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Team of Four are given a case study of a fictitious company, where the team must
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- Provide solutions through a Report (3000 word)
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13. Late hull delivery
JKL
Short term Problems
New design supplier
Sales staff VS Sales
agents
Racing boat
Long Term Proposals
Issues
14. Late hull delivery
2 months Delay
Financial
€78,078.4
New supplier
€115,604.976
Strategic
Unreliability of
Topcrest
5-year plan
Reputational
Late Delivery
Customer base
reduction
19. Accept the compensation
and continue with Topcrest
Lag time – 16 days only
Unknown quality &
Experience
Short term
Alternative supplier
(Increment of boats)
Cost, relative experience
and quality
Reduce dependency
Long Term
20. JKL
Business Issue
Difference between Dominant
Shareholder
Financial
Impact
Increasing CSR
Spending
Obstacle for
future
Strategic Impact
Opportunity cost
Government benefits
PR image
21. (Source: Reputation Institute); available athttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/10/02/the-companies-with-
the-best-csr-reputations-2/,accessed on 15 May, 2014
2013 Rank Company 2013 CSR Rep Trak
Microsoft 72.97
Google 72.83
The Walt Disney Company 72.71
36. Sales Agents
Operational
Analysis
Pros
Global contacts
Customer relationships
Target audience
Commission based
Industry culture
Exclusive &
Experienced
Cons
Focuses mostly on
medium boats
Independent and
influences prices
Work with rival
companies
SALES STAFF VS SALES AGENTS
37. Sales Staff
Operational
Analysis
Pros
Control over sales
staff
Effective
communication
Plan Involvement
Increasing demands
No middle men
Cons
Less reach
Different cultures
High Switching Cost
Fixed costs
SALES STAFF VS SALES AGENTS
39. Combination – Sales Staff and sales agents
Recommendation
Sales agents
Demands are low, spread
out
Reach is low
Researching & Employing
the market culture
(Australia, Africa)
Sales Staff
High demands
(pull effect)
Strategic locations
(Europe, USA, and Middle East)
40. Stefan has also been working on a
proposal to open up 20 sales offices
41. Racing Boat
Increase sales of P-3000 model
Financial
Analysis
16 boats (P-3000)
2 years to
breakeven
Strategic Analysis
Suitability
Acceptability
Economical
55. Health and Safety Legislation at work (Northern Europe)
Country Health and safety legislation and Practices
United Kingdom
Section 2 states 'It is an offense under the misuse of drugs act
to supply or use of controlled substances on their premises
except in specified circumstances (doctor Prescription)'
Sweden
Chapter 3 s. 4 of the 1977 Swedish Work Environment Act
instructs the employee to be active towards a safe work
environment, including taking precautions for the prevention
of illness and accidents
Case law from the Swedish Labour Court stipulates that certain
conditions, suchas security reasons, could justify an employer
to obligean employee to undergo a drug test.
(Source: europa.eu)
56. Dilemma
Obligation to act for the benefit of all shareholders
“Dad will turn around because family is family”
JKL
59. Achievability of 5 Year Plan
Dependent on 2 new facilities
(Middle East & Asia)
60. Achievability of 5 Year Plan
Boats
+ 78.57%
High GDP
Multiple boats Buying
61. GDP of countries
World
Rank
Country GDP per Capita (PPP) (in US dollars)
1 Qatar 102,100
2 Macau (PRC) 88,700
4 Monaco 66,500
5 Singapore 62,400
8 United States 52,800
- Hong kong (PRC) 52,700
12 Australia 43,000
14 Kuwait 42,100
17 Sweden 40,900
19 Taiwan 39,600
23 United Kingdom 37,300
30 South Korea 33,200
32 Saudi Arabia 31,300
35 United Arab Emirates 29,900
36 Oman 29,800
37 Bahrain 29,800
World Average 13,100
(Source: CIA world fact book), as of 2013
62. Achievability of 5 Year Plan
Cost Forecast
Inability to achieve
economies of scale
63. 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Percentage Change in
Cost
10.56% 17.20% 14.86% 14.35% 19.03%
Percentage Change in
Revnue
0 10.56% 16.22% 14.73% 14.19% 18.34%
0
1
Percentage rise in revenue and Percentage rise in cost
65. Achievability of 5 Year Plan
CapitalExpenditure
Analysis
AdequateBudget
Growing sales
Cash inflow and
outflow
66. Cash Flow Statement
Description 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Net increase in Cash
and Cash equivalents 164 (16) 33 34 (20) (59)
Cash and Cash
Equivalents :
Opening
7 171 155 188 222 202
Cash and Cash
Equivalents : Closing 171 155 188 222 202 143
67. Financial Ratios
Ratios 2011 2012
Current ratio 0.792 3.154
Quick ratio 0.31 1.94
Cash ratio 0.027 1.257
Interest coverage
ratio
3.824 5.429
68. Achievability of 5 Year Plan
New boats Designs
10% increase in IT
if the €10m
expenditure on new IT
systemis accepted
69. Issue Nature Recommendations
Late hull
Delivery
Problem
Acceptthe compensation
Search alternative supplier
JKL Problem Cut CSR spending to 5% of Net Profit
Summary & Conclusions
70. New design
supplier
Proposal AcceptCooper Designs
Sales Agents
VS. Sales
Staff
Proposal
Combination of Sales Agents and Sales
Staff
Racing Boat Proposal
Reject
Five year plan
Focus current market