Given the financial sophistication of capital budgeting techniques, you would think that the application of various EVA and DCF approaches to long-term asset investments should guarantee success. The reality, of course, is that while most capital-intensive companies use NPV, IRR, MIRR, payback, modified payback, etc., many firms end up investing in money-losers that turn into massive write-downs. Recent examples include Thyssen-Krupp (Google their steel plants in Alabama and Brazil), Boeing (see 787 Dreamliner), solar panel plants, advanced technology battery factories, and so onquestion:cite some of the factors that can lead to management making major capital investment decisions that go wrong, how and why these outcomes can occur, and your thoughts as to how these investment process defects can be improved.
Travelling Experience
Can you remember your best experince in another country? Last summer (in 2007), I traveled to the United States for working and spending some time with my friends. I stayed two months in that country. I decided to travel because I wanted to do something different. I was bored about all my daily activities, so […]
