RSM434 W2024-Video Assignment 2

Read the Case and Answer - Chen picked up the Q2 financial statement that had been distributed at the beginning of the meeting and said, "Orders? What orders? We made only 60% of our target for this quarter. When we set up this joint venture, we assigned our very best people to it--our best technicians, best salespeople, best managers. Why? Because we believed we could manufacture some of the best chemical products in the world and, in turn, get more orders. But look at this." He threw the statement down on the table. "Our performance is sinking fast. This joint venture has done nothing but hurt us. We have yet to see any return at all." Dolf Schulman requested Chen for a week’s time to discuss with his bosses at Almond Chemicals, Germany. Liu and his team of senior management were very demotivated after the meeting. Carryout a root cause analyses of the issues mentioned above by answering the following questions In Almond (Almond group including Chinese subsidiaries) how is the…

You have been asked to analyze the bids for 200polished disks used in solar panels. These bids have been submittedby three suppliers: Thailand Polishing, India Shine, andSacramento Glow. Thailand Polisillng has submitted a bid of2,000 baht. India Shine has submitted a bid of 2,000 rupees.Sacramento Glow has submitted a bid of $200. You check withyour local bank and find that $1 = 10 baht and $1 = 8 rupees.Which company should you choose?

Q.2: You are the Vice President of Aisha Steel Mills, Karachi. Rewrite the following extract from an informal business letters as a formal message to Mr. Younus, the Head of the Workshop/Seminar Committee, The Hague Events, Islamabad: Dear Younus,Thank you for your letter of January 21. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend your workshop inIslamabad. Could you please send me some information on future workshops planned?If you need to contact me, please do not hesitate to do so on my mobile, 9233xxxxxxxx.Sincerely,Your NameNote: Add all the details required to make your message complete, considerate, and clear. The messagemust be concise; not more than two short paragraphs. Write the message only.

To: Muna Tarek(Lead Technical Staff) and Zinedine Abubakar(Purchasing DIR) From: Duha Sami(Exec Dir of Bus Operations?Main) Subject: Urgent Need for a new Reporting Mechanism For Maintenance Request Date: 10/25/22 CC: Zayna Izz Ud-Din (Exec Dir Of Finance and Planning) Muna and Zinedine,Hope the weekend went well for the both of you! I’m just reaching out today as I think we have an urgentoperational need I’m uncertain how to fulfill and could you use your advice on?Over the last several weeks we have gotten some particularly scathing email and web feedback as well assome online reviews about maintenance requests not being submitted correctly or completed for ourstudent apartment buildings near campus. Some of these have been excerpted or screen captured andshared online via social media and gone viral within our local population. My office has already hadabout two dozen calls from parents and students threatening either legal action or withholding of their rentpayments until this…

Anja owns a bakery, Earth First, which bakes artisanal breads from almond flour.Anja wants to broaden Earth First’s product range by adding other baked goods, such as muffins and croissants, to the menu. This will require new product development. Which one of the following would be an appropriate purchasing and supply objective for Anja? Select one: a. To standardise materials. b. To seek new suppliers. c. To reduce suppliers. d. To develop integrated systems.

Northcutt manufactures​ high-end racing bikes and is looking for a source of gear sprocket sets. Northcutt would need 1400 sets a month. Supplier A is a domestic​ firm, and Suppliers B and C are located overseas. Cost information for the suppliers is as​ follows: Supplier A- Price of ​$150 per​ set, plus packing cost of ​$3.00 per set. Total inland freight costs for all 1400 units would be ​$550 per month. Supplier B- Price of ​$74.00 per​ set, plus packing cost of ​$2.00 per set. International transportation costs would total ​$4000 per​ month, while total inland freight costs would be ​$850 per month. Supplier C- Price of ​$97 per​ set, plus packing cost of ​$4 per set. International transportation costs would total ​$4800 per​ month, while total inland freight costs would be ​$1200 per month. The total landed cost per month for Supplier B is __​$

A sourcing strategy is essentially a business case for an organisation to determine an optimal approach to procure resources. AusMed which manufactures medical ventilators, wants to procure a heating tube which is a critical component of humidification equipment. In comparison to the value of the ventilator, the heating tube cost less. Moreover, there are very few suppliers in the world that can supply the heating tubes. Outline the steps involved in the sourcing the heating tube? Discuss what sourcing strategy that AusMed needs to adopt while procuring heating tube?

E3 You have been retained as a freight forwarder to export 20 Containers (apples) of TEU’s to Mumbai, India, from Canada OCEAN SHIPMENT The dimensions of each box of apples is: 18v12x18 inchesActual weight of each box is: 5 KgHow many boxes will fit one TEU?What is the CWT?Do you need specialized services, as this can be perishable?What are the documents you need to clear Canadian Customs and Indian Customs?Which type of bill of lading will be used in this scenario, especially if the payment of goods to the exporter has not been made?Which routing will be the most efficient and why?Please discuss the Ocean Conventions currently in placePlease list and discuss five risks involved in the transportation of cargo.As an ocean freight forwarder, please recommend five ways to improve the economic-efficiency of this cargo for future transportation.

You have been asked to analyze the bids for 200 polished disks used in solar panels. These bids have been sub-mitted by three suppliers: Thailand Polishing, India Shine, and Sacramento Glow. Thailand Polishing has submitted a bid of2,000 baht. India Shine has submitted a bid of 2,000 rupees.Sacramento Glow has submitted a bid of $200. You check withyour local bank and find that +1 = 10 baht and +1 = 8 rupees.Which company should you choose?

What are WDE options, and when should you use them?

As the lead engineer in an automotive company, you need to make a criticaldecision: whether to “outsource” the design and maintenance of your powertrain or tokeep that responsibility “in-house”. While making that decision, there is uncertaintyassociated with how often the powertrains will fail: either “rare” or “often”.• If you decide to outsource the design and maintenance, you pay a fixed contractrate of $20M to an external company, which delivers the design and takes theresponsibility of the maintenance service under a warranty regardless of howoften the vehicle powertrain fails.• If you decide to keep the design and maintenance “in-house”, your company mustdecide whether to use the “existing design” with minimal changes or to invest on a“new design”.o The existing design is difficult to maintain and cheap to develop. If thefailures occur often, it will cost $25M in the long run for the design andmaintenance, and if the failures are rare, it will cost $15M. The new designwill be…

Samsung sells diverse products. These products include phones, cameras, TVs, microwaves,refrigerators, laundry machines, and even chemicals and insurances. The wide range of products itoffers reduces risk. If one product fails, for example TVs, it can fall back on other products. Q.4.1 Briefly explain how Samsung can use of the Boston Box to achieve its businessobjectives.Q.4.2 Which section of the Boston Box will Samsung phones be? Give at least threereasons to support your answer.

Milo Limited, South Africa, is a specialist manufacturer of security doors and gates. In seeking to expand its operations, it could acquire a Dutch subsidiary company, Nabby Guard, or set up a new division in its home market. The relevant figures for these two options are:                                                                                                                                       Set up new division at home Rand Cost of setting up premises 25 000 000   Cost of machinery 14 000 000 Annual sales 41 500 000 Annual variable cost 13 000 000 Head office expenses      o The Head office expense includes existing head office expense of R1 000 000   5 000 000 Depreciation: machinery 10% on cost annually 3 900 000     Acquisition Euro Acquire shares from existing shareholders 13 000 000   Redundancy costs 7 000 000 Annual Sales 27 000 000 Annual variable costs 15 000 000 Annual fixed costs 5…

Suppose that new uses are discovered for corn. Assume that nothing else haschanged. What do you expect to happen to the price of soybeans. Explain with a supply and demand diagram for soybeans. For a bonus point, what is the real-world basis for this question?