Betriebswirtschaftslehre Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Summary of the lecture slides of the Introduction to Strategic Management course

Chapter 1 : Introduction / Principles of Corporate Finance

Chapter 1 : Introduction / Principles of Corporate finance

In this case study, the following questions are addressed: 1. How does Shouldice compete? Identify at least three characteristics of Should-ice’s operations that contribute to its competitiveness. 2. Compute the cycle time (time per patient) and weekly capacity (Patients/week) for Examination room, Nurse’s station, Operating rooms, and Doctors. 3. What was the average throughput rate (patients/week) of Shouldice hospital? 4. What is the maximum possible throughput rate of Shouldi...

In this case study, the following questions are addressed: 1) As Doug Friesen, what would you do to address the seat problem? Where would you focus your attention and solution efforts? What options exist? What would you recommend? Why? 2) Where, if anywhere, does the current routine for handling defective seats deviate from the principles of the Toyota Production System? 3) What are the underlying causes of the problems facing Doug Friesen? Case result: 3/3 Points

Summary of textbook "Exploring Strategy" by Johnson

Chapter 3: Capital Asset Pricing Model

Chapter 3: Capital Asset Pricing Model

In this case study, the following questions are addressed: 1. What has caused the so-called inventory/ service crisis? 2. What industry/product/supply chain characteristics are particularly important to Brent Cartier’s problem? 3. List important drivers of safety stock. 4. How would you evaluate the various alternatives available to Brent Cartier to ad-dress the inventory and service problem? Case result: 3/3 Points

In this case study, the following questions are addressed: 1. Describe Barilla's supply chain. Which problems is Barilla experiencing and what are the underlying reasons for the problems? 2. Describe Vitali's Just-in-Time-Delivery (JITD) plan. How could this plan improve Barilla's profitability and which conflicts did the plan face? Case result: 2/3 Points