The hansei process occurs constantly and consistently. At Toyota, for example, even if a project is successful, there is still a hansei-kai (reflection meeting) to review what went wrong. According to Jeffrey Liker, author of The Toyota Way, if a manager or engineer claims that there were not any problems with the project, he or she will be reminded that there is always room […]

“The Budgeting Process”  Please respond to the following: From the e-Activity, determine the most-effective budgeting approach for a hospital, indicating how this approach can lead to effective financial management of the facility. Provide support for your rationale.  As a health care administrator of a hospital, create an approach for determining the amount of the budgetary dollar that will be allocated to staff. Provide support for […]

Assignment 1: Discussion Question The management of current assets and current liabilities in the short run can lead to several challenges for the financial manager.  What are some of the more common challenges or problems encountered by the firm in this regard, and what are the possible solutions?  Explain your answers. By Saturday, May 17, 2014, respond to the discussion question. Submit your response to the […]

Nile Riverboat co. Nile Riverboat company a major boat building company highly sensitive to the economy, expects profits next year to be $2,000,000 if the economy is strong, $1,2000,000 if the economy is steady and minus $400,000 if the economy is weak. Mr. Nile believes there is a 30 percent probability of a strong economy, a 40 percent probability of a steady economy and a […]

Assignment 1: Financial Research Report Due Week 10 and worth 300 points Imagine that you are a financial manager researching investments for your client that align with its investment goals. Use the Internet or the Strayer Library to research any U.S. publicly traded company that you may consider as an investment opportunity for your client. (Note: Please ensure that you are able to find enough […]

  Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint presentation that interprets four of the graphs from the report you created in the last two assessments. You have the option of recording a voice-over of up to 10 minutes or including detailed presenter’s notes in the PowerPoint slide deck to explain the points in each slide. The ability to translate analytic results into clear, concise business language and […]

  One of the initial stages in developing a business plan is to perform a market analysis. A market analysis is the process of gathering information about a market within an industry. Your analysis studies the dynamics of a market and what makes potential customers tick. For this professional assignment, you will develop a market analysis for your business. This market analysis will make up […]

 Part 1 Discussion Question– CLO 4, CLO 5, CLO 6 In a 200-250-word response, provide some details about the vision you have for your new business venture.  How does your vision support the purpose and direction of your business?  Elaborate.  Part 2  CLA 1 Comprehensive Learning Assessment 1 – CLO 1, CLO 2, CLO 3, CLO 5 (Chapters 5, Chapter 6) (Go-to-Market) This week you […]

There is a common phrase in business: “Cash is king.” “Cash flow is the life-blood of a company. Without it, a company will fail” (Hicks, 2012). Yet, companies often have to take risks that could potentially jeopardize their cash flow (e.g., new projects, growth, capital budgeting, etc.). Assume you are the CFO of a struggling company. While you do have a positive cash flow, it […]

Main task The aim of this assignment is to elaborate a report describing stock market price evolution of two publicly traded companies. Prepare a business report that will answer the assessment questions and that should be supported with all the necessary analysis (plots, tables etc.). Please follow the order of questions and provide a clear answer to each of them, attach an excel file with […]