MANAGING A GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN. Case Study

1. Financial analysis. Conduct a thorough financial analysis.

Objectives

The objectives of the financial analysis of a company in the case analysis are:

1. To establish the current financial health of the company using data provided in the case.

2. To use conclusions from the financial analysis as one of the metrics to establish whether the company's strategy has been a success.

3. To draw conclusions from the financial analysis about whether the financials rate a constraint on future strategic growth or whether the financials are a facilitator for enhancing future growth.

Ratio Analysis

Profitability, Liquidity, Leverage, and Activity ratios are important, especially the Current Ratio, and Debt-to-Equity ratio. Different industries have different activity ratios that are important, for example, Retail - inventory turnover, sales/square foot; Airlines - cost/seat mile. Identify the activity ratio for the industry covered by the case. Other ratios that may be important: Dividend payout; P/E Some ratios are more relevant if you have the industry ratios

Consider an economy with two individuals, Ann and Bob and two goods r and J. Ann's initial endowment is (50, 20) and Bob's initial endowment is (20,50). Ann's utility function is uA(I, y) = Vx x y and Bob's utility function is up = x x y. (1) / 2.5 points ] Draw the Edgeworth bor and show the initial endowment, the indifference curves for both individuals associated with their endowments. (2) / 12.5 points ) Is the initial endowment Pareto efficient? Why? Determine the contract curve