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Yates Control Systems: Exploring Strategic Options
內容大綱
In July 2018, the owner and president of Yates Control Systems was contemplating her company’s future. The company was an engineering firm located in Hamilton, Ontario and catering to the region of Southwestern Ontario. The company’s net income had declined over the past year and the owner was considering several strategic options: maintaining company operations (status quo), hiring a second salesperson, expanding into parking system controls, purchasing an existing company that specialized in parking system controls, or selling her company. The owner had to evaluate which option would be the best path forward for her and for her business.
學習目標
This case is intended for use in an introductory business course. It may be of particular interest to students with an engineering background. Students will evaluate the alternatives proposed by using the “Cans/Wants/Needs” tension model. Using this model, options can be analyzed qualitatively by determining how well each option fits with what the management wants to do, what the business needs to do, and what the business can do. After completion of this case, students will be able to<ul><li>evaluate each option quantitatively by using financial analysis tools that they have learned in the course;</li><li>prepare a projected statement of earnings for a business;</li><li>calculate the payback and/or the net present value of an investment;</li><li>calculate the breakeven of an investment; and</li><li>estimate the value of a business.</li></ul>