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Applications for Financial Futures (Spanish version)
Mason, Scott P.; Durdan, Sally E.Caso HBS-220S05FinanzasConsists of a series of four brief descriptions of the use of financial futures as hedging vehicles: a savings and loan hedging the rollover of three-month money market certificates with T-bill futures, a corporate debt issuer hedging the cost of a future debt issue with T-bond futures, an equity investor hedging a decline in the market, and an example of a company with a natural interest rate hedge on its balance sheet. The examples describe the...Desde 8,20 €
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Restructuring at Nova Chemical Corporation Abridged
Baker, Malcolm P.; Mason, Scott P.Caso HBS-213075-EFinanzasDesde 8,20 €
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Restructuring at Nova Chemical Corporation
Mason, Scott P.Caso HBS-208107-EFinanzasManagement of a diversified chemicals company faces two financial decisions: whether to finance a major investment in new production facilities for its rapidly expanding Environmental Products Division, and whether to sell a more slowly growing non-specialty chemicals division. the latter decision has implications for how the new investment, if it is undertaken, should be financed. Financing options available to the firm include bank borrowing, i...Desde 8,20 €
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Rougir Cosmetics International: Production Optimization - Teaching Note
Owen P. Hall; Kenneth KoNota del Instructor IVEY-8B17D013-EServicios y operacionesTeaching note for product 9B17D013.Desde 0,00 €
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Designing Optimal Capacity Planning Strategies
Owen P. Hall; Charles McPeakCaso IVEY-9B08D003-EDirección estratégica, Servicios y operacionesMapleleaf Corporation is a mid-size player in the paper products industry. The firm has recently become aware that growing demand will soon outstrip its present production capacity. The primary objective of this case is to introduce students to the world of capacity planning and optimization.Desde 8,20 €
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Avalanche Corporation: Integrating Bayesian Analysis into the Production Decision-making Process
Owen P. Hall; Kenneth KoCaso IVEY-9B11D006-EServicios y operacionesThe director of operations at Avalanche Corporation was faced with some major decisions. The firm was experiencing considerable difficulties in matching supply with demand. As a result, the company was overproducing and had to sell the excess at a loss. At a recent board meeting, the vice president of marketing reported on a new snowboard product, the Avalanche Racer. She presented her rationale for introducing a new ski product at this time by h...Desde 8,20 €
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Trionym Systems: Investment Decision-Making Using Prescriptive Analytics
Owen P. Hall; Kenneth KoCaso IVEY-9B15E009-EGobierno corporativo, Iniciativa emprendedoraTrionym Systems, a designer and manufacturer of 3-D printers, was enjoying soaring sales. Trionym’s chief executive officer (CEO) presented a plan for acquiring a new production facility to address the expected demand for the firm’s latest 3-D printer, the RB-5000, which was presently under beta testing. He expressed reservations with respect to considerable uncertainty both in terms of market size and production costs. Accordingly, he wished to ...Desde 8,20 €
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Aggregate Planning at Green Mills
Owen P. Hall; Kenneth KoCaso IVEY-9B13D002-EGobierno corporativo, Servicios y operacionesGreen Mills Inc. operates several lumber mills throughout the Northwestern United States that produce a variety of wood products. The company is currently considering expanding operations to Chile as a vehicle for reducing the costs of raw materials. In that regard, the management team is interested in analyzing the cost implications as a vehicle to properly assess this backward integration strategy. More specifically, management wishes to evalua...Desde 8,20 €
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Rougir Cosmetics International: Production Optimization
Owen P. Hall; Kenneth KoEjercicio IVEY-9B17D013-EIniciativa emprendedora, Servicios y operacionesRougir Cosmetics International (RCI), founded in 2010 and with headquarters in California, experienced double-digit growth for several years. At a board meeting in June 2016, RCI’s chief executive officer (CEO) announced a large new order that represented a major opportunity to further expand into the ever-growing home shopping cosmetic business sector. However, the firm did not have the capacity to meet this transaction along with its normal bus...Desde 8,20 €
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Project Management Analysis in the Internet Forecasting Industry
Owen P. Hall; Kenneth KoCaso IVEY-9B12E006-EGobierno corporativo, Servicios y operacionesB&W Systems designs and distributes a variety of management software products through the Internet and retail outlets such as Best Buy. The company is considering the development of an Internet-based forecasting system designed specifically for new start-up and small business owners. The company’s primary concern with the product is timing and the possibility of new market entrants. The director of operations has been tasked with reviewing the ti...Desde 8,20 €