⚫ PART 3 ⚫ Managing Supply Chains
CASE: BRUNSWICK DISTRIBUTION, INC.
There are two options that need to be considered in the analysis of Brunswick
Distribution, Inc. (BDI). Students will need to perform an NPV analysis to completely
analyze the case. This case offers a good opportunity to team teach its analysis with a finance
professor. The following information in the students’ assignment will facilitate a financial
analysis of the options.
Use a weighted average cost of capital of 12 percent as the discount rate.
Use the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) for depreciation
charges. The Financial Analysis Solver, in OM Explorer, uses MACRS in the Net
Present Value Analysis. The starting year for the investments is year zero.
Assume that the MACRS recovery period for both options is 10 years.
The warehouse building and equipment can be sold for $7.50 million after 10 years
(which comes at the middle of year 11 with MACRS). The land can be sold for its
book value of $2 million. This information is needed so that a comparison can be
made between the two options, the warehouse with an economic life of 20 years and
the new infrastructure with a life of 10 years. The new infrastructure has no
terminal value.
For a more elaborate analysis of this case, students could use the Financial Measures
Analyzer Solver, which is found in OM Explorer under Supply Chain Design. The
implications of the investments on a multitude of financial measures can be addressed with
the program. A summary of the conclusions from a more simplified, less-involved, analysis
of the two options posed in the case follows.
Option 1: New warehouse facilities overview
Inventory turnover is COGS/Aggregate Inventory Value = $23,337 / $7,200 = 3.24,
which indicates that this option will not solve the problem of low inventory
turnover.
Net income goes up slightly. Using Exhibit 1 in the text, and using the average
depreciation over the 10-year recovery period of $1 million the ROA can be
calculated to be $2,820 / $43,551 = 6.5 percent; or, if it is preferred to use earnings
before interest and taxes (EBIT) the ROA is $6,496 / $43,551 = 14.9 percent. See
the Income Statement below for the Warehouse option.
Using MACRS and a 10-year recovery period, the net present value (NPV) for this
option is $1.52 million, which makes it a viable alternative to consider. The internal
rate of return is 14.4%, and the payback period is 5.92 years. See the Financial
Analysis Solver spreadsheet for the Warehouse option.
The investment would put Brunswick in a precarious debt to equity situation.
Option 2: New infrastructure overview.
Inventory turnover is COGS / Aggregate Inventory Value = $19,115 / $4,500 = 4.2,
which at least is larger than option 1.
Net income goes up slightly. The ROA using Exhibit 1 is $2,960 / $35,932 = 8.2
percent. Using EBIT for the calculation instead, the ROA is $6,092 / $35,932 = 17.0
percent. See the Income statement below for the new infrastructure option.