a true competitor on the global scale. This Multinational Enterprise is made up of twenty three production and assembly plants in thirteen countries, forty one sales subsidiaries all over the world, and ten locations in the Research & Development network in five countries. According to the company's current annual filing, it had FYE 12/31/2011 revenue of $90.9 billion and employs one hundred thousand and three
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------------------------------------------------- Executive Summary As director of Supply Chain Systems, Teri Takai recommends implementing virtual integration strategies from companies like Dell to portions of Ford’s supply chain strategy. Although there are several key differences between the companies, the restructuring plans of Ford 2000 have set a viable foundation to implement Dell’s virtual integration strategy in inventory management, customer service and support and suppliers’ management
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Economics’ Analysis, BEA. The questions that are being asked are: will the economy continue to recover from the recession, slip back into recession, or remain stagnant with little or no growth. The company’s sales growth generally correlates with retail sales and not with new auto sales and with the economy in a recession, the company has decided not to proceed with the new present of building a new facility in the Midwest for some companies that were already struggling, the economic slowdown
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Manager’s Guide to Forecasting by David M. Georgoff and Robert G. Murdick Harvard Business Review Reprint 86104 J A N U A RY– F E B R U A RY 1 9 8 6 HBR Manager’s Guide to Forecasting David M. Georgoff and Robert G. Murdick E arly in 1984, the Houston-based COMPAQ Computer Corporation, manufacturer of IBMcompatible microcomputers, faced a decision that would profoundly affect its future. Recognizing that IBM would soon introduce its version of the portable computer and threaten
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operating history on which investors can base an evaluation of our business, operating results and prospects. To date, we have derived our revenues principally from sales of the Tesla Roadster and from electric powertrain development services and sales. We intend in the longer term to derive substantial revenues from the sales of Model S, Model X and future electric vehicles. Model S is in development and we plan to commence deliveries in June 2012. We have no operating history with respect to
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Hyundai Motor Company, which operates in the automobile industry. Hyundai’s operations are set in Korea and have been around for 44 years. The automobile industry is dynamic and undergoing multiple changes throughout its landscape, including the bailout of major brands in the US and abroad. By revenue, it is one of the most important economic sectors in the world. The top five car manufacturers are Toyota, GM, Volkswagen, Ford and Hyundai-Kia. The automobile industry has a moderately high threat of
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Business Competitiveness: Strategies for Automobile Industry Sumit Jain* Dr. R.K.Garg** Abstract Peter Drucker has called the automobile industry as "the industry of industries". During the last few years, the production and management systems have been revolutionized worldwide in the automobile industry. One of the major changes in the industry has been the opening up and growth of several emerging markets. The automotive industry is now facing new and pressing challenges. Globalization, individualizations
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