Soft Systems Methodology A report by Dale Couprie Alan Goodbrand Bin Li David Zhu Department of Computer Science University of Calgary Table of Contents. Abstract. Introduction Map Stage 1. Problem situation unstructured. Stage 2. Problem Situation expressed. Rich Pictures Illustration of Stage 1 and Stage 2 as a whole in SSM Pitfalls that must be avoided. Stage 3: Naming of Relevant Systems Root Definitions CATWOE Stage 4: Conceptual Models Systems Thinking Formal Systems Model Monitoring
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& Touche LLC1 | Memo To: | Mary Stanford | From: | Ben Ji | Date: | September 26, 2012 | Re: | Goodwill Impairment Test | | | Galaxy Sports Inc. is a manufacturer of sports equipment. It is a public company with three reporting units: Fitness Equipment, Golf Equipment, and Hockey Equipment. During our audit, certain accounting treatments by Galaxy regarding goodwill impairment were found to possibly contradict with the Accounting Standard Codification. Based on my research of the
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BA 491: INSTRUCTIONS FOR WRITTEN CASE ASSIGNMENTS Competition in the Golf Equipment Industry in 2009 Case. Is this industry competitive? Why or why not? Remember instructions: use the concepts discussed on the external environment, I do not want to see a summary of each force. State the important force that supports your answer. FORMAT All case assignments must follow a simple memorandum format with the following sections: 1. The paragraph, a short one, must contain a sentence
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Relevant Facts Galaxy Sports is a publicly traded U.S.-based manufacture of sports equipment with three reporting units, Fitness Equipment, Gold Equipment, and Hockey Equipment. They are in a competitive industry in which growth and profitability are tied to the market and consumer demand. All three components are managed separately therefore discrete financial information is available for each component. In December 2011, Galaxy engaged Big Time LLC to perform three annual ASC 350, Intangibles-
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1964 and listed on the NYSE as NKE. Headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, Nike is a proven leader in the sports equipment, apparel and athletic shoe industries. As of 2013, Nike employees more than 44,000 people worldwide. The brand portfolio, in addition to a wide variety of Nike premium products for leisure and sports activities, includes: Cole Haan, Converse, Umbro, Ltd., Hurley and Nike Golf. Nike contracts with more than 800 retail outlets globally, promoting exclusive lunarite foam and flywire
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Columbia, Dick’s, and Sportswear Financial Analysis Lynnette Villarreal Webster University Abstract This paper will address a financial comparison analysis for three like sportswear companies—Columbia Sportswear Company, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Big 5 Sporting Goods, Corporation. The analysis is conducted by leveraging three kinds of financial statistics used to spot issues in companies’ financial information—common size analysis and ratio analysis. The following is a synopsis of the
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advertisement, but especially focuses on celebrity athlete endorsements; Nike sponsors marquee athletes in basketball, golf, soccer, and tennis. In the summer of 2008, Nike's extensive advertising efforts in the Beijing 2008 Olympics and European Football Championship led to a 15% surge in the company's 2008 SGA expenses. With $18.6 billion in revenue in 2008, Nike was the industry leader. Since 2001, Nike has captured about 35% of the global market. It is largest in the US, with recent market shares
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established in 1901. Calumet Country Club’s 18-hole golf course was designed by Donald Ross. Donald James Ross was born November 23, 1948 and he was an influential golf course designer. He was born in Scotland, but became a citizen of and spent most of his adult life in the United States. He was involved in designing or renovating around 400 different courses all within a 48 year span of time. He laid the foundation for America’s golf industry. Ross often created holes with invited run-up shots but
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It takes a special person to be up to the challenge of a growing business and industry and someone that will last throughout the growing pains. Aron has done just that. With Aron's arrival, the ski industry was moving away from the smaller scale resorts run by families and onto larger mergers and acquisitions of other resorts, even ones that would provide package deals for all season. Other than just a "ski industry," Vail Resorts, which include Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone, (all
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around handcrafted, oversized aluminum frames that were both lighter and more flex-resistant than the steel models that dominated the industry at the time. We quickly followed up this success with a road racing model and a mountain bike model in 1984. Our creative reputation encouraged both bike dealers and customers to join the revolution, and widespread industry skepticism quickly gave way to a host of imitators. The range of products:
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