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S/F/256. Analysis of value creation in Tomkins Plc

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3650
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper examines the performance of the UK engineering and manufacturing company Tomkins during the past decade exploring their methods of value creation for their owners. The concept of shareholder value is explained reviewing the efficient market hypothesis (EMH). Tomkins' business and financial strategies are described, their share price performance over 1999-2008 is evaluated, recommendations are suggested to Tomkins' management about possible improvements in their wealth creation.

 

KEYWORDS: Tomkins Plc, value creation, wealth creation,

 

C/OM/153. UK machine tool industry: case study of operations management at AB Machine Tools

WORDS:
2500
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper reports on the UK machine tool industry offering a case study of the supply chain at AB Machine Tools, examining the Forrester Effect in the machine tool industry, proposing the ways to minimize it at AB, reviewing literature related to the changes in the machine tool environment and discussing them in the context of AB Machine Tools.

 

KEYWORDS: AB Machine Tools, Operations management, Forrester effect, supply chain, UK machine tool industry,