Operations Management 1. DryIce Inc. Is a manufacturer of air conditioners that has seen its demand grow significantly. They anticipate nationwide demand for the year 2001 to be 180‚000 units in the South‚ 120‚000 units in the Midwest‚ 110‚000 units in the East‚ and 100‚000 units in the West. Managers at DryIce are designing the manufacturing network and have selected four potential sites – New York‚ Atlanta‚ Chicago‚ and San Diego. Plants could have a capacity of either 200‚000 or 400‚000 units
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Eco Plastics Company Since its inception‚ Eco Plastics Company has been revolutionizing plastic and trying to do its part to save the environment. Eco’s founder‚ Marion Cosby‚ developed a biodegradable plastic that her company is marketing to manufacturing companies throughout the southeastern United States. After operating as a private company for six years‚ Eco went public in 2009 and is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. As the chief financial officer of a young company with lots of investment
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The Ardnak Plastic Company The stakeholders in this case are Bill‚ George Mackee‚ his wife Mary and their two children‚ Ardnak Plastic Inc. and its several hundred workers‚ the environment‚ the people of Hondo‚ the EPA and the Mexican government. The stakeholders in this case have their each and very own interest dealing with the company. STAKEHOLDERS INTEREST • Bill To earn a living
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understanding of how Zen Plastics would successfully go into the export market and what they do to achieve this. Critically look at Zen Plastics’ s structure to see if the exporting is a suitable strategy for the firm concerned. The partnerships that Zen Plastics could enter into In some countries Zen Plastics cannot sell directly to the end user but must use a local agent or representative. Thus‚ they should enter into some partnerships. It is possible for Zen Plastics to use manufacturer’s representative
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Oxford Plastics Company Case Analysis Oxford Plastics‚ the plant was located in a town near Beatty‚ about 45‚000 people. They manufactured a variety of products‚ from lawn ornaments‚ patio furniture to automobiles. They employed about 3‚000 workers. The company played an important part in the economy and the entire state‚ offering few well paying factory jobs. In 2004 the Plant manager Sam Henderson‚ announced major plans for an addition to the manufacturing plant. The new shop would include
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HARDING PLASTIC MOLDING COMPANY (Capital Budgeting: Ranking Problems) OBJECTIVE: The objective of this case is to explore the ranking differences that may result from using the PI‚ NPV‚ and IRR evaluation techniques. It illustrates the time disparity‚ size disparity‚ and life disparity problems and the appropriate approaches to the resolution of these problems. This case works well either as a homework problem coinciding with the introduction of project ranking and capital-rationing material or
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Sticky cost behavior: Evidence from small and medium sized companies Nicola Dalla Via* RSM Erasmus University Rotterdam Paolo Perego RSM Erasmus University Rotterdam 1 February 2013 Abstract: This paper investigates whether cost stickiness occurs in small and medium sized companies using a sample of Italian non-listed and listed firms during the period 1999-2008. Our findings show that cost stickiness emerges only for the total cost of labor and not for the selling‚ general‚ and administrative
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Partnership with Plastic Recycling Companies It goes without saying that some recycling measures‚ including setting up of recycling bins‚ have been done by the school to promote recycling of plastic in the campus‚ but we believe that the duty of recycling cannot count on the school solely on account of the limited school resources. In view of this‚ we suggest that the school can ask for partnership with some of the plastic recycling companies in Shantou City. The partnership will be a mutually-beneficial
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Case Study In this case study Roger Gray and the Anderson Plastics Inc. Company has a many purchasing problems and concerns. All of these problems are not directly caused my Roger Gray himself or the purchasing department. In this report I will explain these problems and recommend ways in which these problems can be resolved. One problem in this company is the lack of staff in the purchasing department. The plants number of products has increased from 250 to 550 and Roger Gray is still the
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Brunswick Plastics This case deals with cost analysis for pricing new business in a small injection moldingjob shop in "the Maritimes" in 1986‚ a good business year. In Septe mber of 1986 Michael Smith‚ Division Manager of Brunswick Pla stics‚ faced an important pricing decision on a majo r new b id opportunity . Michael knew that pric ing too high m eant losing a bid that wo ul d em ploy currently unused capacity. On th e other hand‚ pricing too low meant l osses on the j ob. In the first two months
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