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Dixon Corp.faces the task of valuing a plant and an associated project that it is considering buying. The revisions are designed to enable the application of adjusted present value technique for valuation. A rewritten version of an earlier case.

Reviews basic techniques for estimating terminal value in the valuation of businesses. Among the techniques discussed are perpetuities, growing perpetuities, use of multiples, and liquidation value. A rewritten version of an earlier note.

Spreadsheet Supplement for case 298166.

Spreadsheet Supplement for case 298165

Spreadsheet Supplement for case 298166

This note serves as an introduction to probability distribution--their interpretation and their assessment. Uniform and triangular distributions, as well as discrete distributions, are discussed. Summary measures are presented. The discussion is framed in the context of an appraisal of a proposed product enhancement.

Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement.

Supplements the (A) case.

Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of earlier cases.

Supplements the (A) case.

Supplements the (A) case.

The student's task is to develop a comprehensive strategy for Briggs & Stratton, which is facing severe competition and margin pressures. A major component of the strategy to be considered is whether to implement economic value added (EVA) as a new performance measurement for management. The case is designed to serve as an introduction to how to compute and use EVA. It emphasizes the importance of performance evaluation as part of a larger strategic plan. A teaching note is available to registered faculty, as well as two video supplements to enhance student learning.

The managing director and operations director of the Thailand manufacturing arm of a Taiwan-Thailand joint venture (JV) were experiencing severe difficulties. Transferred to Thailand from Taiwan three years ago, they shared management responsibilities with other Taiwanese expatriates, two North Americans, and a few Thai supervisors. The workforce was predominately local Thais. The performance of the company was not meeting the expectations of either of the JV partners, a problem especially acute for the managing director, whose father was chairman of the Taiwan partner's holding company. Problems included high turnover, changing roles with the recent departure of the American firm originally in a 3-way partnership, intercultural communications, and general confusion as to what to do. The purpose of the case is to develop a process for defining the problems and planning appropriate action in a complex international milieu.

It is early 1998 and Biopure Corp., a small biopharmaceutical firm with no sales revenues in its ten-year history, has just received government approval to release Oxyglobin, a revolutionary new "blood substitute" designed to replace the need for donated animal blood in the veterinary market. A virtually identical product for the human market, Hemopure, is in the final stages of testing by Biopure and is expected to gain approval within one to two years. In response to the timing of approval for these two products, there has been a long-running debate within Biopure as how to proceed with Oxyglobin. At odds are those in charge of Oxyglobin, who want to see the animal product released immediately, and those in charge of the Hemopure, who worry that an immediate release of Oxyglobin would create an unrealistically low price expectation for what they feel should be a very high-margin human product. Exacerbating the problem is the nature of the biopharmaceutical industry, where product approval is never a certainty until achieved.

Spreadsheet supplement for case 598-150,

Describes Dupont's efforts to build commercial markets for its miracle fiber, Kevlar. Initially, it sought to create a market for Kevlar tire cord, primarily because its existing tire cord business was languishing. This market never developed, even after Dupont spent several hundred million dollars. A rewritten version of an earlier case.

Describes the attempt of a traditional retailer, Barnes & Noble, to counter the challenges posed by an Internet-based start-up, Amazon.com.

Spreadsheet supplement for case 798-063.

Spreadsheet Supplement for case 298139

Spreadsheet Supplement for case 298140