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Louise Saint-Lacroix: Cost analysis and decisions

ESSEC-C-199
Résumé
The LSL case is a multi-session case that essentially concerns understanding and analysis of costs, and using costs for strategic decision-making. Its main benefits are that (a) it draws students into a quantitative investigation of the causes of and solutions for poor financial performance, and (b) it enables them to compare two product ranges that have different financial and strategic issues.
The case has five assignments and can thus provide a basis for several sessions in the same course.
This case is based on a real-life situation: it tells the story of a fictitious haute couture firm called Louise Saint-Lacroix (LSL) which is facing serious financial difficulties, and is being taken over by a Chinese investment fund. The new shareholder intends to turn LSL's economic position around, and wants detailed financial monitoring to do so. Up to this point the firm has been run as a family business with creativity as its main focus.
Objectifs pédagogiques
- Bringing the students to grasp the importance of understanding and analysing costs for decision-making and performance management, with value creation as the ultimate aim.
- Understanding differing cost calculation methods, from full costs to partial costs.
- Understanding how a change in the level of business can have an impact on results, and the importance of optimal use of facilities.
- Simulating a number of scenarios and making a decision based on multi-factor analysis.
Mots-clés
Luxury - Cost Analysis - Management Control - Audit - Investment Funds - Profitability Study
Public
Management/Business administration students (taking a degree, BBA, Masters in Management, MBA...).
Executive Education
Secteur d'activité
Fashion & Luxury
Caractéristiques particulières
- XLS student: preformatted files for the restitution of works
- XLS teacher: corrected calculations under excel
NA
Livraison par lien de téléchargement
8 avec 6 page(s) annexe(s)
3h00 (from 2:30 to 3:30 for each of 5 files corresponding to 5 sessions in total)
18 - Industrie de l'habillement et des fourrures
Oui (19 pages) - incluse

Adhérents : 470,00 € HT / Non adhérent : 940,00 € HT
Campus*
* Usage illimité pour un campus sans limite de nombre d'étudiants.

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