Essays on Operating Capital

Improving the Operating Strategy of Marriott

Improving the Operating Strategy of Marriott The purpose of the report is to develop a recommendation for improving a company’s current strategy in order to remain sustainable in a highly competitive economic environment. The recommendation will be based on an analysis of both the external and internal factors that affects the company. This includes both qualitative and quantitative factors since the report is segregated into (1) environmental scan and risk analysis, (2) ratio analysis, (3) financial statement analysis, (4) weighted average cost of capital, and a (5) strategy development. The company chosen to be analyzed is Marriott International, ...

Abstract

Green, fair trade companies, face unique problems since they are not oriented to maximizing profits. Indeed, they aim at improving the welfare of the members and create social and environmental impacts. As such, there is a conflict of interests from the multi-objective stakeholders. However, the study shows that careful analysis of the problems and initiating problem-solving techniques such as participatory management, strategic plans and use of qualified personnel reduce the challenges. 1.0 Background of the Study This section entails the history of the company, vision, core values as well as the vision. Additionally, it outlines the events and activities ...

Introduction

Samsung is a multinational company which was started in 1938 in Seoul in South Korea. Over the years the company has entered many industries in a view to diversify to reduce risk and also improve its profitability. These industries include construction industry, insurance industry, ship making, textile industry, motor industry, electronics and securities. However I will focus more on the electronic industry which Samsung is mostly recognized for worldwide. The company is driven by innovation and that is the reason why it has managed to stay ahead in the competition. It is the number one producer and seller of smartphones ...

Introduction

Financial analysis helps organizations to analyze their performances over the period of times. Thus it helps the management in identifying issues as well as areas that can be further enhanced so that the performance of the firm can be improved over the period of time. This report presents the financial analysis of UPS. In order to analyze the company’s performance techniques such as Net operating working capital, Operating capital, Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT), Free cash flow (FCF), Market value added (MVA) and Economic Value Added (EVA) have been used.

Financial analysis

Net operating working capital Net operating ...

Business Name: Buster’s

P.O. Box 00011

Telephone: (555) 555 112

Fax: (555) 626 636 Introduction and brief description of the venture This business plan describes a proposed venture to expand Buster’s from a one-store to a two-store operation. Starting a business is not simple and opening a new branch of an already existing is equally not easy. The intention of this business plan is to evaluate the current business operations of Buster’s and then map out proper plans for expansion while matching the operations of the current store with those of the new store. One of Buster’s main goals is to raise the necessary start-up ...