Verdi Arli
Macquarie Graduate School of Management

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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF CRANE GROUP AUSTRALIA Arli, Verdi
Journal of Economics, Business, and Accountancy Ventura Vol. 13 No. 3 (2010): December 2010
Publisher : Universitas Hayam Wuruk Perbanas

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14414/jebav.v13i3.15

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Crane group has continued to develop and enhance its manufacturing capabilities. Starting in the mid 1990s, the company has some success as it revamped its network distribution op- erations. This study identifies whether this company has a strong financial fundamentals and whether investment in the company will be of a long term nature. Its financial statements had been analysed during 5 year period (2004 – 2008). The data were compiled from Annual reports; ASX historical information; Government reports; Media Items and Website Data. The analysis will cover company’s recent financial position, performance and cash flow, including liquidity; profitability; short-term asset management; risk; leverage and capital structure; and trend and horizontal analysis over the last five years. It shows that the past financial position, performance and cash flow have no guarantee for future performance. In addition, this report considers that this company has the fundamental criteria required for long term investment. It is recommended that the client monitor the position in 6-12 months in light of the share price at that time, the capital markets and ongoing evidence of Crane Group Limiter’s sales growth in the weakening economy. It cannot be stated that the com- pany is immune to an economic downturn. Crane Group has delivered dividends consistently over the last few years.
WOOLWORTHS AUSTRALIA AND WALMART US: BEST PRACTICES IN SUPPLY CHAIN COLLABORATION Arli, Verdi; Dylke, Sean; Burgess, Rosie; Campus, Romain; Soldo, Evita
Journal of Economics, Business, and Accountancy Ventura Vol. 16 No. 1 (2013): April 2013
Publisher : Universitas Hayam Wuruk Perbanas

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14414/jebav.v16i1.123

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This study analyses retail industries with the efforts of their supply chain collaboration (SCC) frommanufacturers to consumers. It also describes the ways of identifying collaboration partners and buildingpartnership for sharing information, thus representing the best practices in such efforts. The successof building the collaboration in terms of supply chain is described through the observation and analyseson the journey undertaken by both Walmart US, and Woolworths Australia. This is said to have enabledthe retailers to achieve greater organizational performance through driving common objectives in partnershipwith their supply network. For examples there some empirical successes as achieved by Woolworthssuch as saving of approximately AUD$75M within the first two years of project commencement,reduction in lead time of getting point-of-sale information from two weeks to every Monday morning forthe previous week, integration of information technology into supply chain management, and improvementin sales by AUD$7 billion. It can be generalized that through the sharing of knowledge, resources,information, profits and risks, the companies are able to position themselves in an advantageous spot,where operational efficiencies and financial cost savings are paramount.