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This 10 page paper examines a case study provided by the student examined a ship yard and how they can calculate the optimum mix of products and services to offer to break even. The paper looks at how exceeding the current level of resources may be advisable as it will create an additional amount to buy in more of the needed resources at a premium and still leave a profit and help secure the future of the company. The paper shows all the calculations. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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10 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TS14_TEshipyd.rtf
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position is one where there is only a contribution of $17 million made but to survive the company needs $30 million. Of we look at the total capacity of the
different options and what they each could contribute we can start to consider how the product mix maybe changed to help the company survive in the short term. This will
need to build on the core competences of the company such as differentiation with a reputation for honest negotiation, as well as the financial needs (Mintzberg et al, 1998).
There are several areas in which different members of the board believe that the company could be active in, these not only include the emphasis on ship repairs which is
the current situations, but also consider the development of shipbuilding, ship conversion and offshore jackets. If we look at the table below of the potential maximum contribution for each type
of work no single type will cover all of the costs. The issue then become one of what work can be undertaken with the available resources in order to gain
the required level of contrition to cover the overhead costs. Contract type Contracts Available (a) Contribution per contract (b) Total possible contribution (axb) Repairs 40 520,171 20,806,840 Conversion 4
5,014,710 20,058,840 Offshore jacket 2 3,098,544 6,197,088 New building 2 1,500,150 3,000,300 There are also severe limits on the resources, so planning
needs to remain within the available resources. These are as follows. Labour 4 million hours Dock days 700 days Anti-corrosion materials 500,000 square meters Steel 5,500 tons Next we
need to look at the level of resources that each process will use. If we look at the use of only ship repair we find there is a problem, with
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