Holden PLC
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- Holden PLC
- Holden are thinking of re-locating back to Bowton
- Thinking of using a mortgage to purchase a factory or renting an existing one.
- If you rent the factory and the business is bad in the area then it is easier to relocate than if you had a mortgage on the factory.
- Jobs will be provided to the town of Bowton which will reduce un-employment
- Reducing un-employment to provide the whole area with more money because of multiplier effect.
- Relocating from abroad is called inward investment. This can benefit society by providing jobs and improving infrastructure.
- Holden are thinking of re-locating back to Bowton
- Thinking of using a mortgage to purchase a factory or renting an existing one.
- If you rent the factory and the business is bad in the area then it is easier to relocate than if you had a mortgage on the factory.
- Jobs will be provided to the town of Bowton which will reduce un-employment
- Reducing un-employment to provide the whole area with more money because of multiplier effect.
- Relocating from abroad is called inward investment. This can benefit society by providing jobs and improving infrastructure.
- Buildings, roads etc.
- - People have more money to spend in the local area. - Workers pay taxes to the government.
- Relocating from abroad is called inward investment. This can benefit society by providing jobs and improving infrastructure.
- Reducing un-employment to provide the whole area with more money because of multiplier effect.
- Bowton council are thinking of giving grants to businesses who set up in Bowton.
- This would encourage more businesses to relocate there.
- It also increases jobs to reduce un-employment.
- This would encourage more businesses to relocate there.
- Thinking of using a mortgage to purchase a factory or renting an existing one.
- Buildings, roads etc.
- Holden are thinking of re-locating back to Bowton
- - People have more money to spend in the local area. - Workers pay taxes to the government.
- Relocating from abroad is called inward investment. This can benefit society by providing jobs and improving infrastructure.
- Reducing un-employment to provide the whole area with more money because of multiplier effect.
- Bowton council are thinking of giving grants to businesses who set up in Bowton.
- This would encourage more businesses to relocate there.
- It also increases jobs to reduce un-employment.
- This would encourage more businesses to relocate there.
- Thinking of using a mortgage to purchase a factory or renting an existing one.
- Holden are thinking of relocating back to Bowton.
- Holden need to provide dividens to share holders
- A part of the business
- The shares
- The profit that is given to the shareholders.
- It depends on...
- If they are specialised or if they're just employed for family
- If they are employed because they are family so they aren't specialised...
- They won't know what is the best to do for the business and they might make decisions which will prevent the company from earning any further profit.
- They are not trained in that specific area therefore are not specialised.
- They won't know what is the best to do for the business and they might make decisions which will prevent the company from earning any further profit.
- If they are employed because they are family so they aren't specialised...
- If they are specialised family workers...
- They will be more experienced in that job so they will know how to run the business in that sector - giving the business more profit
- If they are specialised or if they're just employed for family
- A part of the business
- Specialist directors can make better decisions that will lower costs.
- Holden need to provide dividens to share holders
- Holden use specialist workers that arce highly skilled, so difficult to replace.
- Good that they're trained so that they're good for the job.
- Bad that they may have to retrain people and spend more money.
- Holden sell cushions between £15 and £88 by adding value.
- Holden are considering changing their filling to Fair Trade.
- Only a little bit more expensive but can add lots of value.
- USP
- Unique selling point - something that makes Holden PLC different from other brands. (Fair trade filling)
- USP
- Good news for people who want to buy fair trade products. They would therefore spend more on getting the product they want - adding value for the company.
- Only a little bit more expensive but can add lots of value.
- Quality/ value ranges
- Limited editions
- A Holden Brand
- They make money from making the product for a cheaper price and selling it for more.
- Holden are considering changing their filling to Fair Trade.
- One of Holden's customer's is Bromley furnishings.
- Sales have been poor for Bromley furnishings. Their cash flow forecast predict liquidity problems as soon as a March 2015
- Liquid cash - where they have sell everything until they have got enough money to pay back the bank. eg. car etc...
- Sales have been poor for Bromley furnishings. Their cash flow forecast predict liquidity problems as soon as a March 2015
- Some of Holden's competitors want to increase an import tax on cushions made outside the EU
- The money you pay to get a product from one country to another.
- Other countries might retaliate by putting a tariff on products. This might affect UK companies who export, causing a loss of jobs.
- Other countries may not be able to accept products from different countries and so it loses profit for Holden and may lose jobs.
- This will make imports more expensive and cost Holden more because they would be taxed because they manufacture in China.
- It depends on...
- The cost of manufacturing in China as it may be worth it.
- Reduced Profit
- It depends on...
- Holden PLC use batch production to manufacture their cushions - allowing for greater flexibility
- ADVANTAGE
- More Flexible - easy to change the product made.
- DIS-ADVANTAGE
- If you want to change the design, you have too change the machinary which is expensive
- BATCH PRODUCTION is making batches of similar products eg. all one type of cushion (£88) then changing it to make a different type (£15)
- ADVANTAGE
- Holden are thinking of re-locating back to Bowton
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