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1.3. In order to estimate the peso discount rate, assume that the International Fisher Effect (IFE) holds. Groupe Ariel's Euro hurdle rate for a project of this type was 8%. Assume that inflation rates are expected to be 7% in Mexico and 3% in France.

In the firms purchasing strategy, Ross Dress for Less obtains high-quality close-out products resulting from errors of judgment, overproduction, miscalculations, canceled orders and liquidation. The products are purchased in large quantities allowing the company to access them at rock-bottom prices (Bischoff, 2011). The company has to apply cost leadership to keep competitive rivalry at bay.

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The main issue the company faced is quality control issue impacting brand image. There is narrow focus in both consumer segments and product line. There is also limited brand recognition and limited geographic market such as America. The quality of yoga pants were not good because customer companied about sheer Luon Yoga Pants and the fabric is so see through.

In the past, the booming economy had allowed for year to year increase in their sales because people had larger discretionary incomes. But due to the recession, smaller independent retailers had to markdown their items in order to stay in business because designer outlet stores are getting more traffic; so will Harry Rosen follow in suit? Or in order to maintain the integrity of the quality products they offer, will they continue their higher pricing and settle for a lower market share?

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In the case of Lululemon, the company's product quality and customer service standards have faced public scutiny on multiple occasions. After the the first publicized incident related to the sheernes of Lululemon's products, the company CEO at the time, Daniel Lieberman, issued a recall (Berg, 2014). While the recall was a succesfull move by Lieberman, the "Bend-over test" was notn(Mail Online, 2013). The bend-over test required Lululemon consumers wishing to return the overly sheer products to wear the item, and litterally bend over for an associate to deem if the sheerness level was sever enough to qualify for recall (Mail Online, 2013).

First, let us look at my situational analysis of Bauer, Inc. A strength of Bauer, Inc. is that we’ve been growing. From period’s -1 to 0, we were able to increase our net profit by 50%. Another strength is in period 0 we were able to enter into the domestic market. This step helped our company sales from periods -1 to 0. One weakness of Bauer, Inc. is that we have been showing loss the last two periods. In period -1 our net profit was -2.4 million dollars and in period 0 it was -1.2 million dollars. A second weakness is Bauer, Inc.’s product is currently a base version model. Consumers will not want to buy a low quality shoe. An opportunity for Bauer, Inc. is that the athletic shoe industry is a huge industry. The industry is made up of over $70 billion dollars worldwide and Bauer, Inc. can tap into that. An additional opportunity is that there are multiple markets to enter into (domestic and foreign). This will allow Bauer, Inc. to sell our shoes to multiple and larger markets and increase our sales. A threat of Bauer, Inc. is that there are 10 other competitors in the athletic shoe industry that can potentially take market share from us. Another threat

The main issue that Lululemon is facing is the mass decline of stakeholder satisfaction, including customers and shareholders, associated with general public criticism regarding actions of the company prior to the recall of the Luon yoga pants and the management of damage control and the recall. Specifically, these criticisms were targeted at the quality of the Luon pants, the comments made by the company regarding the pants, the controversial advertisements in their stores, the alleged dishonesty of the company, and the values of the company that were publicized through these proceedings. Moreover, each of these factors in turn, as a part of the overall issue of stakeholder dissatisfaction with the activities and behaviour of the company, at the general time of the Luon pants recall helped to exacerbate the situation to the point where the stock prices fell significantly, the CEO of Lululemon resigned, and the company incurred heavy losses in the process of recalling the defective pants.

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Cross-functional teams are vital in many businesses, because it increases productivity, enhances communication between departments, and leads to overall success in a company. Boldflash is a company that has fallen behind on this front, and is thus struggling to keep up with its competitors. Roger Cahill, the new vice president of the Mobile Division, is faced with the challenge of finding a way to restructure the departments in his division in order to increase productivity and improve the product development process.

Once they analysed what were the main issues that led the company into that situation, two were the main problems. First of all, the product portfolio was unprofitable, more than the 94% (Breen 2013).

This case discussed the events that occurred during a change in DSS Consulting’s organizational structure. Three retired school district administrators established DSS Consulting during the late 1990’s. The company offered administrative support to small school districts located within the mid-west and mountain west region. They specialized in handling the negotiating of labor agreements as well as implementation of permanent system solutions designed to enable those organizations to run efficiently.

Body Glove had a great product with the neoprene wetsuits and had gained significant market share through its niche fun life style image which challenged competitors. The business had a small but loyal customer base, and had attained no.2 market share. Whilst the business had significant growth, I don’t believe it ran completely effectively. An extract from the case state mentions they lost $1 million in sales due to a shortage of inventory and its forecasts on future sales were not accurate.

Mr. Alfaro Burgos, the vice president for sales of Dyners Corporation. It is a family firm that manufactures stainless steel and silver plated tableware. After some time, the inventory of the company showed a shortage. He discovered some mispacking of silver plated tableware in the warehouse of the corporation. He hired an industrial security firm to investigate the deprivation in the warehouse. It did not take long for the agent to discover the truth. Karlo Deles, the warehouse supervisor was the man behind the internal