Amazon.com Inc Case Study – Retailing Giant to High-Tech Player? Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 Current Asset (in Millions $) 6157 9797 13747 17490 Current Liabilities (in Millions $) 4746 7364 10372 14896 Current Ratio = Current Asset/Current …
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Blue Nile, Inc. Key Ratios 2013 Current Ratio – Current Ratio = CA/CL 1.1 ROI% – ROI = NP after taxes/Total Assets 30.20% ROE(%) – ROE = NP after taxes/Shareholder Equity 25.80% Net Profit Margins (%) – NPM = …
Why ROI might not be the best measure of firm performance? ROI is the return on investment ratio. It shows how the firm is using their capital to generate profit. The formula is simple, plainly returns divided by investment. However, …
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10-1 What are critical issues that a company must consider when trying to match its staffing to its strategy? Scarcity of labor is an issue for staffing. If the company wants to expand with a strategy, which calls for a …
Operation Strategy Operation strategy deals with how and where a product is manufactured. There are mass-production, modular production and mass-customization. These are the three common methods of producing a large number of goods or services. Modular production applies to automobile …
Issue of the functional structure An issue of the functional structure is the lack of cross-function interaction. Teamwork is a very important part of the business. In a functional structure, resources and talents are allocated to specialized skills. Employees are …
Timing tactics impact strategy Timing tactics impact strategy profoundly and fundamentally. In operation strategy, timing is related to resources purchase, production schedule and release. In technology for example, a project to develop a software program has strict scheduling and any …
Corporate scenarios can be used to aid the development of strategy Corporate scenarios can be used to aid the development of strategy. Corporate scenarios are nothing but fail-tests for a strategy. They are built to find out the external and …
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Explain how using an IFAS table impacts the understanding of a company’s internal resources and capabilities? IFAS table helps in different ways in understanding the internal resources and capabilities of the organization. This is fact that the use of IFAS …
How does the Resource-Based View of the Firm provide a superior means of evaluating a company’s competitive advantage? In a firm, the asset based approach use to plan an important role as the organization’s game changer. This method is also …