B6 Flashcards
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5 Categories of Business Process Management
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- Design
- Modeling (what-if?)
- Execution (need indicators of success)
- Monitoring
- Optimization
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Purpose of BPM
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*coordinate the functions of an organization to increase customer satisfaction
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Business Process Management Techniques & Approaches
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Plan - design
Do - implement
Check - monitor
Act - continuously improve
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Indicators of Success
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- Gross Revenue
- Customer Contacts
- Customer Satisfaction
- Operational Statistics
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Benefits of BPM
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Efficiency
Effectiveness
Agility
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Implications for Shared Services
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- service flow disruption
2. failure demand
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BPM vs. Reengineering
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BPM = incremental change Reengineering = radical change
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JIT
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- pull approach
- reduction in # of suppliers
- benefits > cost
- inventory does not add value
- empowered employees with more skills
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Quality =
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product’s ability to meet or exceed customer expectations
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Conformance Costs
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Prevention (PREVENT)
*redesign, training
Appraisal (DETECT)
*testing, inspection
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Nonconformance Costs
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Internal (BEFORE)
*rework, scrap, tooling changes
External (AFTER)
*liability, lost customers, warranty costs, returned
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Total Quality Principles
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*please customers: quality and continuous improvement
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GAP Analysis
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*comparing to industry standards
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Lean Manufacturing
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- cut the fat
- does NOT focus on quality
- waste reduction
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Kaizen
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- continuous improvement
* resource usage stays within target costs
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Theory of Constraints
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- focus on the bottleneck
* works around or leverages the constraint
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Six Sigma
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- emphasis on cost reduction and quality
* rigorous metrics are used
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5 Major Processes of Project Management
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- Authorization
- Planning
- Implementation
- Monitoring
- Closing
*all are the role of the project manager
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Authorization
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- charter = permission
* statement of work = describes deliverables
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Planning
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= establish baseline for quality
*ACQUIRING NEEDED EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES GOES HERE
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Implementation
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- assure quality
* completing the work
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Monitoring
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*observe project execution and identify any problems
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Closing
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*ensure objectives have been completed
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Project Manager
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- responsible for day-to-day oversight
- CEO of the project
- communicates to the project sponsor
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Project Members
*perform the project tasks
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Project Sponsor
* executive level of management responsible for allocating funds
* RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERALL PROJECT DELIVERY
* communicates to the steering committee
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Executive Steering Committee
* group of executive level people
| * similar to a board of directors
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Planning for Risk Management
Risk Assessment and Risk Control (tradeoff between risk and return for projects)
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Human Resource Plan
*documents workers and hours needed for a project
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Responsibility Assignment Matrix
*shows all activities associated with one person and all people associated with one activity
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Project Scope
* must define deliverables
| * defines work that will take place
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Scope Baseline
*describes final product and scope of project
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Requirements Documentation
| Requirements Management Plan
*project requirements vs. how it will be evaluated and documented and analyzed
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Cost Baseline
* the amount of money to be spend
| * follows an S curve distribution
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Ways to Estimate Costs
1. parametric estimating (statistical relationship)
2. analogous estimating (similar sized projects)
3. work breakdown structure (bottom-up analysis)
4. three point estimate (high, low, probable)
5. reserve analysis
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SMART Goals
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S pecific
M easurablee
A ttinable
R ealistic
T ime bound
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How is globalization measured?
*world trade as a % of GDP
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The comparative advantage in global markets?
*specialization
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What causes markets to be imperfect?
1. regulations
| 2. physical immobility of resources
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What is Global Sourcing?
*using an combination of globalization methods
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Content or Value Added Limits
e. g. NAFTA
| * disclose percentages of materials and labor in various products
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3 Types of Economic Systems
* central planning
* market economies
* conglomerates
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Multipolarity and Interdependence Types
1. Functional Interdependence (worldwide organizations and tasks)
2. Systemic Interdependence (global issues that affect all nations)
3. Multipolarity (vs. unipolar)
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Diversification Risk Types
Systematic: market risk
Unsystematic: diversifiable
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Types of Financial Risk
1. interest rate risk
2. market risk
3. credit risk
4. default risk
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When does the APR equal the effective rate?
*when pay is annual
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Effective Annual Interest Rate Formula
= (1 + (i/p))^p -1
```
i = stated interest rate
p = compounding periods per year
```
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Compound Interest Formula
= P0 x (1 + i)^n
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Nominal Rate of Return =
risk free rate + inflation rate
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Types of Risk Premiums
* maturity risk
* purchasing power/inflation
* liquidity risk (short-term sale of asset)
* default risk
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Risk Exposure Categories
1. Transaction Exposure (g/l on specific transaction; NET THEM)
2. Economic Exposure (increase/decrease of cash flows)
3. Translation Exposure (MUST BE CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY; balance sheet items change)
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Identifying Net Transaction Exposure
* net the total impact
| * effective and selective hedging
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Futures Hedges
*usually used for smaller transactions
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Risks with Net Transaction Exposure
* A/R: P goes down; sell
| * A/P: P goes up; buy
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Forward Hedge
* private and larger transactions
| * uses a contract
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Money Market Hedge
*international money market to plan to meet future currency requirements
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Currency Option Hedges
* if FC increases, buy a call option
| * if FC decreases, buy a put option
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Other Techniques for Transaction Exposure Mitigation
1. LT forward contracts
2. Currency Swaps
3. Parallel Loan (you buy back your own currency eventually)
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Alternative Hedging Techniques
1. Leading and Lagging - favorable exchange rates using subsidiaries
2. Cross-Hedging - hedging a hedge
3. Currency DIVERSIFICATION
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Managing Economic Risk and Translation Exposure
*depends on which line item (revenue or expense) are denominated in which currency
* want sales when FC increases
* want costs when FC decreases
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Transfer Pricing
* minimize tax liability in certain jurisdiction
| * reduce revenues and increase expenses
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Strong vs. Weak Cash Position
Strong: pay other subsidiaries in advance
Weak: pay richer subsidiaries after obligations were incurred as a means of preserving cash
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Short-term vs. Long-term Financing
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Short-term = lower cost, higher profits, higher risk
Long-term = higher cost, lower profits, lower risk
```
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Short-Term Financing Factors
* rates are lower
* higher liquidity
* increased conversion in operating cycle, therefore higher profits
* interest rate risk
* credit risk
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Long-Term Financing Factors
* higher rates
* decreased interest rate risk
* decreased credit risk
* lower profitability
* decreased liquidity
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Working Capital Financing
*spontaneous financing of current assets with trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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Letter of Credit
*third-party guarantee (usually required by a vendor
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Line of Credit
*renewable; represents a loan, not a guarantee
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Leasing Options
* operating lease
| * capital lease
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What is the effect of issuing new debt?
*it decreases the company's credit worthiness
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Debentures vs. Bonds
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Debentures = unsecured
Bonds = secured
```
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Income Bonds
*pay interest only upon achievement of some income level
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Junk Bond
*unsecured, high risk, high return
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Debentures and Bonds vs. Equity Financing
Debentures and Bonds: decrease credit worthiness, increase EPS
Equity: increase credit worthiness, decrease EPS
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Degrees of ownership interest ________ as rights to income decrease
*increase
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Preferred Stock is also known as a
hybrid security
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Debt Covenants
* protect value of debt by protecting credit rating of debtor
* debtor agree to secure a lower cost of borrowing for a new loan
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Violation of Debt Covenants
* technical default
| * negotiate
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Financial Valuation of Perpetuities s
P = D/R
```
D = dividend
R = required return
```
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Dividend Discount Model
P(t) = (D(t+1)) / (R -G)
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R = required rate
G = growth
D(t+1) = dividend in next period
```
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Price-Earnings Ratio for Forecasts
P0 = E1 x (P0/E1)
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E = future EPS
P0 = price today
```
*sometimes the P/E ratio will just be given
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PEG Ratio
PEG = (P/E/G)
G = % x 100
P = PEG x E x G
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Price-to-Sales Ratio
*used for start-ups
P/S(1)
```
P = price today
S(1) = sales in one year
```
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Price-to-Cash-Flow Ratio
= P/CF(1)
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Behavioral Biases
Excessive Optimism
Confirmation Bias
Overconfidence
Illusion of Control
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Impact of Loss Aversion
1. Losses are more distracting than gains (riskier behavior to regain losses)
2. managers are generally averse to sure losses (escalation of commitment)
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Code of Ethics for Internal Auditing
Integrity
Objectivity
Confidentiality
Competency
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Three General Standards for Internal Auditing
1. Attribute standards
2. Performance standards
3. Implementation standards
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How often should the chief internal auditor report the organizational independence of the audit team?
*annually
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How often should external assessments of internal auditors be performed?
*at least once every five years
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Internal Audit Performance Standards
* managing the internal audit activity
* nature of work
* engagement planning
* performing the engagement
* communicating results
* monitoring progress
* management's acceptance of risk
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Internal Audit Engagement Planning & Objectives
* objectives must be established for each engagement
| * must reflect a preliminary risk assessment
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Internal Audit - Performing the Engagement
1. identifying information
2. analysis
3. evaluation
4. documenting
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Management's Acceptance of Risk - Internal Auditor Responsibilities
* report to management
| * report to board only if management's response is inadequate
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Parties Involved in Assurance vs. Consulting Services
Assurance: auditee, internal auditor, user (sponsor)
Consulting: internal auditor, user (sponsor)
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Internal Auditing can be described as a
*disciplined and systematic approach
