Project cost and funding mix According to Asif (2020), the project is estimated to cost US$603 million, including contingencies of 30 million. The proposed project’s financing is based on an 80:20 debt: equity ratio amounting to total equity of US$123 million and total debt of US$480 million. The debt is...
Project cost and funding mix According to CEE Bankwatch Network (2021), the Oyu Tolgoi has been estimated to be the largest investment project in Mongolia, at about USD 12 billion. Oyu Tolgoi LLC was created in 2009 to operate the project and is jointly owned by the Mongolian state-owned Erdenes...
Project cost and funding mix The World Bank (2014) notes that the total project cost is about $183 million. The project was financed through equity and quasi-equity in shareholder-subordinated debt and senior commercial debt. AES Corporation provided equity of about $68 million through its various subsidiaries. The $ 115 million...
Project cost and funding mix Mawhinney (2008) states that the $ 2.6 bn 1300 MW Paiton I Power Station in Indonesia was a leading private finance project possibility in 1994. The project is 40% owned by a subsidiary of Edison Mission Energy, 32.5% by Mitsui & Co., Ltd., 12.5% by...
Importance of a Strategic Vision For an organization, its vision works like a glue that keeps the operations together. Any company functions within the limitations and directions of its strategy, maintaining a particular approach to business. The existence of a strategic vision aids organizations in establishing their own market identity,...
Introduction Numerous food processing corporations seek to invest in new projects that can provide them with the opportunity to find winning products and to create the consumption patterns that allow them to cut the costs. The most common scenario in the case of a mighty conglomerate is to establish a...
Introduction Autonomous vehicles (AV) are a new trend in the car manufacturing industry, promising an increased safety for the consumer and additional easiness for drivers. This technological development will transform the industry and will require car manufacturers, including BMW, to adjust their strategy. This paper will analyze the case study...
Zara is a Spanish fast-fashion company that designs, makes, and distributes apparel across the globe. The business has continued to ensure a trajectory of rapid yet profitable growth by hitting an enormous net income. Zara’s supply chain integration enables the company to reduce production, logistics, and inventory costs while improving...
Introduction For any business’ long-term growth, competitiveness, and maintaining customer loyalty, the prioritization of ethics in conduct is essential. Indeed, a commitment to social responsibility contributes to a company’s sustainable development and increased value based on caring for communities, the environment, and individuals. While the general concept of social responsibility...
EasyJet is a company which has a clear strategy by following, which it manages to be successful. Namely, EasyJet’s strategy involves offering low fares for short-haul flights to different destinations in Europe (“Strategy,” n.d.). Essentially, the company provides the lowest prices on the market, making air travel affordable for thousands...
One of the recent events, affecting the reputation of Trustpilot, was the reported neglect of the complaints regarding the company’s fake reviews. Previously, the problem was investigated by allAgents, which is a platform for distributing information regarding property (Da Silva, 2022). However, the involved business failed to comply with their...
Assuming Sharon is qualified for the project, what should determine whether you do indeed assign the task to her rather than doing it yourself we’re looking for another way? Assuming that Sharon is qualified for the project, several factors have to be taken into consideration in order to determine if...
Winemaking is the deliberate fermenting of grape juice to produce wine. This process is complex and involves many steps that include not only harvesting and producing the wine but also storing and selling it. The video by GuildSomm Introduction to winemaking sheds light on such bewildering art and allows viewers...
The Home-Style Cookies company decided to implement the employee’s offer to open a retail cookie store in the manufacturing building. The bakery has a well-elaborated working process and wants to increase profit and popularity in the area by launching another plant. Hence, this paper aims to create the initial plan,...
Introduction On May 13, 2014, Google was instructed by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to confiscate links to personal information about individuals if they request that the links be removed. The ruling stemmed from a case brought before the ECJ by Spaniard Mario. Spaniard argued that links to an...
Current Acquisition Over the last decade, massive transitions have taken place in different industries owing to the emerging implications of information technology development, necessitating acquisitions and mergers. For this paper, the focus is on the acquisition of Kustomer by Facebook. Ideally, Facebook is a social network company whose operation majorly...
The case of Wells Fargo account fraud reveals the difficulty of attributing the responsibility while encountering the crisis. On the one hand, the company’s managers are blamed for setting a priori unachievable goals. On the other hand, the workers involved in the creation of fake accounts are liable as their...
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG or Chipotle) was founded in 1993 by Steve Ells. The eatery would achieve tremendous growth in the following 20 or so years. By 2014, the restaurant had over 1600 outlets with more than ten outside the United States. Many would be surprised at what caused such...
Introduction Innovation in the consumer services sector has become a part of modern life and an essential element of progress in the technology industry. As an example of a company involved in this field, one can mention Dyson, the corporation that has been successfully represented in the global market since...
The main issues that Tesla Motors is currently facing are associated with the acceptance of the new electric cars technology by the customers, reduction of manufacturing costs, and improving the company’s distribution channels. To gain a competitive advantage in the face of increasing demand and technological advances, companies need to...
Introduction The case of the Coca-Cola Company sheds light on IoT applications for beverage businesses. Six years ago, the company started testing its smart IoT-connected refrigerators that facilitate the collection of data that local managers might find conducive to increased sales (“Coca-Cola benefits from IoT,” n.d.). These smart coolers’ data...
Wild Dog Coffee Company is a business which aims at upholding the highest standards of quality and providing the best possible service to customers. One of the iconic beverages served by the store is the cappuccino which is enjoyed by numerous customers every day. In order to ensure that new...
Executive Summary Wear2Win is a company that specializes in creating and printing custom t-shirt designs for e-sport teams. This paper defines the difficulties of operating in a market with a narrow customer base that required a significant effort in analysis and strategic planning for the company. It also reveals how...
Introduction The business spheres with saturated entrepreneurs inspired a new blue ocean strategy implanted by firms such as Yellow Tail. Companies that have a group of loyal customers and a considerable capital limit not only the entrants into an industry but also themselves in the domain of innovations. As Parnell...
In September 2021, Sanofi announced that it would acquire Kadmon, an American pharmaceutical company, for $1.9 billion. The acquisition aims to bolster Sanofi’s transplant medicine business based in France. Given the scope and market share of the two companies, the purchase is a plus for Sanofi. First, Kadmon deals with...
Value stocks are securities of companies that are usually significantly underestimated by the market. An essential component of such stocks is the ability to generate cash flow in the long term. This cash flow leaves them with the potential for capitalization growth. Often such securities are undervalued due to external...
By 2020, IKEA has set itself the goal of achieving gender balance in leadership positions and creating an atmosphere of equality in all business processes. The company aspires to support both men and women in the workplace in the administrative and managerial spheres. At the same time, the company also...
McDonald’s is a world-famous fast-food restaurant that almost all people around the globe love. Millions of people visit this place to eat quickly on the go and enjoy the delicious food. Recently, McDonald’s felt a strong need to adjust its menu to various cultures, as they opened restaurants worldwide. It...
Coca-Cola is a globally recognized manufacturer and distributor of non-alcoholic beverages, including primarily carbonated soft drinks as well as noncarbonated beverages. The company’s competitive advantage strategy revolves around several key factors, such as marketing, product quality, innovation, and research. The company is ranked 53rd on the list of the world’s...
When a company registered in one state incurs losses due to the fault of a company registered in another state, it may be unclear how to resolve the dispute legally. In the case of Great Vegetables, Corp. there are three possible guilty parties, two of which have not physically operated...
An investigation by the Office of the Inspector General finds Gregory Smith, a client at the Minerals Management Service (MMS), guilty of misconduct and misbehavior. His actions based on allegations of confidential services raise conflict of interest claims within the firm. Identifying warning sources and signs is critical in agencies...
Introduction Using his own proposed rating scale, Pedersen deserves an O for outstanding. Having been sourced when there was a shift in Shinsei’s leadership and a great uncertainty on the way forward for the growing bank, he made remarkable strides in instilling some learning within the organization’s personnel (Delong &...
The analysis of this case study explores certain business events between three main characters John Cannon, Klaus Ehrwald, and Dr, Rombach. John Cannon is the product line manager dealing with surgical equipment and is well known for his abilities as a successful market analyst within the company. Cannon’s main duty...
Executive Summary Business Chalmers Garden Centre is a local garden centre that holds a 40% market share of a population of almost 50 thousand people. The garden centre provides cells with a wide variety of gardening tools, accessories, and plants. Problem Summary A nationwide garden centre chain is setting up...
Michael Phillips is faced with a considerable challenge in terms of optimizing his company’s supply expenditures. More specifically, the president of National Machine and Electronics (NME) has instructed him to consider new avenues of reducing the costs through global sourcing. Traditionally, NME relied on domestic supplier as a central part...
The IDEAL method designed by Bransford and Stein is a multistage method of problem-solving. According to this method, finding a proper solution to the problem must pass through five stages corresponding to each letter of the word IDEAL (Sippl, 2021). As Bransford and Stein (2002) stated, a letter I mean...
Subway is a private and American fast food restaurant franchise that was founded in 1965 by Fred DeLuca, headquartered in Milford, Connecticut, and that operates in more than 100 countries around the world. It focuses on fast foods, including beverages, salads, and submarine sandwiches. It has been named as one...
Type of cost system Blue Ridge uses, and whether it’s consistent with their strategy Blue Ridge uses activity-based costing (ABC) in determining unit costs of its diverse products. ABC is a costing system that enables an organization to allocate resources to diverse activities and assessing value of outputs to establish...
The case study in the media category on the “Importance of Maintaining a Cross-Media Ad Strategy Through a Crisis” by O’Grady and Strazzera considers the need to sustain brand advertising in the light of the novel pandemic and its long-term influence on customer behaviors. The reduction in advertising could be...
Introduction Grafton High School is a part of the York Country School Division. This establishment requires sufficient material support to achieve educational goals. When it comes to low-value routine purchases, Grafton High School offers special procurement procedures that should be performed. The related procedures are Requisition Form, Approval, Purchasing, Receiving,...
In a market economy, the competitiveness of enterprises and the feasibility of their activities in the future is based primarily on the effectiveness of their functioning. In this regard, it is of great importance to evaluate the performance of the organization. This paper will discuss the organizational issue, namely, employee...
The company makes payments to its employees twice a month in the periods from 1 to 16, and from 26 to 30. However, individual payment dates may be considered when filling out the form provided for in the company’s charter. For example, an employee may receive payments once a month...
Moma Monaz’s primary source of revenue is the sale of food and beverages to customers. It will constitute nearly the entirety of the restaurant’s earnings, though there may be some minor miscellaneous income. With regard to inventory, the restaurant will maintain a steady supply of non-perishables, particularly alcohol, and source...
Introduction Wal-Mart is the largest retail chain store in the USA. It consists of three segments – Wal-Mart US, International, and Sam’s Club. Wal-Mart has more than 4,100 stores and clubs in the U.S., and nearly 7,300 units worldwide. “Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates Wal-Mart discount stores, supercenters, Neighborhood Markets and...
Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act is a federal public health law aimed at empowering consumers with stability and flexibility of making informed choices. In this regard, the law provides the public with critical information prior making any choice related to the acquisition of healthcare services. Provisions According to...
Sunshine State Building Society was one of the major players in the mortgage market in Australia since the early 1990s. They had the ambition to become an important player in the banking market also. From a human resource considerations point of view this was a huge task. Human resources are...
Relevant Facts One of the relevant facts of this essay is that Chris is a management trainee at Commerce Trust Bank, where he has been working for almost two years and he desires promotion from his traineeship so badly. Secondly, the bank is staffed by inexperienced employees, and the occurrence...
Career Objective To be a professional lecturer in languages and literature Personal Information Name: Mona Hussein Sabir Cell Phone: E-mail: Address: DOB: dd-mm-1980 Nationality: Saudi Languages: English, Arabic Marital Status: Married Education 2006-2008 King Abdul Aziz University – Masters Degree in Linguistics (European Languages Department, Arts & Humanities Faculty) GPA: My GPA...
LRH Manufacturing has implemented Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) under the new rules under Section 404 implemented by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. According to section 404 of SOX, LRH is required to ensure that the company’s financials are reported accurately. SOX has created a new set of standards for companies...
The net cash change of Warf Computers, Inc. was positive. Cash and equivalents of the company increased from $301,000 in 2011 to $348,000 in 2012. The cash flow statement also reflected that the company had sufficient cash to repay its long-term debt and also to meet its operational needs. Based...
Outline The topic on CAPM on Wal-Mart deals with the investment issues in Wal-Mart shares. In this study better investment option is found out through applying the analysis of beta coefficient of different companies. The expected rate of return on Wal-Mart is found out by applying the cost of capital...
Relevant Facts One of the relevant facts of this essay is that Kathy Ryan is a trade credit officer with Diversified Consolidated Corporation where she is responsible for credits to North Manufacturing of approximately $ one million. Another relevant fact is that North Manufacturing, whose treasurer is Scott Bradley, has...
Pacific Coast Bank 111 Front Street, Dana Point, CA 92136 “The Financial Heart of South Orange County” INTEROFFICE EMAIL From Nancy Brock, March 1st, 2011 TO: Pacific Coast Bank Vice Presidents and Divisional Managers SUBJECT: Attendance of members to an upcoming bank We would like to bring to your attention...